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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…

Missy Elliott is on a press tour promoting her newest single and video, “WTF (Where They From?),” and she’s revealing a lot of interesting tidbits about her career.  For one, even though she took a hiatus as an artist, she’s been in the studio recording and has enough material for at least six albums.  “If…

Viola Davis takes her philanthropy and advocacy work very seriously, probably because she grew up dirt-poor and often talks about how important it is to empower people from meager and abusive backgrounds. At a benefit event Tuesday for Stuart House, a program that helps child victims of sexual abuse, she opened up about the change…

Amanda Seales is no stranger to television and media. From child actress to MTV VJ, the multitalented actress, comedian and artist has teamed up with Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae and recently released a new scripted comedy on YouTube. Get Your Life follows Seales’ not-so-scripted life as she leaves New York and returns to…

Derek Jeter isn’t too happy about allegations made by Swedish underwear company Frigo that he referred to 50 Cent as “too urban” and refused to work with them. According to the New York Daily News, Jeter denies saying that 50 Cent was too urban, and says he’s one of the reasons the rapper is working with the…

Dwayne Johnson may be made of pure muscle, but even the former wrestler has had bouts of depression during his life. On a recent episode of Oprah’s Master Class, Johnson discusses how he coped with depression. “I found that, with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone,”…

Anita Baker probably felt as if Apple Music was adding insult to injury when it sent this tweet out Wednesday. https://twitter.com/AppleMusic/status/667094902245732352 Yep, the music-streaming service was promoting Baker’s work that it had put in a special “80s” playlist. Baker hopped on Twitter and told Apple Music that it didn’t have a “digital licensing agreement” for…