The word “drama” seems to follow the Kardashian and Jenner families. This time, the headlines are playing out all over social media where Rob Kardashian decided to air his dirty laundry about Blac Chyna, the mother of his adorable baby girl Dream. The youngest Kardashian sibling was on the attack and not holding any details…
When model Nyadak “Duckie” Thot posted a picture of herself on social media recently, the internet went a little crazy. Many said that she looked like a Barbie doll. Some insisted that she was a doll. Ultimately, Duckie is an exquisite beauty that outshines any doll. Duckie has South Sudanese heritage but she was born…
The Motion Picture Association of America puts out a report each year about movie attendance. Of particular interest in their most recent report is that the numbers show strong upward growth in African-American movie viewers. This fits into the overall trend of a more ethnically diverse movie audience. Caucasians now make up the smallest per…
One of the most contentious Executive Orders signed by United States President Donald Trump went into effect at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 29. Executive Order 13769 is being called Travel Ban 2.0 because the original order signed in March was deemed to be in contravention of the Constitution in light of the fact that…
Adama Paris is a stunning Senegalese fashion designer, and by the way, her real name is Adama Amanda Ndiaye. The founder of Dakar Fashion Week told CNN that she had established the annual event in Senegal’s seaside capital because she believed that talented black models and designers were being ignored by the industry. The globally…
On June 27, the President of the United States and one of his sons spent most of the morning posting Twitter updates calling American cable television giant CNN “fake news”—a term that has become a general put-down of journalism that does not conform to the White House agenda. CNN was not the only news network chastised…
Serena Williams is having quite a year. She won the Australian Open in January. In April, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian. The timing meant that she was around eight weeks pregnant when she won the Australian tournament. She won Sportswoman of the Year at the BET…
Sunday’s BET Awards 17 did not disappoint during any moment, from the glamorous pre-show red carpet to the exciting live telecast held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones was killin’ it as the hilarious hostess of the beautiful evening that celebrated African-American accomplishments in entertainment and sports. If there…
It’s no secret that the US is divided into red and blue states. And while it’s true that the ultimate goal for each party is to swing a state into their favor, history tells us that rarely happens. So why are Democrats so eager, willing—and at times overconfident in their ability—to win red states…
“We ’bout to have some fun in here!” Host Leslie Jones started her opening monologue for the 2017 BET Awards with that enthusiastic cry and she was right. The next four hours were very fun. There were also some moving moments, many stellar performances, and much well-deserved recognition of talent. As host, Leslie killed it.…
