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The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is Cam Newton and the fact that millions of dollars are being spent per second on Super Bowl commercials. In the age of advertising, commercials during the big game have proved to be not only entertaining but also big payoffs for the companies willing to shell…

They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It’s that thinking that prompted actress Meagan Good to take a different approach in her relationships with men. During an interview with CBS to promote The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of…

One of Dave Chappelle’s most infamous skits on Chappelle’s Show involved a racial draft—and it’s something a lot of people wish really existed. Over the last two weeks, because of her comments about Black History Month, Stacey Dash’s name has been hilariously thrown in as someone black people should trade in the fictitious racial draft. But…

Ten years ago, Miles Davis’ nephew Vince Wilburn said that the only person who could ever play his uncle was Don Cheadle. And now, 10 years later, his wish is finally coming true. Cheadle isn’t only starring in the movie; he also co-wrote and directed Miles Ahead. To say that he put his heart and…

Next month will mark the 14th anniversary of when Halle Berry became the first black woman to win an Academy Award for best actress for her role in Monster’s Ball. During her acceptance speech, Berry could barely speak through the tears. “This moment is so much bigger than me,” she said at the time as she…

R&B mega producer L.A. Reid is on a press tour promoting his memoir, Sing to Me, and in it he describes a few encounters with Michael Jackson that show the cutthroat side of the King of Pop, the New York Post reports. 1. When Michael Jackson got wind that his brother Jermaine Jackson was signed…

It’s hard to believe that we’re still marking when black people accomplish “firsts”—that is, the first time a black person does this or that—but Misty Copeland’s trailblazing path in the ballet world is just one of the more recent “firsts” to learn about, watch and applaud. Last year Copeland became the first African-American ballerina to…

Add Russell Simmons and the RushCard to the list of celebrities who are helping out residents of Flint, Mich., during their water crisis. Simmons teamed up with AQUAhydrate to donate 150,000 bottles of water; the donation is part of Sean Combs’ and Mark Wahlberg’s pledge of 1 million bottles to the city. Simmons was in…

Pop singer Rita Ora sued her management company, Roc Nation, back in December, claiming that the company morphed into a sports-management company and thereby developed priorities beyond nurturing its music artists. Ora’s lawsuit argued that the changes affected her career and essentially made her contract with the company null and void. She wanted out of…

Besides dabbing on his opponents and his superior football skills, Cam Newton’s sense of style is definitely something to talk about. And when he stepped off a plane Monday, Newton’s pants got everyone’s attention. During Monday’s Super Bowl Media Day, Deion Sanders had one question for Newton: “What was going on with the Versace drawers…