‘The Great White Way’ is seeing a serious dose of color these days. In 2014, Black actors broke ground on Broadway when Norm Lewis became the first Black male to play the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, and Keke Palmer played Rodger and Hammerstein’s first Black Cinderella on the stage. This year, Brandy scored another career milestone as the […]
First Lady Michelle Obama has been making some profound statements on racial and gender inequality on the college graduation circuit at schools like Tuskegee University and Oberlin College. But while many have celebrated her comments, of course, the unfair criticism a woman of color speaking about race has reared its ugly head. Following Obama’s commencement speech at […]
We’re always all ears when Chris Rock speaks on society and pop culture. For his recent Guardian interview, the comedian again offered insight. This time on the death of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprisings. “It’s not that it’s gotten worse, it’s just that it’s part of the 24-hour news cycle,” said Rock. MUST READ: Let […]
Beyoncé and Jay Z have shelled out the big bucks for “La Casa de Castille,” according to Variety. The mansion, located in the heart of the Garden District in New Orleans, is also a former church. Because of course that’s where they would live. At 13, 292 square feet and listed at just $2.6 million (a real steal compared to […]
At Friday’s L.A. Clippers game, reality stars Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner got quite the surprise when the crowd turned on them. When the sisters appeared on the jumbo-tron they received a boatload of boos! Ouch! MUST READ: Reality Overload: Nene Leakes Reveals She’s About To Go Into Business With Kim Kardashian We have yet to see a […]
Thanks to Principal Nancy Gordeuk, this year’s graduation at TNT Academy quickly went viral because of her racially charged rant. The tension began when Gordeuk mistakenly ended the graduation before the Valedictorian was given a chance to speak. After a few of the students and families filed out, Gordeuk went into a complete diatribe against the […]
WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson tied the knot this weekend, just weeks after they were both arrested on suspicion of assault and battery after a fight outside their home. MUST READ: The Finest ‘Black Bachelor’ Ever Says He Wants To ‘Raise Women’s Standards Of Dating’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] After a nine-month engagement following Griner’s proposal back […]
President Obama‘s recent visit to South Dakota wasn’t just any ol’ stop on his increasingly busy political map. It also officially marked him as the fourth U.S. president to have visited all 50 states in the United States of America! MUST READ: President Obama Reacts To Murder Charges In Freddie Gray Death Presidents before him that have […]
It’s hard out here if you remotely piss off the collective worshipping group (otherwise) known as the Beyhive or the Beygency. These die-hard Beyoncé fans have handed out “take several seats” tickets to any and every celebrity that has dared to question the crown of Blue Ivy‘s muva. As Rita Ora became the latest victim of the Beyhive […]
Some of our faith in humanity has been restored. A GoFundMe initiative has raised enough money to move Samaria Rice out of a homeless shelter and into a new home after her heartbreak over the death of her son Tamir forced her to leave her home and move into a homeless shelter. Rice couldn’t bear to reside in the home so […]
Let’s all sigh a collective “awwww.” Ciara just released a beautiful black-and-white video for her song “I Got You,” which celebrates her son Future and chronicles her journey into the beautiful world of motherhood. In the first moments of the video she also reveals that she waited until she was six months pregnant to tell her […]
Despite all her bravado in surprising Drake with a big, wet smooch, live at Coachella, Madonna is suddenly unleashing disses towards the rapper. MUST READ: Madonna Shades Beyoncé Because She Hasn’t Met With President Obama? She called him out during her special appearance on the interactive AskAnythingChat for the website Saturday Night Online. She took real fan questions sent to the show. It […]
