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In one week Janet Jackson will release her long-awaited album Unbreakable, her first album in seven years. In anticipation of the release, Jackson dropped a new single and brought along Missy Elliott for the ride. “Burnitup!” was released Thursday on BBC Radio, but fans of Jackson, who attended a concert last month, were the first…

New York City’s Fordham University has rescinded the honorary degree it gave Bill Cosby in 2001. Fordham President Joseph McShane introduced a motion during a board of trustees meeting to rescind Cosby’s doctorate, and it’s the first time in the school’s history that this has been done. The university explained in a statement to the…

Michael B. Jordan’s interview with GQ magazine gives a prime example of the kind of well-intentioned, young black person who seems to think that it’s black people who are unnecessarily obsessed with race, and that everyone else is trying to get on with their lives and move the ball forward on race relations.  After he…

Michelle Obama is joining forces with Disney’s Doc McStuffins. The first lady’s appearance will coincide with Child Health Day as she invites Doc and her friends to the White House. During Doc’s visit to the White House, Obama appoints her the official toy doctor of the White House. You can catch the FLOTUS on Doc McStuffins…

Viola Davis is still reveling in her Emmy win and making history as the first black woman to win for lead actress in a drama. In her post-Emmy interview and as the cover model for this week’s issue of Variety, Davis said she’s still in disbelief. “I keep expecting to be that little girl who…

Former Los Angeles Laker Devean George is no longer worried about free throws and the hardwood, but is now focusing on giving back to the North Minneapolis community where he grew up. George, whose career started with the Lakers but ended in 2010 with the Golden State Warriors, has teamed up with a former classmate, architect…

Only Jimmy Fallon could make this happen, and on the heels of his hilarious “Jimpire” sketch, he’s probably having the best show week ever. Kel Mitchell, from Nickelodeon’s popular Kenan & Kel, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his new show, Game Shakers, but they had a huge surprise up their sleeves. Mitchell and Fallon re-created…

Women are coming out of the woodwork, opening up about the pressure they’re under to get married by a certain age, be at a certain level in their careers by a certain age and have children by a certain age.  Tyra Banks and Chrissy Teigen poured their hearts out about all of that recently. You’re…

It seems like Rihanna’s financial-management firms always got something going on.  Back in 2012, Rihanna sued her former financial-management firm for mishandling her funds. Her experience was actually the inspiration behind the “Bitch Better Have My Money” music video, in which she kidnapped her accountant’s wife in order to get the money she says she…

Pennsylvania has a 12-year statute of limitations when it comes to prosecuting sexual assault cases. And this 12-year statute—which, regarding allegations that former Temple University employee Andrea Constand made against Bill Cosby, expires in January 2016—could have Cosby facing charges. According to Constand, Cosby drugged and molested her during a January 2004 dinner at his…