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“In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Those lyrics are sung in many classrooms, but what that song fails to admit is the travesty that came after Columbus stepped foot on the soil he claimed: murder, rape and pillaging of land. The truth is in the details omitted by history books read in…

Raven-Symoné, who probably has one of the blackest names ever, came under fire last week when she spoke about “ghetto” black names during a segment on The View. Not only did she state that she would never hire anyone with a ghetto-sounding name, but she also went on to make fun of the names. Raven-Symoné is…

YouTube user Alphacat has made a career out of impersonating President Barack Obama ever since Obama got into office. But his latest video may end up being one of his best ones yet, as he not only takes on Drake’s “Back to Back” song but also directs his verbal assault onto Donald Trump:  I learned how to…

On Friday night, veteran rapper Scarface was on hand for the taping of the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta to accept the I Am Hip Hop career-achievement award during the annual ceremony, which was held at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. Although the night started out on a positive note, the rapper was…

Don’t call it a comeback, but Janet Jackson’s return to music with her new album, Unbreakable, is a record-setting one. Jackson’s 11th studio album has become her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200. So far Jackson has had a top-100 album in each of the last four decades. According to Billboard, the 200 chart ranks…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner told the Associated Press that it pains him to watch The Cosby Show’s legacy take a hit as a result of the sexual assault allegations surrounding its main star, Bill Cosby.  Especially since the show played a pivotal role in improving the image of African Americans around the world.  “My biggest concern is when…

Don Cheadle is directing and starring in a new biopic about the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.  The film is called Miles Ahead (also the name of a classic song and album by the trumpeter, who died in 1991), and by the looks of a clip obtained by Yahoo!, Cheadle has Davis’ mannerisms, voice and musical…

Keke Palmer caught wind of the criticism that her character on the Fox series Scream Queens is a loudmouthed, neck-rolling hood rat—traits that play on stereotypes about how young African-American girls from working-class communities behave.  She told BuzzFeed that she doesn’t agree with that interpretation of her character and that she’s OK with the script…

Kanye West is turning homophobia on its head and arguing that in the fashion industry, heterosexuals are the outsiders and have a harder time succeeding.  “I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” West said during an interview with SHOWstudio.  He explained that most times it’s the other way around, that…

The nominees for induction into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced Thursday, and Janet Jackson, the Spinners, Chaka Khan and trend-setting rap group N.W.A are four of the 15 acts up for the honor, USA Today reports.  It’s a great look for soul, funk, R&B and hip-hop music. In order to be…