Alicia Keys’ “Songs In A Minor” debut album will be re-released as a 10th anniversary deluxe edition on June 28. The new version will include special packaging, new liner notes, and unreleased tracks. One of the never-before-heard songs is “Typewriter,” a tune Alicia recorded in her Harlem apartment back in 1997. While the track lacks […]

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” Cynthia Bailey’s husband may be in some serious ish! According to MTO, Peter Thomas is currently on trial right now in a courthouse for beating up a female former employee. Peter is charged with battery and it’s likely that he is going to be found guilty and sent to jail for […]

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid. While School Daze […]

via: myfoxhouston.com GROVETON, Texas – More than 18,000 acres have burned in eastern Trinity County and western Polk County in what the Texas Forest Service is describing as “the largest fire in East Texas history The largest section of the ‘Bearing Fire’ sits between the towns of Apple Springs and Groveton, south of FM 2262 […]

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Naomi Campbell launched Jean Line with Fiorucci in Milan, Italy. Naomi showed up in black skinny jeans, a printed tank top and some furry Louboutins! The heels look like a pair of slippers gone diva, (perfect for Naomi.) Jean Line came out with its Spring/Summer 2012 menswear. Let us know what you think of Naomi […]

Every now and then a movie hits the big screen that makes you laugh, cry and ponder. It steals about two hours of your life and holds onto it for a lifetime. While I didn’t cry over the Wayans Brothers’ Don’t Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood I […]

A trending topic on twitter all day yesterday was #SignsUaSideChick and while checking my timeline I couldn’t deny the hilarity and honesty in some of the responses. Not only is it funny, it’s actually informative because some of them are real situations. You may find that you have taken part in one or more of […]

The debate over President Barack Obama’s performance on the black agenda deepens this weekend, when community activist Rev. Al Sharpton and scholar Cornel West engage in a debate at 12:30 p.m. central time Friday afternoon at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference in Chicago. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/29562

What becomes a legend most? If you’re John Legend, it’s returning to your college town and giving Him praise. Legend, in Philadephia for his tour with Sade, stopped by Cavalry Baptist Church in West Philadelphia to surprise parishioners with a taste of his singing and playing talents. Legend performed the song “How I Got Over,” […]

Michelle Obama arrived in Pretoria late on Monday for what officials have billed as her first major solo overseas trip as US first lady, to South Africa and Botswana. The first lady was accompanied by her daughters, Malia and Sasha, and her mother, Marian Robinson for the trip focusing on young women leaders and the […]

Soul songstress Jill Scott’s fourth studio album “The Light Of The Sun” drops today!  Jill stopped by Jay Leno last week to perform her new hit single “So In Love” showing off her newly svelte figure in a curve hugging red dress. In a radio interview with Big Tigger and Free on WPGC, Jill shared […]

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Jennifer Hudson’s “No One Gonna Love You” video is coming soon. And from the looks of the pics on set, Hudson, wearing a black-and-white outfit with matching bowler hat, is every bit jazz-inspired. She’s even sitting inside a dance studio! Will we be seeing Jen do some choreography for the first time?? 30 Under 30: […]