Lady Gaga’s ‘Stupid Love’ Is A Sci-Fi Adventure And Return To Cosmic Pop Form
The new era of Lady Gaga is finally here. After weeks of social media teases, the Mother Monster unveiled a new single, “Stupid Love,” at midnight Friday. If you thought…
‘Ben Affleck’ Dancing In Viral Video Isn’t Ben Affleck But He Should Be
A viral video of a Ben Affleck-lookalike dancing seemed to have some Instagram viewers believing it was the Batman actor himself. Celebrity gossip site The Shade Room posted a clip…
In ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,’ Alex Newell Aims To Be The Queer Black Icon He Never Had
Eight years after “Glee” catapulted him to stardom, Alex Newell is back in a new television role that hews closer to his truth than ever. The Massachusetts native’s singing and…
Jury Rules Man’s Deadly Tirade On Portland Train Was Fueled By Racist, Religious Bigotry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has ruled that Jeremy Christian callously disregarded the lives of the three men he stabbed on a Portland light rail train, was fueled by…
Hilton Hotel To Host Neo-Confederate Group Conference On Last Day Of Black History Month
Despite concerns from racial justice activists, a North Carolina branch of the Hilton Hotel chain will host a gathering for a group devoted to valorizing the Confederacy — which fought…
New York Democrats Battled Bloomberg As Mayor. Now Some Back His 2020 Blitz.
On a surprisingly warm day in 2004, Mike Bloomberg, then the GOP mayor of New York City, took the stage at the Republican National Convention in Madison Square Garden to…
How to Launch Your Startup Without Investors
The lack of diversity among startup founders isn’t about talent or intellect. It’s money. A study published by RateMyInvestor exposed the bitter truth: Black startup founders only make up a…
Netflix’s Strong Black Lead Podcast Is Returning
Netflix has been curating a library of black film classics in its streaming library in addition to producing its own original content. The company announced that it will bring back…
McDonald’s Surprises Teen Entrepreneur with $25,000 on the “Tamron Hall Show”
: (L-R) McDonald’s mother-daughter franchisee duo Marissa Fisher and Marla Thrower surprise teen CEO Nia Phillips-Harper, pictured with her mother, Dedra Phillips, with a $25,000 check to help grow her…
George Mason University Appoints Its First African American President
This week, George Mason University made history in selecting its new president. Gregory Washington will serve as the university’s first African American president in the school’s history. He replaces interim…