Entertainment

Laverne Cox has got some moves. During an interview with Nylon magazine, the Orange Is the New Black actress was given three “situations” to dance her way through.   The first was a high school dance recital, so Cox gave us fine ballet. The second scenario: picking someone up from the club. So she shook…

Jackie Robinson lived an extraordinary life that involved breaking through baseball’s color lines and being active in the civil rights movement. As the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era, Robinson strove for perfection not only on the baseball field but also in his family life. Robinson and his wife,…

Dwyane Wade recently did a photo shoot with Esquire and figured he’d boast about it on Instagram. Wade posted one photo from the shoot Tuesday, but he garnered a lot of laughs afterward. People were confused and wondered whether Wade was channeling a magician. Or MC Hammer? Or a vampire? Or maybe he was dressed…

Six-year-old Braylon Beam had a day he’ll probably never forget Friday after the Make-a-Wish Foundation granted his wish. Braylon, who is undergoing treatment in Charolotte, N.C., for a tumor, became an honorary Carolina Panthers head coach during the team’s Fan Fest.  “He’s a real energetic young man who has got a real good sense for…

Two actors unions are forbidding their members from participating in Tyler Perry’s stage play Madea on the Run. According to Deadline, the Actors’ Equity Association union put the production on its “do not work” list. Apparently, Perry’s production company has yet to sign a contract with Equity. Those kinds of contracts dictate such things as how…

There are two theories circulating concerning why Milan Christopher, the newest cast member of the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, is reportedly having a difficult time filming scenes with his cast mates. According to TMZ, sources say that Christopher believes it’s because he’s gay, and the other rappers and singers on the show, like…

From an early age, Alicia Keys found that a lot of the things about herself that elicited praise and compliments from other people made her feel different, and so she started to downplay those attributes in order to blend in. She opens up about all this in a blog post titled “A Revelation” on her…

Election season is in full swing, and the one thing you can count on, besides Donald Trump making a fool of himself, is late-night television making a fool out of Donald Trump. Trump has been under fire for recent comments about Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and her menstrual cycle. And although Kelly isn’t the patron saint…

Next week my son returns to school as an 11th-grader, and for the past several days we’ve been knee-deep in back-to-school shopping. In his words, he “has to keep his gear tight.” Whatever in the world that means. Jeans, hoodies, button-downs, sneakers and polos are my son’s usual choices in clothes. My son isn’t dressing…

It’s been a long road toward recovery for Tracy Morgan, more than a year after being involved in a tragic accident with a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer that left comedian James McNair dead. Morgan’s recovery has left many people questioning whether he’ll return to television. A recent Deadline article sheds light on that return. According to Deadline,…