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Larenz Tate has joined the cast of Will Packer’s upcoming film, Girl Trip. The actor joins an all-star lineup that includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Netflix’s Luke Cage actor Mike Colter. The film, directed by Malcolm D. Lee, tells the story of four lifelong friends who travel to New Orleans for the annual…

Doc McStuffins fans will be happy to know that the series isn’t leaving the Disney Channel! Over the weekend, fans were outraged to find out the animated series wasn’t included in the upcoming season’s lineup. #RenewDocMcStuffins was a trending topic Saturday and Sunday, and people rallied behind the popular cartoon series. But there’s good news! According to…

Let me think about the last time I’ve visited sites such as Breitbart, Stormfront, Fox News, Donald Trump’s campaign site, or just insert any random anti-black website that’s out there. This is me thinking … give me a second. Ummm … outside of the Fox Sports site, which is affiliated with Fox News, never. Want…

A new river has formed in the United States. The name of it is the White Tears River, and it’s filled with the tears of white people who feel that Jesse Williams’ recent BET Awards speech was racist. While crying their tears, these people even took time out to start a petition to remove the…

Samuel L. Jackson wasn’t always one of the baddest motherf—king actors on the planet, and he gives credit to his wife and children for helping him kick his drug habit to become one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Jackson, who’s been sober since 1991, spoke candidly about…

You know you’re getting old when a movie from your childhood is now getting a remake. Well, not exactly from my childhood, but college days. It seems as though MC Lyte has something up her sleeves, and she made the announcement on Instagram. The rapper announced an upcoming musical version of Love Jones, the Theodore…

Musician Bill Withers was a longtime friend of Muhammad Ali’s. Withers met Ali shortly after he was stripped of his boxing title in April 1967 for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War. In a recent tribute to the late boxer, Withers recounted the time he spent with Ali in 1974 at the Zaire ’74…

Thanks to Kevin Durant, BlackPlanet was the talk of social media Sunday. Those of us who aren’t millennials remember a world with BlackPlanet, before there were Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat and countless other social media apps and websites of which black people have become the most prolific users. Now, some people who flock to the previously…

We all know exactly what black people were doing on Independence Day back in 1776. It’s a little bit of history that some would like to forget, but Christian hip-hop artist and author Lecrae put a simple reminder out there for folks. We all weren’t independent back then. However, some people seemed to take issue…

British actress Thandie Newton, who is slated to appear in the new HBO series Westworld, recently revealed a disturbing incident with an unnamed director. The actress said the creep filmed her touching her breasts during an audition, then showed the recording to his friends. She gave W magazine details of the troubling episode: “A director,…