Larry Buford/Bowed Heads: The New Idolatry

*Have you noticed that so many people are bowing their heads lately? Do you know why they are bowing? Could it be they are sorrowful, down-trodden, or spiritually penitent? No, there’s a more self-serving, self-absorbing reason; they are enamored by and engrossed in some electronic device. Cell phone and iPad usage are more than just […]

Ava DuVernay’s ‘The 13th’ Opens the NYFF

*Ava DuVernay, well known for her critically acclaimed film “Selma,” is also a master moviemaker when it comes to documentaries. “Compton in C Minor” back in 2007 is among DuVernay’s first documentaries. “The 13th” is DuVernay’s latest documentary and will open the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York 54th Film Festival (September 30—October […]

French Montana Covers XXL’s First Digital Cover

*Born to win. It’s a state of mind French Montana embraces at every turn, especially moving into his sophomore album, MC4. The Moroccan-born, Bronx-bred rapper is focused on rising to the top, which makes him a fitting prospect for XXL‘s first ever digital issue. XXL‘s Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten heads to Los Angeles to spend some time with French as he […]

Keisha Knight Pulliam Breaks Down Over Divorce Scandal & Cheating Claims [WATCH]

*Actress Keisha Knight Pulliam and her estranged husband, Ed Hartwell, are clearly dealing with a super messy situation. And it’s obviously messing with Knight Pulliam’s mind. As it should be since she is pregnant. As we’ve reported, Hartwell filed for divorce from her on Tuesday, just days after Keisha publicly announced she was with child. […]

Keisha Knight Pulliam More than Willing to do Paternity Test

*As we reported earlier, Keisha Knight Pulliam and her estranged husband, Ed Hartwell, are not on the same page as far as their marriage. In fact, he filed divorce papers on her and is demanding that she prove the baby she’s pregnant with is his. That’s not a problem for Knight Pulliam. She has no […]

Flex and Shanice Talk Keeping Financial Struggle From Their Kids (Watch)

*The stars of OWN’s Flex & Shanice were guests on “Hollywood Today Live” to promote the reality show’s current third cycle and to discuss the ongoing quest to improve their financial situation. Shanice outlined the family’s freefall, which took place after she was fired from her record company for being pregnant and the cancellation of her husband’s TV series “One […]

Method Man Quits All Social Media ‘Indefinitely’ Over Photo of His Wife

*Method Man has quit social media (“until further notice”) after a rare photo of his wife Tameka was posted by “celebrity entrepreneur” Farrah Gray. According to the Shade Room, the two were married in 1999 and Tameka has steered clear of the spotlight until Wendy Williams publicized her battle with cancer in 2006. To maintain her privacy, […]

Netflix Adds Animated Children’s Series Based on Motown Music

*Netflix has picked up an original animated children’s series that will feature contemporary artists performing hit songs from the Motown catalog that will serve as inspiration for each episode. From writer/director Josh Wakely (“Beat Bugs”), the as-yet-untitled project will feature Motown icon Smokey Robinson as its executive music producer. The series will include 52 classic […]

GOP Leader Steve King Supports White Supremacy on Live TV

*While the media was freaking out over Melania Trump plagiarizing Michelle Obama, black news websites were reporting that Republican Congressman Steve King talked up white supremacy on live television. Soon after, a Trump delegate was removed for using the N-word. It’s been another grim month in urban news, but a major news story from the […]

Star Jones Shows Off New Man: ‘I’m Not Married, but We’re Together’

*Star Jones was spotted at an event with two new men in her life – her boyfriend Ricardo Lugo and his son, Jake. “This is my family,” she told People.com at Saturday’s 8th Annual Children’s Museum of the East End Family Affair in Bridgehampton, New York. “I’m not married, but we’re together.” Asked if she’d […]

Donald Trump Implies Vladimir Putin Called Pres. Obama the N-Word (Watch)

*Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin has referred to President Obama as the N-word, and that he would command more respect as president. “Putin has said things over the last year that are really bad things,” Trump said at a press conference in Florida. “He mentioned the […]

Saint West Sighting: Kimye’s Son in San Diego Filming Family’s Reality Show (Video)

*New images of Saint West have flooded the Internet after paps captured the youngest child of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in San Diego on Tuesday (July 26) filming scenes for his family’s reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” According to Star, the family was in town celebrating his great-grandmother’s birthday. Saint, now 7 months old, has […]