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I was probably in my early teens when I first realized Tom Jones wasn’t black. My first exposure to him came when Alfonso Ribeiro did his “Carlton” dance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  Then there was that episode during which Jones actually appeared, and here was this man with an Afro and some seriously…

This year’s Halloween costumes are still garnering a lot of talk, but LeBron James’ costume may have gone down in history as one of the best Halloween costumes ever. On Saturday night, James did his best impression of Prince, down to the leather pants, purple jacket and ruffled white blouse. Not to mention the curly…

Jerry Heller—the lawyer who worked with Eazy-E to get Ruthless Records and N.W.A off the ground—warned people that he would watch Straight Outta Compton with his lawyers. He was insinuating that he would sue if the biopic portrayed him inaccurately. Well, he’s keeping his word. According to TMZ, Heller is suing nearly every person and…

Serena Williams is all about breaking down barriers, particularly seeing black people inhabit and work in industries that have not traditionally coveted African Americans. In an as-told-to interview with Wired magazine, the tennis icon opened up about her interests in technology and the work she’s doing to get more black people to consider careers in…

People beat up on Kim Kardashian West a lot, mainly for the way she was introduced to the mainstream (her sex tape with Ray J) and the idea that she’s “famous for being famous”—meaning that she has no real talent or skill to warrant all of her success. I think that characterization is a bit…

On Thursday, Simone Biles became the first woman to win three consecutive titles at the World Gymnastics Championships, and standing next to her on the podium was Gabby Douglas, who came in second place. “Everyone wanted the three-peat and I wanted it, so tonight I felt the pressure and it wasn’t my best meet,” Biles…

NFL veteran Kordell Stewart has filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta man who claimed they had an affair. Earlier this month, Andrew Caldwell, the man who claimed that he prayed the gay away, alleged that he was in a relationship with Stewart during a radio-show appearance. “I dated Kordell,” Caldwell said in the interview. “I…

During a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey proudly talked about her 15-pound weight loss and Weight Watchers. But when the show ended and she left New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater, she was ambushed by a man claiming to be her secret son. Winfrey is quite familiar with Calvin Mitchell,…

It seems as though people have had enough of Raven-Symoné’s shenanigans on The View, and a newly created petition has drawn over 84,000 signatures to have her ousted. The Change.org petition is addressed to Barbara Walters and calls for her to fire the outspoken and occasionally misspoken host and replace her with someone whose views…

A lot of political movement in the past few weeks: Vice President Joe Biden announced that he would not be throwing his hat into the presidential ring, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) was elected speaker of the House Thursday.  It has me reminiscing. These two guys, hands down, were responsible for some of the best political theater…