by Dr. Boyce Watkins I remember 20 years ago, waking up from taking a nap. I was dating a really horrible woman at the time who shall remain nameless. But then again, I probably think she’s horrible because she dumped me for a better-looking man, so just chalk it up to my being a hater. But anyway, the woman in the previous sentence said “Hey Coco (that was my nickname…


Reported by Marie S. Actor Anthony Mackie has his career going uphill. After playing the role of a U.S. bomb disposal team in Iraq in the Oscar-winning drama titled “The Hurt Locker,” he now plays the role of Sam or Samuel Wilson“Falcon” in the movie Marvel film titled “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which topped the box office last weekend, grossing $96.2 million and making it April’s biggest release so…

By Liku Zelleke They are perceived by many to be America’s answer to royalty. They certainly have the media’s attention, they probably earn more than some of the world’s monarchs, and they have managed to lead a warm family lifestyle – a big deal when considering the pressures of their intensely busy work schedules. They are Jay Z and Beyoncé, and this April, they are celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary….

So much for happily ever after. If you were like anyone else who follows reality TV, you knew that the marriage between Evelyn Lozada and Chad Johnson was going to last about as long as an episode of Basketball Wives. Similar to her counterpart Kim Kardashian, Evelyn and Chad threw out the little part of their marital vows that said “Till death do you part,” parting ways less than two…

NBA star Lamar Odom’s situation seems to be getting worse and worse by the day. It also stands as a firm reminder to say no to drugs. TMZ caught Odom rapping about his relationship with wife Khloe Kardashian while they speculated that he was high on drugs. In the impromptu freestyle, caught on video, Odom uses some pretty cryptic, or shall we say “revealing,” lines about his life outside of…

There may be a day in the near future when Jaden Smith, the son of Will Smith, will end up making regular guest appearances on “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” It’s being reported by the Huffington Post that Jaden is now dating Kylie Jenner, the daughter of Bruce Jenner. Bruce was initially known as an Olympic champion, but has lately been known as the whipping boy of Kim Kardashian’s mother…

By: Britt L Nearly two years after the rαpe and murder of five-year-old Mariha Smith, the 22-year-old man who was dating her aunt was finally charged with the unspeakable crimes. When Mariha’s body was found mutilated and burned in an old Detroit abandoned building July 2011, her aunts boyfriend, Darnell Cheatham was the initial suspect. However, investigators could never gather enough evidence to prosecute Cheatham until Monday. During a court…

The once tragic Adrian Peterson news has taken a ratchet and surprising turn. Since suffering the death of his son last week, some surprising news has come out about the NFL star. Not too long after the child’s death news broke that the NFL star did not know his deceased son. In fact, the first time he ever met the child was visiting him in the hospital on life support….

If you date someone for just six months and then feel the need to pop the question, we have one piece of advice: Don’t. Psychologists say that the first six months is the honeymoon period, and you’re not really able to evaluate a person for their flaws. But not everybody listens, which is why Lamar and Khloe ended so fast, along with Terrell and Evelyn. Passion is not enough to…

In an interview with The Guardian, popular R&B sex symbol Chris Brown reveals his sex appeal didn’t just arise out of the thin air — the guy has been watching p*rn and engaging in sexx since the tender happy age of eight. The 24-year-old star said he saw absolutely nothing wrong with becoming sexual at a young age. At no point in time did Chris exclaim that he was joking….

By: Madam Prezident 70% of African American women are unmarried. Although that’s a large amount of unmarried black folk—it’s a harsh reality. Being an African American woman currently on the dating scene, I noticed a few mistakes that we as women make when meeting someone new. These mistakes are the top 4 things that keep us single. 1) Clingy Stop being clingy—if you are the clingy type, then stop….

By: Madam Prezident Congrats to Kevin Durant’ and Minnesota Lynx point guard Monica Wright on their new engagement. Who said, black love didn’t exist? I can honestly say, this engagement takes me by surprise because he was supposedly dating former R&B singer Letoya Luckett during the time of the olympics. Now, he’s engaged to Monica. It’s possible Kevin Durant could have had his hand in two cookie jars- Either way,…

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have this philosophical meaning behind the meaning of their daughters name. Supposedly North is a representation of the little bundle of Joy being their little ‘North Star.’ I know Mr. West and Kim are both creative, so maybe there is a more extravagant story behind their daughters name, but as of right now-North is pretty symbolic for many Upward and rising things. Also, Just in…