As the country begins to reconcile its sometimes inglorious past, as with Confederate statues and heroes being swept into the dustbin of history, President Barack Obama signed a bill taking racially offensive words such as “negro” and “Oriental” out of all Federal laws, reports Mediaite. Sponsored by Congresswoman Grace Meng and co-sponsored by all 51 members of…

Tamar Braxton, a staple in the two-year old morning gab fest, The Real, has been fired, reports B.Scott. Scott says that a “very reliable source” says the youngest Braxton was axed because she wasn’t “reading too well with the audience,” nor was she a good fit with advertisers. Also, that she was “difficult” with production.…

Daniel Holtzclaw, the disgraced former Oklahoma City police officer convicted in the rape and sexual assault of seven black women and one underage black girl, has broken his silence, proclaiming his innocence and denigrating everyone who worked on the case from the prosecution and detectives to the victims. “I have never sexually assaulted anyone,” Holtzclaw…

Elaine Welteroth, who made headlines when she became Teen Vogue’s first African American beauty director, has been made the title’s new editor-in-chief. She will be the youngest editor in the company’s 107-year history. She is also the second black woman named to head a Conde Nast book; Keija Minor has been at the helm of Brides…