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Hot on the heels of the news that “Saturday Night Live” will hire their first Black comedienne in 5 years,  the sketch comedy show announced that it will also add two Black women to their writer’s room, according to The Hollywood Reporter. MUST READ: We Made It: Black Woman Sasheer Zamata Cast On ‘Saturday Night Live’ LaKendra Tookes (left) and Leslie […]

Well, ‘ello Idris! Last night the actor had Twitter hot and bothered when he posted a random Tweet of himself dressed up in a suit and bow tie on his way to the Palms Springs Film Festival.  But it wasn’t just his good looks that sent social media into a tizzy! He Tweeted: My Bow […]

Can we all just agree that Michael B. Jordan looks good on the big screen (and otherwise, just saying)? After a compelling performance as Oscar Grant in last year’s critically acclaimed “Fruitvale Station,” the actor is returning to theaters in a playful role in a new romantic comedy  “That Awkward Moment” (previously titled “Are We Officially Dating?”). […]

We’re three days into the new year, how are your resolutions coming along? This year’s top resolutions are to “lose weight,” “get organized,” and “spend less, save more,” according to the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology, but only 8% of people who make resolutions actually keep them. READ MORE: #GetRightGetTight Fitness Challenge 2014: Your Best Body Awaits! […]

For decades, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has been writing and producing the hits from but his first song ever was inspired by puppy love. “I started writing songs because I had a crush on a girl and I wanted to write a song for her,” Babyface told HelloBeautiful. “That was Rhonda, I never played the song […]

” ] Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds’ forthcoming  joint album may be called “Love, Marriage & Divorce” but the duo didn’t just pull from their own experiences to capture that relationship roller coaster. One of the albums’ gut-wrenching tracks, “I Wish,” was inspired by the wise-cracking words of Toni’s mom, Evelyn Jackson, who audiences have […]

Jay Z just celebrated a birthday this week (December 4) and now he has plenty of reasons to keep the party going! On top of signing a $240 million contract for his sports agency client Robinson Cano, Hov has scored the most nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards with nine nods, including one for Best Rap […]

Longtime fans remember Reagan Gomez from The WB’s 1995-’99 show “The Parent ‘Hood,” but since the days of playing “Zaria Peterson,”  the actress and mother of two has added producer and writer to her growing resume. In between juggling voice over work on Fox’s “The Cleveland Show,” a new role on TV One’s “Love That Girl” and a […]

 Beverly Bond on the pink carpet of this year’s taping at New Jersey Performing Arts Center . Almost every year during mainstream awards season there seems to be a sting when, inevitably,  Black actresses, musicians and notables are passed over for awards…or simply left off the ballots all together. We felt it earlier this year […]

Just in time for Halloween,  Black&Sexy.TV released a  spoof of Netflix’s hit drama “Orange Is The New Black” that’s based on the real life experiences of Piper Kermanand, and the parody is a mash up of epic proportions! Our favorite “Awkward Black Girl”  Issa Rae stars as the beloved OITNB character Taystee in the short  […]

Ok, we know there are a lot of adorable kids doing adorable things on the Internets, but the video you’re about to see features a little girl seriously styling on our whole lives! MUST READ: 10 Adorable Photos Of Fashionable Kids With Hella Swag This uber talented child is six-year-old Terra from England and little […]

After 12 seasons, “Project Runway” has it’s first African-American winner! Congrats are in order for the lovely and talented Dom Streater who beat out finalists Alexandria von Bromssen, Bradon McDonald, and Justin LeBlanc in last night’s finale to cinch the title. The quiet 24-year-old from Philadelphia won over judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen and […]