I Don’t Want To See Black Women On TV Anymore
Last night, I tuned into Bravo and became trapped in a Black woman shade-fest. Just before The Walking Dead began, I caught the tail end of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Later, during an extended...
View ArticleDon’t Dirty Your Resume With These Red Flag Terms
Courtesy of Black Enterprise Resumes are pretty standard in terms of the job search process, and there have been many articles and experts touting the dos and don’ts for a resume that stands out from...
View ArticleFlorida Woman Shoots Her Mother, Cites Stand Your Ground Law
A Florida woman who shot her mother is using Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law to claim self-defense. Shireeka Wilson says she needed to defend herself against her mother Valerie Rushing,...
View ArticleNaval Base Shooting in Virginia Leaves 2 Dead
A naval base shooting late Monday evening left one sailor and the civilian suspect dead, according to a spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk. The shooting occurred at 11:20pm aboard the USS Mahan. No...
View ArticleFuture Talks Upcoming Nuptials to Ciara, Confirms It’s A Boy
Rapper Future silenced rumors yesterday on The Wendy Williams Show to promote his upcoming album “Honest,” dropping April 22. The 30-year-old confirmed he and fiancé Ciara are expecting a baby boy,...
View ArticleAlfre Woodard is Calling the Shots at The White House
Alfre Woodard is headed for the Oval Office. She has been tapped to play President Roberta Payton in the upcoming drama “State of Affairs,” also starring Katherine Heigl. Related: Confessions: Alfre...
View ArticleHeard On The Street: Lil’ Mo Stays Wifed, Slams Single Women
“Lol and why iNEVER will be. I’m not on no hop around type time. But summa these fish and chips will NEVER get chose. They needy and have NOTHING but a hole to offer. We off that. [sic]“ – Lil’ Mo...
View ArticleFormer TV Judge Joe Brown Arrested For Contempt Of Court
Well-known TV personality Judge Joe Brown was arrested Monday after a judge ordered him to spend five days in jail for contempt of court in Memphis. The former Shelby County Criminal Court judge was...
View ArticleHIV-Positive Kenyan Woman Slept With Over 300 Men In Revenge
An HIV-positive Kenyan woman slept with over 300 men in revenge for being raped and infected with the virus. The story first broke on the “Kenyan Scandals” Facebook page, where scandals, secrets and...
View ArticleUSC Post-Conviction Justice Project Helps Free Wrongfully-Convicted Woman
A 74-year-old woman was released late Monday evening after spending over 32 years behind bars for her conviction in a 1981 double murder. Mary Virginia Jones was released from Century Regional...
View ArticleGOP Legislator Says Businesses Should Be Able To Turn Away African Americans
Republican Senator Phil Jensen of South Dakota has argued that businesses should be able to discriminate without legal repercussions. Jensen, described as the state’s most conservative senator, lobbied...
View ArticleThe Scariest Thing About Seeing The Obamas Depicted As Apes
As a grown man in 2014, the one thing that doesn’t surprise me at all is racism, no matter how outlandish it is. I’ve read about and witnessed far too much to pretend it’s not a serious issue, and to...
View ArticleOprah Tells Lindsay Lohan To “Cut The Bull”
In Sunday’s episode of “Lindsay”, struggling star Lindsay Lohan lands herself in hot water, after trying to reschedule filming, and then complaining about life coach A.J. Johnson, who played Sharane...
View ArticleCNN Producers Accused of Trespassing On Site of World Trade Center
Two CNN employees are being accused of trespassing at the World Trade Center site in New York. Anonymous law enforcement sources tipped the New York Post, saying that the individuals, Connor Boals and...
View ArticleObama Says Nuclear Terrorism in NY is Our Biggest Threat
President Obama declared that despite the problematic actions of Russia, the nation does not “pose the No. 1 national security threat to the United States” yesterday in The Hague, Netherlands, after...
View ArticleAspiring Model Shares Graphic Photos & Powerful Domestic Violence Survival Story
Courtesy of Hello Beautiful Gabriella Bambii is an aspiring Victoria’s Secret model who, from the looks of her usual social media pictures, has the looks that might bring her closer to her dreams. But...
View ArticleHeard On The Street: Laz Alonso Addresses Jumping The Broom Sequel
“Sony has been very, very tight-lipped about this. The first I heard about the Jumping the Broom sequel was online on my Twitter feed. I reached out to [Sony executive DeVon Franklin] to ask him about...
View ArticleStudy Reveals A Growing Number of Men Being Raped
New study results published in the American Psychological Association journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity, reveals that 43% of men, both high-school and college-aged, say they’ve had “unwanted...
View ArticleHow We’re All Complicit In Creating A One-Dimensional View Of Blackness
We’re all familiar with the ‘black burden wince‘. You know, the one you give while watching the news and they introduce a particularly damning story and you realize the person responsible is black. Or...
View ArticleStar Style: Ciara Makes Maternity Sexy [PHOTOS]
Just this past weekend, a baby shower celebration took place in Ciara‘s honor in preparation for one of the most exciting roles she has yet to encounter — motherhood. But in addition to becoming a...
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