Tamar Braxton’s fans are furious with the folks over at The Real after the co-hosts failed to acknowledge the axed former panelist during the season three premiere of the show. The Tamartians seemed to have expected the remaining four co-hosts to publicly speak on Tamar’s dramatic firing during the premiere of the new season, but
Rapper/actor Common has emerged as one of music’s loudest voices for social activism in the last few years, most recently releasing the stirring video for his “Black America Again” anthem, which paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Soon, Common will shift his focus to the New York City school system. It was announced on Monday
Bill Nunn, a character actor best known for his portrayal of Radio Raheem in director Spike Lee’s 1989 film “Do the Right Thing,” has died. He was 63. Nunn’s wife, Donna, confirmed his death to the Associated Press and said he had been battling cancer. Word of his death first arrived via Instagram and Facebook posts from Lee, who also worked with Nunn on the 1988
Pharrell Williams has something else to be “Happy” about. The singer/producer and his wife Helen Lasichanh are expecting their second child, PEOPLE confirms. The couple broke the news Thursday while stepping out for a CHANEL-hosted dinner to celebrate their new fragrance N°5 L’EAU. The pair, who married in October 2013, are already parents to son Rocket
Chance The Rapper and Salt-N-Pepa will be rocking the stage at Keep a Child Alive’s 13th annual Black Ball, joining other KCA performers including co-founder Alicia Keys, A$AP Rocky and Patti Smith in New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom/Manhattan Center on Oct. 19. “We have an electric lineup of performers both legends and new-comers this year and I know the energy in the room is going to
Celebrity emoji packs seem to be popping up everywhere you turn, but Eboticon has crowned the newest reigning king. In a matter of hours, the Not Karlton Banks Emoji Pack by Eboticon has surpassed Ellen DeGeneres, Kim Kardashian, and even Facebook on the Overall App Store chart – peaking at number 2. Behind the great works of Eboticon’s Not Karlton Banks Emoji
After years of people saying Michael Jordan hasn’t done anything for the Black community, he’s made an effort to change that over the past few months. The basketball great recently donated $5 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture and released a statement after the deaths of Orlando Sterling and Philando Castille. Sadly, the violence hasn’t stopped and Jordan has
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelbywill be charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher at a Thursday afternoon presser, ABC News reports. On September 16, Terence Crutcher, 40, was fatally shot and killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after police responded to reports of a stalled vehicle. As two separate investigations continue, led by the Justice Department
During his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour stop in the nation’s capital, the New Yorker donated $1 million to fund a new scholarship initiative in his name. “One of the biggest blessings is getting the chance to one day be able to give back,” the Bad Boy head honcho said to a packed Verizon Center
Ne-Yo, Mary Mary and Nigerian artist Wizkid are among the acts comprising the music lineup for the inaugural Essence Festival Durban. The sister event to the annual Essence Festival New Orleans will take place Nov. 8-13 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium and the International Convention Center in Durban, South Africa. Over six days, it will feature global performers and speakers as