the chatterati
-
Kirk Franklin Has Jesus and His Heater by His Side to Deal With Trolls
Kirk Franklin had social media in an uproar Saturday after he took on Twitter trolls who took issue with his anti-Muslim-ban tweets. “I am a Christian who would rather sit at the table with a Muslim brother than ban him from a home that wasn’t originally mine,” Franklin tweeted. Of course, it didn’t take the…
-
Sage Steele Had a Hard Time Rolling Luggage Because of LAX Protests
ESPN’s Sage Steele is trying really hard to become the new Stacey Dash. And this time she’s complaining about how she had to wade through protesters while dragging her luggage at Los Angeles International Airport. “So THIS is why thousands of us dragged luggage nearly 2 miles to get to LAX, but still missed our…
-
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and Hidden Figures Win Big at SAG Awards
The 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night, and on the heels of President HWSRN’s immigration ban specifically targeting Muslims, some award winners used the opportunity to speak out against the atrocities that unfolded over the weekend. Mahershala Ali took home the SAG Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Moonlight,…
-
Ruth Negga, Janelle Monáe, Lupita Nyong’o, Aja Naomi King Stun on Vanity Fair Cover
Ruth Negga, Aja Naomi King, Janelle Monáe and Lupita Nyong’o are just some of the actresses featured on Vanity Fair’s Hollywood-issue cover. The glamour photo was shot by Annie Leibovitz, and the actresses have some heavy Hollywood statistics between them. Among the 11 women, there are 12 Oscar nominations and two wins, three of whom…
-
Report: Fla. Woman Arrested After Flinging Bloody Tampon at Cop
Tecora Fields apparently wasn’t joking when, according to authorities, she told a St. Petersburg, Fla., cop, “I’ll hit you with my tampon, you bitch!” Cops say they were called to the scene of a brawl that Fields was involved in Monday night, and needless to say, a tampon that authorities say was aimed at Officer…
-
Solange’s A Seat at the Table Inspires Syllabus
Solange Knowles’ celebrated album A Seat at the Table was her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, and it is now being used as the foundation for a course syllabus. According to Solange’s Saint Heron website, Melissa Harris-Perry is one of the scholars at the helm of the project, but young women of…
-
TV Icon Mary Tyler Moore Dead at 80
The world lost one of its greatest actresses Wednesday when Mary Tyler Moore died at the age of 80. “Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” Mara Buxbaum, Moore’s publicist, said in…
-
Paris Jackson Explains Why She Identifies as a Black Woman
Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, had a lot to say in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone. The 18-year-old, who lost her father when she was 11, not only opened up about his death (she says he was murdered) but also revealed that she identifies as a black woman. In the interview, Paris addressed the…
-
NYU Is About to Become ‘Bad and Boujee’ With Culture Class Taught by Migos
Rain drop. Drop top. Migos is making an NYU stop. The “Bad and Boujee” rappers are having one hell of a year, and they’re taking their show to New York University to discuss their impact on pop culture, fashion and music. The rappers’ popularity got an extra push after Donald Glover mentioned them in his…
-
Sherri Shepherd Puts Ex-Husband on Blast Over Child Support Ruling
Sherri Shepherd’s ex-husband Lamar Sally is still trying to stick her for her paper when it comes to child support for their son, who was conceived using Sally’s sperm and an egg donor. Sally and Shepherd were married in 2011, but in 2014, Sally filed for divorce. During the divorce proceedings, Shepherd said she felt…