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Page Six has reported that Wendy Williams went out partying on Friday (March 17) and had a few alcohol beverages. According to the story: “Sources tell Page Six exclusively that she drank her way from Fresco by Scotto in New York City all the way to The Townhouse.”Read more...

Law Roach sat down with New York Magazine to clear all of the air about his surprise retirement. In the hour-long sit-down with Lindsay Peoples only one day after his BOSS runway walk, Law also talked about the ups and downs of his career, his struggle with overworking because of childhood traumas, and what his life…Read more...

New York Attorney General Letitia James was hosting a drag queen story hour Sunday in Manhattan when a group of anti-LGBT protestors disrupted the peace outside the venue. According to NBC News, the ringleader of the protest has been arrested for getting violent with an event supporter.

It’s been five years since beloved Florida rapper XXXTentacion was fatally shot in front of his car during a robbery attempt outside of a motorcycle shop. The 20-year-old rapper was killed just as his promising career was beginning to take off.Read more...

The first day of spring can mean different things to different people, including extra sunlight and warmer temperatures. But for me, the first day of spring means it’s time to give my apartment a deep clean to get rid of all the dust and grime that accumulated all winter (don’t judge). It’s also when I hear my…Read more...

A video is circulating on Twitter showing a racist man spouting racial slurs at a West Palm Beach police officer as he tries not to laugh. According to WSVN News, the police responded to calls of a truckload of men distributing antisemitic flyers around the area.

A new report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and CASM Technology revealed that there has been a “surge” in the creation of accounts that post antisemitic content on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the app. The study employed machine-learning tools to find likely antisemitic tweets.

One year after the unfortunate passing of her husband Mike Mora, Kelis is opening up about how his death impacted her wellness journey.Read more...

There’s no debate, The Wire is the best TV show in history. There’s nothing you can do to convince me otherwise. Last week, the show lost another one of its beloved actors, Lance Reddick, who played Officer Cedrick Daniels in all five seasons.Read more...

The Memphis police supervisor present at the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols in January retired with all his benefits the day right before he was about to be fired from the department, according to CBS News. The then-unidentified officer was the 7th to be charged administratively in the incident.

In case you missed the memo, Michael Jordan is kind of a big deal.Read more...

The passing of actor Lance Reddick continues to send shockwaves in and outside of the entertainment industry.Read more...

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If you’ve ever tried to plan a wedding, you already know it ain’t cheap. But you may not know that there are simple ways to cut costs that won’t compromise your dream of a beautiful day. For starters, the period between June and September is typically the most expensive time of year to get married, making spring…Read more...

The 2023 Academy Awards happened on March 12 and sadly Black folks did not scoop up a few awards, but they won on the red carpet! Here’s a look back at the top Oscars red carpet fits over the years! Which one is your favorite?Read more...

Fam, we still are struggling with the death of our favorite Blue-eyed soul singer, the great Bobby Caldwell. Read this story I recently wrote about how one of his songs inspired the rapper Common’s greatest hit. Every so often, we will hear a song we swear was sung by a Black person, and not just any Black person…Read more...

There aren’t enough alarm bells in the world to ring when it comes to the state of Black maternal health in the United States. And, a report from the Centers for Disease Control confirms some of the biggest fears about Black maternal health, things aren’t getting better. They’re getting much, much worse.Read more...

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A Jackson County prosecutor found the officer who shot and killed Malcolm Johnson was acting in self-defense, per The Associated Press. His family and local advocates still believe the cops were just adding another murder to Missouri’s ever-growing list of Black deaths by the hands of police.Read more...

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The weather is getting warmer, and the days are getting longer. And yes, that could mean that you’ll spend more time out and about with friends. But it could also mean you have more hours of sunlight to enjoy a good book. And this month is full of great titles for the whole family, including children’s books, poetry…Read more...

With a record that includes anti-protest and anti-voting rights bills, you don’t have to look far to find evidence of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ desire to roll back decades of progress for people of color. And now it looks like diversity and inclusion at institutions of higher learning are the latest instances of…Read more...

One of the best things about the Magnum P.I. reboot is that the show goes out of its way to focus on more than just the titular private investigator. Yes, Magnum is the star, but his friends are also essential to the series’ cool, Hawaiian energy.Read more...

The red carpets at the 2023 Oscars and Vanity Fair party showcased our favorite Black celebs wearing sparkling rocks! Rihanna, Michael B. Jordan and the lot were all dripping with high-end jewels, statement pieces we can’t get out of our head. Here are some details on the jaw-dropping pieces jewels we all have been…Read more...

From 90 Day Fiancé, to Love Is Blind, to The Bachelor franchise, TV is full of dating series. It’s no secret that the couples from these shows typically don’t last. But maybe Tamar Braxton can beat the odds? In the final episode of Peacock’s Queen’s Court, the singer got engaged to contestant Jeremy “JR” Robinson.

If you’re having as much fun as we are with Peacock’s Bel-Air, then I’ve got some really good news for you: The streaming network has renewed the hit drama for Season 3. The news was announced in a video featuring the cast enthusiastically throwing up three fingers.

It probably won’t surprise our readers that racial discrimination exists even within ostensibly neutral organizations like the Department of Veterans Affairs. But a newly resurfaced report obtained by NBC News may provide some cold hard evidence.Read more...

The family of Irvo Otieno, a mental health patient who died in police custody, gave the gruesome details of what they saw in the moments ahead of his death. Attorney Benjamin Crump the video was an example of the inhumane ways the police treat mentally ill citizens like criminals instead of people in need of help, …Read more...

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Here’s a thought exercise. Try telling the story of Rosa Parks without talking about race or racism. Challenging, right? Well, that’s the exact dilemma now facing textbook producers hoping to get their books into the Florida public school system.Read more...

This month, the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against two petrochemical companies that may be the reason why St. John the Baptist Parish of Louisiana or “Cancer Alley” has the highest cancer risk in the entire nation, per The Guardian. Residents say the suit is too late, after being subject to poison …Read more...

I watch a lot of British TV and the one thing I’ve discovered is that their detective shows are better than ours. American procedurals can get incredibly predictable. On cop shows in the United Kingdom, you never know what to expect. Even when you know who the killer is, you still never know what’s going to happen…Read more...

The Oscars ceremony has come and gone, but we have to acknowledge that there definitely isn’t a lack of good-looking actors, especially Black men. Here are some of the Black actors we run to the theaters to see! Did we name your favorite?

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Queen Latifah is a hip-hop pioneer, TV star and Oscar-nominee. She has done everything there is to do in the entertainment business. She’s always been known as someone who uses her experience to help others in the industry. The Equalizer star continues that trend with her Queen Collective short film series, which…Read more...

A couple years ago, an 18-year-old Black teen was arrested while riding in the car with his white grandmother. Now, he’s suing the cops involved because they never said what the arrest was for besides being given a suspicious tip, per ABC 7 News. Well, what made him seem so suspicious?

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Within the past two years, conservatives have coveted “woke” as their new buzzword to drive their agenda. Most of those jokers don’t even know what “being woke” even means, which was proven through an interview with conservative columnist Bethany Mandel on The Hill TV’s “Rising.”

When you watch a Donald Glover show, you never know what to expect. Fans of his unpredictable artistry can expect another weirdly captivating project in the new Prime Video series Swarm.

I’m a Virgo, a new series from Boots Riley and Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome is headed to a small screen near us this summer. But before it does, the first four episodes of the Prime Video series premiered at SXSW recently and according to early reviews, it’s already looking to be one helluva ride.Read more...

Everybody is talking about wokeness, what it means and how the Republicans killed it. A USA TODAY poll says most people (including Republicans) see the word as something positive. And yet, the Republicans are blaming ‘wokeness’ on the second-largest bank failure. What we all know is that it was first defined by Black…Read more...

The year 2015 was an interesting time in my life. I was graduating high school, headed to college, and had just discovered a true passion for hip-hop. Growing up, I always enjoyed hip-hop and it was always popular among kids I grew up with, but I truly did not have a passion for it.Read more...

If you only look at their flawless photos, it’s easy to think that celebrities have it all together. But in a March 15 Instagram post, actress and entrepreneur Gabrielle Union-Wade confirmed that at least when it comes to parenting, celebrities are, in fact, just like us.

Celebrity stylist Law Roach may have shocked the fashion world on Tuesday with news of his retirement, but he isn’t resting on his laurels. On Wednesday, the man who helped make Zendaya a red carpet icon made his modeling debut at Boss’ fashion show in Miami.Read more...

Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after using an outdated ethnic slur on Wednesday’s episode of The View.Read more...

There’s a heated debate happening around a new course coming to the Carlsbad High School Film Academy. After a March 8 meeting, the Carlsbad Unified School District voted unanimously in favor of introducing a Film Academy Ethnic Studies class to students in the 2023 - 2024 school year. And while some parents think the…Read more...

When Drake announced the It’s All Blur Tour, fans were excited that they’d have another chance to see the most popular rapper in the world perform again.Read more...

Nearly three years after his tragic death in a helicopter crash, the city of Los Angeles bestowed one of its biggest honors on Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. On Wednesday, his hand and footprints were unveiled at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif. His wife Vanessa Bryant and their…Read more...