Over the last few years, Disney has put out a number of live-action remakes of their classic films including Maleficent, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella. The Disney live-action remake has become so ubiquitous now that it would take something extraordinary to get people to take notice and get excited. Well…something remarkable is taking place for the upcoming Lion King remake in…
Jennifer Lopez has been unlucky in love…but has she finally found ‘the one’? Many think that current bae, former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez, might be the one she has been waiting for all these years. One piece of evidence that their fairytale romance might be meant to be? They each have one of the…
Chadwick Boseman has had the chance to play some pretty legendary figures in his acting career. He was Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown in Get on Up, and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall. He will likely soon be best known, though, for playing T’Challa/Black Panther. His first turn as the superhero was in 2016’s Captain…
This year, you can expect to see a lot of trick or treaters dressed as Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, and characters from Beauty and the Beast. These costumes have all been favorites for years but they are especially popular this year, in light of Carrie Fisher’s death and the huge popularity of the live-action films.…
Fats Domino, the legend of boogie-woogie piano and one of the fathers of rock and roll, has passed away at age 89. Without Fats Domino, there may have been no Beatles or the genre of ska. A huge number of artists were influenced by this legend of rock and roll, from Elvis Presley to Robert Plant. Antoine…
Weddings are expensive but some people take the expense of a wedding to another level with all kinds of bling and extravagance. Not surprisingly, when Gucci Mane married Keyshia Ka’oir this week, the ceremony was all kinds of lavish. In fact, they spent a cool $1.7 million on the big day. Or rather, BET did.…
The 2017 Soul Train Award nominees have been announced. The list includes several artists that just came from a successful night at the BET Hip Hop Awards such as Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B. It’s also full of other fan favorites like Bruno Mars, Solange, and Chance the Rapper. Solange leads with seven nominations while…
Star Trek has a long history of diversity, the original TV series had television’s first interracial kiss and the show consistently showed progressive attitudes around race and gender. It was particularly important and revolutionary, Devon Maloney writes, for people of color who were “seeing faces like their own on television, in un-caricatured roles, for the…
Cardi B had a huge night at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, a feather in her cap after a year full of big successes. Born Belcalis Almanzar, the 25-year-old rapper from New York with Dominican heritage had an unusual path to stardom. She was a stripper who became a viral Instagram star. That got…
The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards aired on Tuesday night. Hosted by DJ Khaled, the show featured a number of great performances and several artists left with well-deserved trophies. In addition to hosting, DJ Khaled also performed. To start the show, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, and Plies joined Khaled for“I’m So Hood.” Many were…
