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You may remember Tray Chaney from his role as “Poot” on The Wire, especially if you’ve reacclimated yourself with the groundbreaking series since HBO again aired the HD version. But when he’s not acting, Chaney is using his music to make a difference in his community. Chaney’s newest video, “#Attendance,” is a motivational hip-hop video educating young…

For the first time in the 45-year history of Essence, the magazine will not have its typical model or celebrity gracing the cover. The issue, which goes on sale Thursday, will be a black-out cover to honor the Black Lives Matter movement. “Our anger and hurt are calling us to look inward, to ask ourselves…

Three new women have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault. During a press conference on Wednesday with attorney Gloria Allred, the women shared similar stories of having their drinks spiked and being assaulted. According to the New York Daily News, the incidents occurred in the early 1980s and the 1990s. One woman,…

At 2 years old, the only music I knew was nursery rhymes like the “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” but 2-year-old Myles Kingston probably has no time for those songs because he’s jamming to Bob Marley. “Our family is from Haiti and Jamaica, so we have always played Bob Marley in our household,” Suze Sadler, Myles mother,…

Darnell “Crunchy” Black of Three 6 Mafia is now a wanted man after failing to appear for two domestic violence charges and a drug-possession charge. Last March Black was arrested after allegedly beating up his fiancee in a hotel room. According to TMZ, the unnamed fiancee locked herself in a bathroom to prevent the rapper…

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…