Celebrities

Tamar Braxton was hospitalized last night (July 16).  The Braxton family has now released a joint statement.  According to the New York Post, a spokesperson for the family stated, “Tamar has had a very tough and emotional day – more information will be coming in the next few days. Please pray …

Actor Idris Elba is giving his opinion on why racist television shows and films should also follow a rating and warning system.  Speaking with the Radio Times on Tuesday (July 14)  the 47-year-old Luther actor said that he believes that offensive content needs to be labeled for viewers.  His comments …

“I just want you guys to know that it is no joke,” Whitfield posted. “I’m feeling much better today, thank you for everybody who knew they had not heard from me and reached out… I just have been out of it.” Whitfield also told her 978,000 followers that she would …

Michelle Obama may no longer be in the White House but her voice is more powerful than ever.  The former first lady has given us everything from a bestselling book to a hit documentary on Netflix, now she has a podcast.  Via Higher Ground, a production company founded by Barack …

Jay-Z and Rihanna, among a host of celebrities, have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding a reopening of an investigation into the tragic death of Danroy “DJ” Henry in 2010. Henry, a student at Pace University in New York, was fatally shot by a white police …

Supermodel Tyra Banks has left the runway and entered the ballroom.  Following the July 13 announcement that long term host Tom Bergeron and his co-host Erin Andrews would be leaving the ABC hit show Dancing with the Stars, the network announced that fashion model Tyra Banks would be the new …

Nick Cannon was trending yesterday (July 14) for comments he made about race and ethnicity. Now, his relationship with ViacomCBS  has been terminated. In a June 30 YouTube video, Cannon spoke with former Public Enemy member Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin, who was reportedly kicked out of the group for anti-Semitic …

On top of playing Michelle Obama for the Showtime series First Ladies, Viola Davis will also play Nanisca, a general of the all-female military unit known as the Amazons. The film, which will be  directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, is set  during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Kingdom of …

When The Help was released in 2011, there was some criticism that the film harkened back to an old movie tradition of showcasing Black women as maids and white characters as their saviors. Viola Davis defended her role at the time, which earned her an Oscar nomination. Over the years, …

While protesting the police killing of Breonna Taylor outside the home of Kentucky District Attorney Daniel Cameron in Louisville, Kentucky, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was one of several people arrested on July 14.  The reality star was held in police custody without bond on counts of …