Entertainment

The powerful performances of the women in Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun, as well as in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, were recognized with nominations as part of the 68th annual Tony Awards, announced this morning in New York City. Top nominations include A Raisin in the Sun (Best Revival of a Play)…

Two weeks ago, more than 200 girls were abducted from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. The group suspected of being responsible for their abduction is Boko Haram, an al-Qaida-linked jihadi group.  The girls were taken at gunpoint and thrown into trucks and vans, and have since disappeared without a trace.  Last week, school principal Asabe…

“It Takes Two” may have been released in 1988, but even in 2014, when the song comes on, you’ll get a bunch of side eyes if you’re the person holding up the wall at a party. When it’s on, you dance. No matter what. The music world is mourning the death on Sunday at age…

An Egyptian court handed down one of the largest number of death sentences at one time today in ordering the deaths of Mohamed Badie and 682 members of the group Badie leads, the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is a suspected Islamist group whose members supported Egypt’s ousted former president, Mohammed Morsi. The court also…

The Carters have officially announced their Chase Bank-sponsored summer concert tour, dubbed On the Run. Beyoncé posted the official flier this morning to her Facebook page. According to posts from both Beyoncé’s and Jay Z’s social media accounts, the presale starts Tuesday at 10 a.m. local. Can one assume that the tour’s name is reminiscent of…

Scandal’s season 3 finale left gladiators wondering, “What happened to Harrison?” as he was held at gunpoint by Papa Pope’s henchmen. Did he get shot? Did he escape? Will the show end up not having a fine black man as part of the cast? Well, unfortunately, the answer to that last question is “yes.” Columbus…

Fresh off the heels of showing just how racist he is, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is continuing his week of “let me insert my foot in my mouth.” Bundy is now making media rounds to defend his statements about the “Negro.” Speaking with CNN, Bundy didn’t cut any corners when it came to defending himself…

There’s a new movie opening this weekend that many people may not be familiar with. I know in my area I’ve only seen a handful of commercials, and my local theater isn’t showing it. From the Rough tells the story of Catana Starks, who became the first African-American woman to coach a men’s NCAA Division I…

It’s been a week since more than 200 girls were abducted from a school located in Chibok, Nigeria. The girls were taken from their class at gunpoint and thrown into trucks and vans. The school was then set on fire, and all that remains is a shell of a building. School principal Asabe Kwambura told…

Last week it was announced that Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs would be Howard University’s 2014 commencement speaker and would also receive an honorary doctorate in humanities at the ceremony. Some people questioned why Howard would give a college dropout a chance at the mic. Never mind the fact that Combs was seemingly able to flip an…