Last week, a mistrial was declared in the case of the former North Charleston, South Carolina police officer who shot Walter Scott at a traffic stop while he was running away. Jury deliberations would not yield a unanimous verdict, and so the judge declared a mistrial, to the dismay of many. But Walter Scott’s mother spoke […]
After Vice President-Elect Mike Pence visited Hamilton on Broadway just a couple weeks ago, he got a very direct and respectful message from the cast after the show. While Donald Trump cried out for an apology from them, the cast stood their ground, saying they wouldn’t issue one. Mike Pence even said he wasn’t offended […]
At the end of last week, Kanye West made headlines when he was suddenly taken to the hospital after weeks of ranting about Kid Cudi, Jay Z and Beyonce on tour. People immediately began pointing fingers when it was learned that Ye was to have a psychiatric evaluation. While it might be more fun for […]
Wanda Sykes was performing her stand-up set to a crowd in Boston this past weekend when she launched into the set-up for a joke about Donald Trump. She barely got the words “racist,” “sexist,” and “homophobic” out of her mouth before the crowd started punishing her for it. Undeterred, she kept going, and pretty soon […]
Trick Daddy threw heaps of disrespect and shade at black women when he poked his head out from the Irrelevant Pile to tell black women to “tighten up,” and threaten that they would otherwise lose him to Spanish and white chicks everywhere. The whole internet it seems, lead by the always-prompt Black Twitter, clapped right […]
President Barack Obama was reading mean tweets during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live when he came across a tweet from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, deeming him as the worst president in American history. But of course, Obama is never one to be caught without a classy clap-back. He promptly put the Donald in […]
AT&T announced over the weekend that it has purchased media mega-company Time-Warner, making two rather large media companies into a huge conglomerate. The move has made many skeptical, from regular consumers, to financial experts, to politicians, because a giant merger like this could cause more customers to have to fork over more money in the […]
Mary J Blige and Kendu recently ended their marriage after twelve years. Now, Kendu is asking his ex-wife- and former employer -for a big heap of monthly cash in spousal support. Whether or not she should fork over the money has been a hot topic of debate, with strong arguments on both sides. But Kendu […]
While sitting in for Monie Love during the Early Morning Evening News, Jasmine Guy got a chance to put in her two cents about the 2016 election, which is historic for many reasons. It is the election following the presidential terms of America’s first black president, which has lead to a lot of backlash from […]
It’s been just about a month since we first saw the preview for Michel’le‘s Lifetime biopic, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me” and already, the film is stirring up some controversy before its release. Even though it’s quite common knowledge at this point that Dr. Dre and Michel’le’s relationship was abusive, he is carrying out […]
Hurricane Matthew’s landfall, both in the Caribbean and the United States, was absolutely devastating. Notably, Haiti was heavily affected by the category four storm, reporting a death toll of nearly 900 people. Meanwhile, cities like Charleston, South Carolina are suffering some extreme flooding. Before the dangerous storm hit Florida, a news-anchor took it upon himself […]
The United States is bracing for the touchdown of Hurricane Matthew, which has been ripping through the Caribbean. The storm has already wrecked havoc and cause a lot of damage in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and other countries- even claiming some lives. While for some, the storm is simply a distant news headline, President Obama spoke […]