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I’m not quite sure who thought a duet using a Whitney Houston hologram to sing with Christina Aguilera was a good idea, but obviously the people behind The Voice came to their senses. On Thursday, clips from the performance, which was set to air Monday, leaked on social media, and the performance was apparently nothing…

Leon Robinson, otherwise known as just Leon, has to have been in a movie that you love. He’s starred in everything from The Five Heartbeats to Madonna’s Like a Prayer video, and he’s still dominating in these acting streets. However, over the last 10 years, Leon has expanded his creative talents into music with his…

Fox’s new police drama, Shots Fired, puts a spin on police violence. From writers and executive producers Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood, the series stars Mack Wilds as a cop who is being investigated for killing an unarmed young white man. As part of their investigation, Sanaa Lathan’s and Stephan James’ characters realize that the…

When he’s not busy rapping, Rick Ross is taking care of business as the owner of several Wingstop franchises. And now he’s partnered with the Wingstop Foundation to launch a new scholarship program. The scholarships will benefit young scholars in urban areas, as well as Wingstop employees who are pursuing a higher education. In addition…

Ciara and rapper Future, whose real name is Nayvadius Wilburn, must now share custody of their son, Future, after the R&B singer was denied sole custody in court. In Ciara’s bid for complete guardianship, she stated that Future was a bad parent and wasn’t involved in the 2-year-old’s life, according to TMZ. Ciara, who’s co-hosting…

Russell Wilson gave this year’s University of Wisconsin commencement speech and dropped a few gems for the graduating class of 2016.  Wilson, who recently popped the question to R&B singer Ciara, may have alluded to the fact that he thought she was out of his league. “Of course, I’m also here to share some things…

Over the weekend, a British tabloid ran an article reporting that Beyoncé’s new clothing line, Ivy Park, which is distributed through Top Shop, is being manufactured in a sweatshop located in Sri Lanka. According to The Sun, the clothing line uses “poverty-stricken seamstresses” at the MAS Holdings factory in Sri Lanka to make the clothes. On…

Some people thought that Hillary Clinton’s recent appearance at the Black Girls Rock! awards show was yet another example of her pandering for the black vote, but the organization’s founder says that the Democratic presidential candidate is sincere when it comes to supporting black women. “I can’t speak for other places and spaces she’s been…

Just two days after being arrested on a battery charge, actor Wendell Pierce has canceled his scheduled commencement address at Rutgers University-Newark in New Jersey. “This morning Rutgers University-Newark was informed by actor and humanitarian Wendell Pierce that in order to assure that commencement 2016 will be a celebration of the accomplishments of our students…

UniRush, the parent company behind the RushCard, is trying to make amends with its prepaid-card users. Last year, during a transition to a new processing system, millions of users could not access their funds, some for weeks. Customers quickly filed a lawsuit against the card, founded by Russell Simmons. On Thursday, UniRush agreed to pay…