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Fifty-one black dancers graced the White House for a Black History Month celebration Monday. The Michelle Obama-hosted event included Debbie Allen teaching an African dance class and choreographer Fatima Robinson teaching hip-hop dance in the White House Dip (Diplomatic Reception) Room. Ballet was also taught in the East Room, with an Alvin Ailey instructor teaching…

Black fans of the sci-fi movie genre are rejoicing after hearing news that Lupita Nyong’o and Ava DuVernay are in talks to join Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment film Intelligent Life. Academy Award winner Nyong’o is in talks to star in the film, with DuVernay at the director’s helm, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Intelligent Life follows the story…

My admiration for all things gymnastics goes back to athletes such as Nadia Comaneci and Dominique Dawes. So when I saw UCLA’s Sophina DeJesus’ floor routine, needless to say, I was floored. DeJesus’ routine included everything from flips and dabs to the Nae Nae and even the Quan. The 9.925 score she received for her…

Derek Fisher is no longer the coach of the New York Knicks, ESPN reports. He got fired Monday. The team’s record thus far this season is 23-21; it went 17-65 last season under Fisher’s coaching, which was his first time.  Fisher’s nemesis, Matt Barnes, wasted no time responding, albeit indirectly, to the news. Remember, Barnes…

When an A-list black celebrity—I’m talking upper-echelon A-list—does or says something pertaining to race specifically advocating for the black social-justice movement, it dominates news headlines, because there’s the idea that once you’ve “transcended race”—that is, crossed over—and are wholeheartedly embraced and accepted by the mainstream, it is in your best interest not to remind folk…

Everyone is waiting to see how Chris Rock will address the #OscarsSoWhite controversy at the Academy Awards, since he’s hosting. But Anthony Anderson did a pretty good job addressing it head-on as host of the NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 5. “Look at all these beautiful shades of people in the audience. Hollywood needs to…

It’s Black History Month, and there’s always something new to learn when it comes to our history. The women pictured above all went down in the history books at some point in their lives. One became a “first” when it comes to making history, and there’s no doubt she was an inspiration to the other…

Cam Newton has been a superstar this NFL season. There’s no doubting that he’s one of the best players out there, but the Carolina Panthers didn’t do enough to clinch the Super Bowl 50 title Sunday night. But it’s what happened off the field that has people talking now. During his postgame interview, Newton wasn’t…

Beyoncé and Bruno Mars were the talk of Super Bowl 50’s halftime show. Of course, they weren’t billed as the opening act; that was Coldplay. But you couldn’t tell social media that.  As Coldplay opened the Super Bowl, the group’s performance was a bit of a snoozefest. Chris Martin jumped around some. He sung an…

While Denver Bronco fans were celebrating their Super Bowl 50 win, former NFL player Bill Romanowski was scolding Cam Newton on Twitter for what he thought was a bad post-loss attitude. But Romanowski’s scolding didn’t exactly sound like it was coming from a former player—more like from someone who longed for the days of Jim…