Victoria Johnson

Solange Knowles Pens Powerful Essay On Racial Discrimination And Being Uncomfortable In White Spaces

Solange Knowles penned a powerful essay on her site, Saint Heron, after she was reportedly harassed at a recent Kraftwerk concert in New Orleans, LA. According to Solange Knowles, she entered the concert right when the German electronic dance group were performing their hit “Hall of Mirrors.” (The track was later used in her brother-in-law, […]

8y ago

L.A. Reid

Bobby Shmurda Accepts Seven-Year Plea Deal In Gang Conspiracy Case

Rapper Bobby Shmurda accepted a seven-year plea deal in his gang conspiracy case. Shmurda, whose legal name is Ackquille Pollard, spent over a year and a half in jail awaiting trial after he was charged for a gang-related shooting and drug trafficking with a group dubbed GS9. The trial kept getting postponed. But now, just […]

8y ago

DJ Khaled

Nas And DJ Khaled Release ‘Nas Album Done’ Video

Nas and DJ Khaled’s “Nas Album Done” video is finally out. It’s been a month since the release of the track that announced that Nas’ long-awaited 12th studio album is finished and ready to be released. The song comes off of DJ Khaled’s latest album, Major Key, which debuted at the No. 1 spot on […]

8y ago

hbo|Vanity Fair

Issa Rae Talks ‘Insecure’ With Director Melina Matsoukas, Watch The Trailer Here

https://youtu.be/MubTJyWukp8 Issa Rae’s Insecure is set to debut on HBO next month, but before that, she spoke with Vanity Fair about her new series alongside Insecure‘s executive producer and director Melina Matsoukas. Larry Wilmore also served as the co-creator of the upcoming series along with show-runner Prentice Penny (Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Happy Endings). But for […]

8y ago

alicia keys

Alicia Keys’ No Makeup Look Stirs Criticism After VMAs, Husband Swizz Beatz Comes To Her Defense

Alicia Keys’ makeup free movement continued at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. While some social media users applauded the 35-year-old singer new look, others criticized her while commenting that she needed “a little concealer” at least. And now it seems that her husband, producer Swizz Beatz, has had enough with those who are ridiculing […]

8y ago

marvel

Marvel’s ‘Nighthawk’ Canceled, Writer David Walker Speaks Out

Marvel’s Nighthawk is getting canceled after six issues. The comic launched in May 2016 and continued as a monthly series. However, earlier this week, fans noticed that the there weren’t any release dates for the series passed October. The creator, David Walker, went to Twitter to explain why it won’t be found on comic book […]

8y ago

kerry washington

Kerry Washington’s Pregnancy Is Not The Reason For ‘Scandal’ Short Sixth Season

Kerry Washington’s pregnancy isn’t the reason Scandal will have a shortened sixth season this year as fans originally speculated. Others thought that it was due to the show’s low ratings in the past season. But in an interview with Associated Press, Washington reveals that it is neither. Instead, Washington shares that the show-runner, Shonda Rhimes, […]

8y ago

kanye west|kim kardashian|VMAs

Kanye West Admits He Tried To Impress Kim Kardashian With His ‘Cool Outfit’ Before Marriage

Kanye West was pining for Kim Kardashian for a while before the two started dating, according to the 38-year old rapper. In an interview with E! News, West shared that he would hope that he was “cool enough” to be Kim K’s boyfriend before they became an official couple. “Her [spirit] was there even before […]

8y ago

bernie sanders|Donald Trump|hillary clinton

Black Men For Bernie Leader Clears Up Rumors That He’s Voting For Donald Trump

Black Men For Bernie leader, Bruce Carter, was under fire after the rumor spread that he would be voting for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. The news came as a surprise to many since Carter originally supported Bernie Sanders, the candidate who preached for social change and equality. On the other hand, Trump is often […]

8y ago

dave chappelle|New York City

Dave Chappelle Announces Stand-Up Dates At Gramercy Theatre In New York City

Dave Chappelle is back with three new dates in New York City’s Gramercy Theatre. For fans who missed the 42-year-old comedian at Radio City Music Hall in 2014, Chappelle will be back on stage next week. The first show starts on Monday (Aug. 29) with a follow-up on Tuesday (Aug. 30), and a final show […]

8y ago

Rio Olympics|Tokyo

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Shows Up As Super Mario At Rio Olymipics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe almost didn’t make it to the Rio Olympics’ closing ceremony. Luckily, he had a solution — thanks to Nintendo. He slid down a green pipe into the arena dressed as the famous character, Super Mario. Well, he had on the character’s famous red hat and blue overalls. Although, he plumber’s […]

8y ago

k-pop|South Korea

CL’s ‘Lifted’ Video Gets Cameo From Method Man

K-pop star CL debuted her video for “Lifted” this week, and it’s paying major homage to hip-hop. Set in the genre’s birthplace, The Bronx, CL dances away with a group of friends. But that’s not all, the song also samples the classic 1993 Wu-Tang Clan song “Method Man” off of the hip-hop group’s debut album, […]

8y ago

k-pop|South Korea

BIGBANG Celebrates 10th Anniversary With 65,000 Fans In South Korea

BIGBANG decided to bring in their 10th anniversary with — you guessed it — a bang. The South Korean boy band has performed all over the world, but they ultimately returned to their home country to celebrate their decade-long career in music. It’s been awhile since BIGBANG performed in South Korea though. Therefore, one of […]

8y ago

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Watch The Trailer For ‘Hidden Figures’ Starring Taraji P. Henson

The trailer for Hidden Figures is here. The film, which is based on a true story, follows “a team of African-American women [who] provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions,” according to iMDb. Empire star Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a whiz with numbers. Johnson is […]

8y ago

olympics|usain bolt

Usain Bolt Makes History With Third Consecutive Win At Rio Olympics

Usain Bolt continues to be the fastest man alive as he won the gold for the 100m race at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil. But that’s not the only feat that the Jamaican native accomplished this year — he’s also accomplished a three-peat as the first man or woman to win three times in […]

8y ago

Marsha Ambrosius Explains Why ’90s Neo-Soul Duo Floetry Broke Up

Neo-soul duo Floetry came onto the music scene in the late ’90s. But after two studio albums, one live album and over 1,500,000 records sold, the duo, Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart, split with little explanation to fans as to why except that they had “differences.” But now in an interview with Ebony, Ambrosius is […]

8y ago

lauryn hill

Watch Lauryn Hill’s Entire Austin City Limits Performance

Lauryn Hill will be heading across North America for her MLH Caravan: A Diaspora Calling! Tour. But before that, she’s giving fans a taste of what’s to come as PBS aired her recent Austin City Limits performance in its entirety. Although the songs she performed come off of fan-favorite albums, The Score and The Miseducation […]

8y ago

beyonce|rita ora

Beyoncé’s Songwriter Explains ‘Becky With The Good Hair’

Beyoncé’s fans may finally be getting the answer to the million dollar question of the year. One of Beyoncé’s co-writers on “Sorry,” Diana Gordon, is explaining the mysterious line about “Becky with the good hair.” Apparently, it’s no one. “I laughed, like this is so silly. Where are we living? I was like, ‘What day […]

8y ago

Yasiin Bey, Formerly Mos Def, Releases Song, ‘HYMN’ On TIDAL

Yasiin Bey, the rapper and actor formerly known as Mos Def, debuted a new song, “HYMN,” on Monday (Aug. 1) exclusively on TIDAL. For the track, the 42-year-old teamed up with Ferrari Sheppard again. Together, the two make up the group Dec 99th. In the song, Bey raps about life, death and the violence that […]

8y ago

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Will Smith Says Willow Should Lie To Him More [Video]

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are known for their unique parenting style (along with their impressive acting careers), but their latest move may have Will in a tizzy. In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Will Smith explained why he wants his daughter to start lying to him. The Focus actor shared […]

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