“I’m fighting for my f-ing life”
Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File R. Kelly is speaking out for the first time since he was arrested for 10…
What To Expect From ‘True Detective’ Season 3, Another Crime Show Set In The Ozarks
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Alencia Johnson on how Hollywood can help highlight critical issues facing women
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Misogynoir, Celebrity Worship Made The Media Botch Reporting On R.Kelly-Aaliyah ‘Marriage’
“Illinois Authorities are looking into a Cook County marriage license issued three weeks ago in the names of Robert Kelly…
Man admits to killing Airbnb tenant over $149 in unpaid rent
(Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia — A man admitted in an Australian court on Monday that he choked an Airbnb guest…
Regina Hall Gave 2018’s Best Performance, But Awards Season Has Barely Noticed
This year’s Best Actress contest has a wild-card slot, and I have a suggestion for who should fill it: Regina…
FUBU staging comeback, announces partnership with Century 21
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The Torture King Of Reality TV Explains How He Dreams Up ‘Survivor’ Challenges
On some isolated island, members of a marooned group of reality TV stars are strapped to two large windmill contraptions…
Rapper and ‘Love & Hip Hop: NY’ star, Juelz Santana begins 2-year prison sentence
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Kristen Roupenian’s Prison Experiment | HuffPost
In 1971, Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo hired 18 young people for what was intended to be a two-week experiment: In…
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch back on market for fraction of previous asking price
Michael Jackson (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) Two days before HBO is set to air a controversial documentary on two…
How To Prepare For The End Of Roe v. Wade
It’s not difficult for Robin Marty to envision a future America where “pregnant people may need to travel across state…
White Tulsa police officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher will not face federal civil rights charges
In this Wednesday, May 17, 2017 file photo, Betty Shelby leaves the courtroom with her husband, Dave Shelby, right, after…
‘Hell Has No Wrath Like A Millennial Scorned’: Lawyer Suing Fyre Festival Gives Updates On Case
Hundreds of FOMO-driven attendees were still on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma, grappling with the reality that the first…
New marijuana legislation could finally help balance the scale of war on drugs effects on the Black community
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) States across the country have begun to change their stance on the use and sale…
‘The L-Word’ Remembered: The Lesbian Drama That Changed It All Turns 15
It always feels compulsory: I’m hungover or sad, eating takeout with friends. Then it’s like I’ve been hexed, the spirit…
Georgia woman loses it all in Cash App scam
The best part about this saving tip is that you have to do nothing! Set up a savings account with…
With The Arrival Of ‘Fyre,’ The Netflix vs. Hulu Documentary Feud Continues
“Let’s just call it what it is,” Oren Aks, the former head of design, marketing and social strategy for Fyre…
Drake says Meek Mill has made the “best comeback of all-time”
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The 2019 Oscar Letdown: ‘Black Panther’ And ‘A Star Is Born’ Are Dark Horses Now
The Oscars have joined the world’s spirited “Wakanda forever” refrain, exalting “Black Panther” ― 2018’s highest-grossing release ― with the…
Milwaukee mother accused of pulling gun on her teenage son: ‘I’m gone get you!’
Milwaukee mother Shamika Parks is facing charges for bringing a gun onto school ground and disorderly conduct after pulling it…
Get In, Millennials, We’re Going To Congress
On Jan. 3, 31-year-old Katie Hill posted a tweet about her first day at a new job. “Sometimes in the…
‘Yellow, coloured, mulatto’: IBM apologizes for racially insensitive language on application
(© Sanjay Deva – Fotolia.com) Tech company, IBM, is apologizing about insensitive race terms made during a so-called “accidental situation”…
What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’
When I was a child, I often joined my mother in prayer at the shrine in her bedroom. The shrine…
New York City pilot to cover costs of doulas for low-income families, but is it enough?
(Photo: Fotolia/Zffoto) New York’s Department of Health is launching a pilot program starting on March 1 to allow Medicaid to…
Inside The Rabid Fandom Community That Keeps ’90 Day Fiancé’ On Air
There are two subreddits associated with the TLC reality show “90 Day Fiancé.” There’s the primary account, /r/90DayFiance, and then…
Is Porsha Williams getting a pre-baby spin-off show?
(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment ) Porsha Williams is on cloud nine as she anticipates the…
A ‘Green Book’ Best Picture Win Proves Hollywood’s Still A Sucker For White Saviors
Capping off a year that boasted movies as progressive as “Black Panther,” “The Favourite” and “BlacKkKlansman,” the Oscars took us…
Oprah Winfrey to have blunt interview with men who say Michael Jackson molested them
In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo Wade Robson, from left, director Dan Reed and James Safechuck pose for a…
Ignore The Online Backlash Cycle: Marie Kondo’s Netflix Show Is Good
Marie Kondo is back, baby, and this time she’s coming for all your books Netflix’s voracious audience. It seems a…
Solange shocks the internet BlackPlanet reboot and sparks hopes for new music
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Michael Jackson Documentary About Child Sexual Abuse Charges Leaves Crowds Shocked
PARK CITY, Utah ― The premiere of a searing four-hour documentary about Michael Jackson’s history of alleged sexual abuse cast…
Cohen: Trump called Black Americans ‘stupid,’ said countries run by Blacks are ‘sh*tholes’
Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February…
How ‘Dynasty’ Integrated Venezuela’s Devastating Crisis Into Its Rebooted Plot
In a decade of reboot deluge, the 1980s series “Dynasty” has strutted back. The show, this time on The CW,…
South Carolina Man dies days after police remove him from care of EMS
A South Carolina family is demanding answers after they claim their loved one died days after Charleston police signed him…
In The Age Of Conspiracy TV, We Can’t Help But Watch ‘True Detective’ All Wrong
At some point during the third season of the resurrected HBO show “True Detective,” I developed an itch. It’d creep…
Samuel L. Jackson slams Donald Trump over Spike Lee diss
Spike Lee accepts the Adapted Screenplay award for ‘BlacKkKlansman’ from Samuel L. Jackson onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards…
The Oscars Had No Host And They Were Better Than Ever
We’ve learned a big lesson Sunday evening: Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler can save anything. Also, award show…
John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, and more stars at Byron Allen’s 3rd Annual Oscar Gala
Getty Images Byron Allen hosted his third annual Oscars gala benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel…
Not Even ‘Green Book’ Can Stop Progress At The Oscars
On Monday morning, President Donald Trump had something to say, as he often does. This time, it was in response…
Jordyn Woods says too much booze is to blame for her hookup with Tristan Thompson
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There’s Something Fishy About ‘Vice’ Getting So Many Oscar Nominations
When news of Adam McKay’s latest movie first spread, cinephiles were excited. Here was the writer of “The Big Short”…
‘Empire’ star Terrance Howard breaks silence on Jussie Smollett’s case
Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Deadline/Awardsline In the weeks following Jussie Smollett’s alleged hate crime, inquiring minds have been…
Rhys Ernst Wants To Make A Trilogy Of Movies About Trans Men
In the 1992 movie “The Crying Game,” when Stephen Rea’s Fergus learns that the woman he has fallen in love…
Jussie Smollett may have conceived of alleged hoax after attack on Lee Daniels’ gay cousin
Jussie Smollett and Lee Daniels attend the after party for’The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ premiere at TAO Downtown on…
‘Honey Boy’ Is Where Shia LaBeouf Went To Sort Out His Demons
“What do you want me to say? I’m a piece of shit,” Shia LaBeouf shrieks early in “Honey Boy.” Really,…
Can the Black community trust a former prosecutor? Sen. Kamala Harris says “Yes!”
NEW ORLEANS, LA- Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) knows that there are people in the Black community who are skeptical about…
‘Late Night’ Erases Joan Rivers’ History As The First Female Late-Night Host
The crowd-pleasing comedy “Late Night” has so far proved to be this year’s Sundance smash, selling to Amazon for a…
Maryland Art College apologizes for “whites only” policy in place for nearly 60 years
MICA (Facebook) Maryland Institute College of Art is finally addressing its racist past through an exhibit curated by one of…
The Dance Scene No One Wanted: An Oral History Of The ‘She’s All That’ Prom
The year was 1999. Some of us were waiting for our dial-up to connect to The Internet while rewinding our…
King Keraun on his hilarious series ‘That White People Sh*t’
FUSE Keraun Harris, better known as his online alias King Keraun is a producer, actor, comedian, and Internet personality who…
How Do You Choreograph A Teen Sex Scene On TV? Start With Animal Mating Rituals.
In an unmistakably teenage bedroom, complete with red mood lighting and a glittery lava lamp, a high schooler named Tanya…
Sudden resignation of TIME’S UP CEO comes as son is accused of sexual misconduct
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The Maniacal Costume Designer Behind ‘The Masked Singer’ Speaks
Taylor Swift. Katy Perry. Ariana Grande. Monster. Unicorn. Rabbit. These are just a few of the brass-hat stars who’ve been…
Mea culpa: NYT erroneously reports Jussie Smollett charged with ‘faking his own death’
Jussie Smollett attends Espolòn Celebrates Day of the Dead at Academy Nightclub on November 1, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo…
Inside ‘Leaving Neverland,’ The Film Detailing Michael Jackson’s Alleged Child Abuse
The four-hour documentary “Leaving Neverland,” which left the audience stunned at last week’s Sundance Film Festival premiere, presents an unimpeachable…
North Carolina candidate asks for new congressional election
Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional race, prepares to testify during the fourth day of a public…
How To Write About Death When You Don’t Know How To Grieve
After her father’s death from cancer, Katharine Smyth found herself waiting to be stricken with an unendurable wave of pain,…
Denzel Washington to direct Michael B. Jordan in ‘Journal for Jordan’
(Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) Michael B. Jordan is set to star in a drama film called Journal for Jordan,…
In Order To Fight Zombies, Lupita Nyong’o Wrote A Letter To Taylor Swift
On Sunday night, Lupita Nyong’o and the cast of “Black Panther” won the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ top prize ―…