Fans have been calling for a Verzuz battle between Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, but super producer Timbaland says he has other plans for the “We Belong Together” singer. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series has seen some legendary artist match-ups so far. Fans now want a …

A Black family in Florida received a racist note demanding they remove decorations outside their home celebrating the high school graduation of twin sisters. The family found the anonymous letter in their mailbox on Thursday. It referenced posters displayed on the front yard of twin teenagers Xanah and Xarah Sproul, …

Naturi Naughton has found love in the age of COVID-19. On the latest episode of OWN’s Girlfriends Check In, the Power actress revealed she’s been boo’d up with a mystery fella while in quarantine. “Quarantine has made my relationship stronger,” Naughton said, adding, “Our family bond became strong because we …

A statue of reggae artist Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica. Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) If you’ve ever heard the statement ‘anti-Blackness is global’ and wondered what it truly meant, consider this news: the Supreme Court in Jamaica, an island whose population is around 80 percent Black people, has ruled in favor …

Terry Crews has issued an apology to Gabrielle Union for not publicly supporting her following her departure from America’s Got Talent and the subsequent racism allegations she levelled against NBC. In the days following her exit from the talent competition show, Crews appeared to distance himself very quickly amid Union’s …

Tim Lahan There are balloons, and then there are balloons. There’s the domestic balloon, over which we shall quickly pass—the sad little sphere that you blow up at home, with your own laborious, why-am-I-doing-this carbon dioxide. A lot of pathos, for whatever reason, attaches to this balloon. Then there is …

Domino’s Pizza in New Zealand has pulled the plug on its promotion offering free pizza to women named Karen. The pizza giant came under fire this week over the offer that promised to give all “nice, law-abiding Karens” a free pizza in Australia and New Zealand. The goal of the …

Demonstrators raise their arms and chant, “Hands up, Don’t Shoot”, as police clear them from the street as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Protests are scheduled to happen in St. Louis, Missouri this Sunday in response …

In the second episode, Taparia herself details how she got married at age 19 to a man chosen by her father. The camera follows her husband as he brings her a cup of tea while she stressfully combs through her clients’ “marriage bio-data,” as the résumé-style list of qualifications is …

Last summer, Disney revealed that they had finally found their Ariel for the upcoming live action reboot of their classic animated film, The Little Mermaid. The Disney princess will be played by actress Halle Bailey, who is one half of the popular R&B singing duo Chloe x Halle. While many …