In Mo Shines’ Novel ‘Officer Down’ Black Mother Kills Cop Who Gunned Down Her Son
*In Mo Shines’ novel ” Officer Down “ a scorned mother hell-bent on bloody vengeance has the entire city on edge. In a tumultuous time when the NYPD is involved in the deaths of several young, black men, Faith Green’s world is shattered when her son becomes yet another casualty. Enraged by the circumstances surrounding her son’s […]
Laila Ali Refuses To Support #BLM & Vivica A. Fox To Play First Black Female POTUS
*Retired boxer Laila Ali has upset fans, especially fans of her famous father, over her remarks about Black Lives Matter. Ali appeared on “Huffington Post Live” and was asked about Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing national anthem protest, and that’s when she dropped a gem about not supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement because protecting her endorsements […]
Millennials Are Crippled by Student Loan Debt, and It’s Not Going Away
*U.S. student loan debt has reached $1.3 trillion dollars, a figure that surpasses every type of consumer debt besides mortgage payments, and at the brunt end of this sad statistic are Millennials. If that $1.3 trillion was divided evenly among the entire American population, every person would still have $3,800 of debt for only student […]
Steve Harvey’s Rules for His Sons on How to Deal with Police
*Steve Harvey has told his three sons the rules on how to deal with police during traffic stops: ‘Submit to every single thing he tells you.’ Of course, many took to social media to remind Steve, who also once endorsed racist culinary host Paula Deen, that even complying with law officials 100% of the time […]
Rosie O’Donnell Runs Into Donald Trump’s Daughter Ivanka in New York
*Rosie O’Donnell and Ivanka Trump ran into each other at an event in New York on Wednesday, just days after her father Donald Trump disparaged the actress yet again during his presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. Rosie tweeted about the encounter Wednesday night. “@IvankaTrump in a city of 8 million – we meet face 2 face […]
Alicia Keys is ‘Celebrating Mashonda’ in New Song ‘Blended Family’
*Alicia Keys and Mashonda are apparently on the same page now when it comes to their blended family. For years, the ex-wife of producer Swizz Beatz has referred to his current wife as a home wrecker, and accused Keys of carrying on an affair with him while they were still married. At one point in 2009, Mashonda went […]
Howard U. to Rename School of Communications after Radio One’s Cathy Hughes
*Howard University is honoring a radio pioneer with her own building on campus. On Thursday (Oct. 6) the HU’s President Wayne A. I. Frederick officially announced a multi-million dollar gift to Howard’s School of Communications from Alfred C. Liggins III, President and CEO of Radio One, Inc. Along with the gift comes a new name: […]
Lee Daniels Back on Board to Direct Richard Pryor Biopic Starring Mike Epps
*Lee Daniels is back in the director’s chair for the long-in-the-works Richard Pryor biopic, featuring Mike Epps in the starring role. The filmmaker had the director’s job originally, but eventually backed out due to his insane work schedule, which includes serving as executive producer and co-writer on Fox’s “Empire” and the upcoming music drama “Star.” During a press conference on […]
Luke Cage: EP Cheo Hodari Coker Says Pop’s ‘Swear Jar’ Was Inspired by Prince
*Cheo Hodari Coker, the executive producer and showrunner for “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” has revealed that Pop’s swear jar was inspired by a certain music icon who Coker hoped would shoot a cameo for the series. “The ‘Swear Jar’ was for Prince. I was going to show him the first two episodes and convince him to play in […]
Baltimore Actor/Filmmaker Anthony Michael Hobbs to Present ‘Youth Filmmaker’ Award at Ocktober Film Festival
Multi-Award winning actor, model and filmmaker Anthony Michael Hobbs to appear during the October 7 – 9, 2016 Ocktober Film Festival in New York. Also a youth motivational speaker, Hobbs will co-host the red carpet arrivals for the festival by interviewing the youth filmmakers as well as introducing them after their films are screened. He […]
‘Dark Passages’: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
*(Los Angeles) – The complex story of American slavery is now at the forefront once again with Hollywood airing movies on slavery, such as WGN-TV’s series “Underground”, the remake of “Roots” miniseries aired on History Channel, A&E and Lifetime simultaneously, Colson Whitehead’s novel “Underground Railroad” is a New York Times bestseller and coming to the […]
Ava DuVernay Hands ‘Queen Sugar’ to New Showrunner Monica Macer for Season 2
*Former “Nashville” co-executive producer Monica Macer is going from the Music City to the Crescent City. According to Deadline, Macer will serve as executive producer and showrunner for Season 2 of OWN’s New Orleans-set drama series “Queen Sugar.” The show’s current first season, created/executive produced by Ava DuVernay and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, was […]
Flame Monroe (She’s a He!) – Fantastically Full of Fire, Sexy, Sassy & Silly Funny
*Belmont Shores, CA (Long Beach) – Marcus Parker aka Flame Monroe will be the first to tell you, “I’ve come a long way since growing up in the rough city of Chicago!” Parker is now living just a block away from the scenic beach’s waves crashing against the sandy shoreline. There’s also the beautiful and […]
Keke Wyatt & Husband Michael Jamar Ford Star on New Season of ‘Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars’
*Award-winning R&B recording artist Keke Wyatt and husband Michael Jamar Ford star on the new season of “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” on Friday, October 6th at 9/8 C on WE tv Network. In addition to this season’s cast the show also feature Amber and Jim (Real Housewives of New Jersey), Jade and Tanner (Bachelor […]
Taraji P. Henson Opens Up About Domestic Abuse In New Memoir
*Taraji P. Henson opens up about her domestic violence at the hand of her former love in her upcoming memoir, “Around The Way Girl.” Henson reveals that she broke off her relationship with the love of her life, the father of her son, William LaMarr Johnson, whom she refers to only as Mark in the […]