Just the other day, we were using a stream of descriptors to report on multi-hyphenate megastar Rihanna, and we now have another. As reported by People, it was announced Thursday that Rih had accepted the role of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the government of her native Barbados
No one woman should have all this power.
Murder was the case that they gave him, and days before his trial was slated to begin, the man who many (and by “many” I mean “me”) believe sucked the soul out of hip-hop, is receiving his just desserts.
On Tuesday, Drake filed a lawsuit against a woman who he claims faked a “baby scam” and falsely accused him of raping her in order to extort money from him.
Whatever feelings you have about the Chicklet-toothed “relationship expert” who sold the Now & Later-colored Easter suit to your head deacon, you gotta give it to Steve Harvey—he’s a damn hard worker.
The thrill is far from gone. In its 22nd year, the Urbanworld Film Festival started strong with a screening of the upcoming comedy Night School, starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish and directed by Girls Trip hit-maker Malcolm D. Lee.
In the beginning, Donda created the man-child from Chicagoland with the Polo sweaters and backpacks. And he was G.O.O.D.
Trouble don’t last always; that’s the message we’re getting loud and clear from Beyoncé, as in recent weeks, the former Destiny’s Child frontwoman has had what appear to be loving reunions with formerly estranged founding members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson.
“Trust love, all the way.” Those are the final words of Barry Jenkins’ full-length trailer for his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, which was released by Annapurna pictures on Thursday morning.
If you’re of a certain age, Space Jam was an integral part of your childhood. You watched it in the theater. You watched it at sleepovers or when you were putting off homework after school. You listened to the soundtrack—a lot. Which is why it’s hard to fathom one-upping the iconic film, in which Michael Jordan helps…
In keeping with its trend of appeasing fans who believe God so loved the world he gave us his only begotten son whose name is either Tom Brady or Donald Trump, the National Football League decided to overlook the 1,203,034 musical acts in Atlanta, Ga. and announced that Maroon 5 will perform at halftime of Super Bowl…
Well, we’ve come to that once-a-year-event where Ja-Rule manages to sneak himself into a headline. This time, it’s over a claim he made that he is the LeBron James of rap, raising questions that Ja may not actually know who LeBron James is and what he does.
As some of Hollywood’s finest assembled on Monday night to celebrate television’s biggest night, there was a fashion statement you may have missed: the Time’s Up movement, which has been calling for the postponement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court “until a thorough and complete examination…
Internationally renowned entertainer, fashion and beauty icon, mogul and philanthropist: all of these describe Rihanna, but in a new op-ed for The Guardian urging all of us to get involved in the fight for equal access to education, the multi-hyphenate reflects on her childhood in Barbados, where she admits that she…
What obstacles have you faced while trying to get ahead in life? That’s the question asked of former first lady Michelle Obama, Kelly Rowland, Nick Cannon, Ciara, Jussie Smollett, Questlove, Keke Palmer and more in Reach Higher’s “Worth It” video, which premiered on Tuesday.
It took all of one weekend for Katt Williams and Tiffany Haddish to start—and then squash—their beef. Though, to be fair, the feud seemed pretty one-sided to begin with.
The 70th Primetime Emmys opened with several racially charged jokes, talk of diversity and a celebrity-laden musical number called “We Solved It,” touting the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history.
As further proof that white culture continues to promote senseless violence, reality show producer Mark Burnett and Tom Arnold, the guy who always talks like he just inhaled an unknown but refreshing powder given to him by an anonymous man with a Columbian accent in the bathroom, were reportedly involved in a tussle…
Films helmed by and starring talent of color still remain, unfortunately, far and few between, but now in its 22nd year, the Urbanworld Film Festival continues to champion the work of predominantly black talents and filmmakers across the country and diaspora. As stated on its website:
To call Cynthia Erivo an “acclaimed actress” borders on understatement. She’s an Oscar award away from achieving EGOT status (and if she secures one within the next 7 years, she’ll be the youngest to do so), winning particularly rave reviews for her portrayal of Celie in The Color Purple on Broadway.
