‘Carter High’ Explores Other Side Of ‘Friday Night Lights’
*During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse, and coming to DVD on August 2nd is the film telling the story of the four student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future. Ten years after the NBC premier of popular series “Friday Night Lights,” based on a […]
Rihanna Lands Iconic Role On ‘Bates Motel’ Season Finale
*Rihanna has signed on to play the iconic character Marion Crane in the season finale of A&E’s “Bates Motel,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Let me tell you what a bad b**** is about to do,” Rihanna said during her video announcement at Comic Con. “I’m about to check into the Bates Motel very soon. […]
Will Smith On Marriage: ‘I’ve Done A lot Of Counseling’
*Will Smith and his wife Jada have addressed divorce rumors and confirmed their open marriage, and now the “Suicide Squad” star wants you to know that he and his wife have spent an extensive amount of time in marriage counseling. The couple have been married for 19 years, and they reportedly reached a breaking point […]
Beyonce Performing At VMAs? – Tina Lawson Helps Flood Victims
*The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28, 2016 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, and there’s hype around the hints and teases that Beyonce will hit the stage to serve a little Lemonade. While there’s no confirmation to this speculation — three Twitter users claim to have […]
Ray Lewis Talks Double Murder Charge and Vow He Made to His Kids
*The October issue of Cigar Aficionado Magazine features a conversation with two-time Super Bowl winner Ray Lewis, who opens up about his poor beginnings as well as his arrest and subsequent acquittal for double murder. The issue hits newsstands Aug. 30, below are excerpts from the article: On turning to football, a result of seeing […]
Don Cheadle Goes in on Donald Trump for Politicizing DWade’s Cousin’s Killing
*You can count actor/director Don Cheadle among the folks pissed at Donald Trump who, on Saturday, politicized the killing of NBAer Dwyane Wade‘s cousin, Nykea Aldridge, with this tweet: “Dwyane Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!” Dwyane Wade’s cousin […]
Mississippi Man (Rodney Earl Sanders) Charged in Slayings of Nuns
*There’s been movement in the case of two nuns who were murdered in Mississippi earlier this week. Authorities say Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, was charged with two counts of capital murder “after an exhaustive interview” Friday night. This, according to a statement from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Sanders, from Kosciusko (Missisippi), is charged specifically […]
DWade’s Cousin’s Shooting Prompts Trump Tweet: ‘African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!’
*To absolutely no one’s surprise, the opportunistic panderer Donald Trump is using the Chicago shooting on Friday of Dwyane Wade‘s cousin, Nykea Aldridge, as a reason to vote for him in November. “Dwayne Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE […]
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Relocate to L.A. – 50 Cent’s Aunt ‘Traumatized’ By His ‘Eggplant’
*Page Six is reporting that Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have found a buyer for their loft-like $4.5 million Nolita pad on Broome Street — even though it’s less than 2,000 square feet with just one bedroom. The couple purchased the home for $2.4 million in 2013, and it was featured last year on the […]
‘Iyanla: Fix My Life’ to Dispel the Myth of the ‘Angry Black Woman’
*An all-new season of OWN’s award-winning series “Iyanla: Fix My Life” will return with an emotional four-part, multi-week episode when spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant invites eight women to move into a “House of Healing” to dispel the myth of the “Angry Black Woman” and address the misconceptions associated with African-American women, their behavior and […]
HelloBeautiful Hosts ‘Southside With You’ Private Screening [Photos]
*Earlier this week, Hellobeautiful hosted a private screening event at Neue House featuring the upcoming Miramax Films/Roadside Attractions film, Southside With You, starring Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers and directed by Richard Tanne. The evening concluded with a Q&A moderated by HelloBeautiful.com team member, Keyaira Kelley. The Q&A was also available to stream via HelloBeautiful.com ‘s FaceBook Live feed where it is still available […]
Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles Lithonia Location Closes
*A tale of 2 cities? Earlier we told you about how Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles is shaking off a bankruptcy filing and is expanding in Los Angeles. However, in Atlanta that city’s chicken and waffles business is going in the opposite direction. The Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles location in Lithonia near the Mall at […]
Colin Kaepernick Protests National Anthem Over Treatment of Minorities
*Wow. Colin Kaepernick went looking for trouble and it he found it. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback told NFL Media on Friday after a pre-season game loss against the Green Bay Packers that he refused to stand for the national anthem before the game to protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans […]
Chicago Violence Claims life of Dwyane Wade’s Cousin: Shot Pushing Baby Stroller
*It’s a daily occurrence all across the country and in Chicago in particular where nearly 450 people have died as a result of gun violence this calendar year. That unfortunately is an astonishing number. On Friday the city’s violence claimed another victim. Nykea Aldridge, the first cousin of NBA superstar Dwyane Wade was shot and killed, […]
Arizona School Bans ‘Disruptive’ Black Lives Matter T-Shirts
*Mariah Havard, a tenth grader at Buckeye High School in Arizona, thought she would leave a lasting impression of her time as a student by rocking a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt on picture day. But when she turned up wearing a shirt with the phrase on it, administrators informed her that making such a statement […]
