You can almost guarantee that whenever you tune into an episode of Red Table Talk, you’re going to get the raw and unfiltered truth from Jada Pinkett Smith and her daughter Willow Smith. On this week’s episode, the mother-daughter duo openly revealed that they both once considered getting a “BBL” — also known as …
Read More »Arbitrator Rules Donald Trump’s NDA With Omarosa Manigault Is Unenforceable
A New York Arbitrator ruled Monday former President Donald Trump’s nondisclosure agreement (NDA) with former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman is “unenforceable.” Arbitrator T. Andrew Brown said in his ruling the terms of the NDA were “highly problematic” because it did not adhere to typical legal standards. Brown went on …
Read More »Role Call: Haile Gerima's Sankofa Finds a Home at Netflix, Thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY
Nelly performs onstage during the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 17, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo: Isaac Brekken for iHeartMedia (Getty Images) The 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards will honor Nelly with the “I AM HIP-HOP” award on October 5. Per a press released sent to The …
Read More »My Dad Is Dead. His Landlord Just Evicted Him.
Trent Parke / Magnum When my father’s heart stopped, I had no choice but to keep moving. He had lived alone, and I understood that managing the logistics of his death—planning his funeral, settling his debts, divvying up his belongings—would be an enormous task. Those looming practical matters infuriated me; …
Read More »J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival Will Return Next Year
J. Cole’s second annual Dreamville Festival was put on hold back in 2020 due to COVID. The event has officially been rescheduled. According to Billboard, Dreamville Festival will be held at Dorothy Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina and will take place from April 2 to April 3, 2022. Adam …
Read More »Jeezy Announces Partnership With French Liquor Brand Naud Spirits
While celebrating his recent birthday on Tuesday, Grammy-nominated artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and media multihyphenate Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins officially announced that he has a new business partnership with French liquor brand, Naud Spirits. The brand Naud Spirits is best known for its award-winning cognacs as well as its growing line of …
Read More »Following R. Kelly’s Guilty Verdict, Ex-Mentee Sparkle Speaks Out
Screenshot: YouTube/CBS Chicago On Monday, disgraced R&B entertainer Robert Sylvester Kelly, known to most as R. Kelly, was found guilty on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking in violation of the Mann Act. Now, one of his ex-mentees, Stephanie “Sparkle” Edwards is speaking out and sharing her thoughts …
Read More »We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic
A year after the United States bombed its pandemic performance in front of the world, the Delta variant opened the stage for a face-saving encore. If the U.S. had learned from its mishandling of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, it would have been better prepared for the variant that was already …
Read More »Will Smith Says He Avoided Making Films About Slavery
In his upcoming GQ cover story for the November 2021 issue, actor Will Smith shares why he avoided accepting roles about slavery. “I’ve always avoided making films about slavery,” he said. “In the early part of my career … I didn’t want to show Black people in that light.” Adding, …
Read More »Chuck D’s R. Kelly Comments Spark Controversy
A day after R. Kelly was convicted on all counts in his racketeering and sex trafficking case, Chuck D is speaking out about the potential prison time the R&B singer could face following formal sentencing. Taking to his Twitter account, the Public Enemy member compared Kelly’s case to those of …
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