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Michelle Obama Shares Her Honest Take On Her Daughters Finding Independence

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Michelle Obama Shares Her Honest Take On Her Daughters Finding Independence

Former First Daughters Malia and Sasha Obama are doing everything they can to become their own women, and now their mom is letting us know how she feels about it.

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Entertainment Hot Tea

All The Shocking Testimony from Diddy’s Federal Trial That’ll Make Your Stomach Turn

From federal raids to gruesome details of Cassie's alleged abuse, witnesses at Diddy's trial paint a scary picture.

Oprah Winfrey, left and Taraji P. Henson attend THR Presents Live: The Color Purple on December 11, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Arturo Holmes/The Hollywood Reporter

Entertainment Movies

Taraji P. Henson Finally Addresses Those Rumors of Drama With Oprah During ‘The Color Purple’

Taraji P. Henson is finally clearing the air when it comes to "The Color Purple" drama and those rumors of a rift between her and Oprah Winfrey. In case you forgot, Henson stepped into the iconic role of Shug Avery in Warner Bros' flashy musical film reboot of "The Color

Spoilers! Now That Sinners is Streaming, Here's Symbolism You Probably Missed

Spoilers! Now That Sinners is Streaming, Here’s Symbolism You Probably Missed

Were you entertained? Good. Now lets decode the message beyond the surface.

Entertainment

Tiffany Haddish Reacts to the Reversal of Roe v. Wade, and Speaks on Adoption Plans

"If you're going to make it illegal for me to make choices with my body, then it should be illegal for you to masturbate.”

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

June 26, 2022
Entertainment, Music

Lizzo Pledges $1M From Tour Profits To Defend Abortion Rights

Lizzo’s total contribution to the cause with Live Nation’s dollar for dollar match comes to $1M.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

June 25, 2022
Entertainment, Music

Monica Performs for NPR’s Tiny Desk (At Home) Series

Monica may just have redeemed Black Music Month after Thursday’s Verzuz battle.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

June 25, 2022
Entertainment, Social Media

New York Post’s Headline on Black TikTok Superstar Draws Racism Claims

Khaby Lame became the most-followed TikToker with more than 142.8 million followers.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment

Taraji P. Henson Talks Hosting 2022 BET Awards, The Color Purple Movie Musical and More

The 2022 BET Awards, airing live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, go down Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET, only on BET.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment

Shonda Rhimes, Halle Berry, KeKe Palmer Among Celeb Reactions to Roe v. Wade Overturning

Additionally, media companies like Disney, Meta, Sony and more have vowed to cover travel costs for abortions moving forward.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment, Music

Kendrick Lamar Performs Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers for the 1st Time in Milan

The Compton rapper paid tribute to Virgil Abloh during the Louis Vuitton Men’s fashion show.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment, Music

Lil Nas X Puts BET Award in the Toilet on ‘Late to Da Party’ Cover Art

The 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' artist continued taking shots at the award show for not nominating him.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment

A Black Lady Sketch Show Creator Robin Thede Secures Overall Deal With HBO

'When I signed my first overall deal, I tweeted 'If you need me, I’ll be in my bag.' Welp, looks like it’s time to get a bigger bag,' Thede wrote online.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

June 24, 2022
Entertainment, Music

BET Awards 2022: Lil Wayne Added to Performers List; Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Idris Elba to Present

Also slated to present are Janelle Monae, Luke James, NeNe Leakes and Marsai Martin

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

June 23, 2022