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Wednesday night was the premiere of Spike Lee’s film Chi-raq, but after the premiere, he held on to his gun-control message and held a march in New York City’s Times Square. Lee noted during the premiere and at the march that his movie was taking a direct aim at gun-control legislation. And with the premiere and…

YouTube prankster Tom Mabe wanted to bring some holiday cheer to the suburbs, but also wanted to see how white people would react to a bunch of black men dressed all in black knocking on their doors. The video, titled, “Brothers Bring the Hood to the ’Burbs at Christmas,” is a lesson in not judging…

Lionel Richie’s name has been mentioned in the same breath as Adele’s ever since she released her hit song “Hello,” which has people reminiscing about Richie’s hit song “Hello” from 1983.  The two songs have been meshed together in funny memes on social media. Richie even reposted one a few months ago, and now he…

Jussie Smollett knows that things went off the rails a little bit in Empire, but he’s asking the show’s fan base to hang in there because things will come full circle at the end of the season. “I understand the backlash,” Smollett said during an interview with Essence. He was referring to how the ratings…

Tyra Banks is tooting her own horn a bit and doling out a few I-told-ya-so’s in the process. During an interview with USA Today, she vaguely remembers the flak she caught for putting aspiring models through the wringer on her reality show, America’s Next Top Model. Critics said that the challenges were unrealistic and too…

Chris Brown was scheduled to appear on The Daily Show Tuesday night, but it looks like his appearance was canceled and he was replaced by Nick Cannon. On Tuesday, staffers at the show expressed issues with having Brown on because of his past with domestic violence. And it looks like those staffers may have won. Host…

Sandra Bullock’s son, Louis, now has a new little sister. The actress confirmed with People magazine that she adopted a 3 1/2-year-old girl from Louisiana named Laila. Bullock says that she was prompted to speak about the adoption after learning that a photo of Laila was being shopped around to various tabloids. But she intended…

VH1’s New York edition of Love & Hip Hop is about to lose a cast member. Mendeecees Harris, Yandy Smith-Harris’ husband, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking charges. During his trial, Harris was free on $600,000 bond, and his Love & Hip Hop earnings went toward his restitution payments.…

If there’s one football player who had the world cheering for his family from the sidelines this year, it’s Devon Still. Now the former Cincinnati Bengals player is letting the world know that his daughter, Leah, has no evidence of cancer. Leah touched the world this year with how bravely she was battling the disease.…

When you think of one of the greatest marching bands in the country, the first that usually pops into someone’s mind is the Southern University marching band. For decades, Southern’s marching band have proved that they’re pretty much unstoppable when it comes to their performances, so it definitely makes sense for them to take Adele’s…