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Nick Cannon is being criticized for statements he made during a recent conversation with former Public Enemy member Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin on a June 30 episode of his podcast, Cannon’s Class. According to Forbes, the discussion between Cannon and Professor Griff was immersed in what is being described as “anti-Semitic …

Viola Davis has always been outspoken about issues of diversity in Hollywood. While the Oscar winner may have more access than she did 10 years ago, that doesn’t mean she is going to stop fighting for the actors and creatives on the rise. Davis, who joined Black Lives Matter protests …

Photo: Erik Voake (Getty Images), Aaron J. Thornton (Getty Images) In a new letter sent to U.S. Attorney General William Burr, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington and other celebrities demand that the Department of Justice re-examines the death of Danroy “DJ” Henry, a Black Pace University …

Many people were surprised by Kanye West’s announcement last week on July 4 that he plans to run for president during the 2020 election. Now, West’s good friend, collaborator and fellow Grammy winner John Legend is weighing in on the matter.  The singer-songwriter shared an extensive Twitter thread on Monday …

Without intervention, the COVID-19-induced economic crisis is in danger of becoming a housing crisis. Data on rent payments are hard to come by, but one survey has found that a third of Americans say they failed to make a full housing payment in June. By September, more than 20 million …

Police in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear, Arizona announced on Monday (July 13) that they arrested Empire actor Bryshere Gray on domestic violence charges. The arrest comes after a nine-hour standoff with a SWAT team that began on July 12 at around 10:15 p.m. According to a police statement, officers …

Iggy Azalea is letting everyone know the name of her baby boy. Via her Instagram account on Tuesday (July 14), the Australian rapper introduced her first son Onyx Carter. She shared an audio clip of herself talking to her “baby boy,” which was watermarked “Amethyst & Onyx.” Iggy’s real name …

Iggy Azalea is letting everyone know the name of her baby boy. Via her Instagram account on Tuesday (July 14), the Australian rapper introduced her first son Onyx Carter. She shared an audio clip of herself talking to her “baby boy,” which was watermarked “Amethyst & Onyx.” Iggy’s real name …

Photo: Benjamin Clapp (Shutterstock) For decades, organizations like the National Organization for Women, Feminist Majority, and the American Association of University Women were heralded as the frontline orgs championing women’s rights. The limits of that “championing” were always clear to women of color: These organizations centered specifically and almost exclusively …

3. A major abortion decision (June Medical Services v. Russo) While the ruling does not signal that abortion is safe at the Supreme Court, it’s a message that anti-abortion advocates cannot simply expect the Court to reverse abortion rights just because conservative justices now dominate the bench. — …