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A young Michelle Obama, then Michelle Robinson, was anxious about her standing as a young African-American female attorney working at a white-shoe law firm in 1989 Chicago. Most particularly, she was concerned about how her higher-ups would perceive it if she started to date another African-American summer associate at the firm. This is what is…

Over the weekend, fans of Saturday Night Live lauded the show’s skit about the lack of diversity at the Oscars. The sketch-comedy show poked fun at the lack of diversity of the award show and its nominees in a way only SNL could. Sure, it was funny. But in the world of “pot meet kettle,”…

Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean that 2 Chainz is finished helping families. In December the Atlanta rapper helped a disabled veteran pay her rent for a year through his charity, TRU Foundation. The money used was generated through his “Ugly Christmas Sweater” line. Now the rapper is helping another family in need. 2 Chainz came…

Spike Lee is a die-hard Knicks fan, and just because Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has announced changes to drive diversity in its membership doesn’t mean he’ll be attending the Oscars after all. “We have principles,” Lee told the Associated Press. “I commend the academy for…

In today’s “White People Say the Darndest Things” news, two white actors have thrown their voices into the mix about the Oscars’ lack of diversity. And needless to say, not everyone can be like George Clooney. As a matter of fact, these two actors have shared opinions that are his polar opposite. Exhibit A: Michael…

Thursday night’s Lip Sync Battle had the stars of Black’ish trying to see who could out-lip-synch the other. During the first set of performances, Anthony Anderson went old-school and belted out Bell Biv Devoe’s “Do Me,” and Tracee Ellis Ross channeled her inner Nicki Minaj with “Super Bass.” In the end, Anderson trumped Ross with his…

Big Sean is doing his part when it comes to helping people in Flint, Mich., during the water crisis. On Thursday the Detroit native launched #HealFlintKids to raise money, and he also donated $10,000. The rapper teamed up with Crowdrise to benefit the children exposed to the toxic Flint water. Proceeds of the fundraiser will also…

Viola Davis is shedding light on what she thinks is the real problem with the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. And it’s quite apropos, since it was only last year that Davis made Emmy Award history when she became the first black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.…

Wendy Williams’ eyes kept welling up during one of her after-show episodes as she rejoiced at the idea that her eponymous talk show had been renewed until 2020.  “2020. I found out at that particular time and I was just a bit overwhelmed,” Williams explained, recalling an earlier episode in which she welled up but…

A struggling college student has got to do what he’s gotta do, even if he is the son of acclaimed movie director John Singleton.  Singleton’s son, Maasai Mohandas Singleton, created a GoFundMe page to raise money for his college tuition. Maasai is a senior in the University of Southern California’s Writing for Screen and Television program. …