August 2015 Blog Posts (131)

The September issue of Vogue is the fashion magazine’s biggest of the year. It is available this morning. They’ve placed an African-American icon on the cover.

Congratulations, Beyoncé. The headline reads, “Just B: Beyoncé and the Art of Global…

If you've been in a committed relationship, whether it was for months or for years, you know that breaking up is hard to do. For some, the official ending of the relationship is something they expected for quite a long time, and when it happens, they experience a sense of freedom and relief. Others are blindsided by the relationships…

Halle Berry- 49 years old

Jackee Harry- 59 years old

David Crosby- 74 years old…

Dana Hannah

Janelle Brooks…

Sesame Street, the emblem of our childhoods, has fallen victim to the whims of a generation with a shorter attention span and will officially shorten its episodes to 30 minutes down from its usual hour. The change will take effect November 16.

PBS Kids and Sesame Workshop made the decision after a test 30 minute version “in response to the positive…

If you're planning on going to the movie theater this weekend to see Straight Outta Compton, you may notice some extra security in the theater.

Universal Pictures, the studio behind the N.W.A. biopic, says it is paying to provide extra security personnel…

It wasn’t that long ago when Migos first came on the scene with “Versace," but they already have plenty of sons in the rap game.

The group's Quavo tells Billboard magazine, "We influenced a lot of rappers, man... It’s a different type of delivery, so if…

Producer Jazzy Pha is accused of screwing over a Georgia recording studio by refusing to pay $113,000 in recording costs. Patchwerk Studios won a judgement against Pha’s Sho’Nuff back in 2007, but Pha has managed to keep his assets away from the courts, withdrawing cash from a company bank account just before it was due to be…

Fidel Castro- 89 years old

DeMarcus Cousins- 25 years old

Danny Bonaduce- 56 years old…

Aliceteen Morrow

Antonio Brown

Deborah Perkins-Trotman

Desiree Bridgeford

Jacquelyn Patrice Parris

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Four white men carrying military-style rifles and sidearms added a disquieting element to riot-torn Ferguson, Missouri, when they began patrolling the streets before dawn on Tuesday, which police quickly labeled "inflammatory."

The men said they were…

Three managers at a Lowe's Home Improvement store in Virginia have been fired after they fulfilled a customer's racist request.

Delivery driver Marcus Bradley was on his way to the customer's house when he was suddenly called back by the store. He was told by…

Busta Rhymes is being investigated for an incident that occurred at the BET Awards in June.

A woman named Kim Simpson alleges she and her friend were dancing at the show and accidentally bumped into the rapper who was not happy about it. She claims he…

A young Mississippi couple who are charged with attempting to join the Islamic State were ordered held without bail Tuesday, pending federal grand jury action on the charges.

Twenty-year-old Jaelyn Delshaun Young and 22-year-old Muhammad "Mo" Dakhlalla,…

Word on the street is Chris Brown has a new girlfriend. We’re hearing he’s dating Ammika Harris and if the rumors are true, he definitely has a type — she looks a lot like his ex, Karrueche Tran.

One star who wasn’t in attendance at Straight Outta Compton’s Hollywood premiere last night was the group's former manager Jerry Heller. He told TMZ…

Alex McKenzie

Amber Richardson

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Sir Mix A Lot- 52 years old

George Hamilton- 76 years old

Peter Krause- 50 years old…

New Edition will be getting the bio-pic treatment on a BET mini-series.

The network just announced plans to produce its first music-focused scripted movie, telling the tale of the '80s group over the course of three nights.

Group members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Trevsant have signed on to…