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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Q-Tip Gave Iggy Azalea a Much-Needed Hip-Hop History Lesson, but He Forgot About T.I.
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. For the last week, hip-hop’s white savior with an Australian accent, better known as Iggy Azalea, has been feeling fellow rapper Azealia Banks’ fire and brimstone on social media because of her continued appropriation of hip-hop. During a recent interview with Hot 97, Banks…
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Raiders’ Menelik Watson Donates Paycheck to 4-Year-Old Fan With Heart Condition
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports runs a program called Touchdown Dreams, which aims to help the NFL’s youngest fans. This holiday season, the organization, with the help of Oakland Raider Menelik Watson, was able to make a 4-year-old’s dreams come true. Ava Urrea suffers from hypolastic left heart syndrome, which means she was born with…
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Queen Latifah Pays Laid-Off Talk Show Staff Out of Her Own Pockets
Queen Latifah is definitely in the holiday spirit and showing how grateful she was for her talk show staff. According to E Online, Latifah is making sure the laid-off staff will be taken care of for the holidays by paying their salaries out of her own pocket. Last month it was announced that Latifah’s talk show,…
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Luke James and Dru Hill Take on Samuel L. Jackson’s Challenge to Speak Out Against Police Brutality
Two weeks ago Samuel L. Jackson took to social media to challenge celebrities to speak out against police brutality by singing “We Ain’t Gonna Stop, Till People Are Free.” Take a look at Jackson’s video: R&B singer Luke James took Jackson up on his challenge and did a soulful rendition of the song. Not to…
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106 & Park Alums Free and A.J. to Host Final Episode
After 14 years, BET’s 106 & Park will air its last television episode tonight before it transitions to online programming. The last episode will be hosted by Free Marie and A.J. Calloway, the two original hosts who remain some viewers’ favorites. Free and A.J. both posted on their Instagram accounts about their return to the…
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Watch: High School Drum Major Shmoney-Danced Her Way Into Viralness
Updated Fri., Dec. 19, 11:25 a.m. EST: The school has been identifed as Godby High School in Tallahassee, Fla. Earlier: The Shmoney dance was made popular by the rapper Bobby Shmurda, who is currently dealing with some hefty legal issues, but it’s just about everywhere, and everyone is doing it—even high school marching bands. A high school drum major…
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Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested on Gang Conspiracy Charges, Pleads Not Guilty
Rapper Bobby Shmurda, born Ackquille Pollard, was arrested and held on $2 million bail and is facing a number of “gang conspiracy” and gun charges. The Miami-born rapper is said to be tied to gang-related shootings, drug crimes and acts of violence. Pollard, 20, was arrested during a sting operation after he left a recording…
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Advertisers Pull Out Over Backlash Against Sorority Sisters
The power of Twitter is strong. Especially when people band together to complain about a television show that’s not to their liking and deemed unacceptable. On Monday, VH1 premiered its newest reality-TV show, Sorority Sisters, and the reception didn’t go too well at all. Sorority Sisters, in the same vein as Love & Hip Hop and Basketball…
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Sony Execs Were Warned Not to Cast Denzel Washington Because Black Leads Flop Overseas
For the last two weeks, Sony has been dealing with the backlash that’s occurred since the emails of high-level executives were hacked and released. From emails calling Kevin Hart a whore to racist comments regarding President Barack Obama’s movie tastes, it’s safe to say that some of these executives are having the worst month ever. But…
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UPenn Fraternity Suspended After Beyoncé Sex-Doll Photo Goes Viral
It’s all fun and games until you post a photo on your fraternity’s Facebook page and said fraternity is suspended. And that’s exactly what happened to the University of Pennsylvania’s chapter of Phi Delta Theta. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, the fraternity, as a prank, posted a holiday card with its fraternity members, who are…