Patti LuPone Apologizes After Being Canceled, But Here’s Why Black and White Folks Say it’s Too Late to Save Face
This is Why Ray J is Going Completely Off on Suge Knight… and it Involves Diddy
Jess Hilarious Responds to Backlash After Being Dragged for Transphobic Comments
Kendrick Lamar, Tupac and More Famous Black Geminis
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#WeStandWithWDBJ: Journalists Stand in Solidarity With Victims of the WDBJ Shooting
The world was in tears from shock and horror after news spread that two journalists were killed Wednesday morning during a live news broadcast in Virginia. WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot dead by Vester Lee Flanagan II, a disgruntled former employee of the station, known professionally as Bryce Williams, who committed…
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Janet Jackson Writes a Letter to Aaliyah: ‘What We Shared Was Sacred’
Janet Jackson took to social media Monday to express her condolences for the late, great Aaliyah. Jackson tweeted a photo of a brief, handwritten note she wrote. In it she described the “sacred,” “everlasting” and “pure” bond that she and Aaliyah shared. A bond that she said “will endure.” She ended it with: “I love…
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Watch: These Seniors Whip and Nae Nae
What happens when you get seniors, chairs and an ambitious dance instructor together? You get the Residence Senior Living dance group in Puerto Rico doing the Whip/Nae Nae! Without further ado, watch this amazing group of seniors get down to Silento:
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Eazy-E’s Son: My Father Was Killed. Suge Knight Admitted It
The portrayal of the beef between Marion “Suge” Knight and Eazy-E in Straight Outta Compton has people talking about the fallout between the members of N.W.A, Eazy-E’s untimely death and the role that Suge Knight allegedly played in the entire situation. Eazy-E’s third son, Yung Eazy, posted a message on Instagram Thursday and said that…
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Paula Deen’s Gonna Bust a Move on Dancing With the Stars
Grab your butter beans and potato salad, because Paula Deen’s about to bust a move on next season’s Dancing With the Stars. We know Deen can whip (butter), but can she Nae Nae? According to E!, Deen is set to join the dance-competition show. Hopefully she’ll be able to keep up with the likes of former…
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Black and Hispanic Career Changers: Nas Is Dishing Out Scholarship Money so You Can Learn How to Code in 3 Months
It’s quickly becoming the No. 1 choice for 20-something and 30-something career changers who are fed up with their current gigs and want to learn a valuable skill quickly. Coding—also called programming or software engineering—is the go-to field for these types of transitions. Coders learn how to build websites, apps and the digital products and…
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Donald Trump Deports Univision Reporter From Presser, Proving He Is Still the Biggest Troll in America
If you took a look at any of Donald Trump’s recent appearances and press conferences, you’d think you were standing in the middle of some bizarro alternate-reality world. At the podium is one of the world’s richest men, wearing one of the world’s worst spray tans and a comb-over that has an appearance similar to…
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Misty Copeland Will Be En Pointe in Detroit
Misty Copeland, who made history this summer when she became the first black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, is heading to Detroit. The 32-year-old is joining ABT’s cast of The Sleeping Beauty at the Detroit Opera House in spring 2016, according to the Detroit Free Press. Before Copeland’s spring…
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Watch: 5 Incredibly Candid Aaliyah Moments
If you’re anything like me, once you get on YouTube and start watching Aaliyah interviews, you can’t stop. Three hours later, and you’re still entranced by her whispery voice, her mild-mannered and sweet temperament, and this mystique about her that made her death in 2001 feel so completely wrong and inappropriate. Today marks the 14th…
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Watch: Cast This Woman in a Biopic About Beyoncé’s Life
Beyoncé has not answered a single question posed to her by the media in over a year. She speaks when she wants to and seems to prefer that we look to her music for messages that she’d like to get across to the general public. In the meantime, we have actress and singer Jade Novah…