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Cookie is everyone’s favorite “Empire” character. Sorry Lucious. The fiery personality entered our living room 10 weeks ago and kept us entertained every step in her stilettos along the way. Since Cookie’s big debut, the woman behind the role, Taraji P. Henson, has been so busy trying to adjust to her new levels of fame […]

“One of our big mottos is book now, plan later,” Evita Robinson, founder of the Nomadness Travel Tribe gleefully admits. Even though we were chatting on the phone, I felt like I could see her fingering the pages of her passport with a smile stretched across her lips. Robinson’s got every right to be proud […]

The Black Victorians. Who were they? And why haven’t we heard more about them? Similar to the legend that was Dido Elizabeth Belle, a biracial aristocrat (unearthed by filmmaker Amma Asante, who immortalized her in Belle), the Black Victorians are a virtually forgotten people. Mainstream history and entertainment inundates us with the common knowledge that Black and brown […]

When one thinks of black women designers, a few household names come to mind: Tracy Reese and Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of Cushnie et Ochs among them. But there are several other established and emerging women designers of color who are making a name for themselves in the fashion industry. Though they often fly […]

Last night, while we were watching reruns of “Empire,” a trailer teasing the upcoming episode of “Iyanla Fix My Life” the Karrueche Tran edition, hit the net. We felt lots of things: joy, disappointment, thirst for the tea… Not long after the clip began circulating social media, TMZ revealed Karrueche had kicked Iyanla and the […]

We certainly do appreciate Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz’s push to talk about America’s race relations, holding large-scale conferences with his company’s employees. After weeks of those honest discussions, one of the nation’s most famous coffeehouses began their #RaceTogether campaign in which baristas were asked to engage in conversations about racism with their customers. It only took […]

After 10 weeks of consecutive growth, “Empire” continued it’s winning streak with a #1 soundtrack.  The “Empire” soundtrack, featuring show favorites like “Drip Drop” and “Keep Your Money,” debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts this week. The 18-track disc sold over 130,000 units between traditional album sales and streaming services. The Fox show has […]

Jordin Sparks has people wondering if she’s found a new man after her messy split from Jason Derulo. Spring is around the corner, and it looks like love is in the air for Jordin. The sweet siren has been swapping some flirty pics with “Gas Pedal” rapper Sage The Gemini. It all started on March […]

Karrueche Tran isn’t ready to fix her life just yet, but she is getting some couch time with Iyanla Vanzant. Karrueche has been through more breakups and makeups with Chris Brown than we can count. Whether it was cheating with Rihanna, jail, disrespect or revealing their alleged threesomes, it seemed that nothing could shake her. […]

Jill Scott looks like she’s dealing with some serious emotions in her music video for “You Don’t Know.” Being in love isn’t always romance and warm, fuzzy feelings. Sometimes, in its more trying moments, its painful. That is coming across loud and clear in Jill’s new visual. MUST READ: Jill Scott Explains Six-Month Rule For […]

  This really isn’t Raven-Symoné’s week: first she rumbled with the Beyhive, and now she’s defending racist remarks about First Lady Michelle Obama Can someone please come get their homegirl, Raven-Symoné? The “Empire” star got stung by the Beyoncé’s loyal (if overzealous) fans this week after she posted a video of Lil Kim performing. In […]

Last Thursday, in the early morning following Police Chief Thomas Jackson‘s resignation announcement, two Ferguson cops were shot at during a celebration/protest gone violent outside the town’s police station. After being identified as the suspect, Jeffrey Williams’s lawyer Jerryl Christmas claims Williams was aiming at someone else when he accidentally shot the officer. MUST READ: ‘Scandal’ […]