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It’s been two weeks since Bruno Mars and Cardi B dropped their new song “Please Me” and now Cardi has announced the video for the song will drop on Friday. Cardi made the announcement on Twitter and posted a photo of her face on the drink she referenced in the song, a horchata carton. When […]

Janet Jackson becomes the latest artist to set up a residency in Las Vegas. Janet will be doing a series of shows at Park MGM. The show is called Janet Jackson: Metamorphisis. 15 concerts have been scheduled initially. They will take place in May, July, and August. Tickets for Janet’s Vegas residency will go on […]

Pose star, Billy Porter turned heads on the Oscar red carpet with a black custom-made tuxedo gown by Christian Siriano. The gown featured a bow tie, ruffle-cuff white shirt, and a classic tuxedo jacket. Porter spoke on his chosen style with Vogue prior to his Oscar debut of the unique design saying, “This look was […]

Philly’s own Meek Mill gets his own day because of his work with criminal justice reform. Meek Mill has just received his own holiday in the city of Houston.  He was awarded the proclamation last night during his final tour stop that just happened to be in Houston.   Mayor Sylvester Turner presented Meek with the […]

Last night the Marvel movie Black Panther not only made history for superhero films, but also for diversity.  The movie took home a total of three awards last night in the best costume design, production design, and original score categories during the ceremony with two winners being the first African-Americans to win in two categories. […]

Congratulations to Regina King on winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress during last night’s Academy Awards ceremony.  She won the Oscar for her portrayal of mother Sharon Rivers in the movie If Beale Street Could Talk, a film based on the James Baldwin novel of the same name.  “To be standing here representing one […]

After many years, Spike Lee got his first Oscar and while he was very happy about it he also had a message for Academy Awards viewers and those in attendance.  When Spike came up to accept his Best Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKkKlansman he pulled out yellow paper and read a passionate speech.  “Let’s all mobilize, […]

At the kick-off of the Steward Speakers Series’ Year of the Woman, actress and comedian Amanda Seales got real deep with Karen Vaughn about some the recent controversial reports and opinions surrounding some of our black male entertainers such like Jussie Smollett and R. Kelly. RELATED: Amanda Seales Says Too Many People Are Ready To […]

Emotions are at an all-time high following reports from the Chicago Police Department that Jussie Smollett staged his January 28th attack. In fact, reactions from political commentators, social media users, and celebrities close to Smollett have opened up conversations about hate crimes, the trustworthiness of police and the power of the media. Meanwhile, some people […]

  Nothing sets the internet off like Beyonce writing a caption on Instagram. Add to that her talking and it’s bigger than a naked photo of your favorite reality show star. Well, that’s what happened today. Jay and Bey won the 2019 BRIT Award for Best International Artist for Everything Is Love. They accepted the award […]

As the Jussie Smollett continues in the news, there was a rumor that Jussie may have staged the attack to drum up interest in his role on ‘Empire’ as he was going to be written off of the show. In a statement, FOX says, Jussie Smollett continues to be a consummate professional on set and as […]

Idris Elba is making his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on March 9th. Idris is making his appearance ahead of the release of his Netflix comedy, Turn Up Charlie. That streams starting on March 15th. Khalid will be the musical guest. His appearance is ahead of the April release of his 2nd album.