Writer, director and producer Tyler Perry took time to discuss his upcoming new film with “PEOPLE Every Day” podcast host Janine Rubenstein. Tyler Perry described his new project, “A Jazzman’s Blues,” as “very different” from his past films as it surrounds the theme of forbidden love and is set in the 1940s. “A Jazzman’s Blues”…
Source: JuiceBros / Getty On Mar. 18, The House passed the historic CROWN Act to The Senate, a groundbreaking piece of legislation that would ban hair discrimination in all 50 states. The measure, which is also referred to as H.R. 2116, was passed with a sweeping 235 to 189 vote. It’s currently in the…
Joie Chavis recently took to Instagram to showcase how supportive her daughter Shai Moss is, even after the 11-year-old fumbled a few dance steps. In a post shared on July 23, Chavis and Moss show off their best moves as they jammed along to a remix of Miguel’s hit single “How Many Drinks” featuring Kendrick…
Sheree Zampino is getting candid about her early days co-parenting with ex-husband Will Smith. Although they’ve been considered a model for blended families, the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star recently shared that it hasn’t always been a walk in the park. During her appearance on the “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast with David Yontef…
Irv Gotti and Ashanti may be going through a bitter battle over the singer’s masters, but that didn’t stop the Murder Inc co-founder from admitting that he was once “in love” with the “Foolish” songbird. In a teaser clip from his upcoming appearance on “Drink Champs,” alongside rapper Ja Rule, the music executive recalled how…
At just 13-year-old, Alena Analeigh is making history as the youngest African-American to be accepted into medical school at the University of Alabama. Analeigh, a Dallas, Texas, native, is doing something it takes many other aspiring doctors twice as long to do, get accepted into medical school. “I was shaking, I was nervous but at…
Nicki Minaj did damage control on Instagram Live Monday night Aug. 1, and she didn’t hesitate to address rumors about her life and family. An Instagram account by a user claiming to be Minaj’s former assistant recently began “spilling tea” about the “Pink Friday” rapper’s finances and her stylist Arrogant Tae. “My assistant, y’all they…
Source: HUM Images / Getty If I’m being honest, stories about Black people remaining calm in the face of racism just don’t do it for me. To be clear, I’m not mad at Black people for remaining calm—we all have a right to an emotional response of our choosing—it just always seems like the media…
Sampling is one of the many pillars of hip-hop, but don’t tell that to Chaka Khan. The legendary singer’s voice was famously sampled on Kanye West’s debut single “Through the Wire,” which featured a distorted version of Khan’s 1984 hit “Through the Fire.” Recently the songwriter opened up about being contacted by the rapper and…
A Mississippi Airbnb host has deleted one of its properties from the service after a popular social media influencer exposed him for renting the former slave cabin out to the public. The owners had marketed the cabin as a luxury accommodation until public backlash said he was making money off America’s ugliest sin. Entertainment and…
