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No Duh: Anderson Cooper Is Gay
Courtesy of BlackBook WELP. The inevitable finally happened: Anderson Cooper has written the words “I am gay” somewhere that wasn’t in a leather-bound journal buried deep in some massive trunk hidden...
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Bahamian Rhapsody
“It’s about that big.” “That’s HUGE.” “Well, once you taste it, it goes quick.” Heading to the George Town airport to hop a flight back to New York, I thought back to this exchange. Talk dessert to me,...
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Oprah’s Big Win + New Show
The ratings are in and Oprah Winfrey can finally breathe easy. Related: Alicia Keys To Honor Oprah Winfrey At Annual Black Ball According to Discovery’s chief executive David Zaslav, OWN’s viewership...
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Kofi Annan To Step Down As Syria Envoy
Courtesy of ABC News Kofi Annan said Thursday he will step down from his high-profile role as special envoy for Syria at the end of the month, delivering blistering criticism of world powers’ failure...
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Beyonce To Direct And Star In New Documentary
If things go as planned, Beyonce Knowles will be adding “documentary director” to her ever-growing resume. Related: Beyonce Unveils Blue Ivy…Again + New ‘Midnight Heat’ Ad [PHOTOS] The Los Angeles...
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Puerto Rican Adviser Tweets Racial Jabs At Obama
By Orion McBean You would think Pres. Barack Obama receives enough shade from Mitt Romney and the Republican party, but there’s someone in Puerto Rico who couldn’t resist a drank of that hater-ade too....
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Dear Sistas, Give Gabby’s Hair A Break
Courtesy of Vibe Vixen Dear Sistas, I wanted to talk to you about our little one Gabby Douglas. At sixteen years old, Gabby has become an Olympic Gold medalist, ranking her a world-class gymnast. The...
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Star Clique
U.S. Olympic swimmer Lauren Perdue poses with fellow Olympian Lebron James in an Instagram. She started a firestorm after tweeting that Lebron had asked her to dinner, which really turned out to be an...
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Chris Bosh “Moves” To Texas To Pay Less Child Support
By Mahogany Linebarger Miami Heat basketball player Chris Bosh and his lawyers have found the loophole of all child support loopholes. Bosh recently filed for a change of address, claiming residency in...
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Chavis Carter Found Shot In The Head While In Patrol Car; Investigation Launched
Courtesy of HuffPost/Black Voices A 21-year-old man was shot in the head and killed while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car Saturday night. Now police have launched an investigation to determine...
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Show Your Olympic Pride With Monster Headphones
By Orion McBean Earlier this week, we brought you the Minx Flag Collection for the ladies to wear on their nails during the Olympics. We thought it would only be right to have something for the fellas...
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12 Things NOT To Do At A Funeral
By Shonitria Anthony Inappropriate behavior at a funeral? Never. Yet the Twitter hashtag #thingsnottodoatafuneral became a trend, highlighting some hilarious ways attendees could disrupt a funeral....
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Sources Name Alleged Gunman In Wisconsin Temple Shooting
Courtesy of CNN Oak Creek, Wisconsin (CNN) — The man who shot six people to death and wounded three others during a rampage at a Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb was an Army veteran who may have been...
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LOTD: Oprah Visits Rihanna + The 2012 Hoodie Awards [PHOTOS]
In today’s link round-up: Drake delivers new music from Aaliyah, the most infamous female R&B group splits and much more! Rap-up Rihanna Welcomes Oprah To Barbados And the interview is soon to...
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Gang Of Thrones
by Lynette Holloway “Black-on-black” crime– especially gang violence– happens every day, but doesn’t receive the same attention as more racially charged incidents. We delve into the whys of...
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The Urban Professional’s Battle with Guilt
By Danielle Kimberly “I knew I wanted more than what my neighborhood had to offer the first time I left home and heard birds sing. No birds sing in Camden.” This was my mother’s story. Born and raised...
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Uplift: Magic
If you can dream it, you can do it -- Walt Disney Do you believe in magic? We usually assign that belief to the children. Once we have experienced much of the world and its ways, the magic may seem to...
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Gabby Douglas Blasts Hair Critics: ‘Are You Kidding Me?’
Somewhere between covering the front of a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes box and searching for an ink pen to sign million dollar deals, Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas has found the time to respond to the...
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Danielle Colding: The ‘Design Star’ Interview with Kam Williams
Courtesy of EURWeb Thirty-six-year-old Danielle Colding is an interior designer with her own residential and commercial design firm in New York City. A former professional modern dancer, she also has a...
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A First Look At TV One’s ‘R&B Divas’ [VIDEO]
Move over all you Basketball Wives and Real Housewives of (City), there are some new divas in town. TV One’s new reality series R&B Divas will follow the lives of famed singers Faith Evans, Monifah...
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