Urban News

*(Via WSJ.com) - A Hennepin County district judge delayed until March the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting...

*Yaya DaCosta and her “Chicago med” co-star Torrey DeVitto are leaving their longtime roles on the series, with both announcing their departures via Instagram. ...

*Phylicia Rashad has been named dean of Howard University’s newly reestablished college of fine arts. In an interview with Variety, Rashad gushes about her new...

*Joe Budden is catching heat after audio leaked online Wednesday of him firing his podcast co-hosts Rory Farrell and Jamil “Mal” Clay. “From this point...

*The EUR Spotlight is an actor, director Vivica Fox and motivational speaker Kym Feltus, who are hangin' with radio and TV personality Jazmyn Summers...

*Tiffany Haddish could be tapped to take over Ellen DeGeneres’ TV spot now that the host is quitting her show after 19 seasons.  As reported...

*During a recent conversation with Stephen Colbert, Michelle Obama spoke about dealing with "low-grade depression" and shared tips on how she copes with it.  The...

*Dakari Davis, an African American police officer with the DART Police Department in Dallas, received a reprimand from a lieutenant after being told that...

*The Starz network is premiering a new show focused on the lives of four Black women in Harlem, NY. The series creator Leigh Davenport joined forces with "Living...

*Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the dean of Howard University’s newly reestablished college of fine arts. The...

*(LOS ANGELES) - For centuries, the creations and innovations of Blacks in America have been culturally appropriated -- case in point, the true history...

*Los Angeles, CA — Rap/Hi-Hop Music icon & Philanthropist, Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus  and Businessman/Philanthropist Michael Harris are this year’s honorees for the Black Business Association (BBA),“Virtual Salute to Black...

*Pervis Staples, who along with his father and sisters, comprised the legendary Staples Singers, has died, according to a spokesman on Wednesday. He was...

*We caught up with actor/comedian/rap artist, Page Kennedy (“The Meg”) to dish about his return to the small screen in Netflix’s new comedy series,...

*Soulja Boy is back in the headlines and not for his music, but this time over new shocking claims. According to TMZ, the rapper is...