Diddy recently sat down for an interview , where he called out the entertainment industry for not putting black people in top-level positions. He explained that while they make the record labels billions as executives, people overseas are recruited to run the label versus a person of color. “You have these record companies that are […]
Mo’Nique isn’t finished taking aim at Oprah Winfrey. On social media, the Oscar Award winning actress and comedian compared the media mogul to fake jewelry. For the past few months, Mo’Nique has launched a Boycott Netflix campaign, which also includes her unfiltered thoughts about Oprah, Lee Daniels and Will Packer. This week, Mo’Nique caught wind of a Global Grind interview, where Oprah commented on the […]
Former first lady Michelle Obama is opening up about her upcoming memoir, “Becoming Michelle Obama”. Over the weekend, she opened up about the book stating, Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience. It has allowed me, for the very first time, the space to honestly reflect on the unexpected trajectory of my life. In this book, […]
Adrienne Bailon isn’t necessarily a fan of Mo’Nique’s delivery. As you know, for the past few weeks the comedian and Oscar-Award winning actress had made headlines for criticizing Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Lee Daniels during her comedy routine. Adrienne weighed in on her thoughts noting that the majority of people on social media co-sign Mo’Nique […]
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton’s son, Julian, allegedly pleaded to have 911 called last week so that he wouldn’t have to visit with his dad. According to TMZ, 911 audio from the phone call has surfaced where the nanny is heard speaking with the dispatcher. The nanny says, [“The Nanny: Hi, we need you to […]
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton’s son, Julian, allegedly pleaded to have 911 called last week so that he wouldn’t have to visit with his dad. According to TMZ, 911 audio from the phone call has surfaced where the nanny is heard speaking with the dispatcher. The nanny says, [“The Nanny: Hi, we need you to […]
Maxwell isn’t on Twitter’s good side after a recent Black History Month tweet. He said, “Including everyone in black history month is beneficial to all of us ’cause not all of us look [like] a typical black. #blackblueredwhitebiegehistory” He caught flak for the since-deleted tweets, and according to a woman who uses the Twitter handle, “@GeauxGabby,” […]
Tyler Perry, who built his career on creating movies for African-American audiences, is now under fire for his upcoming TLC series, which stars mostly white actors. “That’s totally reverse racism because it was coming from African-American people,” Perry said in a new interview with the Associated Press. “I don’t know if it was because they thought […]
Facebook has added free video calling to its Messenger app. Users can access simply by tapping the video camera icon to start a call. Once a call begins, you can switch back-and-forth from the front-facing and rear cameras or turn the camera off altogeter. The feature, which works on both LTE and Wi-Fi, will compete […]
This is funny to me. According to TMZ, Madonna says she had no idea people would take such offense over her use of the n-word yesterday — even though at 55 she probably should. Madge released a statement moments ago saying she’s not a racist … and her use of the hashtag “#disni**a” in reference to […]
Gospel singer and Sunday Best winner Le’Andria Johnson has called her manager Mathew Knowles a crook. She blasted Knowles on twitter saying, I HAVE NOT SAID NOTHING FOR 2YRS NOW!!! MATHEW KNOWLES IS A CROOK!!! AND I WANT OUT!!! I’M TRIED OF BEING BULLIED!!! WOW! Click here for the full story.
Robert Glasper has released the music video for the first single off his second album Black Radio 2. Check out the “Calls” featuring the lovely Jill Scott. Black Radio 2 will be in-stores and online on October 29th.
