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For someone who’s made a name for himself particularly when it comes to the use of the n-word in his movies, you’d think Quentin Tarantino would pay attention to the criticism he receives from black people. As Tarantino preps for his newest Christmas Day release, The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L. Jackson, he spoke about…

By all accounts, Rihanna has gone from singing about her umbrella to being one of the most recognizable names in music and fashion. But despite all of this, in a recent interview with the New York Times’ T magazine, the singer still says she faces racism in the corporate world. “You know, when I started to…

Nicki Minaj recently announced that she’s producing and starring in a new ABC Family sitcom about her family’s move from Trinidad to Queens, N.Y. The rapper, who recently shut down a New York Times Magazine interviewer, moved to New York City with her family when she was 5. Although the sitcom is still in the early…

Tracy Morgan is back in action, and by action, we mean stand-up comedy. The 46-year-old returned to his comedy roots and performed stand-up for the first time since being involved in a June 2014 limo accident that claimed the life of comedian Jimmy “Mack” McNair. Morgan tweeted Monday night that he was performing at New…

New York City radio host Charlamagne tha God shot down Raven-Symoné’s I-would-never-hire-a-person-named-Watermelondrea comment from an angle that no one else has considered. (Yep, Raven-Symoné made that statement during a taping of The View, where she sits as one of the co-hosts.)  There are a number of spot-on think pieces arguing that Raven-Symoné should take a…

Iyanla Vanzant is usually the one trying to get people to open up about their past, but she recently revealed how she tried to commit suicide. During a recent interview with OWN, Vanzant revealed that after she had her third child at the age of 21, she dealt with postpartum depression. “I took a bunch…

Cable network BET will be airing a new reality show in late 2016 featuring a lineup of personalities that almost guarantees its success: Damon Dash, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg and Birdman. Production for the series, aptly titled Media Moguls, begins next month. Let’s take a closer look at the cast members and the potential storylines…

“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…