Chloe x Halle member #HalleBailey has been tapped to play Ariel in Disney’s next live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” and #BlackTwitter has been singing Disney’s praises ever since. Director Rob Marshall spent the last few months meeting with talent, but close sources say Bailey was a clear front runner …

Police believe they have identified the woman who was filmed licking a half-gallon of Blue Bell Ice Cream inside of a Walmart location in Lufkin, Texas and once she is captured, she could face up to 20 years in prison. Detectives have obtained surveillance video of a woman matching the …

A 31-year-old woman was picked up by the Chicago Fire Department and taken to Rush Hospital early Thursday morning after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at embattled R&B singer R. Kelly’s former music studio. The woman was reportedly picked up just before 4 a.m. at the intersection of Loomis Street …

Adidas has come under fire for a Twitter promo campaign that inadvertently led to the sportswear company tweeting out racist, anti-Semitic and abusive terms via their Twitter account. The company ran a campaign to promote its new “Arsenal” shirt, which generated personalized images of the new product with the Twitter …

An anonymous caller nearly cost a Pulitzer-prize winning Miami Herald columnist his life, after placing a fake 911 call to report a murder in the writer’s home. Leonard G. Pitts Jr. was awakened at his Maryland home early Sunday by a group of police officers responding to a fake 911 …

Houston-area sculptor Shirley Scarpetta announced last month that she would honor four-year-old Maleah Davis, the young girl who was murdered by her mother’s ex-fiancé in April, with a bronze sculpture. Scarlett’s said, “I couldn’t get her out of my head for a while now. When this happens, I usually have …

Last week, the Chicago Police Department released dozens of text messages between Jussie Smollett and Abel Osundairo, one of the Nigerian brothers he allegedly paid in his attack. Although officials believe the texts were part of the actor’s attempt to stage the crime, Smollett’s team claims the cryptic texts and …

When trying to go viral goes wrong. Blue Bell Creameries has immediately stepped into action after video surfaced of a young woman tampering with their ice cream at a San Antonio grocery store. The company is now coordinating with law enforcement, retail partners, and social media to track down the …

Nike has pulled a new limited edition Independence Day-themed shoe from stores after critics, including former NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, expressed concerns about its “Betsy Ross Flag” design. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Air Max 1 sneaker features an early version of the American flag and …

Billions of dollars have already been agreed upon amid the start of the NBA’s 2019 free agency window, with the final figure topping more than $3 billion within the first eight hours. Amid the news of what is reportedly the most stacked free agency class in recent history, NBA insider …

Last week, Disney announced that Melissa McCarthy was in talks to play the infamous sea witch, Ursula, in the highly anticipated live-action version of ‘The Little Mermaid.’ In response, singer Lizzo let it be known that she needs to be in the running as well, for a number of reasons.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …

Tension continues to brew between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, to the point where family, friends, and fans have officially picked sides. In her husband’s defense, Braun’s wife, Yael Cohen Braun, wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend, “I have never been one for a public airing of laundry, …

#BlackGirlMagic has taken over pageantry this year and now we can add another melanin Queen to the list of historical African American beauty queens. Elementary school teacher and Nashville native, Brianna Mason, has become the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Tennessee. The pageant, held at the University of …

Cardi B has had enough of the misinformed dictating her race and ethnicity because of what languages she speaks and decided to give a mini-history lesson via Instagram Live, explaining the differences between Island cultures and confirming her own identity in an effort to shut down internet trolls. During the …

‘Basketball Wives’ veteran Jackie Christie spoke with Fox News about making her marriage to retired NBA player Doug Christie work. Jackie has been married to Doug for over 20 years and shared that communication is how they have been able to make through. She said, “We are each other’s biggest …