Ruby Dee is getting a spectacular send off as the A-list gathers to celebrate her life later this month. The legendary actress, famous for her roles in “Jungle Fever,” “A Raisin in the Sun,” and “American Gangster” left her mark on the world by using her fame and creativity to help fight for civil rights. […]
Many McDonald’s workers are only making minimum wage, and they’re most definitely not loving it! Thousands of fast food workers fed up with low pay stopped taking orders today to make demands for better work conditions. Workers in 150 cities across the country — including New York, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Nashville, Durham, Los Angeles — staged […]
BET’s not even trying to pretend like it’s paying attention to women with the list of nominees for the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards. There are only two people representing for the lady lyricists this year: Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea. Don’t act like you didn’t see this showdown coming again. The network has completely […]
There’s more to Sasheer Zamata than her awesome sense of humor; she’s pretty good at giving advice, too! The “Saturday Night Live” cast member shared her thoughts on life and love during a Q&A session with Rookie magazine for their Ask a Grown Woman feature. The advice seemed more geared toward teens that are confused about […]
Young Jeezy has pretty much paid for a bunch of people to get an education with his huge donation to the Jay Morrison Academy. Just as his latest album, Seen It All, was hitting retailers yesterday, the rapper decided to do something kind for young minds! TheYBF.com reports that Jeezy gave the real estate company […]
Summer tour season is over, but that just means the kick off for tons of tours this fall. Here are four you definitely won’t want to miss! Up first is Usher, who gave you a taste of what to expect from his UR Experience Tour at the 2014 VMAs. In the promo above, he’s getting back […]
Labor Day weekend started off in tragedy for people in Chicago as random shootings plagued the city. One man was shot dead Friday night in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, NBC Chicago reports. The unidentified 36-year-old man was found lying on a sidewalk with bullet wounds in his head and thigh. He was taken […]
Could Nicki Minaj be establishing a pattern? Perhaps! It looks life you’ll be able to snag a copy of Nicki’s upcoming album, “The Pinkprint” during your post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy! The lady lyricist has been ramping up excitement for her upcoming all year with releases of tracks “Lookin’ A*s N*ggas” and “Pills N Potions.” Ms. Minaj […]
Evan Ross is now a married man after he tied the knot yesterday. Gabrielle Union and D.Wade weren’t the only celebrity couple to get hitched this weekend! Evan and his new bride Ashlee Simpson got married during a private ceremony in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Sunday, UsMagazine.com reports. Despite sweltering temperatures in the Northeast, the bride […]
Professor Alysia Burton Steele got an illuminating lesson in the search to find out more about what life was like for her grandmother. The conditions that prompted the Civil Rights movement are not that far in our past, as Alysia found out while gathering information for her book “Jewels in the Delta.” She was inspired to […]
Black moms united to support increased awareness for breastfeeding as part of Black Breastfeeding Week. Did you even know it was Black Breastfeeding Week? Many people didn’t, and it ran from August 25-31. Those that were in the know, were able to access different resources about breastfeeding and promoting its practice in the black community. […]
The United Nations is calling on the United States to stop the inequitable use of excessive force on African-American people. It’s been an eye-opening summer as the U.S. law enforcement system has come under fire for the deaths of several innocent black men across the country. Eric Garner’s passing earlier this summer got people upset, […]
