October 2016 Blog Posts (47)

On the cover of a special Oct. 23 edition of T, we celebrate seven people redefining our culture. Each of our subjects — who were captured on video, by big name artists — not only embodies our definition of great, but our understanding of its power.

To the First Lady, With…

A Houston 911 call center operator was arrested on Oct. 14 after allegedly hanging up on a frantic caller, citing that "ain't nobody got time for this," according to reports.

The moderator, later identified as Crenshanda Williams, has been charged and put under police investigation after supervisors…

If you were hoping to dress up as a clown this Halloween, you'll have to find your costume somewhere other than Target. The retail giant has pulled clown masks from its stores.

Creepy clown masks reportedly began disappearing from stores last week, and the company officially confirmed it was…

Well if you had any doubts that Nicki's butt was real or fake, here is the proof. But judge for yourself. And how are those twerking skills? Nicki Minaj was performing at her TIDAL concert when she decided to give the audience a little bit of a show.…

Tommy Ford -- who famously played Tommy on the '90s sitcom "Martin" -- is on life support at an Atlanta hospital after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen ... his wife tells TMZ.

Ford has been hospitalized since Sunday and his health has declined ever since.…

Janet Jackson is one glowing mom-to-be.

The 50-year-old singer is officially confirming her pregnancy and showing off her growing baby bump exclusively with PEOPLE.

“We…

An unarmed Oklahoma man shot dead by a police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month had the hallucinogenic drug PCP in his system when he died, a medical examiner said Tuesday.

Terence Crutcher, 40, had "acute phencyclidine…

*Kim Kardashian has addressed her share of false stories written about her on gossip blogs, but one recent story in particular has caused the reality star to put her legal team to work

According to Page Six, Kim has filed a federal lawsuit against…

‘Apprentice’ Producers Say They Have Footage of Trump Using N-Word, But Face $5M Fine if They Leak It

*A TV producer claimed Sunday that producers from Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” have unaired, raw video of him using the n-word, but…

*Poet and activist Staceyann Chin used Donald Trump’s hot mic comments as a teachable moment for her young daughter about consent.

Chin and her daughter Zuri have gone viral with their Facebook video addressing Trump’s leaked comment about how his fame…

Growing up in the '90s had its perks. Pogs, Tamagotchis, Starter jackets, Guess Jeans outfits, Grant Hill's Filas, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, homemade mixtapes, Blockbuster videos, Bagel Bites, BrainQuest, and those weird transforming McDonald's toys. ALL OF THAT WAS DOPE.…

Earlier this week, Prince's sprawling Paisley Park residence was opened for public tours for the first time ever. The TODAY Show shared an exclusive sneak peek of what a fan can expect from entering into Prince's world earlier this week, including displays of the prolific artist's many instruments,…

Why Black lives matter.

Black lives matter.

They matter because they are children, brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers.…

The Hendersonville father charged in the shooting death of his 11-year-old daughter was indicted by the Sumner County Grand Jury Thursday.

Timothy Batts, 29, was indicted on all of his four charges including reckless homicide, false reporting, tampering with…

A Georgia police officer still faces criminal charges, including felony murder, stemming from the 2015 shooting death of a mentally ill Black man in Decatur.

According to Atlanta’s 11Alive, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge J.P. Boulee denied a motion Tuesday to drop charges against former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen, who shot…

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the cast of The Big Bang Theory, the popular sitcom now in its 10th season, are the highest paid actors on U.S. television. Their last round of contract negotiations in 2014 played out like an episode of a Ryan Murphy drama and resulted in key players Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons and Johnny…

Rod Temperton, the songwriter behind Michael Jackson's hit singles "Thriller," "Rock With You" and "Off the Wall," died last week in London following a brief battle with cancer. He was 66.

Rod Temperton, British Composer and Musician, died last week at the age of 66 in London following a brief aggressive battle with cancer," Warner/Chappell CEO Jon…

It's not who it should be to possibly save their new marriage *clears throat*. But it's a rapper that apparently has gotten tired of the foolishness.

Who is…

If it feels like there's never anything to watch on Netflix, it's not your imagination.

While there's a name for the hours we sink into streaming our favorite shows and movies, there's not really one for the hours we spend scrolling through catalogs to find just the right title. Swiping through Netflix can often feel fruitless, and there's a…