About Cortney Hicks

Venus Williams is one of the finest players and has been credited with bringing about a change in women’s professional tennis. Venus along with her sister Serena Williams, another regular Grand Slam winner, have actively played and won more Olympic gold medals than any other female tennis player. See Video

  After news spread yesterday that former Disney star and Dancing With The Stars runner-up (in season 16) Zendaya Coleman would be cast to play Aaliyah in a new Lifetime biopic, fans already agitated about the idea of the singer’s story being made into a movie had a field day on Twitter last night (and […]

Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the slow speed police chase of OJ Simpson’s white Bronco. John Blackstone reports. See Video

Casey Kasem, who entertained radio listeners for almost four decades as the host of countdown shows such as “American Top 40” and “Casey’s Top 40,” died early Sunday, according to a Facebook post from his daughter Kerri Kasem. See Video

  Wearing a gorgeous wedding gown by British designer Alice Temperley and a cathedral-length veil, the 35-year-old hip-hop star and xXx actress wed the British Gumball 3000 motor rally CEO and co-founder and fellow fashion designer on Saturday, June 13 in Ibiza, Spain. Read More

Today marks exactly 20 years since NFL star O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman were found dead in Los Angeles; it also marks the 20th anniversary of  O.J.’s subsequent murder trial, which had a massive impact on American culture. Read More

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 37-year-old Washington confessed on not really wanting to talk about juggling her work on the hit ABC series and being a mom. See Video  

  We’ve lost yet another Black legend. Iconic actress, activist, poet and screenwriter Ruby Dee passed away at 91 years old. Read More

Jay Kelly (pictured), the youngest child of superstar R. Kelly and VH1 “Hollywood Exes” reality show star/dancer Andrea Kelly (pictured), has just revealed that he is a transgender boy on his Instagram account. Jay, who formerly went by Jaya, has changed his Instagram profile description to reflect his name change to “Jay, transguy, ukulele” and used the social media platform to discuss his transition. The 13-year-old explained that […]

Power couple Magic and Cookie Johnson cover the July 2014 issue of EBONY magazine where they exclusively discuss weathering the storm around the recent controversy concerning Donald Sterling, their nonstop business endeavors, how they keep their love going as empty nesters and living a fulfilled life with HIV. Read More  

Congratulations are in order! Rapper Lil Kim gave birth to a baby girl on Monday, and the self-described Queen Bee gave the bouncing bundle of joy a regal name: Royal Reign. Read More

We have been reporting for months on the epic divorce battle in which Master P and estranged wife Sonya Miller have been publicly dragging each other through the mud and fighting it out in court of their kids. Read More