Somewhere in a small section of hair hell, weaves and half wigs are looking up to us naturalistas wondering where it all went wrong. No…

Kobe Bryant has won a temporary reprieve from a judge regarding the court battle between him and his mom in her attempt to sell his…

Mother’s day weekend is here and all the kids from all over the world have made cards, are buying flowers with Dad, and going through their fifth speech on how they better not act up on Sunday. But in case your kid needs a little help with expressing everything they want to say to Mom, […]

Despite her new three-month prison sentence, Lauryn Hill is still giving thanks to all those who helped her during her tax and legal troubles. The…

I’ve been wanting this all of my life, so it feels great,” a beaming Candice Glover told The Hollywood Reporter after “American Idol’s” top three results show on Thursday. Still, the 23-year-old St. Helena Island, South Carolina native said she’d spent weeks “practicing my songs for when I get cut. … Just because you have […]

Sheila Howard (pictured) is behind bars at a Clayton County, Ga., jail and charged with shoplifting, criminal trespassing, and contributing to the delinquency of a…

It’s not hard to find a Detroit resident who’s willing to go on camera and complain about the city and the politicians elected to run…

Terrence Howard has finally put his bitter divorce from Michelle Ghent in the rear view mirror. A judge finalized the split this week, according to TMZ, and the “Red Tails” actor “made off like a bandit in the property settlement.” According to the divorce order, Terrence gets the lion’s share of marital property — including […]

It’s commencement time for many HBCUs. Last week I spoke at Fisk University and Saturday I address the graduates at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As with all commencement speeches, my goal is to  motivate and inspire, something I struggled with this year more than others. I mean, there are always some proud moments that […]

Adoptive mother to Joshua, 2, star of OWN reality show “Raising Whitley” airing on Saturdays at 10 p.m. It was extremely challenging but sometimes when you don’t know something’s coming, you don’t have time to prepare for or to think, you just do. I had my parents here so they helped me adjust. The thing […]

Dennis Rodman and Barack Obama are not on the same page when it comes to North Korea and its little leader, Kim Jong-un. Rodman was spotted out and about in LA yesterday by TMZ. As we reported, he’s headed back to the communist country on August 1 to reopen the political dialogue with Jong-un … […]