First Look: Wesley Snipes Makes Film Return In ‘Expendables 3′ [VIDEO]
He’s back! Wesley Snipes will make his return to film this fall alongside an all-star cast in Lionsgate’s action-adventure The Expendables 3. This marks his first big-budget flick since being released...
View Article5 People Who Should Replace David Letterman
David Letterman announced his retirement from the “Late Show with David Letterman” on Thursday after hosting the show since 1993. However, he will continue to host until his contract expires in 2015....
View ArticleNABJ Co-Founder & UNC Professor Chuck Stone Dies
Veteran journalist Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone Jr., one of the founding forces behind the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), died Sunday at age 89. Stone was an outspoken force in...
View ArticleChiwetel Ejiofor Eyed For The James Bond Franchise
Oscar-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor may be tackling dark material again if sources that he has been tapped as a villain in the James Bond franchise are true. Casting is said to be heating up for...
View ArticleMom Reunited With Daughter Days Before Son Murdered At Fort Hood
Only two weeks after being reunited her the daughter she gave up for adoption, an Illinois woman’s celebration halted when her son was slain in the Fort Hood mass shooting April 2. Mary Muntean, 77,...
View ArticleSemeria Greene Sentenced to 23 Years for Stabbing Daughter
The Detroit mother who stabbed her daughter to death received a minimum of 23 years in prison for the murder on Monday. Semeria Greene, 27, stood before the court this morning after pleading guilty...
View ArticleModel Chanel Iman and A$AP Rocky Engaged
Fashion model Chanel Iman could be stomping down the wedding runway soon as she is engaged to rapper-model A$ap Rocky, sources report. The 23-year-old Iman was recently photographed without an...
View ArticleGuess Who’s Set to Star in the Tupac Shakur Musical?
By Colby Carrington There’s been another casting announcement for the upcoming 2Pac musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. Poet/artist Saul Williams will lead the cast of the non-biographical drama inspired by...
View ArticleRide The Horse: Courvoisier’s L’Essence
Do you associate yourself with power, resolve and adventure? Well, the latest incarnation of Courvoisier’s L’ Essence, The Year of the Horse, is just for you. In commemoration of the 2014 Chinese New...
View ArticleAl Sharpton Says Snitching Isn’t Scandalous
Man of the cloth, TV anchor, philanthropist — and FBI informant? The feds referred to the Rev. Al Sharpton in court documents as “CI-7,” shorthand for Confidential Informant No. 7, throughout his...
View ArticleBrit Carmen Ejogo Takes On American Heroine Coretta Scott King
Brit Carmen Ejogo takes on American heroine Coretta Scott King in Selma, the biopic detailing the life of legendary civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Ejogo, of Sparkle fame, will be...
View ArticleCommon Sense: Don’t Call 911 To Complain About Weed Quality
A Lufkin, Texas woman learned the hard way not to call 911 to complain about weed quality. Police arrested 37-year-old Evelyn Hamilton after she called 911 because her marijuana dealer refused to...
View ArticleNursing Home Books Strippers For Rec Hour
It ain’t no fun if Granny can’t have none. But one son doesn’t agree. The elderly patients at the East Neck Nursing Center in Long Island were twerked upon and given exotic strip teases, andthe...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. Maneuvers Himself Into Minimum Security Prison
Former Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. might be in prison, but he still knows how to make political maneuvers. spent five days in solitary confinement after advising fellow inmates of their...
View ArticleHeard On The Street: UCONN’s Shabazz Napier Goes To Bed Starving
“I don’t feel student-athletes should get hundreds of thousands of dollars, but like I said, there are hungry nights that I go to bed and I’m starving … I just feel like a student-athlete, and...
View ArticleRun This Town: Rat Joins Passengers for a Subway Ride [VIDEO]
By Colby Carrington The thing about public transportation is you never know who you’re gonna get stuck riding with. On this downtown A train, screaming riders shared a quick trip with a most dreadful...
View ArticleRapper Serves One Day In Jail For Punching Wife
Deongelo Holmes, one half of the Atlanta hip hop group Ying Yang Twins, has been released from his 24 hour jail sentence for hitting his wife in the head. Last November, Holmes, better known as...
View ArticleLate Registration: 8 Hip-Hop College Courses
In the world of hip-hop, it seems expensive cars, sprawling estates, glittering chains, and hourglass-shaped lovers are the signifiers of success. But a select group of artists have been able to...
View ArticleGeorge Wallace Wins Injury Lawsuit; Troubled By ‘Pickaninny’ Image in Court
George Wallace was awarded $1.3 million in damages yesterday for a leg injury he sustained while performing in Las Vegas in 2007. The 61-year old comedian testified that he is permanently hobbled...
View ArticleBeyoncé Covers Out, Talks Sexuality & Feminism
Beyoncé covers Out magazine’s May 2014 “Power Issue,” donning a cropped, curly platinum blonde wig and pearls in the spread, photographed by Santiago & Mauricio and styled by Lysa Cooper. The...
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