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Halle Berry isn’t letting her divorce proceedings or her petty exes get in the way of doing her charity work. Earlier this week, Berry made an appearance at a benefit for the Jenese Center in Los Angeles, which offers support and programs for victims of domestic violence. Berry, who has worked with the organization for nearly…

All the moves that Jay Z’s music-streaming service, Tidal, is making have got me reminiscing about another pivotal moment in his career. First with the former: According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tidal is going to start streaming its own original programming. It ordered a stand-up-comedy show called No Small Talk that’s going to be hosted…

Zoe Saldana can’t wrap her mind around Americans who are xenophobic, who are being extra critical of and discriminatory against America’s immigrants. Why? Well, in an interview with Latina magazine, Saldana made sure she reminded folks that not so long ago, their ancestors were also immigrants—given that the only indigenous Americans are Native Americans.  “The…

On Wednesday we told you about the Facebook post that Serena Williams put up, telling people how she chased down a man who had taken her cellphone at a restaurant. She was eating Chinese food with a friend when a man loitered by her table and then swiped her phone. Williams ran through the restaurant,…

I don’t blame Ben Carson; you gotta do what you gotta do when it comes to getting votes. First he had his wife sing the national anthem, putting all meowing cats to shame. Then there are the stories about his early life that seem to be blown way out of proportion: There’s Ben Carson, the…

Quentin Tarantino is currently under fire by police associations across the country after speaking against police brutality last week in New York City. Police groups have now dubbed Tarantino anti-police, even though it was clear in his speech that he’s anti-police brutality. Since his rousing speech, some cops and their supporters have stated that they…

Eddie Murphy, 54, is about to have an addition to his already large family. Murphy and girlfriend Paige Butler, 36, on Wednesday announced the upcoming birth of their child. The baby, who will be Murphy’s ninth and Butler’s first, is expected to arrive in May. Murphy and Butler, who have been dating for four years,…

When you have a girlfriend who’s been by your side through ups and downs and thick and thin, you’d expect her to come through with a few good words of advice, even on social media. On Wednesday I sent an instant message to a friend about a dress purchase I wanted to make, and she…

The trailer for Spike Lee’s latest movie, Chi-raq, is out. The film is having a limited released Dec. 4 and then rolling out on Amazon Instant Video thereafter, Variety reports. The film, however, has already garnered controversy because folks with strong connections to Chicago feel that Lee is capitalizing on the perception that Chicago is…

In a post on her Facebook page, Serena Williams gave a riveting account of how she ran after a guy who snatched her cellphone and got it back. There the tennis icon was at a restaurant, minding her own business, eating some delicious Chinese food with a friend. Then, all of a sudden, her intuition…