Review: ‘Blackish’ Season 2 Ep. 2 Tackles Both Sides of Gun Debate (WATCH)
*This week’s episode of “Black-ish” titled “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun,” finds the Johnson family tackling the great gun debate after Dre hears about multiple break-ins in the neighborhood. Tempted to buy a gun to protect his family, Dre meets resistance from Bow who is not comfortable with the idea. Meanwhile, Junior busies himself protecting the […]
‘Empire’ Ratings Hit Series High, ‘Rosewood’ Debuts Strong
*FOX dominated the ratings thanks to the September 23 premiere of “Empire,” which returned hitting a series high. The Lee Daniels and Danny Strong co-created drama scored a 8.7/27 among adults 18-49, with a total of 22.5 million viewers, according to the network. The numbers include live and delayed viewing as well as streaming on FOX […]
Big Freedia Queen Diva is Back with a New Book and New Season (WATCH)
*If you thought season 3 of Fuse’s “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce” was somethin’ else, baaaby you are in store for a treat with season 4. The Queen Diva is back on televisions near you with more booty shakin’, shoulder workin’ drama. Get ready to sip on all the tea that Big Freedia will be […]
LOOK! Paris Jackson’s New Red Head Look Goes Viral
*Michael Jackson’s oldest, er, only daughter, Paris Jackson is no longer a brunette. Apparently she’s searching for a new look and apparently she’s found it. At least for now. We know this because she took to Instagram and posted snaps of her new red-and-black ‘do — among others. Yep, right before our eyes, Paris is […]
Watch: Black H. S. Students Confront White Boy With Confederate Flag on Backpack
*The Situation: A Caucasian student came to school toting a Confederate flag on his backpack. Obviously, this didn’t sit well with some of the black students especially. Two of whom approached the guy and asked him what was up. Things became heated to the level that there was shoving and strong words. Fortunately, the argument […]
Fetty Wap’s Need for Speed Caused Motorcycle Crash: Cops
*Cops are still investigating a motorcycle accident Fetty Wap was involved in over the weekend in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. According to TMZ, law enforcement sources say it appears Fetty is at fault for the crash. Witnesses say the rapper was on his motorcycle and tried passing one vehicle, he didn’t see another […]
NAN & Black Activists Want African American LA DA Jackie Lacy Out. Now!
*The National Action Network (NAN) and a coalition of every Major South L.A. civil rights organization and its leadership are demanding the immediate resignation of Los, Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. They say her tenure as D.A. has been a failure marked with cowardice and a disaster for the African-American community.They claim that there […]
What Uzo Aduba Thinks of Fellow Emmy Winners Regina King and Viola Davis
*As if her own groundbreaking win at the Emmys wasn’t enough cause for celebration, “Orange is the New Black” star Uzo Aduba, the first to win back to back supporting actress Emmys in different categories for the same role, spent some time backstage gushing over her fellow African American nominees. “I thought it was really […]
Report: Whoopi Goldberg Thinks ABC Treats Her Like a Slave
*Here we go again with host drama at “The View.” Just when things have appeared to calm down with the new host lineup, the Daily Mail reports that Whoopi Goldberg is upset with ABC execs and comparing her treatment to that of a slave. What supposedly set her off was being cut out of the decision-making for […]
Chris Brown Offers to Teach Australians About Domestic Violence
*After Australia banned him from entering the country due to his domestic violence case, Chris Brown is now offering to educate Australians about the issue, apparently hoping to be let in. Activists have been campaigning against Brown’s tour of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth due to his 2009 assault of Rihanna. He pleaded guilty to felony […]
LL Cool J’s Son Najee Smith Arrested After Restaurant Fight
*LL Cool J’s son, Najee Smith, was arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday after he got into a scrap outside a restaurant. A witness tells Us Weekly that the 26-year-old disobeyed the orders of security guards at Catch Roof in NYC’s Meatpacking District. He got into a physical altercation, and police were called to the scene. […]
First Trial in Freddie Gray Case Set for Nov. 30
*A Baltimore judge has scheduled the first trial in the Freddie Gray case for Nov. 30 and the other trials are set for early next year. Six officers — three black and three white — are charged in Gray’s arrest and death. Officer William Porter will go on trial first. Gray, a 25-year-old black man, was […]
EUR on The Scene: Kiki Shepard’s 12th Annual ‘Celebrity Bowling Challenge for Sickle Cell Awareness’
*Kiki Shepard is more than just the beautiful co-host from “Showtime at the Apollo.” The Texas native showed beauty in awareness as she held her 12th Annual “Celebrity Bowling Challenge for Sickle Cell Awareness” at Pinz in Los Angeles. Electronic Urban Report/EURweb associate Kiki Ayers hit the red carpet to talk to celebrities and find […]
Kim Zolciak Reportedly Blindsided by Forced ‘DWTS’ Exit
*It’s possibly the first time “Dancing With the Stars” has booted off a contestant via Skype. And Kim Zolciak’s forced departure after suffering a mini-stroke was reportedly something the reality star did not see coming. A source tells Page Six that Zolciak, 37, was blindsided by Monday night’s decision forcing her to withdraw from the show after […]
50 Cent Inks Two-Year Production Deal With Starz
*Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is going all in with Starz, the cable network that airs his successful drama series “Power.” Starz today announced it has signed to a two-year exclusive overall deal with 50’s G Unit Film & Television, Inc. The deal calls for Jackson to develop new projects for the network and continue as […]
