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Auburn University football player Peyton Barber isn’t declaring himself eligible for the draft because of superficial reasons. Barber’s focus right now is trying to help his mother and her living situation. During the NFL combine press conference Wednesday, the running back spoke about his mother. “I don’t know if anybody really knows; my mom, she’s…

Everyone is always saying how kids need to read more, but the White House and first lady Michelle Obama are now making sure that happens by making e-books accessible to children and teachers in the U.S. On Wednesday the first lady and the White House officially launched the Open eBooks app. The app will allow educators, students…

Michael B. Jordan is out here putting in work and pitching movies to TV studios. Jordan pitched the idea of a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair to MGM, and now it’s happening.  The original movie was released in 1968 and starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. A remake was made in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan and…

The Sequence was considered one of the first female rap groups to step on the scene in the 1970s. The group consisted of Angie Stone, Cheryl “Cheryl the Pearl” Cook and Gwendolyn “Blondie” Chisolm, and now its hit song “Funk You Up” is the subject of music controversy. The group has accused Bruno Mars and…

Kanye West hopped on his most beloved outlet Tuesday—Twitter—to give a producer named Bob Ezrin a piece of his mind. A quick Google search says that Ezrin is a Canadian music producer who has worked with acts like Kiss and Pink Floyd. Apparently Ezrin said that Macklemore was more “musically important” than Kanye, and that…

If Rihanna and Drake’s “Work” video doesn’t have you itching to wine your waist in a hot, sticky, hole-in-the-wall reggae spot this weekend, then you’re in the minority. It had people reminiscing about the last time they let loose and sweated their hair out to some Buju Banton; it also had people speculating about whether…

Another day, and another black public figure endorses either Bernie Sanders’ or Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. On Tuesday, Spike Lee declared his support for Sanders in a radio ad that targeted black South Carolinians. That same day, Clinton visited the set of ABC’s Scandal and took photos with its star Kerry Washington. Washington posted a…

Cornel West is a staunch supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, so it’s no wonder he didn’t have too many kind words to say about Hillary Clinton during a recent interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “Sister Hillary Clinton is the Milli Vanilli of American politics,” West  said. “She lip-synchs, she gives lip service. But when it…

Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Cam Newton has his fair share of fans, but he also has his fair share of haters. Especially those who hate him specifically because he’s black. Newsday sports writer Kimberley Martin proved just how deeply ingrained racism is when she posted a…

Selma director Ava DuVernay is set to direct the Disney movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, according to Deadline. The classic story, written by Madeleine L’Engle, follows time-traveling children as they search for their missing scientist father. As DuVernay takes on the director role, the movie will be written by Jennifer Lee, writer and co-director of Frozen. DuVernay…