The musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” has been receiving nonstop praise from critics, but according to Oprah Winfrey a switch-up in the cast could have changed the film’s entire dynamic.  Oprah reveals that Beyoncé and Rihanna were considered for ‘The Color Purple.’ (Left) Beyoncé (Pictured: @beyonce/Instagram) (Middle) Oprah Winfrey (Pictured: @oprah/Instagram) (Right) Rihanna (Pictured:…

Shaun King pictured in 2017. | Source: Karen Ducey / Getty Shaun King’s 6 million followers on Instagram (IG) woke up on Christmas morning to find the activist’s account had been banned and deactivated by the photo- and video-based social media platform. In a subsequent Facebook post, King explained that “Instagram has banned me for…

An elderly French couple who unwittingly sold a rare African mask worth $4.6 million for a mere $165 has lost a court battle to annul the auction sale of the mask. The couple sold the mask to a dealer they’d hired to help them clean out their attic. According to the BBC, the second-hand art…

Source: Mary DeCicco / Getty Simone Biles is clapping back at the haters. On Saturday, December 23, the 26 year old seemingly responded to the backlash that her husband, Jonathan Owens, received over comments regarding their relationship and how the two met. During an appearance the couple made on The Pivot podcast, Owens referred to…

Within days of an “unequivocally false and baseless” rumor hitting the internet claiming that a popular televangelist attended a party hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ and engaged in inappropriate acts with a minor, Bishop T.D. Jakes came before his virtual congregation of millions to calm down the chatter on Sunday, Dec. 24. Bishop T.D. Jakes…

A month after a 17-year-old died under the guardianship of a Memphis group home, her family and their lawyers are demanding the organization and law enforcement release video footage of the incident the family claims precipitated her death. Alegend Jones’ mother, Shona Garner-White, told reporters this week that a surveillance video of her daughter’s final…

The woman who filed a lawsuit against the late rapper TakeOff in 2020 accusing him of sexual assault now wants his mother to be the defendant in his place. The Atlanta native died on Nov. 1, 2022, after being shot in Houston, Texas, by a stray bullet. He was just 28. According to MyNewsLA.com, the…

Waka Flocka Flame is getting slammed online for once again seemingly displaying his support for Donald Trump. First, the Atlanta rapper was dragged for endorsing the twice-impeached ex-POTUS in October on X writing, “TRUMP2024.” Trump is expected to run again in the 2024 presidential election against Joe Biden, and Waka shared Trump’s “The Platinum Plan”…

A conservative think tank has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, alleging failure to disclose required financial information connected to her husband’s income and funding sources for Brown’s inauguration ceremony. Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Clarence Thomas criticized each of their vastly different opinions on the ruling…

Beyoncé surprised her fans in Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil on Dec. 21 as the documentary about her latest tour, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” was scheduled to hit theaters in the South American nation. The “Halo” singer hadn’t performed in Brazil since she was nearly pulled offstage by an overzealous fan in 2013. Beyoncé returns…