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Mo’Nique Wants You to Boycott Netflix Because They Won’t Pay Her What She Wants!

*Oh boy! The gender equality and equal pay issue, especially in Hollywood, is gaining steam. Earlier we reported that Tracee Ellis Ross is mulling...

Urban Movie Channel App Now Available on Android Devices

*Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service created for African American and urban audiences in North America, today announced...

Birdman Homeless? Music Mogul Loses Miami Mansion After Defaulting on Loan

*Bad news for Birdman and maybe by extension, Toni Braxton, since they are an item these days. Via court documents, we've learned that the man...

Philanthropist and Entertainment Attorney, Virgil Roberts Remembers and Inspires (Watch)

*“When I was born there was still Negro apartheid in America. Most black people couldn’t vote. A lot of places in America you had...

Jay-Z Files Trademark for ‘Story of O.J.’ Character ‘Jaybo’

*We’re about to see a lot more of the animated character Jaybo from Jay-Z’s video for “Story of O.J.” His company, S. Carter Enterprises, just...

Chuck D Says Flava Flav’s ‘Embarrassing’ P.E. Lawsuit is ‘Beneath Me’

*Public Enemy‘s Chuck D is calling out Flava Flav for alleging in court documents that his home burned to ash during the devastating California wildfires. The Blast previously reported...

Low Income Families Helped With Expensive Medications

*If you or someone you love is one of the millions of Americans with a chronic disease or a life-threatening condition, pharmaceutical medicine manufacturers...

The Commodores: Florida Court Decides Which Founding Members Get to Use the Name

*A judge has decided which members of Lionel Richie’s former band The Commodores get to continue performing under the group's name. Three of the founding members...

James Thomas, Senior: The Art of the Feel

*With a professional career that has stretched across several decades, James Thomas Sr. has held an array of titles, to include entrepreneur, author, newspaper...

Charlotte Woman Used Her Mugshot to Promote Hair Business…And it Worked! (Watch)

*Now how can you be mad at her, I ask you? As the saying goes,  "When life gives you lemons, doggone it! Make lemonade!!"...

Golden Krust Workers Hit Restaurant with Lawsuit After CEO Commits Suicide

*Two former Golden Krust employees filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain, and it comes as the community continues to mourn the tragic death...

Can Trump Take Credit For Black Unemployment Rate?

*Yes, it's true. Under Donald Trump's watch, the unemployment rate for black Americans has dropped to below 7 percent. Experts also attribute the decrease...

CNBetter Media Named ‘Agency of Record’ for Film Festival

*CNBetter Media has been named the "Agency of Record" for the  Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) -- a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding...

WATCH Special Look At ‘Black Panther’ – Also Tickets on Sale Now

*Last night, during the 2018 National Championship Game, fans got a special, brand-new look at Marvel Studios’ "Black Panther." If you missed it, not...

The Weeknd Severs Ties with H&M After Racist Ad; Questlove, LeBron James Rip Company

*The Weeknd took to Twitter on Monday (Jan. 8) to announce he’s cutting all ties with H&M after a photo went viral of a...

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