The organization’s leader is “taking steps to protect our brand.”Alpha Kappa Alpha’s director is reportedly seeking legal action against Insecure after the series season debut featured characters wearing clothes featuring the sorority’s logo and colors.The fifth season premiere episode of the hit HBO series sparked backlash from members of the AKA on Twitter, who tweeted…… MORE
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Ice Cube will be missing out on a $9 million dollar payday thanks to his decision to curve getting vaccinated.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ice Cube will be missing out on a $9 million dollar payday thanks to his decision to curve getting vaccinated. Cube, born O’Shea Jackson, would have been starring opposite Jack Black.Reportedly, Black and Cube partnered on the project back in June with filming to down over the winter in Hawaii.…… MORE
Shaquille O’Neal wants his kids to earn their way: ‘We ain’t rich, I’m rich’ (VIDEO)
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Keshia Knight Pulliam To Lead Course At HBCU To Fuel The Next Generation Of Black Entrepreneurs
A new face will be joining Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Clark Atlanta University to inspire the next generation of Black entrepreneurs. Hollywood veteran Keshia Knight Pulliam — most recognized for her roles on “The Cosby Show” and “Tyler Perry House of Payne” — will become the newest partner of Now and Later® candy…… MORE
The wife of rapper Waka Flocka Flame shared a series of videos in which she alleges she was racially profiled in Atlanta.
Tammy Rivera, one of the stars of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, shared a series of videos in which she alleges an employee at an Atlanta-area CVS followed her throughout the store, racially profiling her. The videos were reposted by The Shade Room, and Rivera — the wife of rapper Waka Flocka Flame — was…… MORE
Megan Thee Stallion just took her TSU graduation photos
The Houston rapper posted a few photos on Instagram of her graduation cap.It’s a smart girl fall, y’all. Megan Thee Stallion is about to graduate from Texas Southern University. She posted on Instagram posing with a glittered graduation cap, emblazoned with the phrase, “Real Hot Girl Sh*t.” CARTI PARTY: Houston fans blame long lines, a…… MORE
Sisqo Advises Drake Not To Sue His Imposter: “Imitation Is A Form Of Flattery”
Fake Drake has been popping up all over Miami and people have been sharing videos of the imposter making the nightclub rounds.His music videos have been parodied for decades and people have taken to stages worldwide impersonating Sisqo, but the singer advises other artists to take it all in stride. We have been reporting on…… MORE
Issa Rae, Amanda Seales respond to critics of sorority affiliation on ‘Insecure’
Seales’ character has been an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member since the show’s beginning.Issa Rae’s acclaimed HBO series Insecure returned Sunday for its fifth and final season, and critics wasted no time pouncing on co-star Amanda Seales over her character’s Tiffany’s Alpha Kappa Alpha membership.Day-one Insecure fans might remember that it was established in the…… MORE
Huey P. Newton Honored With Statue Commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton, the revolutionary co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was honored with a bronze bust to commemorate the party’s 55th anniversary, the Associated Press reports.The unveiling of the bust took place on Sunday at Dr. Huey P. Newton Way and Mandela Parkway, near the very spot where Newton was murdered in 1989. According…… MORE
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MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…
TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…