Raven-Symone Honors Her Surprised Mentor Debbie Allen (Watch)
*Well isn’t this the sweetest thing. Raven-Symone, who got her start on “The Cosby Show” at 4, gives acclaimed actress, choreographer and director Debbie Allen credit for helping her define success. Symone shared this sentimental moment with AOL’s web series, “My Hero,” about her respect and admiration for Allen as an entertainer, businesswoman and mother. “Ms. […]
Amber Rose Redefines Walk of Shame In Funny or Die Skit (WATCH)
*Ladies, Amber Rose doesn’t want you to feel shame about your crack of dawn departure from the home of the random guy you hooked up with the night before. So the former stripper-turned Hip Hop arm candy teamed up with Funny or Die to introduce to you the Walk of NO Shame. In the clip, […]
Trevor Noah on All-Male Vanity Fair Cover Exposing Late Night’s Gender Problem
*Comedy Central’s late night hosts Trevor Noah and Larry Wilmore are the lone people of color appearing on Vanity Fair’s new cover featuring all of the late night hosts, but more pressing than TV’s lack of diversity after hours – according to the social media backlash surrounding the cover – is late night’s complete absence […]
Watch: At 103, Georgia Woman Banned from Lifelong Church (Wait ’til you hear why!)
*Genora Hamm Biggs, 103, had been attending services at the Union Grove Baptist Church since she was a child. She even worked there as a secretary for 40 years. So when she received a letter from the church pastor saying she was no longer welcome there, needless to say she was shocked. And she is not alone, […]
Jasmyne Cannick: Before Black Lives Matter There Was Mitrice Richardson
*Before Black Lives Matter became a movement, before there was daily scrutiny of the police on the evening news and before videos showcasing police brutality on African-Americans came a dime a dozen–her life mattered. It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since the disappearance of Mitrice Richardson and five years since her decomposing […]
Forest Whitaker to Play Fiddler; Anika Noni Rose, Kizzy in A&E’s ‘Roots’ Remake
*Forest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose and Derek Luke are among the actors newly cast in A&E Networks’ remake of “Roots,” the network announced Wednesday. Whitaker will play Fiddler, a slave who risks his life trying to mentor and aid in the escape of protagonist Kunta Kinte. Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (“The Good Wife”) will […]
Matt Damon Apologizes for Diversity Lecture to Black Producer Effie Brown
*Matt Damon’s comments on diversity during HBO’s “Project Greenlight” premiere on Sunday sparked controversy online, after he appeared to be dismissing a black colleague’s concerns about the need for diversity in their film project. In a statement, Damon apologized that his comments “offended some people,” but added he was glad the episode and his debate […]
Obama Tweets Ahmed, the Muslim Teen Arrested After School Insists Homemade Clock Is A Bomb
*A Muslim ninth-grader in Irving, Texas has attracted national attention – including a tweet from President Barack Obama – because he was arrested and sent to juvenile detention Monday after his teacher insisted the homemade clock he brought to school was a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old at MacArthur High School, told The Dallas Morning […]
Mariah Carey’s Xmas Film Now Has a Name; Will Shoot in Cincinnati
*As previously reported, Mariah Carey will be making her directorial debut this fall on a Christmas movie in which she will also star. It was announced Tuesday that the film, titled “Melody &Mistletoe,” will be shot in Cincinnati beginning in October, according to WCPO-TV. Kristen Schlotman, executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission, says they are […]
NeNe Leakes ‘Acting Like Such a Diva’ at Fashion Week Runway Show: Report
*While in New York covering Fashion Week for E!’s “Fashion Police,” NeNe Leakes reportedly threw a diva tantrum on the front row of Zang Toi’s runway show on Friday. According to Radar Online, the former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and her husband Gregg Leakes brought along NeNe’s son Brentt, who sat next to them […]
Jaden Smith’s New Girlfriend Has a Rap Sheet
*Jaden Smith’s new bae has a criminal record – a class D felony situation that is still pending, according to Page Six. On Tuesday, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s 17-year-old son was spotted at New York Fashion Week’s Gypsy Sport show snuggled up with Sarah Snyder. According to New York’s Bedford County police department, the 19-year-old […]
The Living Legends Foundation to Hold 19th Awards Show & Dinner in Los Angeles
*David C. Linton, second-term chairman of The Living Legends Foundation (LLF), is extremely busy these days, as he prepares the organization for its 19th Awards Show & Dinner. The annual gala will be held on Friday, Oct. 9 at Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 N. Vine St. in Los Angeles. Cocktails begin at 7:00 p.m., followed […]
Tyra Banks Opens Up About Trying IVF to Get Pregnant
*Tyra Banks, who has been busy being a supermodel, entrepreneur, executive producer and talk show host, looked up last year and realized that her dream of being a mother was ticking away. “When I turned 40, the one thing I was not happy about is that I did not have kids,” Banks tells People.com. “I’m […]
Politician Says ‘God’ Told Him to Ban Baggy Pants — Just Like ‘God’ Told Me ‘He’s Lying’
*I often have this image in my head of God sitting up in heaven with his head in his hands saying…no, asking, ‘Why?’ ‘Why do they keep blaming Me for their actions?’ ‘Why do they use My name so freely, when they don’t have the courage to be accountable to their own prejudices?’ This is […]
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Democrats Shun Hillary at Their Own Peril
*California governor Jerry Brown, former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, and Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley have said publicly what a bevy of Democratic party officials have said privately. And that’s that they are worried about, have misgivings about, or are outright hostile to Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate. This doesn’t even count […]
