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I didn’t want to watch the season finale of Fix My Life when it aired on OWN Saturday night. I didn’t want to see my Olympic hero’s story, because I knew her past life would be thrown in her face, while her present life would be exploited for ratings. And as I took a few…

Last week, photos of a battered ex-girlfriend of Greg Hardy were released, and many people called for the NFL to step in and release the Dallas Cowboys player. Although Hardy was charged in 2014, the case was dismissed after Nicole Holder stopped cooperating with investigators. Hardy seems to be the new face of NFL players getting…

Sometimes, in order to keep students interested in learning, teachers have to come up with creative ways to improve class participation. And one teacher at Citizens Academy East in Cleveland did just that. Kelli Littlejohn recently visited her son’s classroom and discovered that the students’ vocabulary lesson came courtesy of “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).”  “Now…

Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs marked his birthday last week with the release of his new mixtape MMM (Money Making Mitch), and during a recent promotional appearance on New York City radio station Hot 97 about his new music, he also touched upon President Barack Obama and the current state of the black community. According to…

If there’s one thing Jermaine Dupri knows—besides writing amazing, timeless R&B songs—it’s how to mold the careers of young hip-hop and R&B stars. Just take a look at the careers of Kriss Kross, Xscape, Bow Wow and TLC (yep, it was Dupri who advised T-Boz to sing in her lower-range octave).  He’s putting those star-making…

“Yeah, me and Jeff are going out,” Will Smith responded, when Ellen DeGeneres asked him if it was true that he and his longtime DJ were going out on tour. During an interview on Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Smith explained that scheduling conflicts back in the day—mainly because of his hit TV sitcom, The…

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That’s the mantra Amber Rose is on now when she thinks about the slut-shaming that goes on in popular discourse today. She says she’s disgusted at how sexual women—that is, women who seem to enjoy sex and have, well, sexual careers—are dragged through the mud at every…

When Adele released her new single, “Hello,” from her upcoming album 25, the world couldn’t contain itself. The single immediately blew up the airwaves and social media as fans expressed their excitement about Adele’s return.  Sure, Adele’s version of “Hello” is pretty awesome, but Friday, R&B singer Joe released his cover of the song, and…

Derrick Rose’s son, P.J., is barely out of the toddler stage, but during the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals, Rose brought his 2-year-old son to the press conference, and needless to say, P.J. stole the show: But it was P.J.’s epic “Whatchu talking ’bout,…

Shonda Rhimes is the queen of television, and anyone who would deny that probably doesn’t even own a TV set. Rhimes’ shows on ABC have garnered not only millions of fans but also a cultlike status. Whether you’re the hospital-drama fan or waiting to see what Olivia Pope will get herself into each episode, Rhimes…