Frank Ocean: Thinking Bout Court?
By Jaia Thomas It may have been months since Frank Ocean navigated his way through a recording studio but, in the meantime, he is slowly learning the ins and outs of the Los Angeles County Courthouse....
View ArticleNew Blood Test May Predict Who Will Develop Alzheimer’s
Finally, a major medical breakthrough! Health journal Nature Medicine published promising study results of asimple blood test that has the potential to predict whether a healthy person will develop...
View ArticleOn Duty Detroit Police Officer Arrested For Rape
A cop responding to a domestic violence call allegedly sexually assaulted a woman while on the clock, making this the third arrest of a Detroit police officer in the last month. Detroit police officer...
View ArticleCaribbean Nations Seek Slavery Reparations From Europe
African Americans aren’t the only ones deserving of reparations for the past slave trade. According to The Guardian, heads of state of 15 Caribbean nations will meet in St. Vincent on March 17 to...
View ArticleMN Rep. Pat Garofalo Says If NBA Folded, Street Crime Would Go Up
Minnesota Republican State Representative Pat Garofalo is under fire after tweeting racist remarks that if the NBA folded, street crime would go up. Let’s be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold...
View ArticleThe H List: DJ Kiss [VIDEO]
DJ Kiss is one of the most in-demand celebrity DJ’s in the country. She has spun for some of the top fashion, music and sports events, but still enjoys rocking the crowd every week at NYC hotspots.
View ArticleStar Athlete Dead After Fleeing Teenage Drinking Party
A star Minnesota football player was killed over the weekend while fleeing a party where underage drinking occurred. The 18-year-old high school athlete, named Michael C. Anyasike, of Dawson, MN., was...
View ArticleHalle Berry Launches New TV Production Company
Cleveland native Halle Berry is launching a television production company, 606 Films, with her agent turned producer-partner, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. The name, 606 Films, was inspired by the...
View ArticleHow Would You Punish A Daughter Who Plotted Your Murder?
Yaqueline Galvez Don and her boyfriend Pedro Solis might be natural born killers. Or the Florida teens just really hated Don’s parents for disapproving of their relationship. The teens plotted to kill...
View ArticleWhy Do Vogue Editors Keep Ignoring The ‘Blackface is Racist’ Memo?
Vogue Italia has published another controversial spread, this time in its March 2014 edition. Shot by photographer Steven Meisel, the spread sees Dutch model Saskia de Brauw in face paint alongside...
View ArticleWTF? Billboard Names Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’‘Thrift Shop’ #1 Rap Song Of All...
“I’m gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket …” To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Billboard‘s Hot Rap Songs chart, the magazine compiled a list of the top 100 chart performing rap...
View ArticleMan Cuddled A Sewer Pipe For Two Days For $20
You know times are hard when a person doesn’t let a filthy sewer come between him and his $20 bill. After chasing his dropped $20 bill, an Oklahoma man became trapped inside a sewer drain for two days....
View ArticleHIV+ Baby May Have Been Cured
A 9-month-old HIV+ baby may have been cured after being treated for the disease four hours after birth. The California infant, whose identity is unknown, is apparently virus free, said Dr. Deborah...
View ArticleI’ll Sue!: 5 Celebrity Lawsuits Of 2014
No group of people seems to attract lawsuits quite like celebrities do. Every other day it seems like one of them is either suing or being sued. We’re not even halfway through the third month of the...
View Article82-Year-Old Grandfather Attacks Home Intruder With Hammer to Protect Family
Bad grandpa? This time, not quite. An 82-year-old Detroit man fought off a home invader by bashing him in the head with a hammer. “I asked him to leave,” George Bradford told WJBK. But when the man...
View ArticleWomen File Suit Against MTV, VH1 For Theft of “Hip-Hop Wives” Idea
Look out, Mona Scott-Young! Two female producers, Trisha Lum and Nickie Lum-Davis, have filed suit against VH1 and MTV claiming they pitched the networks their “Hip-Hop Wives” idea and were lead to...
View ArticleFame & Fortune: Do We Hold Black Celebrities To A Higher Philanthropic Standard?
Hollywood’s awards season has come to a close. The red carpets are rolled up, the gowns and tuxes have been dry-cleaned and returned to their respective designers, and the think-pieces have been...
View ArticleStar Style: Amber Riley Kills The Red Carpet [PHOTOS]
Even though the new season of “Glee” has just begun, my girl crush on Amber Riley is in full swing. I truly enjoy watching her sing and dance, as she is the first African American woman to win...
View ArticleMary Mary’s Tina Campbell Takes The Blame For Cheating Husband
On the road to forgiveness, Mary Mary’s Tina Campbell reveals that she takes some of the blame for her husband Teddy Campbell’s cheating. Campbell’s original confession of dealing with rebuilding a...
View ArticleKevin Hart, Jamie Foxx to Star In ‘The Black Phantom’
The producer/director team behind one of the year’s most successful movies Ride Along, will pair Kevin Hart and Jamie Foxx as the main characters for newly announced flick, The Black Phantom....
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