Lil Wayne’s Slammin’ Kobe Bryant Tribute Rocks The BET Awards
Five months after Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, the rapper delivered a timely tribute for the BET Awards Sunday. (See the full performance below.) The five-time…
The 2020 BET Awards Made Sure Black America Was Seen And Heard
It’s been a month since George Floyd’s killing sparked national protests. News outlets and social media timelines have started to show less coverage of police brutality and misconduct despite continuing…
Jada Pinkett And Jaden Smith ‘Disgusted’ By Shane Dawson ‘Sexualizing’ 11-Year-Old Willow
When you mess with one member of the Smith family, you mess with all of them — a lesson controversial YouTuber Shane Dawson learned the hard way over the weekend.…
Barack Obama, Other Celebs Tip Caps To Negro Leagues’ 100th Anniversary
Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the…
Jennifer Hudson Is Note-Perfect As Aretha Franklin In First ‘Respect’ Trailer
Viewers got their first glimpse of Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin over the weekend with the release of footage from the forthcoming biopic “Respect.” The trailer (viewable above), which debuted…
Cam Newton Signs With New England Patriots, Excites Fans For Unexpected Reason
Many Patriots fans were thrilled that the team signed quarterback Cam Newton on Sunday ― but not just for football-related reasons. New England’s former quarterback, Tom Brady, has six more…
White Actors Won’t Voice Nonwhite Characters On ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’
“The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” are the two latest animated TV shows to make changes in their voice casting. On Friday, “The Simpsons” producers issued a statement saying that the…
Sarah Cooper Skewers Donald ‘All Of A Sudden I’m President’ Trump Trying To ‘Second Term’
TikTok’s favorite comedian Sarah Cooper blasted another one out of the Rose Garden Friday with a mocking imitation of her special target, Donald Trump, semi-hungry for a second term. This…
The ‘Katrina To COVID Class’: How The Coronavirus Era Affects New Orleans Students More Acutely
This story about the ‘Katrina to COVID Class’ was produced as part of the series Critical Condition: The Students the Pandemic Hit Hardest, reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report,…
Stevie Wonder Slams Trump, Racism: ‘Sad’ When ‘I Can See Better Than Your 20/20 Vision’
Stevie Wonder is leaving no doubt about what he thinks of Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric. The music icon recalled just some of the president’s past offensive statements — from calling…