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LL Cool J has enjoyed a career that has spanned three decades and counting and is one of the few rappers turned actors who has sustained his visibility across the genres. Over the weekend, the rapper born James Todd Smith received a Kennedy Center Honor along with other notables, cementing his legacy for years to […]
Oprah Winfrey will remain CEO of OWN for the next eight years after signing a new deal with its parent company, Discovery Communications. In addition to locking in O through at least 2025, Discovery also shelled out $70 million to acquire an additional 24.5 percent stake in OWN from Winfrey’s Harpo. Inc. “Creating OWN and […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill’s lawyers renewed their call for a judge who sentenced him to step aside on Monday, saying “there was an FBI investigation” into her conduct and his gun and drug case. The imprisoned musician’s legal team wrote in a court filing that he and his representatives were aware of the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christiane Amanpour is helping PBS fill the gap created by Charlie Rose’s exit. On an interim basis, public TV stations will be able to air Amanpour’s weekday public affairs program that originates on CNN International. “Amanpour on PBS” was to begin airing Monday on New York’s PBS station and be available […]
Today marks the 48th birthday of an indisputable rap legend, Jay Z. While most fans are celebrating by listening to their favorite albums and sending out quotes from their most beloved lyrics, others are completely raining on on the parade. A tweet that was sent out during the last few hours of November is still […]
LaVar Ball has pulled his son LiAngelo off the UCLA basketball team to get ready for the NBA. There’s just one problem – he's not projected to be in the NBA Draft.
Tracy Martin gets a tattoo of his son, Trayvon Martin, on VH1’s show “Black Ink Chicago.”
The 26-year-old was found beaten with her throat slit in a remote area near Montego Bay, Jamaica.
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Speaking at the scene of the one of the climactic confrontations of the civil rights movement, Alabama Democrat Doug Jones on Saturday again made his pitch that Alabama’s black and white voters have unified concerns that he can best represent. “They face more issues in common,” Jones said after walking during […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Convicted of murder in the deadliest attack of the civil rights era, the one-time Ku Klux Klansman glowered when the judge asked if he had anything to say before going to prison for a church bombing, which killed four black girls in 1963. On cue, Bobby Frank Cherry pointed at a […]
The Pied Pedo of R&B is being sued for allegedly being a homewrecker. According to reports, a Mississippi sheriff’s deputy is suing R. Kelly for breaking up his marriage. Kelly has responded to the lawsuit, arguing that the deputy himself has had affairs, along with a love child. Hinds County sheriff deputy Kenny Bryant sued […]
DETROIT (AP) — Prominent clergy, Detroit elected leaders and community activists are calling for due process in support of U.S. Rep. John Conyers who faces allegations of sexual harassment from several women who once worked for him. Detroit NAACP President the Rev. Wendell Anthony, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and county Clerk Cathy Garrett were […]
