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A natural reaction from Whoopi Goldberg to a strange rant from Meghan McCain on The View quickly went viral. John McCain’s daughter is not happy. In case you  missed it, on Tuesday’s (March 9) episode of The View, the panel discussed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah …

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Never let it be said The Glow Up can’t spot an emerging trend. Back in January 2019, as Rihanna was debuting her first Valentine’s Day collection for Savage x Fenty, we wrote about the bad gal’s growing fashion and lifestyle empire, writing: We’re just waiting …

Nearly everyone’s given their take on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, and now, Dionne Warwick is providing hers. The music legend says she’d like to have seen it play out a bit differently. “I, personally, felt that it was a little invasive and I think …

Illustrations by Mike McQuade Image above, clockwise from top left: A U.S. Army Special Forces sniper, 1991; the aftermath of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed U.S. rescue operation in Iran, 1980; a marine during the invasion of Grenada, 1983; Captain Vernon Gillespie Jr. in Vietnam, 1964; soldiers on patrol at …

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (March 11, 2021) – Today, the NAACP revealed that legendary entertainer, film icon and two-time Image Award recipient Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame during this year’s ceremony. Additionally announced, Image Award Outstanding Female Artist nominee Jazmine Sullivan will perform–along with Grammy Award-winning singer Maxwell, who …

The name Patrick Ewing is synonymous with New York Knicks basketball, but not everyone seems to care about his legacy when it comes to their core protocols.  During a press conference for the NCAA’s Big East Quarterfinals, the nearly 7-foot Knicks legend voiced his discontentment with being stopped by Madison …

In 1996, Master P (born Percy Miller) gained 100% ownership of his No Limit Records label’s master recordings. Ownership has always been the mogul’s gameplan and he further extends this mission with a new goal in place.  The 50-year-old businessman took to his Instagram account to announce his desire to …

0 Kendrick Johnson (Image: Twitter) Last year, the massive protests taking place worldwide in wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis had led to a petition calling for an investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson to be reopened. According to the New York Post, a sheriff …

Photo: SAUL LOEB (Getty Images) The latest instance of academic racism takes us to Georgetown Law, where a professor lost her job after making disparaging comments about Black students. According to the Washington Post, professors Sandra Sellers and David Batson at the Washington, D.C., university were having a conversation over …

Last summer, as the pandemic raged on, my colleague Sophie Gilbert became a parent. It was the hardest thing she’s ever done. “Other than my husband, not a single person I love has really seen me being a mother,” she writes in an extraordinary essay. “This new person I’ve become …