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Entertainment, Music

Death Row Record’s ‘Cookie Lyon’ Sues the Label, Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight for a Crazy Amount of Money

Lydia Harris says “There wouldn’t have even been a Death Row Records [without me]. That’s what everybody’s missing.”

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

March 24, 2025
Beauty + Style, Fashion

Black Designer’s Collection Has Gangsta Vibes And It’s Intentional

LaQuan Smith's didn't have a runway show this year, but he still served us a gorgeous capsule collection inspired by American gangsters.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

February 17, 2025
Entertainment, Entertainment

Lee Daniel’s Shares Heartbreaking Update On The Real-Life ‘Cookie Lyon’

The popular 'Empire' character was based off someone close to Daniels.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

January 10, 2025
Events

AMAs 2020: Less Zoom Screens, More COVID-Compliant Stages—Can You Feel a Brand New Day?

The time has come for the world’s largest fan-voted award show and you’re now reading the world’s largest award show recap site! OK, I may have made up the latter part of the sentence, but thanks for joining me! As per usual, I’m here to give you the Black-ass play-by-play. This time, it’s the 2020…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

November 23, 2020
Entertainment, Music

The Host of the 2020 American Music Awards Is Taraji P. Henson

Hey, American Music Awards (AMAs) fans, you are in for a treat—a cookie, specifically! The fabulous Taraji P. Henson has been named the host of the 2020 AMAs, y’all! “The AMAs brings together the music community to celebrate what really drives all artists—the fans,” Henson said in a statement. “I’m proud to take the stage…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

November 2, 2020
Entertainment, Television

First Look: Taraji P. Henson Makes Her Directorial Debut With Empire 'Come Undone' Episode; En Vogue Guest Stars

Taraji P. Henson has embodied the baddest bitch of primetime television for about five years and now she’s ready to show us she can also be a boss behind-the-scenes on Fox’s rollercoaster ride known as Empire. Like many actors on a well-seasoned television show, Henson has taken over the reigns to helm an episode she…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

March 17, 2020
Culture, Health, Mental Health

Taraji P. Henson Says Cookie Lyon’s Therapy Storyline Is Long Overdue: She’s Needed Help Since ‘She First Got Out of Prison’

The once and forever Dynasty of our time, Fox’s Empire has, with mixed results, explored mental illness since its inception—first with Andre Lyon’s bipolar diagnosis and then with Lucious Lyon’s mother’s psychosis. In the sixth and smartly written final season, Cookie Lyon, matriarch, fashion maven and all-around bad mama jamma, begins her own attempt at…

By

Angela Helm

Published

November 11, 2019
Empire Is Back: 5 Things That Will Make the 2nd Half of the Season Even Better

Yes, lawd! Empire returns tonight with the second half of its third season. Back in December, the midseason finale ended with a bang—and for once it didn’t involve Lucious shooting someone or him getting shot. Still, Lucious tried to kill Angelo Dubois’ mayoral career—or at least leave a nasty scar. The Lyons’ eldest son, Andre,…

By

Elaine G. Flores

Published

March 22, 2017
10 Things We Can’t Wait to See in the New TV Season

Every year around this time, the big four broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox (I don’t count the CW, since it dropped Girlfriends)—make a big deal of trotting out their new shows for the fall TV season. And while many network executives seem to have gotten the memo about diversity—except, apparently, CBS, whose president has…

By

Genetta M. Adams

Published

September 16, 2016