Backlash ensued almost immediately following CBS’s announcement of its new reality competition series “The Activist.” Now, one of the show’s hosts is addressing her previous use of blackface that had many critics further questioning her involvement in the show. In 2013, Julianne Hough sparked outrage online when she darkened her skin to portray “Orange Is…

Jermaine Dupri tweeted at Diddy while the Ja Rule and Fat Joe Verzuz was held at Madison Square Garden There won’t be a Diddy and Jermaine Dupri Verzuz anytime soon, if it’s up to Diddy. The media mogul declined a Verzuz challenge with Dupri, sharing that Dr. Dre is “the only one” he’d enter the…

As a token of appreciation, Fat Joe gifted both Ashanti and his frequent collaborator Remy Ma with Birkin bags. New York music royalty came out for the Verzuz battle between Ja Rule and Fat Joe Tuesday night at the Hulu Theater inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.  (Photo: Getty Images) The battle was…

Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty As September 18th marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, there’s no better time than now to educate yourself on an issue that impacts black people at a higher rate than any other race. If you need a place to start, North Texas brothers David and Samuel Tshiongo have opened up…

Fox News, aka Republican OnlyKlans, is using its subscription-based streaming service, Fox Nation, to renew “back the blue” America’s favorite pro-law enforcement, anti-common decency program, Cops, which Paramount canceled last year amid the murder of George Floyd and the national spotlight on systemic racism in policing. That’s right, the cop-a-ganda show that, long before Will…

Union has been promoting her new memoir, ‘You Got Anything Stronger?‘ in which she pens a letter to her character, Isis While Isis is one of her most iconic roles, Gabrielle Union reveals in her new memoir the way she portrayed the Bring It On character was a “mistake.” Actress, producer, and writer Union is…

Veteran security expert Scott Yelle has broken his silence when it comes to detailing the measures he took to keep convicted murderer Derek Chauvin alive during his very public trial for charges related to the death of George Floyd.  Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and…

The podium where Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey was supposed to address her supporters in Boston on Sept. 14, 2021. | Source: Boston Globe / Getty Boston voters have pushed the city with a racist reputation closer to electing its first non-white male mayor in its more than 200-year history following Tuesday night’s primary election….

In the wake of the untimely death of her mother, Keyshia Cole is giving some advice from a personal perspective to her followers: “Be thankful for your parents.” The R&B singer, who recently lost her mom to a drug addiction battle, created a message on her Instagram story regarding people respecting their parents. On Monday,…

MSNBC host Joy Reid made her first public remarks following fiery tweets sent her way from the rap superstar MSNBC host Joy Reid made her first public remarks following fiery messages aimed her way on Twitter from rap superstar, Nicki Minaj, on her show The ReidOut on Tuesday night. As previously reported, Minaj noted that…