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*Racism has been a longstanding issue for many people, but Stephen A. Smith feels it shouldn’t hinder college students from getting the success they work toward. The ESPN personality aired his views on racism Monday night (Feb. 29) while giving a talk on “The Legacy, History and Impact of the African American Athlete” at the […]

*Now that Apple Music is setting the stage for launching at the end of the month, talk is starting to surface about whether Jay Z’s Tidal music-streaming service can survive the coming invasion. As noted by TheWrap.com, Tidal has been struggling to a proper foothold in the music-streaming landscape since it’s all-star re-launch in March. […]

*Lisa Bonet may have a solid opinion on sexual assault and drugging allegations leveled at her TV dad Bill Cosby, but according to her daughter Zoë Kravitz, don’t expect her to talk about the situation anytime soon. “She hasn’t, she really hasn’t.” Kravitz told The Guardian when asked if her mom had spoken to her about […]

*Flavor Flav is going beyond the dating scene with coming back to reality TV. According to Vibe, the Public Enemy hypeman is thinking education, trading the pursuit of love in for a high school diploma. “Some more reality TV coming up for [me] but no dating shows! It’s not the dating show thing, man,” Flav […]

*As well wishes are expressed to Bobbi Kristina Brown, newly surfaced texts reveal how devastated she still is regarding the death of her mother Whitney Houston. According to RadarOnline.com, Brown poured her heart out in a series of texts to a family friend as she described the effect her mother’s passing continues to have on […]

*He may not be as well known as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, or Kobe Bryant, but Ossie Schectman’s place in NBA history is just as prominent. After all, it was Schectman, a basketball player for the original New York Knicks, who used an underhand layup in a game at the Toronto Huskies on November 1, […]

*The difference between Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King and CNN’s Don Lemon is obvious. For those that don’t know, King was caught in the middle of a situation back in August when the right-winged site Breitbart reported that they had obtained a birth certificate listing King’s mother and father as White. News of the […]

*Barack Obama has set his place in history with being the first black president, but according to Tavis Smiley, Michelle’s husband hasn’t done much for Black America in the eight years of his presidency. In fact, Smiley went so far as to declare “Black Americans have lost ground” regarding their economic standing since Obama was […]

*Hugh Masekela’s address at Rhodes University was one that found him voicing a disdain for a dwindling sense of heritage among youth. But that apparently took a backseat to his open dislike of girls wearing weaves or hair extensions. The revelation was expressed to a student who took a picture with the legendary South African […]

*Nearly a month after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina the left nine people dead, the man responsible for the tragedy has been indicted. Reuters reports that the prosecutor in the case, Scarlett Wilson, revealed Tuesday (July 7) that Dylann Storm Roof was indicted by a grand jury on nine counts […]

*K. Michelle’s time on The Breakfast Club turned into a heated moment with co-host Angela Yee. The outspoken singer was on the morning show to promote her new album “More Issues Than Vogue” when Yee brought up comments made about her by rapper Uncle Murda. Apparently Uncle Murda disrespected K. Michelle last week when he and […]

*Unlike Gabrielle Union, Tyra Banks, Chrissy Teigen and “Sex and the City” star Kim Catrall, Aisha Tyler is pretty clear on the issue of motherhood vs. career. Referencing Union’s comments about her professional life being the reason why she hasn’t had kids, MadameNoire.com noted that Tyler praised the “Being Mary Jane” fixture’s honesty while […]

*Prior to being one half of the couple responsible for killing 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California on Wednesday, Syed Farook was surrounded by constant turmoil in his family. According to TMZ, Farook’s mother, Rafia, went to court at least three times to get a restraining order against his father, who […]

*With an Oscar nomination and a hit TV show on her resume, Taraji P. Henson is doing pretty well professionally. Realizing the path she traveled to get her success, the 44-year-old “Empire” star took time out to chat with People magazine regarding how her hard work eventually paid off. “People thought I was crazy,” Henson […]

*No matter what situation it is, the N-Word will always raise an eyebrow or two whenever it’s comes out of someone’s mouth. Especially if that someone is white. For 50 Cent, the N-word is an important factor in maintaining the authenticity of Joseph Sikora’s character, Tommy Egan, on the popular Starz series “Power.” On the program, Egan […]