Entertainment

Thanks to the generosity of several movers and shakers in the entertainment industry, seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders in New York City will be able to see the movie Selma for free. According to Variety, people including BET Networks Chairman Debra Lee, American Express Chairman Ken Chenault, power broker Vernon Jordan and former Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons teamed up to offer…

Kevin Hart is currently on a promotional tour for his new Sony movie, The Wedding Ringer, and the comedian had a few words to share about the recent Sony hacking situation. Last month Clint Culpepper, president of Sony’s Screen Gems unit, referred to Hart as a whore when he requested more money to tweet about his…

Updated Wednesday, Jan. 7, 9:33 p.m.: In an interview with ABC’s Nightline, Phylicia Rashad now denies ever saying “forget these women” when asked by a Hollywood website about Bill Cosby’s accusers. To Nightline she said, “I am a woman. I would never say such a thing. I would never think such a thing,” she said.…

Clearly I’m old. I mean, sure, I’m in my 30s, but I at least thought I knew about present-day hip-hop. However, color me clueless when it comes to knowing who Joey Bada$$ is. But thanks to Malia Obama, I now have a clue. The oldest Obama daughter, just like any typical teen, is a taker…

When it comes to politics and social issues, Jay Z hasn’t always been outspoken in public. But recently he’s taken a public stand on issues such as prison reform and police brutality. In a recent episode of Oprah’s Master Class, the award-winning rapper shared some interesting views on race relations. “I think that hip-hop has…

David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader and Republican legislator, has his ear to the streets when it comes to hip-hop. During a recent broadcast of his online radio show, Duke had a few unpleasant words about Nicki Minaj and her comments about police brutality. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Minaj said that…

Keshia Knight Pulliam was the first contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice to receive the infamous “You’re fired” from Donald Trump, but the former Cosby Show kid is now speaking out in support of her TV father. During Pulliam’s board meeting with Trump, the hotel tycoon’s main complaint was that she didn’t ask Bill Cosby for help…

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is only 15 years old, but he is already considered a music phenom. Christone isn’t an upcoming hip-hop rapper or R&B singer but is striving to reach the ranks of blues greats like B.B. King. Christone has already played for President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, and now he’s about to embark…

If your name isn’t common, chances are it’ll get butchered on a daily basis. Such is the case for David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. Of course “David” is easy to pronounce—it’s the “Oyelowo” that may give people a hard time. Over the weekend, Oyelowo was presented with the Breakthrough Performance Award…

It’s always hardest when you’re the first contestant to be fired from Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, but it’s even harder when you’re fired and it’s shrouded in controversy that you have nothing to do with. On Sunday night, Keshia Knight Pulliam was axed from Trump’s show because she failed to ask for help during one…