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Sharidon Johnson was in the middle of listening to A Tribe Called Quest’s “Electric Relaxation” and pulling up carpet in his house when his daughter issued a challenge. Nope, she wasn’t challenging him to a carpet-pulling contest, but a dance-off. “My daughter comes up to me and says, ‘Dad, let’s dance battle!’” Johnson wrote on his…

At the ripe old age of 11, Asia Newson isn’t just a businesswoman—in the words of Jay Z, she’s also a “business, [wo]man.” The young Detroiter has already been featured on Ellen and a TEDx talk. As the co-founder and CEO of Super Business Girl, a company she runs with her parents, Asia has been labeled…

Kevin Hart was the subject of several emails from Sony movie executives, which were released during Sony’s recent security breach. In an email, Hart was referred to as a whore because he wanted extra money to promote Think Like a Man Too on his social media accounts. Sony executives Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton and Clint…

More emails from Sony executives have been leaked during the largest security breach in the company’s history. This time the subject of the emails was President Barack Obama. Studio co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin exchanged emails discussing what the president’s favorite movies would be. Of course those emails weren’t the most politically correct. The…

Earlier Thursday morning, Golden Globe nominations were revealed, and among the nominations in 25 categories, director Ava DuVernay has made history. DuVernay’s movie Selma picked up four nominations, including Best Director, Motion Picture; Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (David Oyelowo); and Best Original Song, Motion Picture (“Glory”). DuVernay’s nomination in the…

First, in the fashion of all Auntie Fee cooking videos, there are tons of curse words being used, so you may want to turn your volume down while you’re at work. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, Sherri Shepherd stopped by Auntie Fee’s kitchen for a promotional appearance for her new movie, Top…

Last week, a huge security breach occurred at Sony. Not only were unreleased movies pirated, but security documents were released. Everything from human resources-related materials showing Sony executives’ salaries to, now, leaked emails are floating around the Internet. The most recent email leak has to do with funnyman Kevin Hart and a $3 million salary…

Rick James once said cocaine is a hell of a drug, and it’s that drug that got Columbus Short booted from Scandal. In an interview with Access Hollywood, the embattled actor opened up about the demons that caused turmoil in his life and ultimately ended his run on the show. “I’ll be candid: I was struggling…

Updated Wed., Dec. 10, 5:07 p.m. EST: The Rev. Westley West, pastor of Faith Empowered Ministries of Baltimore City, issued the following statement: I personally believe that the “Nae Nae the Hell Out” sermon was taken out of its context. On August 24, 2014 it was our Youth and Young Adult Day: Back to School Jam…

Just a day after players from the Brooklyn Nets donned “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts given to them by Jay Z, the Marcy Projects’ finest met with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to talk justice-system reform. Jay Z, who is seemingly silent when it comes to his social activism and charity work, caught a bit of…