Entertainment

It seems as though when you’re in Hollywood and you don’t want to confirm that you’re pregnant, all you have to do is continually take photos with your hands cradling what appears to be your new baby bump.  And that’s exactly what Kerry Washington did during Monday night’s Costume Institute Benefit Gala, better known as the…

If you were a kid in 1996 or a parent, Space Jam, starring Michael Jordan and a bunch of Looney Tunes cartoon characters, was probably the one movie you either watched over and over again or regretted the fact that its theme song was stuck in your head for days. Seriously, whatever happened to the Quad…

Oprah Winfrey and Six Feet Under and True Blood creator Alan Ball’s labor of love is finally coming to television. According to Deadline, HBO has given a greenlight toThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The New York Times best-selling book by Rebecca Skloot tells the true story of Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line.  Winfrey…

Misty Copeland has been immortalized by Mattel. The Barbie creator debuted its Misty Copeland doll Monday, and I’m sure that, just like Ava DuVernay’s doll, it’ll fly off the shelves. The doll that honors Copeland, who made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer at the world-renowned American Ballet…

While Prince’s family works to figure out the singer’s estate, they’re cut off from the finances they were used to. But Prince’s longtime friend George Lopez has given members of the family a helping hand with some financial assistance. According to Access Hollywood, Lopez gave Prince’s half-brother Alfred Jackson and the late singer’s other siblings $20,000 to…

Just as many people have jumped to Bill Cosby’s defense when it comes to allegations of sexual assault and trying to protect his legacy, KRS-One is attempting to do the same for Afrika Bambaataa. Just weeks after several men accused Bambaataa of molesting them when they were young children and teens, KRS-One says that shouldn’t…

As thousands flocked to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival over the weekend, the weather, unfortunately, did not cooperate. But that didn’t stop Stevie Wonder from giving the crowd something magical to leave with. As the singer was informing the crowd that the show would not go on, with a bullhorn in hand, he…

In today’s “Racist Trolls Have Too Much Time on Their Hands” news, who knew an Old Navy ad could get people all riled up? Well, it can if you’re racist and don’t like to see interracial families on display. The clothing company’s recent tweet included a black woman, a white man and a black kid.…

Dame Helen Mirren knows how to make a statement when she attends events in Washington, D.C.  In 2005, while attending the Kennedy Center Honors, Mirren wore a white sweatshirt with “Help the People of New Orleans” written across it, shortly after Hurricane Katrina. And on Saturday, during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the award-winning…

Over the weekend, the stars were out in Washington, D.C., for the 102nd White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as well as for International Jazz Day. Hosted by President Barack Obama and the first lady, International Jazz Day included performances by artists such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Robert Glasper, Aretha Franklin, Sting and Esperanza Spalding. Franklin…