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Bobbi Kristina Brown’s final arrangements have been announced, and the daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston will be remembered Saturday in Georgia. Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral will take place at 11 a.m. at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, according to 11Alive. Bobbi Kristina Brown, who lived in Georgia most of her life,…

In terms of wage disparity, most of the time people talk generally about women versus men. But unfortunately, there’s an even larger disparity when it comes to whose paycheck is looking smaller than someone else’s. Nonprofit group Atlanta Women for Equality is raising awareness online about the disparity between the wages of black women and white…

It’s no longer an on-set romance or even a budding relationship. Grace Gealey and Trai Byers—who play Anika Calhoun and Andre Lyon on Empire—are engaged, E! News confirmed Tuesday.  According to reports, Byers threw Gealey a surprise party at a Chicago restaurant to celebrate her 33rd birthday. “She thought it would just be the two of them going…

It was a great accomplishment: two African-American comedians at the helm—and also starring in—a sketch-comedy show that aired on a cable network not specifically targeting African Americans. Key & Peele was anecdotal proof that black comics, and the content they might produce about race every now and then, could be consistently appreciated by mainstream audiences who…

It looks like these two enjoy working together.  According to Deadline, Jay Z and Will Smith, who produced 2014’s Annie remake, are teaming up once again to co-produce a HBO miniseries that will tell the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old from Chicago who was brutally killed by two white men in 1955 after he…

After the death of Whitney Houston in 2012, Bobbi Kristina Brown became the sole heir to Houston’s estate. But she didn’t receive a lump sum of money. According to The Wrap, attorney Bruce H. Gaynes of Kitchens Kelley Gaynes P.C., saw Houston’s will and explained how the money would be distributed to Brown. Gaynes stated…

During the Baltimore uprising that occurred after the death of Freddie Gray, various performers wanted to lend their voices in an effort to show solidarity with the residents of Baltimore and the protesters. Prince held a Freddie Gray benefit concert that raised money for various nonprofit organizations in Baltimore. But one singer attempted to put…

If you turn on any urban radio station at any given time of the day, you’ll probably hear Tyrese’s song “Shame,” from his new album Black Rose, which is currently the No. 1 R&B song on the charts. This time last year, or the year before, if you turned on any urban radio, you’d also…

Leah Still, the 5-year-old rock-star daughter of Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Devon Still, is not letting radiation treatments for her cancerous neuroblastoma get her down.  In a video posted to her father’s Instagram account Sunday, Leah apparently wants in on all the Nae Nae fun and challenges Riley Curry, the 3-year-old daughter of NBA player Stephen Curry,…

People wondered why Styles P wasn’t onstage with his rap group, the Lox, during the Bad Boy anniversary performance at the BET Awards last month.  The Bronx, N.Y., rapper revealed in an Instagram post Sunday that his daughter committed suicide last month. “I rarely speak on my personal issues and i usually express my pain…