Black Twitter let some of these “New Black” celebrities have it for being blissfully oblivious about racial issues. There have been quite a few moments…
For African-Americans, the 2015 Oscars will end up being remembered best for Common and John Legend’s moving performance of “Glory” from the film Selma, which took home its only Oscar for Best Original Song. Unfortunately, it might also end up being remembered for not having any African-American nominees, although Selma was also nominated for Best […]
In an interview with Billboard, Kendrick Lamar made some controversial comments while talking about police brutality and what the nation should do about it. He specifically referenced the rioting and hence, the Civil Right Movement sparked by the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was gunned down in Ferguson, Mo. “But when […]
Last night, in the midst of protests in reaction to the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, the Staten Island cop responsible for choking and killing Eric…
Last night, in the midst of protests in reaction to the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, the Staten Island cop responsible for choking and killing Eric…
[Warning: Clip contains graphic NSFW language] NEW YORK (AP) — Though the Lifetime movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B drew criticism from fans upset with casting and the way it depicts Aaliyah’s life, executive producer Wendy Williams says she wouldn’t do anything differently if she had it to do again. Aaliyah fans took to Twitter, […]
Basically, the Lifetime movie Aaliyah Princess of R&B, which aired on Saturday night, was an epic fail for Lifetime. Even casting director Twinkie Byrd tweeted that she’d have to “pick herself up, dust herself off and try all over again.” Black Twitter was brutal, creating the trending topics #LifetimeDisrespectsAaliyah and #LifetimeBeLike, complete with hilarious miscasting […]
Apparently Oscar-winning actors are not enough to make up for whitewashing history. It’s beginning to look like any film set in ancient Egypt during biblical times will automatically be criticized for whitewashing its characters for the mainstream audiences. The Huffington Post reports that the upcoming film Exodus: Gods and Kings is the latest feature to catch […]
Jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are projected to grow by 17 percent by 2018, compared to 9.8 percent for jobs in other fields,…
Tupac Shakur is alive somewhere in Cuba. No, he’s in Mexico. Didn’t you listen to Machiavelli? Tupac faked his death. The CIA killed Tupac. If you’re…
Wow, Black Twitter does have a nice side after all. Today, the Twitterverse honored us with #BlackWomanAppreciationDay and it was a pleasant surprise. Along with posting…
This year’s National Fundamentalist Conference, held at Clay Mills Road Baptist, in Kentucky has stirred up some controversy. When the conference decided to do a boxing match skit the pastor’s assistant, Joseph Pickens, showed up in blackface, playing the character of 80’s TV star, Mr.T. Pickens posted his photo as Mr.T on Twitter saying, “#NYFC […]
