Chris Tucker’s unforgettable foray into sci-fi as Ruby Rhod in “The Fifth Element” was almost given to Prince. Tucker opens up about his time as the eccentric game host on Planet Fhloston during a recent chat with GQ about his most iconic characters. By any measure, Ruby is unlike any other role he has ever…

Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Roland Martin recently joined the Rickey Smiley Morning Show to share his comments on Mark Taylor, the racist Georgia football coach who has gone viral online for his blatant bigotry. Shocking–or not so shocking, as Rickey explained—footage surfaced showing the white athletic coach has social media outraged. In multiple videos,…

A Black man who was terrorized by prison guards as an inmate at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Clayton during a shakedown has filed a lawsuit against several guards. Carl Berry was an inmate at the facility on April 15, 2021, when prison guards announced a shakedown. After Berry called out for another…

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Social justice, police reform, and empowerment were key topics at Rev. Al Sharpton’s NAN Convention 2023 in NYC this weekend. The star-studded four-day summit, which took place at the Times Square Hotel, brought out Black leaders in entertainment, business, civil rights, education and other fields, to discuss the state of…

Idris Elba might be an actor by day, but at night he’s mixing music and getting an audience riled up.  The British star uploaded a video on Instagram that gave fans an inside glimpse of his life as a DJ called DJ Big Driis. In the video, Elba is seen performing at various events while…

As online dating apps become increasingly popular, many are considering proper in-person dating etiquette for first-date meetups. One woman took to social media and sparked a conversation after blasting a guy for picking a meet-up spot an hour away from her home — but only two minutes from his. Clarke Peoples says she is a…

Angel Reese of the Louisiana State Tigers cuts down the net after their win over the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. | Source: Ben Solomon / Getty In a previous life before journalism, I worked for a company…

LaNisha Cole, the mother of Nick Cannon’s daughter Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, seemingly has spoken out after the “Wild N Out” host left their child out as he attempted to name all 12 of his kids.  (L) LaNisha Cole and daughter Onyx Cole (Pictured: @misslanishacole/Instagram) (R) Nick Cannon (@nickcannon/Instagram) In a recent interview on “The…

Tyler Perry is using his personal testimony of overcoming his fear of flying to encourage others. In a new Instagram post, Perry shared footage of himself flying a small plane. Throughout the video, he gave fans insight into how much of a hindrance his fear of flying had become to his success. “After 9/11 it…

Source: Win McNamee / Getty On Wednesday, we reported on a racist ex-convict Mark Taylor, who filmed himself riding around downtown Atlanta while complaining about the abundant existence of Black people, threatening to lynch a Black motorist and telling a friend they need to come to the ATL and “go hunting.” It was a pitiful…