OPINION: The comedian’s comments about his daughter’s ‘hoe-like activity’ in his ‘Zero F**ks Given‘ Netflix special miss the mark Why is giving no f**ks something we routinely aspire to in this generation? (A serious question.) Everyone’s so concerned with being unbothered and not giving a f**k. It sounds cute. It makes us appear in control….
Both Cross and Capehart were a part of a rotating cast of guest anchors who filled the spot vacated by ‘The ReidOut’ host Joy Reid. MSNBC has officially named the new hosts of the weekend A.M. Joy time slots. Political analyst and author Tiffany Cross will host Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, while Washington…
“Verzuz” creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are still on a high from the record-breaking season–two premiere match between Jeezy and Gucci Mane. The “Put On” rapper and “Lemonade” rapper put aside their nearly two-decade long beef on Nov. 19 and racked up 9.1 million viewers, beating out the ratings of every music awards show aside…
A Black man was tased by deputies in Los Angeles County after witnesses say he flagged down a patrol car to try and assist someone who’d been in a car crash. A Twitter user identified as a rapper named Slang with the handle @dopeslandjr_ posted a video on Dec. 1 which shows the encounter. Slang…
Berlinda Fontenont-Jamerson explains how she went from Corporate America to the world of the arts In the seventh episode of Eric’s Perspective Podcast, the president of the Museum of African American Art, Berlinda Fontenont-Jamerson shares how she moved from a successful career in Corporate America to become a leading figure in sharing the African American…
He doesn’t have the authority to order a nationwide mask mandate, but Biden could pressure states and local governments. President-elect Joe Biden plans to urge all Americans to wear face masks for his first 100 days in office to help end the coronavirus pandemic. While he did not explicitly call it a national mask mandate,…
TheGrio.TV, debuting Jan. 15, ‘is especially important to me,’ says Allen, ‘as it will both serve and uplift all viewers.’ TheGrio.TV is set to enter 100 million households next month, debuting on Martin Luther King Day weekend. On Friday, Jan. 15, Byron Allen is transitioning his newly-acquired MGM over-the-air broadcast network Light TV, rebranding it…
As Black Lives Matter protests and social uprisings spread across U.S. cities in the summer, the civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a personal letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte over an annual tradition that many believe to be racist. Every Dec. 5, people across the Netherlands paint their faces black and…
Quad Webb was spotted showing off her curves in an itty-bitty orange bikini while on vacation at an undisclosed location. The 40-year-old “Married to Medicine” star dipped out for a bit of relaxation after the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving holiday and soaked up some sun next to clear blue skies and water to…
UPDATED 6:00 a.m. EDT, Dec. 4, 2020 — Fred Hampton, one of the major figures in the original Black Panther Party that rose to prominence during the civil rights era in the 1960s, was assassinated on Dec. 4, 1969. Friday marks the 51st year since he was killed by police in an example of the…
