“It’s easy to forget now, when we’ve come so far, where now marriage is equal under the law, just how much courage was required for Ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago,” Obama said at the ceremony at the White House. “What an incredible burden that was to
Several parents of children involved in the Chattanooga bus crash Monday (Nov. 21) voiced their opinions about the driver and suspect behind the incident that killed five children and injured several others. CNN reports the incident happened Monday afternoon when Johnthony Walker picked up 37 students from Woodmore Elementary School to take home. Police believe speed played a factor in the
Last year it was reported that the Game was sued by Priscilla Rainey for $10 million following an alleged sexual assault while she was on his She’s Got Game show. TMZ is reporting that an Illinois court ruled in favor of Rainey, and that Game has been ordered to pay $7.13 million. When the case
Robert Johnson, the founder of BET, recommends that African Americans have an open mind about President-elect Donald Trump and search for areas of agreement with him and GOP lawmakers, CNBC reports. “Trump is a business guy, and I think he’s going to tilt towards finding [a] way to use fiscal policy … to move the economy forward,” Johnson told CNBC. “Let’s
Just when we thought Marvel’s Black Panther film couldn’t get any more lit, the comic franchise surprised us with another cast addition. Marvel announced Monday (Nov. 21) that Angela Bassett would be joining the already jam-packed cast. Bassett, who is currently acting on FX’s American Horror Story: Roanoke, will reportedly play Ramonda, mother of T’Challa aka, Black Panther
The pickup comes three weeks into the unscripted series’ run. Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party is returning for a second helping. VH1 has renewed the unscripted series from Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart for season two, it was announced Monday. The pickup comes just three weeks into the show’s run. The series opened to a 1.5 rating
Kanye West was hospitalized for stress and exhaustion Monday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles following several chaotic days on tour, according to news reports. And the remainder of the rapper’s North American tour dates have been canceled, following a Sacramento show brought to a halt when West delivered a stream-of-consciousness speech before storming
An Alabama police officer has been fired for sharing racist memes, including one about Michelle Obama. Talladega Police Officer Joel Husk was terminated Wednesday for violating the department’s social media and code of conduct policies, City Manager Patrick Bryant said. Husk had posted several memes on his Facebook page, including one showing Obama and Melania Trump. “Fluent in Slovenian,
President-elect Donald Trump told reporters he will live in the White House after he takes the oath of office, but that his wife Melania and 10-year-old son Barron will be living in New York temporarily to allow their son to finish out the year at the same school. During a photo op at his Bedminster
“Crazy” Kanye West is acting a little too young, wild and free for Snoop Dogg’s taste. The patron saint of marijuana shared an unimpressed Instagram commentary on West’s aggressive word salad at his half-hour Sacramento, Calif., show on Saturday, mustering a grimace of boredom and concern as he puzzled over the rapper’s rantings. “I smoke weed. Weed