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It's only been a couple of weeks since Beyonce blessed us with her first official foray into country music. And in true Bey fashion, her new music has the whole Internet buzzing with hot takes and interpretations.Read more...

More than 20 years after Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was fatally shot, the suspects responsible for his October 2002 death have been found guilty.Read more...

As Hollywood continues to reel from the latest accusations stemming from yet another sexual assault lawsuit lobbed against Diddy, Scandal" star Columbus Short is speaking out and sharing details about him allegedly being groomed by Diddy years ago.Read more...

NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill has been catching touchdowns on the field and allegedly breaking legs off of it. The star Miami Dolphins player is being sued by a model/social media influencer who claims that he broke her leg.Read more...

After just over three years, actor Billy Porter is putting his New York home up for sale. According to TMZ, the financial pressure brought on by last summer's SAG-AFTRA strike led to the Pose" star's decision to sell and walk away from the home he shared with now ex-husband Adam Smith.Read more...

Black History Month is coming to a close, but there's still plenty to celebrate! Victor Glover is set to be the first Black astronaut to travel around the moon. But if you think that's cool - wait till you hear about the rest of these space pioneers!Read more...

Updated 2/28/24 at 11:52 a.m. ET

On Sunday, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige was honored with the Entertainment Icon Award at Urban One Honors. Blige rightfully deserves to receive all of her flowers while she's here.Read more...

If it were up to us, we'd celebrate and praise Angela Bassett every single day. It's not just her exceptional talent that we're fans of. It's how she carries herself as a role model, inspiring Black women to rejoice in their confidence and badass nature.Read more...

Kanye West being dragged to court is nothing new. It's a damn near monthly occurrence nowadays, especially when it comes to songs he did (or did not) get cleared to sample.Read more...

A Different World" is a groundbreaking comedy that highlights HBCU culture and the life of Black college students at the fictional Hillman University. In addition to dealing with academic pressures, relationship drama, financial issues and other normal college obstacles, A Different World" seamlessly blended in...Read more...

Authorities have finally ended a four-month manhunt in search of the suspect connected to a terrifying and heartbreaking discovery: the decomposing remains of an abandoned 12-year-old boy.

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As Bob Marley: One Love" continues its success at the box office, we're all waiting for the next big music biopic. One we've had on our radar for a while is that of Dionne Warwick, for which A Thousand and One" breakout star Teyana Taylor is set to take the lead role.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to keep your sneakers clean. I mean, you can't show up in dirty Js, especially if you're about to perform in front of a live audience.Read more...

Haters online have had a lot to say about Russell Wilson and Ciara's marriage - specifically as it relates to Wilson being a doting dad to the Goodies" singer's oldest child Future Zahir, whom she shares with rapper Future - but it's not stopping the Denver Broncos athlete from expressing his love.Read more...

On Monday night, a council meeting in Matthews, N.C. was disrupted by Zoom bombing," a new trend in which trolls log in and disrupt video conference calls.Read more...

The family of the Black man, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Georgia just years after being exonerated from a wrongful conviction, is filing a lawsuit against the sheriff's department and the officer in question.

Roughly a decade ago, former President Barack Obama delivered a speech that for many would come to define his presidency. When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids," said Obama, in the wake of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, adding, If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."Read more...

Sean Diddy" Combs' legal problems just keep getting worse.Read more...

Crystal Clanton, the white woman who went viral for sending racist text messages, including I HATE BLACK PEOPLE," has been hired as a law clerk by U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas. The announcement was made last week by George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, which is Clanton's alma mater.Read more...

It looks as if Ray J's One Wish" for his marriage to stay together won't be coming true after his wife Princess Love filed for divorce on Monday.Read more...

Black history is full of hidden secrets and figures. For example, did you know George Washington Carver's inventions were actually so much more remarkable than peanut butter?

Black folks love a good skin-bleaching speculation - see how we dug into the Beyonce complexion controversy" from late last year. The latest mess with retired MLB legend Alex Rodriguez is similar...but also completely different.Read more...

In another tragic case of a Black woman gone missing, there was a glimpse of hope after Birmingham police located her after just 24 hours of her vanishing. However, hope was lost when they found her with a fatal gunshot wound.

Madonna just got a lesson in what can go wrong when you don't check your facts. The Material Girl thought she was honoring the late Luther Vandross on stage during a recent performance. But the R&B legend's estate was having none of it.

With fans, friends and colleagues still reeling from the shocking revelation that Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and dementia, the Lifetime documentary chronicling her struggles since leaving her talk show is adding more questions to the conversation.

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In a move that surprises absolutely no one familiar with The Real Housewives" franchise or the institution of marriage, The Real Housewives of Atlanta" alumna Porsha Williams announced this weekend that she's divorcing husband Simon Guobadia after just 15 months.Read more...

As a teen in the early 1990s, A Different World made me fantasize about life at an HBCU. I mean, who wouldn't want to hang out at The Pit between classes? And I'd be lying if I didn't admit to secretly crushing on Dwayne Wayne (even with those flip glasses!).Read more...

There are two things Drake excels at effortlessly: making shopping mall" music (per Mos Def) and being a hot topic.Read more...

The city of Flint, Michigan announced the death of Councilman Eric Mays, the man who took the internet by storm for his hilarious outbursts during meetings but also fought restlessly to get justice for city residents.

Since 1981, kids have been saving their coins to shop at their school's Scholastic Book Fair. A chance to get their hands on the latest in the Baby-Sitters Club" or the Captain Underpants" series, the Scholastic fairs are also fundraisers, helping schools earn much-needed cash, classroom and library resources.

During his closing argument before the South Carolina GOP primary on Friday, former President Donald Trump decided to remind the world of how truly racist he is by attacking Black voters with dehumanizing tropes. This is nothing new for Republican presidential candidates-or white conservatives in general-but the...Read more...

We've always got time to celebrate the iconic Janet Jackson. If we're being honest: Every modern female pop star, and a few of the guys, should be praising her non-stop. At least one major celeb took time out to do just that over the weekend. On Sunday, in a since deleted Instagram post, Britney Spears showed her...Read more...

We have tragic news involving that little Black girl who was shot and critically injured as a result of a drive-by shooting.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haleyhasn't exactly endeared herself to Black Americans or other marginalized groups over the last few months. But it rapidly became apparent that that was the coalition she needed to win South Carolina and give her any shot of beating former President Donald TrumpRead more...

For nearly two decades, Bill Cosby's wife Camille has stood by his side as the famous TV husband faced a sea of high-profile sexual assault allegations.Read more...

Last week, TikTok user Reesa Teesa accomplished something that the popular social media app has likely never seen by any user, let alone a Black woman: She got more than two and a half million followers to her page in a week thanks to her ultra-viral Who TF Did I Marry?" series.Read more...

Tyler Perry is one of Hollywood's most prolific writer/directors, often cranking out multiple projects at a time. Unfortunately, quality appears to be the first casualty in his endless factory of movies and TV series. The latest major misstep for the Madea filmmaker is the Netflix film Tyler Perry's Mea Culpa," a...Read more...

Melina Abdullah, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, has been getting raked over the coals for speaking her mind about the whiteness of Taylor Swift fans.Read more...

There's something special about the drama of an epic period piece. They transport us to a different time. A time of romance, dashing gentlemen, carriage rides, beautiful balls and gorgeous costumes. Even the language feels more clever. Of course, in the case of Jane Austen stories, the dialogue has a quick wit and...Read more...

Who does the former guy think he's fooling? On Friday night in a speech his team said was meant to appeal to Black voters in South Carolina-a demographic with which the Republican party continuously fails to gain traction, according to The Nation-he compared himself to us in the most absurd way.

During the Civil Rights Era, our people endured struggles and sacrifices in order for us to live life as we know it. However, they had to survive the likes of a horror film to do so. And most time, they did not make it.

Every time you think the knuckleheads in this country have sunk as low as they can sink, they find a new sub-basement. Late last week Mychal Threets, Fairfield (California) Civic Center Library's joyful supervising librarian, announced, via his IG and TikTok accounts, his resignation, effective March 1, to prioritize...Read more...

Slavery-and it's harrowing and depraved legacy-still has modern-day repercussions for Black Americans. It lasted four centuries and was the worst crime against humanity this country has ever committed. America's economy thrived off of this cruel practice for an extensive period of time by kidnapping millions of...Read more...

Earlier last week, a national cell phone outage sparked comparisons to the opening of the apocalyptic Netflix film Leave The World Behind." The problem started with AT&T's network, but also affected Verizon and T-Mobile customers as well.

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According to news reports, Eric Mays just passed away. After hearing of the funny and edgy councilman's untimely death, we thought we'd share this story with you again. RIP Mr. Mays:Read more...

It's not every day that $340 million falls into your lap. And if it does, you're definitely not giving it up without a fight. Just ask John Cheeks, who got the surprise of a lifetime in January 2023 when he saw that the winning DC Lottery numbers posted online matched the numbers on his ticket.Read more...