Don Cheadle and his longtime partner Bridgid Coulter have secretly tied the knot. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday (June 30), The Black Monday star told guest host Wanda Sykes that he and Coulter married during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many were already under the impression …
Read More »Tabitha Brown Claps Back At Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams had some words for Tabitha Brown and the social media mogul responded with shade that was full of peace and love. On a July 1 episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the talk show host criticized Brown for retiring her husband, Chance Brown, from the LAPD, where he …
Read More »Jay-Z’s Roc Nation School Announces “Hood Marketing 101
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation School Music, Sports & Entertainment has added some new courses into its curriculum for fall 2021. Partnering with Wieden+Kennedy, an internationally known advertising agency, the school scheduled to open at Brooklyn’s Long Island University will offer a “Hood Marketing 101: How Blackness is Bought,” How to Be …
Read More »Black Father Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing 5-year-old Son Over Eating Cheesecake Slice
A father of four in Milwaukee, Wisc. named Travis Stackhouse killed his 5-year-old son over a slice of Father’s Day cheesecake. On Tuesday, Stackhouse was sentenced to stay behind bars for 20 years. He will also face eight additional years of extended supervision, per FOX6’s report. In May, Stackhouse pleaded …
Read More »BET Awards 2021: Celebrating The Year Of The Black Woman
Ladies, where y’all at? It was the “Year Of the Black Woman” in full effect at the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday, June 27 where, outside of the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, BET.com spoke to several celebs on the red carpet to see who they were most excited to …
Read More »Miya 'Soho Karen' Ponsetto Charged With Hate Crime for NYC Hotel Incident
Miya PonsettoPhoto: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Do y’all remember Miya Ponsetto, one of the Becky-est Karens to ever perform acts of Susan-try against Black people who were trying to mind their own business? Well, if you’ve forgotten, Ponsetto is the Piru, Calif., woman who, last December, was caught on video …
Read More »Kevin Gates Shares He Was A Victim of Child Sex Abuse
During a guest appearance on the “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson,” podcast Rapper Kevin Gates said that he and Tyson share a common reason why boxing and martial arts were so important in their lives growing up. Just minutes into the interview when asked about what led to Gates’ deciding to …
Read More »Bobby Brown And Keith Sweat ‘Verzuz’ Is Tonight
Two R&B powerhouses are slated to square off in the next Verzuz battle. Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown will go head to head as part of Essence magazine’s virtual Festival of Culture. The live event is slated to start at 8 p.m. EST and can viewed via VerzuzTV, Essence.com, Triller …
Read More »Tabitha Brown Claps Back At Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams had some words for Tabitha Brown and the social media mogul responded with shade that was full of peace and love. On a July 1 episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the talk show host criticized Brown for retiring her husband, Chance Brown, from the LAPD, where he …
Read More »Black-owned Swim Cap Brand Made For Thicker Hair Types Barred From Tokyo Olympics
After two friends named Michael Chapman and Toks Ahmed crossed paths with a woman who “struggled with the size of her swim cap,” the entrepreneurial men designed a larger cap which could accommodate bulkier hair types, such as curly textures or Afro hair, according to the company’s website information. The …
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