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June’s Diary, an American girl group formed by former Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland, has social media stopped in its tracks after delivering a life-giving rendition of “The Negro National Anthem” at Ludacris’ charity basketball game. This is definitely one national anthem we can all get up and stand for. Twitter user Jessie Karangu tweeted out part…

We all have to chill out sometimes, even the ever-so-amazing Beyoncé. Unfortunately, just days after one of the best Video Music Awards performances of all time, the queen was ordered by doctors to go on vocal rest, which has forced her to postpone her Sept. 7 show at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.,…

Sean “Diddy” Combs said he thinks that black voters “got a little bit shortchanged” by Barack Obama’s presidency, and urged the black community to withhold its very important vote as a pivot in strategy. “The heat has to be turned up so much that as a community, we’ve got to hold our vote,” Diddy told…

In what will surely incense his critics, Kanye West recently called for “multiracial women only” in Sunday’s audition for his upcoming “Yeezy season 4” casting call, questioning some to ask if he’s really asking for light-skinned, curly-haired women. Though the self-hailed musical genius showed explicit black love during his recent broke-the-internet video, “Fade,” with Teyanna…

NFL Pro Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday afternoon and charged with driving under the influence. The former New York Giants linebacker was driving a 2010 Bentley on the Florida Turnpike when he allegedly hit a mobile home and sideswiped a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle. He was arrested…

Jerry Heller, co-founder of the seminal rap label Ruthless Records and former manager of rap group N.W.A, has died at 75. TMZ reports that Heller died after suffering a medical emergency while driving in Ventura County on Friday morning. He allegedly slammed into a minivan and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. It’s…

Dallas natural-hair stylist and braider extraordinaire Isis Brantley is under fire about what some people are calling a marketing ploy for her upcoming “Naturally Isis Braid on Economic Liberty March and Rally” in Dallas this weekend. Brantley, who basically changed the legal aspects of hair braiding in Texas, says she did not know about the …

Gabrielle Union has never shied away from the fact that 24 years ago, she was raped. The actress has repeatedly told her story to raise awareness about rape survivors and statistics. Union is also one of the stars of Nate Parker’s upcoming The Birth of a Nation film, and she portrays a woman who was…

Kerry Washington is adding another title to her already busy career. The Scandal star is moving from acting to producing a new series for ABC. Earlier this year, Washington signed a development deal with the network, and now she is set to executive-produce a new drama, Patrol. According to Variety, Patrol is a drama about four…

In the words of my 85-year-old grandmother, “F—k what you heard” from the likes of Rodney Harrison and others who may not think Colin Kaepernick is black because the woman who gave birth to him is white. Some may say that Kaepernick has evolved over the years, but considering that he did pledge Kappa Alpha Psi…