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On the heels of resigning as president of the Spokane, Wash., branch of the NAACP, Rachel Dolezal finally spoke out on the controversy over her deceiving people about her racial background. During Dolezal’s interview Tuesday with Matt Lauer on the Today show, the first question he asked, of course, had to deal with her race.…

On Monday, Spokane, Wash., NAACP Chapter President Rachel Dolezal issued her resignation via a Facebook post on the chapter’s page. This came on the heels of Dolezal’s cancellation of a press conference that was supposed to be held earlier on Monday for her to address the recent allegations from her parents that she’s a white…

And she’s back! Janet Jackson has announced a world tour that kicks off Aug. 31 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jackson’s Unbreakble World Tour is a precursor to her upcoming fall album release. According to a press release, tickets go on sale June 22 at JanetJackson.com, but those with an American Express card can grab presale…

Remember the episode of Chappelle’s Show that included a “racial draft”? Well, with all the talk about Rachel Dolezal, the comedian weighed in while visiting his alma mater in Washington, D.C., to give a commencement address. But first, let’s take a look back at Chappelle’s racial draft. “We have got to start arguing about who…

MC Supreme, best known for his single “Black in America,” was killed Sunday after a car crash in Malibu, Calif., according to the Associated Press. According to reports, the rapper and a woman were sitting in his car on the shoulder of the Pacific Coast Highway when it was hit by a pickup truck.The car rolled…

It’s mind-boggling, the thought that some people have been defending Rachel Dolezal since it came to light that for years she’s been posing as a black woman. It’s also mind-boggling that some of Dolezal’s biggest defenders have been black people, while some white people have been looking at her like the basket case that she…

The devil is a lie. Rachel Dolezal, a part-time college professor of Africana studies, got a tan and a perm to curl her naturally straight blond hair, married a black man, allegedly took her adopted black brother under her wing as her own child, and has seemingly been passing as black for years. Her parents…

Rev. Run—born Joseph Simmons—is not ashamed to speak about his days as a philandering hip-hop pioneer and how he’s much happier now being faithful and married. Tyrese Gibson openly speaks about the mistakes he’s made in relationships, especially as a famous actor and R&B singer. Both men have already teamed up and released a relationship…

Brace yourself. The following interview will likely join the ranks of Sweet Brown’s “Oh Lord Jesus, it’s a fire” and Antoine Dodson’s “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife” soundbites that were made during news segments that went viral. A local Mississippi TV station covering a car accident interviewed Courtney Barnes, who wore a lime-green ponytail…

Some stories can be told again and again and again. And for American audiences, it seems that bearing witness to several dozen high school students clawing their way to stardom by learning to dance, sing and act will never get old. That’s probably why Lifetime is bringing Fame back to the small screen, according to Broadway…