5 Things To Know About Mike Epps’ New Fiance Kyra Robinson
[videowaywire video_id=”1E54977F39EAEF0D”] *Mike Epps is about to be a married man …again. For the past year, the comedian has been fairly quiet about his relationship with Kyra Robinson, aside from a few photos together on social media. So it’s no surprise that they also kept their engagement under wraps, until now. Robinson, a producer of “Iynala Fix My […]
Sean Combs’ Revolt Media Lays Off One-Third of its Staff
[videowaywire video_id=”179DB41049399A2D”] *Sean Combs’ music-oriented Revolt Media laid off about a third of its staff this week, as it restructures and focuses on producing more lifestyle content, per Deadline. The company, which launched in 2013, said it would lay off about 50 people at its offices in Los Angeles and New York and concentrate production in Southern […]
White Man Has Nigerian Woman Kicked Off Flight Because She Smelled ‘Pungent’
*After learning about this story, the first thing that popped into our mind was that it was another instance of white privilege being exerted at the expense of someone black. Well, we won’t go there completely, but one could make a strong argument in that direction. In any event, after you read the story, you […]
Model/Actress Chanel Iman Annouces Pregnancy on Instagram (PHOTOS)
*Since it’s Mother’s Day, you couldn’t pick a better day to announce your pregnancy, so that’s what Chanel Iman did. She’s got a little bitty one on the way. Iman, 27, took to Instagram to announce she’s pregnant. This will be the first child for the Victoria Secrets model /actress and her husband, Sterling Shepard, […]
African Lesbian Drama ‘Rafiki’ Banned in Kenya, Boosted in Cannes
[videowaywire video_id=”2CCED1CC91B64375″] *Director Wanuri Kahiu’s lesbian love story “Rafiki” is the first Kenyan feature to ever screen at Cannes. But it’s the film that Kenya doesn’t want you to see, as there have been reports of threats of jailing and an outright ban on the film because gay sex is illegal in Kenya, punishable by […]
James Mtume Celebrates 35th Anniversary of ‘Juicy Fruit’ (WATCH/LISTEN)
*Philadelphia native James Mtume is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of “Juicy Fruit,” an R&B classic considered one of music’s most influential and sampled songs. For five decades, the 71-year-old percussionist, composer and producer has moved “easily through genres including alternative jazz, R&B, hip-hop and film scoring, per pillytrib.com. And Mtume’s talent is in […]
La Toya Jackson’s Secret Sister Claims She’s the ‘Worst Sister Ever’
[videowaywire video_id=”127884260D821A85″] *Days after Joe Jackson’s secret lovechild Joh’Vonnie Jackson (43), sent prayers up for her big sister La Toya Jackson after publicly revealing that La Toya suffered a stroke, she’s now provided an update on La Toya’s health status, while simultaneously throwing a lil’ shade her way. As reported by ILOSM, Joh’Vonnie recently took to Instagram […]
Chadwick Boseman Celebrates the Class of 2018 at Howard University Commencement (Photos/Video)
*WASHINGTON, D.C. – Howard University alumnus and award-winning actor Chadwick Boseman spoke to graduates about the significance of making it to the top of the Hilltop during the Howard University 2018 Commencement Convocation. In front of an audiences of more than 8,000 family and friends, Boseman encouraged the graduates to not only exceed in their […]
Black Theologist James H. Cone Passes Away
*On April 28, a seminary spokeswoman from the Union Theological Seminary, where he was a distinguished professor, announced that Dr. James H. Cone had died at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan at the age of 79. He was a central figure in the development of the black liberation theology in the 1960s […]
