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Andrew Caldwell is adamant about not going away. After going viral when he proclaimed, “I’m not gay no more” during a church service, Caldwell has been milking his 15 minutes of fame for everything it’s worth, and his recent comments may come with a price. In an interview with an online radio show, Caldwell alleged that…

In an as-told-to essay published at Mater Mea, Rhonda Ross—the only child of Motown legends Berry Gordy and Diana Ross—bared her soul about the journey she went on to become a mother at 37. The now-46-year-old had three miscarriages and revealed that when she began trying to have a child in her 20s, she didn’t…

There is a man who goes by the name of Geris Hilton on Facebook (reportedly not his real name) who used to have a job. “Hilton” used to work at Polaris Marketing Group, according to AtlantaBlackStar, but his employment status changed after he posted a photo on Facebook Sept. 16. In the photo, Hilton was…

Let’s face it—getting kids in gear for school every day isn’t easy. But one school administrator is willing to do whatever it takes to get his students motivated. Just as long as he can sing and dance while doing it. Gary Logan, the assistant principal at Woodrow Cummins Elementary in Conway, Ark., has gone viral…

It’s an argument that people make every now and then: that creating memes and catchy hashtags to protest the social injustices that black Americans face isn’t enough. It’s been a major point of contention between civil rights leaders of past and present: that the 1960s activists marched and lobbied politicians, while today’s protesters are primarily…

Rapper 50 Cent isn’t a fan of Lee Daniels’ Empire—especially since he already thinks it’s similar to Power, the Starz series he executive-produces. Empire’s second season premiered two weeks ago, and although it had excellent ratings, they weren’t near the series’ premiere ratings.  According to The Wrap, Empire had 16 million viewers during its premiere, but…

Over the weekend, Amber Rose held her first SlutWalk in Los Angeles, and during her speech about why she organized the event, she broke down in tears recalling how Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa both slut-shamed her. Rose’s very public relationship with West was brought back into the public eye earlier this year after he…

In 2006, Stephon Marbury decided to do something that some people considered out of the ordinary when it came to a sneaker line. Marbury teamed up with the now-defunct Steve & Barry’s to create an affordable sneaker, aptly named the “Starbury.” Marbury said his motivation in creating a sneaker that could be had for roughly $15…

Cosmopolitan needs to get an award in trolling, because it has it down to a science. On the cover of the magazine’s November issue are six women who are not the first family who reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., but they were labeled “America’s First Family.” I get it. Do what you…

Better late than never.  That’s the moral of the story behind rapper Petey Pablo landing a cameo role in an episode of Empire. Pablo told Raleigh, N.C.’s WRAL that it was payback for a small loan of sorts that he gave Terrence Howard way back when.  Pablo said that he and Howard bumped into each…