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People say that it takes a village when it comes to raising children. And that often comes into play when you’re single and raising them on your own. Jill Scott doesn’t often talk about her son, Jett, but during a recent segment on the Steve Harvey show, the singer opened up about how she’s not exactly…

Killer Mike is equal parts rapper and an activist who has been vocal about the prison system, police brutality and same-sex marriage. The rapper once said it was his responsibility “to be politically active, and I have to be a credit to my race.” During this political season, candidates are vying for attention from black…

Zendaya Coleman has been immortalized in wax by the famous Madame Tussauds museum. The San Francisco location unveiled its wax figures over the weekend, and the resemblance is amazing. The 19-year-old actress-singer posted the images on Instagram, and you can barely tell them apart. Both wax figures are elegantly styled, and with Coleman posing next…

It’s one thing to write about the police killings of unarmed black people, but it’s another thing altogether to “touch the trail,” as we journalists sometimes say—meaning to actually hit the pavement and come into contact with the story, with the people who are personally affected by the tragedies we’ve been protesting with our Black…

Tank was not a happy camper Sunday night while watching the 2015 American Music Awards on ABC. He hopped on Twitter and blasted the AMAs—Kanye style—for not nominating Tyrese in the Favorite Male Artist—Soul/R&B category.  Ima let you finish but @Tyrese had the best soul album of all times!..lol SOUL ALBUM!.. We might… https://t.co/Ltsvd3QLT6 —…

It’s that time of year when celebrities are showing up in working-class communities, handing out free turkeys and other essential items so people can get a break this holiday season. Magic Johnson is no exception. He and his Magic Johnson Foundation, in partnership with Feed the Children and other organizations, gifted families in Lansing, Mich.,…

Denzel Washington. Samuel L. Jackson. Halle Berry. These names and faces are all too familiar with mainstream Hollywood. But what about Loretta Devine, Clifton Powell, Roger Guenveur Smith and both of the “Aunt Vivs” from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? These are just some of the faces that are familiar in the world of black…

At the beginning of the year, J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive album was one of the most talked-about hip-hop releases. During promotion for the album, Cole has proved that he’s equal parts hip-hop and helping people in need. The album was titled after the house he grew up in, and Cole is now using…

And people wonder why Uber is beating the taxi industry. Al Roker is upset, but not surprised, that a New York City taxi driver snubbed him and picked up a white passenger a few feet in front of him. On Saturday afternoon, Roker tweeted about his taxi experience and expressed how common an occurrence it…

Rihanna gave her Navy superfans some juice Thursday.  There’s been much confusion about when she’s actually releasing her eighth album, Anti. On Thursday she released a landing page for the project, Complex reports, which tells users to visit the site ANTIdiaRy.com on their mobile phones. There, users are instructed to sign in, although the project…