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Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ Classic ‘Endless Love’ Is Still a Problem After More Than 40 Years, Here’s What We Know
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie recorded the song “Endless Love” in 1981 for the tragic teen love film of the same title. Though the Brooke Shields-starring movie tanked at the box office, the song was a...
Halle Bailey and DDG’s Son Halo Is the Next Great Viral Meme
Halle Bailey and DDG’s son has gone viral before even turning one! Over the holiday weekendHalo, became an internet meme that caught on all over TikTok, Instagram, and X, formerly known as Twitter. Re...
Black Celebs We Lost in 2024
Black people have had a significant impact on every aspect of life. From entertainment to sports to politics, to business, we’ve made this world a better place. Sadly, 2024 has seen us lose some of th...
WATCH: Roland Martin Claps at Tyrese For Spewing Misinformation on This Critical Crime Bill
In an election year, getting celebrities involved in politics can help with voter turnout and engagement, but it can also lead to more misinformation being passed around. Not all celebs will take the ...
Why Drama, Controversy and Backstabbing Plague This Historic Black Harlem Church’s Leadership Search
Perhaps the only brand of politics more polarizing than a presidential election is church politics. While Texas’ Gateway Megachurch strangely ran through several pastors in only two months, now a cont...
A Peek into the Estate of James Brown, ‘The Godfather of Soul’
James Brown also heralded as “The Godfather of Soul” and “The Hardest Working man in Show Business” left an extraordinary legacy after his passing in 2006. With a colorful and extravagant persona, Bro...
Judge Mathis Finally Speaks On Divorce, and Infidelity Rumors
Television personality Judge Greg Mathis recently shared personal insight on his marriage, detailing the cause for his divorce with his wife Linda Reese, who filed for divorce on Aug. 22, with their s...
White Folks Still Aren’t Cleaning Themselves With Washcloths But Blacks Folks Are? Who’s Right?
Since the beginning of time, cultural debates have left our country polarized – Republican or Democrat, Coke or Pepsi, iPhone or Android and Biggie or Tupac are just a few of the topics that can kick ...
15 Real Black Crime Stories With a Plot Twist We Did NOT Expect
All good stories that keep people’s attention until the end are the ones with insane plot twists. No, we’re not talking fictional tales. Real life humans do things that make us say, “Wait, what?!” Whe...