Here’s What’s Next For Harvey Weinstein, Convicted Rapist
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday on two counts of sexual assault after more than two years of explosive accusations…
Bon Jovi’s New Nickname For Prince Harry Should Sound Really Familiar
Jon Bon Jovi and Prince Harry might be an unlikely pair, but the two are teaming up together Friday for…
Vanessa Bryant Tearfully Honors Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant At Memorial Ceremony
Vanessa Bryant honored late husband and NBA legend Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna during a special memorial ceremony hosted…
Michael Jordan: ‘When Kobe Bryant Died, A Piece Of Me Died’
Tears streamed down NBA legend Michael Jordan’s face as he eulogized Kobe Bryant at the memorial service for the five-time…
Shaquille O’Neal Proclaims Kobe Bryant ‘Heaven’s MVP’ In Memorial Speech
Shaquille O’Neal brought a sense of levity to an otherwise poignant speech at Monday’s memorial ceremony honoring Los Angeles Lakers…
Kobe Bryant’s Memorial And The Legacy Of Black Homegoings
In front of a crowd of 20,000 people mourning Kobe Bryant, WNBA player Diana Taurasi recalled watching the NBA legend…
New Footage Shows Orlando Officer Zip-Tying 6-Year-Old And Arresting Her At School
Newly released body camera footage from the arrest of a 6-year-old girl at an Orlando school shows an officer placing…
‘The Wire’ Honored With ‘Classic TV’ Award By American Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival awarded the acclaimed 2000s series “The Wire” with the Classic Television award at its honors…
Mardi Gras Indians Turn New Orleans’s Biggest Celebration Into A Day Of Rebellion
Mardi Gras Indians are an iconic part of New Orleans parade culture. Also known as Black Masking Indians, the group…
Elizabeth Warren Bludgeons Bloomberg Over Sexual Harassment And Discrimination Claims. Again.
Elizabeth Warren came out of the gates swinging during Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate ― and her first target was…
Black Hair Defined: Readers Share Their Videos, Photos And Stories
In the weeks since we debuted “Black Hair Defined,” hundreds of readers have responded through email and social media, sharing…
Oprah Winfrey And Gayle King Dish On 1-Night Stands, Sexting
Besties Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King got down to some funny truth-telling on an episode of “The OG Chronicles” posted…
Muslim Women Break Down The Myths Around Hair And Hijab
As a Muslim woman who chooses to wear khimar (kee-mar) or a head-covering, I have often encountered some of the…
‘Notebook’ Costume Designer ‘Bawled’ After Hearing Kobe Bryant Got Allie’s Dress For Vanessa
The costume designer for “The Notebook” has spoken out in response to Vanessa Bryant’s emotional eulogy for her late husband,…
Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate Crime 65 Years After Emmett Till’s Death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching…
Second University Of Oklahoma Professor Is Under Fire For Using The N-Word In Class
A professor at the University of Oklahoma has recently come under fire for repeatedly using the N-word while reading from…
Report: U.S. Right-Wing Extremists Killed 330 People In Last Decade
Domestic right-wing extremists have killed over 300 people in the United States in the last 10 years, a new study…
Terrifying ‘Candyman’ Trailer Has Blood, Bees And More Blood
Someone said Candyman one too many times because the first trailer of the reimagined horror classic has arrived and it’s…
Bloomberg On Ex-Felon Voting Rights In 2018: ‘They’re Not Going To Vote Anyway’
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg released a plan last month to restore voting rights to convicted felons who have served…
Tichina Arnold Gets Peed On By Goat During Goat Yoga On ‘Lilly Singh’
Sure, goat yoga looks fun until the goat starts acting like a goat. “The Neighborhood” actor Tichina Arnold seemed to…
People Are Hilariously Blaming Jordan Peele For Ruining Classic Songs Forever
People quickly responded to the clip on Twitter, hilariously calling out the film’s producer, Jordan Peele, and saying the trailer…
Diversity & Entertainment Exec Debra Langford Has Learned to Prioritize the Personal Over the Professional
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power…
“Onward” Will Feature Disney’s First LGBTQ Animated Character Voiced by Lena Waithe
In the land of firsts, Disney has just come up with another! The Pixar animated film Onward will feature Disney‘s…
Erika H. James Becomes The First African American Dean of Penn’s Wharton School of Business
The prestigious Wharton School of Business is getting a new dean–and making history. The University of Pennsylvania just announced that…
Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs Are Cashing In On The $75 Billion Market
via instagram: @snoopdogg Black celebrities are venturing into the legal marijuana industry, and cannabis is proving to be very lucrative…
H.E.R. Collaborates with Diff Eyewear
For someone who hasn’t exposed much of her face, this collaboration makes the most sense! Grammy award-winning singer H.E.R. (Gabriella…
Coca-Cola Anticipates Shortage of Diet Coke Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak, also known as the coronavirus, has had such an impact that it is now threatening the shortage…
Black NASCAR Driver Is the First With Autism
NASCAR driver Armani Williams (Image: Team Armani Racing) Despite being only 19 years old, Armani Williams is already making history.…
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lingerie Line is Taking Over, While Victoria’s Secret Tanks
Rihanna has leveraged her social media power to quickly grow her lingerie brand to an estimated annual revenue of $150…
Susan Taylor Batten Is Championing Equity for Black Communities and Black Foundation Executives
For nearly 50 years, the Association for Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) has been committed to promoting effective and responsive philanthropy…
This Black Woman-Owned Radio Network Celebrates Seven Years On-Air
One of the most notable black-owned online radio networks in the country is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Since its conception…
Five Mississippi teenagers face capital murder charges for allegedly killing a 16-year-old girl
Five Mississippi teenagers have been charged with capital murder after they allegedly killed a 16-year-old girl in her Biloxi home.…
ALL Kobe Bryant memorial items removed from eBay
Online marketplace eBay is refusing to sell any memorabilia from Kobe and Gianna Bryant‘s public memorial due to a policy…
Bhad Bhabie threatens to kill Skai Jackson, mothers step in
Rapper Bhad Bhabie threatened to kill actress Skai Jackson (Credit: Twitter) White rapper Bhad Bhabie, who is most notably known…
‘First Wives Club’ reups for second season on BET+
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) RonReaco Lee, Michelle Buteau, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Tracy Oliver and Mark Tallman attend the…
Oregon man found guilty of double murder in MAX attack
Jeremy Christian (Credit: BETH NAKAMURA/AFP via Getty Images) An Oregon man was convicted of killing two men who stepped in…
Snoop Dogg explains to ‘Red Table Talk’ that losing Kobe and Nipsey so soon made him ‘lose control’
Snoop Dogg‘s highly publicized interview with The Red Table Talk has finally been released. During the candid sit down, he…
OPINION: The Gayle King vs Snoop Dogg debacle woke up cells of pick-me’s & Black woman haters
Days after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, journalist Gayle King became entangled in a…
‘Sistas’ cast defends Tyler Perry against critics who say he shouldn’t be writing for women
Sistas (Credit: Sistas Facebook) After Tyler Perry revealed that he has no writer’s room and pens all his own scripts,…
Louisiana judge apologizes for using the n-word, resigns after controversy
WBRZ reported Thursday that Judge Jessie Leblanc yielded to public and political pressure by tendering a letter of resignation. It…
Years after his murder, House finally passes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill
Lynching grew one step closer to becoming a federal crime yesterday after the House passed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act.…
Dylann Roof staged hunger strike to protest treatment inside federal prison
Dylann Roof, the white supremacist convicted of murdering nine Black church members in Charleston, South Carolina as they attended Bible…
Ava DuVernay is bringing Octavia Butler’s ‘Dawn’ to television
Ava DuVernay is partnering with Amazon and Macro Television Studios to bring Octavia E. Butler’s sci-fi novel Dawn to the…
Police arrest mom moments after she sees her daughter’s dead body
Jaya Beemon’s mother said she was overwhelmed with grief while viewing her dead daughter’s body when Chicago police arrested her.…
Ramona Hood appointed first Black woman FedEx CEO
Ramona Hood (Credit: FedEx) Ramona Hood is the first Black woman to be named CEO of a FedEx company. Hood…
Queen Elizabeth feels ‘sensitivity’ toward Prince Harry, royal historian says
Queen Elizabeth‘s past may have played a role in her being “entirely supportive” of Prince Harry‘s decision to “step back”…
Octavia Spencer transforms in Netflix series on Madam C.J. Walker
Netflix Netflix just dropped the first official trailer for its upcoming series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam…
Jimmy Kimmel mocks Pence’s ability to tackle coronavirus: ‘What’s his plan, abstinence?’
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel joked on Wednesday that Vice President Mike Pence would fumble an attempt to contain the coronavirus after…
Jordan Peele puts his own spin on ‘Candyman’
Universal Pictures The first official trailer for Candyman just dropped and in it, we see that Jordan Peele is putting…
Jon Bon Jovi teases Prince Harry music collaboration: ‘We’re doing it’
Fans might not have guessed that Jon Bon Jovi’s next music collaboration would be with Prince Harry. The musician, 57,…
Tyler Perry’s nephew dies from apparent suicide in jail
Tyler Perry and his family are grieving after his nephew, Gavin Porter, apparently died of suicide. According to TMZ, the…
‘Law & Order: SVU’ renewed for record 22nd season
NBC is giving three-year renewals to its drama series from veteran producer Dick Wolf, including the perennial “Law & Order:…
Jason Johnson reportedly benched from MSNBC after labeling Sanders aides ‘island of misfit Black girls’
Dr. Jason Johnson has reportedly been benched from appearing on MSNBC after he made controversial comments about the Black women…
Maitland Ward says Steven Spielberg has some reason to ‘be concerned’ about daughter’s new adult film career
Steven Spielberg has some reason to be concerned about his daughter’s budding career in the adult entertainment industry, former sitcom…
Erika James becomes first woman and African American named dean of Penn’s Wharton school
The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business will now have a Black woman serving as its dean in Erika…
‘Happy Days’ star Cathy Silvers breaks leg during hike: report
“Happy Days” star Cathy Silvers is on the mend. The 58-year-old actress, best known for playing Jenny Piccalo on the…
Inmate kept in solitary for refusing to cut his dreadlocks seeks court intervention
A Pennsylvania inmate has spent more than a year in solitary confinement because he refuses to cut his dreadlocks. Eric…
Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli heading for trial in October for college admissions scandal
Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are set to go to trial in October 2020 for their…
Kobe Bryant’s sister Sharia Washington gets a tribute tattoo in honor of him and Gianna
Shaya Tabb, Kobe Bryant, Sharia Washington (Credit: Sharia Washington) Kobe Bryant’s sister has immortalized him and daughter Gianna with a…
Mandy Moore reveals she nearly walked away from the entertainment industry
Mandy Moore is reflecting on a time in her life when she nearly left her career behind. The now-35-year-old star…