About Veronica Hilbring

Veronica is a writer and feminist from Chicago. (southside!) She divides her time between Twitter, Walking Dead, day parties, the Chicago Bulls, Dawson's Creek and reading damn good writing. Veronica's favorite writing quote is: Without a pen I feel naked but it's writing that is my exhibitionism. She will also work for chips & guac.

NeNe’s Son Bryson Bryant Spent Time In Jail  NeNe Leakes spent 2014 celebrating her accomplishments on TV and Broadway, but her son Bryson Bryant found himself in jail after a series of run-ins with the law. After skipping multiple court appearances, failing a drug test and refusing to pay a court ordered fine, Bryson was locked […]

Kenya Moore Calls Nene & Phaedra Beasts Girl, the claws have certainly been out this season on the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Between NeNe and Claudia Jordan’s epic showdown to Demetria McKinney shading Phaedra’s marriage with Apollo, these past few episodes have been brutal. While the Georgia peaches are at each other’s throats, Kenya Moore has been noticeably silent…until […]

After months of living apart, Nick Cannon has quietly filed for divorce from him wife of 6 years Mariah Carey. According to TMZ, Nick filed papers over a month ago on December 12th. He coincidently filed right after Mariah inked her lucrative Vegas residency deal. Mariah was reportedly negotiating her Vegas deal when she gave […]

The nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards are in and the Academy didn’t show much love the Ava DuVernay directed film, “Selma.” The civil right inspired film only received two nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Song for Common & John Legend’s “Glory.” After receiving several Golden GLobe nominations, many thought the film […]

Last Saturday, family and friends gathered at the New Hope Ministries church to celebrate the life of Vanessa Collier who passed away from unconfirmed circumstances. (It is reported, she killed herself while other reports claim she was cleaning her gun when it went off.) Collier’s funeral was underway when Pastor Ray Chavez abruptly stopped the service […]

Common & John Legend Release Video For “Glory” Glory! “Selma is now,” Common raps as John Legend plays the piano on “Glory.” The powerful civil rights anthem not only won our hearts but took home a Golden Globe for “Best Original Song.” The visual features clips from the Ava Duvernay-directed film and they’re just as […]

If you’re still a fan of Lauryn Hill, you’ll be pleased to know the soul singer is going on an acoustic tour (which means none of those unrecognizable arrangements that fans always complain about after seeing her in concert). Hill announced a seven show trek, kicking off next month in Washington, D.C. then touching New York […]

As if the rape allegations weren’t enough, Bill Cosby has added fuel to the fire. Last night, Bill Cosby made an inappropriate joke on stage during his stand-up performance about a woman watching her drink when she’s around him. MUST READ: Vivica A. Fox On Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Allegations: ‘I Defend Him & Stand By Him’ […]

Viola Davis won big at the 41st annual People’s Choice Awards last night in Los Angeles. The regal thespian won the award for Favorite New Actress in a TV series and her awards speech was just as memorable her role as Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder. MUST READ: Fox’s ‘Empire’ Series Premiere: Hip-Hop […]

Thanks to the generosity of several important people in the entertainment industry, over 27,000 students in New York City will be able to screen Selma for free. The prominent group of 27 influential people include: Ken Chenault, the Chairman of American Express, the Chairman of BET Networks Debra Lee and Richard Parsons, the former CEO […]

I don’t usually give White supremacists the time of day but this story was so ridiculous, it caught my eye. Former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and politician David Duke took aim at Nicki Minaj over the weekend after coming across her comments about the Eric Garner case in Rolling Stone Magazine. Duke had […]

Chris Rock Disses Black Women? Just a week after his divorce announcement, Chris Rock hit up the Variety Creative Impact Awards to lobby for Oscar votes for his recently released film Top Five. But did he end up dissing Black women in the process? You be the judge. “Comedies never get nominated. So I’m going […]