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Jimmy McMillan, the former gubernatorial candidate from New York, went viral years ago after he created and ran on the Rent Is Too Damn High party, and now one NBA rookie is proving that fact. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, NBA rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson—who will make $1.33 million this upcoming season as a…

The Empire cast is gracing the cover of next week’s Hollywood Reporter, and millions of eyes will be tuned in next week when the show returns to Fox for its second season. Last week Terrence Howard made eyes roll when he divulged details about his past, which included his history of violence against women as…

Fetty Wap is probably one of the more recognizable newcomers to the hip-hop scene, since he has an eye deformity that he doesn’t hide. According to MTV News, Fetty lost his eye to congenital glaucoma when he was a kid.   He doesn’t wear a prosthetic eye to cover it up, and that inspired Jayden…

It’s not often that someone says she completely understands why she was called an Uncle Tom and a coon. People usually try to flip the script and suggest that African Americans—the ones usually lobbing those insults—are playing the race card and being hypersensitive about issues. Comedian Sheryl Underwood did no such thing on Monday’s episode of…

Natural hair on black women isn’t anything new or uncommon among some, but with others, it’s something they’re still trying to embrace, especially in the workplace. WNCT news anchor Angela Green posted a video on her Facebook page Monday discussing natural hair at work. Green said that WNCT’s intern, Madison, wears her hair natural. Green…

Some say he’s too street. But others say Idris Elba would make a perfect James Bond. But then, I’m of the opinion that Elba doesn’t need a Bond movie. Give the man his own movie rather than have him step into the Bond role. But what would a Bond movie with Elba actually look like?…

Tyra Banks, 41, has been in front of the camera and on magazine covers since her teen years. Since her modeling career ended, she’s been everything from a talk show host to an entrepreneur. But there’s one thing that she’s put off for a while, and now, when she finally wants it, it’s been hard…

Dr. Jan Adams was the doctor who performed a liposuction, tummy tuck and breast reduction on Donda West, Kanye West’s mother, the day before she died. Even though a medical case against him was dismissed, he’s coming forward once again to clear his name of any suggestion that his medical negligence caused Donda West’s death,…

During Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Project Greenlight, director and actor Matt Damon thought he’d shed some light on diversity. But many people thought he failed to grasp the concept as he overtalked black film producer Effie Brown. In picking directors for a comedy about a black prostitute and her pimp, Brown felt that having directors…

Along with more than 250,000 supportive tweets, Texas high school student Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested over a homemade clock, got support from President Barack Obama on Twitter. The hashtag #IStandWithAhmed has been a trending topic throughout the day on Wednesday, but it was the show of support from Obama that proves the 14-year-old has a…