Jada Pinkett-Smith Is Proud of Her Daughter’s “Emotional Confidence”
Jada Pinkett-Smith gains strength from daughter Willow Smith. The actress and singer recently took to Facebook to dote on her daughter’s ability to be emotionally confident and dependent at a young age. “I have been in special wonder of my daughter as I watch her grow amongst men (father,brothers and uncles) who love her deeply,” [...]
Julianne Malveaux Tells Black People to Hook In and Hook Up in 2013
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux How will African American people improve our situation in 2013? Right now, we have higher unemployment than any other population in our nation, less wealth, higher school dropout rates, and more crime in our communities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that African American communities had twice the number of [...]
Meteorologist Sues After Being Fired Over Natural Hairstyle
Rhonda Lee, the former meteorologist at KXAN in Austin, Texas has filed a discrimination suit against her former station. Lee says she was fired last August after being “repeatedly subjected to crude and insensitive remarks about her race.” The station never made an official statement why she was kicked off the air but Lee posted [...]
Beyonce Shows Bare Baby Bump in Documentary, Says She’s Scared of Pregnancy
Beyonce is baring all in her new documentary, both literally and figuratively. The singing diva is now promoting a new documentary set to appear on HBO that lets the viewers deeper into Beyonce’s personal life than they’ve ever been. One scene has the singer in her bathroom filming her baby bump with her mobile [...]
Keyshia Cole Says She’s Bi-Racial, but Doesn’t Really Seem to Know
Keyshia Cole made the odd decision of not participating in Black Girls Rock because she’s not entirely sure if she’s actually a black girl. She goes onto national television, stating that she’s bi-racial. Then, goes on Twitter saying that she’s not sure if she is or not. But maybe Keyshia should realize that first of [...]
Black Women’s Group Seeks to Support Susan Rice for Secretary of State
For some, the politics of race trumps all other forms of politics when it comes to choosing who is going to lead the nation. This rule may apply whether you’re referring to Republicans who can’t stand President Obama for being black or for those who support all of the president’s policies because they feel he [...]
Melissa Harris-Perry Writes Open Letter about Dead Black Teen in Florida
Meliss Harris-Perry on MSNBC did a recent segment about the shooting death of Jordan Russell. Russell was killed by a white man for playing his music too loud, at least that’s what the media is saying. The case is drawing similarities to Trayvon Martin, since he was also 17-years old when he died. But others [...]
Chris Brown and Rihanna Could Care Less What You Think about Domestic Violence
*Ponder, if you will, for a moment the countless number of women who could have gained needed strength to flee domestic violence situations if Rihanna would have became an ardent domestic violence advocate after she was assaulted by Chris Brown on February 8, 2009. Think of the abusers that could have been influenced to stop [...]
Keyshia Cole is Angry about Explicit Photo of Her Released on the Internet
Keyshia Cole feels that she was setup by someone who wanted to embarrass her with a photo that presented her in a “less than matronly” sort of way. The Internet can make or break you in a second and Keyshia’s picture has gotten an overdose of unwanted attention. “People that have no self respect [...]
Dallas Police Lieutenant Suspended For Moonlighting As A Gangsta Rapper
A lieutenant in the Dallas Police Department has been suspended after bosses found out about her second career as a gangsta rapper. Dallas Police Lt. Regina Smith, the widow of an officer killed in duty, is on administrative leave over the contents of two videos which show her dressed in provocative clothing and firing her [...]
Alicia Keys Struggles to Rebuild Relationship With Estranged Father
Singer Alicia Keys has begun the process of rebuilding her relationship with the father who abandoned her as a child. Keys describes how her grandmother’s illness became the catalyst for reaching out to her father. “The process started when my [paternal] grandmother became ill,” she said. “You realize what’s important when you see a person [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: The (Wal-Mart) Scam That Stole Thanksgiving
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux When I think of Thanksgiving Day, I think of family, gathered around a table that groans with turkey and dressing, green beans and candied yams, mac and cheese or whipped potatoes, and lots of other goodies. I look forward to seeing folks I haven’t seen in awhile, savor the food and [...]
Look Out Everyone…Tiny’s Got A Talk Show
Tiny has been talking about her new late night talk show for some time now and it looks as though it’s anticipated debut is almost here. Last night, the excited star unveiled exclusive photos from the set of the show, titled ‘Tiny Tonight’, that will feature celebs like Trina, Tamar Braxton and Claudia Jordan. Her [...]
Braxton Sisters May Be Coming To A Daytime TV
According a HuffPost executive, the sisters are busy negotiating a deal for their own daytime show. “Toni, Traci, Towanda and Trina are all in LA right now, pitching a talk show,” revealed a Los Angeles TV executive to HuffPost. “Think ‘The View’ but with a lot of sass! There will be the Braxton sisters’ version [...]
Beyonce to Romney: “Take That Mitches”
Some people are fully capable of winning gracefully. Others, not so much. And after last night, we can place Beyonce in the latter category. Last night after President Obama’s victory, Beyonce tweeted a pic which read “TAKE THAT MITCHES” on her Tumblr. First of all, it was kinda lame. Take that “MITCHES”, really? Not exactly a [...]