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WJKS Kiss 101.7 in Delaware has some explaining to do. The station allegedly decided to remove actor Tyrese from their building after he spoke on the air about the liquor stores in urban neighborhoods. Tyrese had appeared on the station to promote his new album, and then spoke about how liquor stores should not be […]

I’m hearing that Rihanna may have fallen for her hot co-star in her latest video for “We Found Love.” Reports from the Ireland set of Rihanna’s new video is that the Bajan beauty has been flirting outrageously with her co-star, boxer turned model Dudley O’Shaughnessy, and has made no secret that Dudley is next on […]

Kandi is getting her own reality show! After returning to the spotlight through Bravo’s “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” cameras, the network has granted the singer her own solo special, aptly titled “The Kandi Factory. According to TheYBF, the show will follow Kandi as she “helps other artists reach their musical dreams. She will give two […]

Tia and Tamera Mowry appeared on “The Wendy Williams” Show today and Tia may have outed Queen Latifah as being gay – by accident, of course! Wendy had asked the new mom about how she lost her pregnancy weight and Tia gave all the credit to celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins (who we all know is […]

For decades American government’s efforts to house the poor have relied on the construction of subsidized housing plots more commonly known as “Projects.” The term, originally used to describe the improvement projects city planners believed these developments would amount to, has instead become synonymous with inner-city blight and crime. Today, urban legend, news reports and […]

Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren will star in a reality show, the family announced today. According to carltonjordan.com, Swati Dlamini, granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told reporters: “The show will be about their lives as young, black women…we’re not wearing ‘I’m a Mandela’ T-shirts.” Her cousin Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, who is the granddaughter of the late Evelyn Mandela […]

Matt Kemp strips down for Flaunt magazine’s latest issue. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ soon-to-be MVP (fingers crossed) gets wet for the black-and-white shoot while showing off his body, briefs…and tattoos. You’re welcome. Read an excerpt below: His yearlong dalliance with pop singer Rihanna began seven months after her previous boyfriend, pop singer Chris Brown, battered […]

Across our media landscape the number of Black faces representing us as anchors, pundits, and hosts are slim to none. But in the last decade, a number of esteemed journalists, politicians, and educators have made the transition from their respectful careers to the TV screen analyzing everything from civil rights issues to entertainment, sports, and […]

Amber Rose appeared on New York’s Hot97 morning radio show yesterday where she cleared up some rumors and addressed host Peter Rosenberg who had wondered why she (“a hot girl who used to sleep with Kanye”) deserved to write a book. Read and watch excerpts of the interview below: On Stripping At Sue’s and Meeting […]

Police corruption is a major problem in the United States. Some police officers turn bad to make money through ripping off drug dealers and even dealing drugs themselves. Some try and cover up their own acts of brutality, murder and even torture. Police corruption happens in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans and every major […]

Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace is defending his wife Kimsha after she allegedly put Shaunie O’Neal on blast via Facebook yesterday. Metta World Peace (I can’t!!)took to his Twitter page to shut down any rumors it may have started or bad blood it might’ve shed (and trust, it did,because Evelyn went in, but I’ll […]

Look, I’ll just be honest about this, I’m a basketball fan.  I grew up in Chicago during the Jordan era and though I proudly rock my Bears ‘nalia on Sundays during football season, I don’t actually really care about the sport.  I love football season for the trash-talking, beer drinking, wing eating and cutie-spotting (and […]