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No matter how hard he tries, Bill Cosby cannot escape the allegations against him. During an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Cosby was hoping to promote his partnership with the Black Belt Community Foundation, a campaign that works to improve education in Alabama. But, like everything Cosby does these days, his philanthropic work was overshadowed […]

Raven-Symone might be from every continent in Africa, but she doesn’t think Harriet Tubman should be on the $20 bill. One of the biggest trending topics on Wednesday, May 13th was that abolitionist Harriet Tubman was leading a poll to replace Andrew Jackson as the new visage on our money. Well, the former Cosby Show star was […]

Kanye West was recognized by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Monday for his impact in hip-hop, music, and art overall, earning himself an honorary doctorate degree. The “All Day” rapper and super-producer was given the degree from the college and as expected, he followed it up with a full-length speech that […]

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, who was killed in June 2013. The trial, which gathered over 100 witnesses, came to an end Wednesday morning when the verdict was announced. Insiders claim Hernandez remained calm and mouthed “It’s OK” to […]

” ] Walter Scott was the 300th person killed by police officers this year alone. That’s more than one person a day. And take it from Twitter user Abdul (@Sirelmi), who tweeted this: Walter Scott is the 300th person murdered by cops this year. There’s only 365 days in a year, it’s barely April. — […]

One NBA player was stabbed and two more were arrested after a bloody brawl outside of 1 OAK nightclub in New York City. Indiana Pacers guard and former Knicks player Chris Copeland was rushed to the hospital around 4 a.m. after being stabbed in the abdomen. His wife, Katrine Saltara, and a 53-year old woman were […]

A tenant in Madison, WI received an eviction notice, as well as a bill for $1,192.15 from his landlord to clean up his roommate’s blood after he was shot dead by police two weeks prior. Nineteen-year-old Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was killed by officers a few weeks ago in the apartment he shared with his roommate, Anthony M. Limo. Now, landlord Ray […]

Boycott @Cosmopolitan this is downright disgusting. pic.twitter.com/WJme0LbnLK — spencer hastings (@KillioussBey) April 1, 2015 A controversial Cosmopolitan article has surfaced, and now some are calling for a boycott of the magazine. The article, “21 Beauty Trends That Need To Die,” was published on the magazine’s website in January and compared “gorgeous” trends with trends that need […]

A 30-year-old man was arrested at a New Mexico show headlined by Dave Chappelle after he decided to throw a banana peel at him on stage. Christian Englander was charged with suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct and battery for throwing the piece of fruit at the comedian, which ended up hitting him in the leg. The man claimed […]

So this happened. Just days after Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva posted a piece that seemed to attribute the number of Black actors snagging roles in Hollywood to an affirmative action quota of sorts (and simply put, not Black excellence), the site’s editor has issued an apology. Deadline is sorry. They really are sorry. My co-editor-in-chief Nellie […]

A former member of a fraternity at the University of Oklahoma is finally speaking out, and issuing an apology, after he was caught leading the…

Lauryn Hill is considered a legend in hip-hop culture to many, and it looks like the Library of Congress agrees. According to Yahoo! Music, the “Ready…