Join BET’s House Party series on Instagram Live today! DJ Trauma is hitting the turntables to give everyone a chance to party right from home this afternoon. A hit DJ currently touring with Dave Chappelle, Trauma creates, produces and spins a unique mix of hip hop, R&B, dance and Top …
Read More »The Grandniece of Millionaire and Beauty Pioneer Annie Turnbo Malone is Sharing Her Story
Many have read or heard about the late and great Annie Turnbo Malone. Some knew her as a shero in St. Louis’ historic black community, The Ville. Others know her as Madam C.J. Walker’s mentor. Moreover, she was an esteemed entrepreneur and businesswoman who established Poro Beauty in 1900 and …
Read More »Janet Jackson Asks Americans To Stay Inside
Another celeb has a message for Americans who have decided not to take social distancing seriously as the novel coronavirus hit 245,500 cases in the United States and at least 6,000 deaths as reported by CNN. “Can y’all just stay inside?” Janet Jackson posted in a now-deleted tweet on Thursday …
Read More »How to Get Your Home—and Your Home Office—Ready for Working From Home
For many us under stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, home has become the place where we spend almost all of our time. Working from home brings its own set us challenges, especially for those of who used to going into in office every day. To help us all …
Read More »Hold Your Popcorn: Candyman Postponed Until September
Image: AFP (Getty Images) The Jordan Peele-penned reboot of the 1992 horror film Candyman has been postponed to September 25, nearly three months after its original release date in June, Variety reports. In less than a month, the novel coronavirus has canceled moviegoing as theaters were one of the non-essential …
Read More »Watch The Trailer To ‘Selah and The Spades’
On April 17, Amazon studios will premiere the directorial debut from writer/director Tayarisha Poe (Honey and Trombones, Two Sentence Horror Stories) entitled Selah and The Spades. The Philadelphia-based filmmaker presents the intriguing story of a 17-year-old anti-heroine hellbent on leaving her mark on the world. From Amazon: In the closed …
Read More »Raven-Symone & Briana Latrise Shade Kiely Williams After She Brought Up Old Rumors About Raven (VIDEO)
Raven-Symone is throwing shade at Kiely Williams after her former Cheetah Girls co-star brought up her name during a recent viral Instagram Live session. “Yo, Kieley Williams was online, she’s been having my name in her mouth recently,” Raven told Growing Up Hip Hop star Briana Latrise on IG …
Read More »2020 Time Capsule #12: Do As They Say, Not As I Do
Just before the 2016 election, and then again after its results became clear, I did a series of Atlantic items on a challenge I thought the press was not prepared for. The challenge was dealing with a major political figure—Donald Trump—who fit no previous pattern of how presidents or other …
Read More »Lance Gross Stars In Series Finale Of ‘Hawaii Five-O’
HAWAII FIVE-0, the popular Friday night crime drama and a reimagining of Leonard Freeman’s classic series, Hawaii Five-O, premiered Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. After a successful ten-year run, the final episode will be airing tonight on CBS. Star alum Lance Gross joined the rebooted crime drama as a guest star in the final …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather’s Daughter Iyanna Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing NBA YoungBoy’s Baby Mama
Floyd Mayweather’s 19-year-old daughter Iyanna (aka “Money YaYa”) has been arrested for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she allegedly stabbed NBA YoungBoy’s baby mama during a confrontation over the rapper, TMZ reports. Authorities said NBA YoungBoy and one of his many baby mamas, Lapattra Lashai Jacobs, …
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