As the son of hip-hop royalty (Rev Run of Run DMC), Diggy Simmons could be a brat. He could request the world at his feet without ever having lifted a finger. He could use his father’s name to his advantage for things he doesn’t deserve. But instead he’s just a normal 16-year-old boy – one […]
Players have discussed starting an alternate league, if the current NBA lockout forces a cancellation of the season, according to New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire. “Obviously we’re trying to … get this lockout resolved. We want to play NBA basketball,” Stoudemire said Tuesday night. “But if it doesn’t happen, what are we gonna do? […]
Weave thieves have struck again, robbing an Atlanta beauty supply store for high-dollar hair extensions, Atlanta police said. Thieves broke the window of Lexi’s Beauty Supply with a brick, but got away with just $60 dollars of merchandise, the store’s owner Travis Tipton said. The break in is the latest in a recent trend of […]
In the video, Angel and Chanelle are seen doing it all: singing and rocking out on the keyboard, bass and drums. The video is shot in black and white with splashes of color, which adds to its edgy presentation. Angel & Chanelle Deluxe marks the group’s 7th recording to date and the group’s transition from […]
Gabrielle Union has no plans to get plastic surgery. The 38-year-old actress recently told People that despite already seeing signs of aging, she’d rather keep in shape the old-fashioned way: through exercise. “None for me. It’s not a matter of judgment. I’m deathly afraid of needles. If there was a way to skip them, I […]
Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross star as a happily married couple on BET’s new comedy, Reed Between the Lines.
Fantasia called into “The Wendy Williams Show” recently to put the rumors to rest surrounding her role in the Mahalia Jackson biopic. But the host did what she does best, and got down to what we really want to know. She asked the singer about Antwaun Cook, if he’s still married, if they’re getting married, […]
Black men over the age of 50 who take vitamin E may have a higher risk for prostate cancer, according to a new study.
When Maya Angelou wrote the words “when you know better, you do better,” the hope is that she had the state of our hair on the brain, but all signs point to…not even close! Whatever the meaning behind Maya’s poignant words, they perfectly frame this entry because if you don’t know or understand what your type of natural hair is, then […]
Beyonce Knowles is planning a new line of maternity wear for expectant mothers, and will release the clothes under her House of Dereon line. Since becoming pregnant, Beyonce admits she has had to to a lot of shopping to fill up her closets with maternity clothes.“I spend too much money shopping on the Internet!” In […]
Franchesca Leigh Ramsey, a 27-year-old freelance graphic designer, is among the many viral sensations to have parodied Beyonce’s latest video “Countdown.” In perhaps the most socially poignant of the parodies, Ramsey’s “Student Loan Countdown,” highlights the trouble many U.S. college students have paying back their college loans. In the parody, Ramsey sings: “Oh, should I stand […]
Beyonce and her “Countdown” video have caught some flack after a few viewers noticed that her dance moves and costumes closely resembled that of German choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s 1983 piece ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ and 1990 piece ‘Achterland’. Keersmaeker called Bey out saying: “I’m not mad, but this is plagiarism. This is stealing. It’s […]