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Starting almost 30 minutes late for his press conference, President Trump—surrounded by a bevy of white men (literally everyone behind him made up the evolution of white men)—appeared to use the strategy officially called “bubble guts,” softening his tone against Iran, which was vastly different than the Twitter tone…Read more...

Celebrity branding has come a long way in recent years. Though stars have been slapping their name on products for decades, the new crop of celebrity entrepreneurs is taking an emphatically hands-on approach with their product lines. Whether it’s Zendaya bringing along stylist Law Roach to help co-design her line with…Read more...

Let’s get this sentiment out of the way—fuck cancer.Read more...

As a black woman, mother and grandmother, the words I want to hear from presidential candidates on “public education” are this: How do we innovate for, build true academic progress around and save trapped black students from dysfunctional education systems?Read more...

This summer, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and three first-round draft picks for superstar Anthony Davis, which is like going to a car dealership and trading in a Dodge Neon for a Cadillac Escalade. That’s quite the come up, right? Until you drive off the lot and the check engine…Read more...

Hello to my people who are making cooking resolutions?!? Oh there you are! Regardless of what those resolutions may be (meal prep, trying your hand at a big baking project, sneaking more vegetables into your diet, whatevs!) it’s not a bad idea to make some small — and inexpensive! — but impactful upgrades to your…Read more...

Empire may be on a midseason hiatus, but Jussie Smollett is still on some people’s minds!Read more...

If the whiteballing of former quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn’t enough to boycott the NFL how about Beyoncé’s husband crossing the picket lines to bring us a halftime show starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira? The NFL is so racist and ridiculous that ESPN talking forehead Stephen A. Smith actually came back to his…Read more...

Given the choice of superpowers, would you rather have the ability to fly or the power of invisibility?Read more...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has quite the audacity and the unmitigated gall. Following a PR nightmare with its all-white acting nomination list for the EE British Academy Films Awards (known as the BAFTAs), it looks like the academy’s nerve went even further than you can imagine.Read more...

I’m an Arizona native. While I rather like it here, I am always befuddled by the people we elect to power—none more so than Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Az.)Read more...

Like many American citizens, the Iran crisis has rapper Cardi B feeling a little on edge. Over the weekend she expressed a desire to obtain her Nigerian citizenship to avoid any retaliation attacks.Read more...

Numerous missiles have been fired from Iran into Iraq, targeting multiple U.S bases in the region.Read more...

In a stunning turn of events, conservatives on the internet seem to be making a plea for comedy to become softer? Dare I say, perhaps more politically correct?Read more...

“We’re grown girls, but we’re still little girls that cry silently. If you weren’t there, you’ll never understand it,” says Jovanté Cunningham, one of R. Kelly’s alleged victims in Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning.Read more...

Throughout the course of its lengthy history, the NFL has gone to great lengths to remind black folks of our place in its league. Legends like James “Shack” Harris and Jim Brown had to endure all types of bullshit to even get on the field and I won’t even start with the Colin Kaepernick debacle. But if you really want…Read more...

Just about every award ceremony hands out awards, then also hands out extra special awards that stand out from the routine awards. For example, the Golden Globes have their Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Grammys have their Lifetime Achievement Award.Read more...

While Madea may be laid to rest, Tyler Perry isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.Read more...

On Monday, the Trump administration unveiled its controversial pilot program that will collect DNA samples from migrants and immigrants in U.S immigration custody.Read more...

Trump’s favorite ingrown toenail, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, took shots at former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who’s currently being whiteballed by the NFL, and Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, because that’s what Lindsey Graham does.

In what continues to be an impeachment trial tug of war over whether witnesses would be allowed to testify, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might’ve drummed up enough support to pass his version of rules that would halt Democrats’ push to call for new evidence and witnesses until after the trial begins.

If there were a “stars—they’re just like us!” moment we expected to kick off the new decade (after Beyoncé kicked off awards season by bringing her own champagne—carried by her bodyguard—to the Golden Globes), we for sure didn’t think it’d come from Rihanna. After all, in 2019 she was named the world’s wealthiest…Read more...

No shit.Read more...

Everyone has that one thing they’re very proud of when it comes to their bodies. Some people have flawless skin that is maintained through an intense skincare regimen. Some people have abs because they can actually stick to a healthy lifestyle and fitness routine. I have my hair. I’ve been in a love-hate relationship…Read more...

Awards season is buzzing and it’s time for GLAAD (formerly known as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) to dip their toes into the pool. LGBTQ Advocacy honorees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards have been announced and we spot a fabulous choice—Janet Mock!

Black people have enough problems without police unnecessarily complicating our lives, and it makes it extra disturbing that more than a dozen police officers in Los Angeles just got caught doing exactly that.Read more...

Alright, so boom.

In such a rich film year, how can the awards season be so damn bland and predictable? Oh right, that good ol’ unseasoned concept known as systemic racism.Read more...

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It’s been frustrating in recent years watching the Democratic party try too hard to appeal to a group that wants nothing to do with it. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) seems to know that frustration first hand.Read more...

While the Golden Globes may not have seen her (or any black people to be real), the Directors Guild of America certainly has.Read more...

If you’re reading this and you happen to be a cis-gender male between the ages of 18-25, relax. You are not going to get drafted.Read more...

We’ve all heard that mo’ money equals mo’ problems, but on Sunday Lizzo reminded us that mo’ fame equals mo’ trolls, especially when you’re a big, beautiful black woman who unashamedly twerks on demand.Read more...

In the months since Nipsey Hussle’s death, countless tributes have surfaced as his family, friends, and fans have come to grips with such an unexpected loss. Murals have popped up throughout Los Angeles and award shows have celebrated his legacy, but one of the most unique ways his memory lives on is through a book…Read more...

The family of an incapacitated woman who was raped and impregnated at her long-term healthcare facility has sued the state of Arizona and two doctors for negligence.Read more...

In what can only be described as the biggest switch since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air replaced dark-skinned Aunt Viv with light-skinned Aunt Viv and acted like nothing happened, former national security adviser John Bolton now claims that he’s ready to testify in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial.

This year’s Golden Globe Awards witnessed Chet Hanks, Tom Hanks’ son, speaking patois on camera, which left the entire Internet asking, “But why, tho’?”Read more...

Well, here’s something you don’t want to pick up from Walmart during the post-holiday sales: As reported by CNN, a store location in Edinboro, Pa., has been deliberately infested with bedbugs, seemingly dispensed via the men’s changing room.Read more...

I’m convinced that President Trump has several photos of a buck-naked Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) holding an equally naked goat in a seedy hotel room lit only by Russian-prostitute-urine-scented candles, as we’ve not seen this level of commitment since this cat saw bacon.

Have you ever spent New Year’s Eve in Denver?Read more...

“You don’t see us, we don’t see you,” seemed to be the resounding sentiment of the 77th annual Golden Globes—at least, as far as black talent was concerned. The kickoff to the 2020 awards season started with a whimper, rather than a bang, and while the carpet wasn’t entirely melanin-deficient, it was definitely…Read more...

In case you’ve been living under a rock, simply don’t care, or don’t like to involve yourself with messy drama and stunt queens, then this is everything you need to know about the possible war with Iran, why Trump did what he did, and why we all are about to die. Sike, we aren’t going to die because this fight is…Read more...

I remember learning from countless teen magazines and books on teen grooming that summer was, allegedly, your skin’s danger zone. All that sweating! All that sun! All that chlorine from pools! But I have always found the opposite to be true, from my adolescence on up. A little bit of salt and pool water and all that…Read more...

If Vince Carter was a wine, he’d be a Château Lafite 1869 or perhaps a 1947 Cheval Blanc: universally revered while gracefully aging in Nancy Pelosi’s wine cellar. But he’s not a wine, he’s an eight-time NBA All-Star, who at 42-years-old is still somehow doing shit like this:Read more...

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The 77th Golden Globes were...a tad unseasoned.

Lifetime has found a way to piss off another former spouse of hip-hop royalty.Read more...

NBC News reported Saturday that authorities in Portland, Oregon, have charged 23-year-old Jasmine Renee Campbell with multiple hate crimes for allegedly snatching the hijab from the head of a 24-year-old Saudi Arabian exchange student attending Portland State University on Nov. 12 at a transit stop, according to a…Read more...

Damned be the black man that has an opposing opinion.Read more...

A thing that has always troubled me about conservative America, is the propensity towards justifying US aggression against Islamic adversaries by taking the “A Muslim is a Muslim is a Muslim” approach.Read more...