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Samuel L Jackson will be hosting a new show that highlights the known and unknown insidious acts during slavery. The underwater water series is called “Enslaved,” and Jackson has signed on as its host. The Canadian docu-series will educate viewers on slavery by exploring the “horrors of slavery” as revealed …

An odd painting appeared in the background of the 60-minute interview with Donald Trump. The art piece showcases Trump and former Republican presidents such as Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, and Gerald Ford all crowding around a table, having …

Just days after a video of a woman harassing and blocking a man from entering his own apartment complex went viral, she was fired from her job.  Now, the woman that the internet has deemed “#HallwayHillary” is speaking out. According to her, she would do it all again. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “When I …

Earlier this month, Florida Commissioner Michael Dunn shot and killed a man he suspected of shoplifting from a military supply store that he co-owns.  Now, authorities have released video footage from the incident and it’s raising a few questions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the video, which is 7 minutes long, 50-year-old Christobal Lopez …

After two kids, a blended family and 20 years of marriage, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband, Will Smith, no longer refer to themselves as a “married” couple. Instead, the long-lasting couple say they see themselves as “life partners,” who stripped themselves of the expectations of marriage to focus on …

Ella Mai sat down with Hot 97 to discuss the rumored beef between her and #Jacquees over his “Trip” remix, her alleged sex tape and more. It seems Ella Mai is floating on air, the English artist just released her highly-anticipated debut album “Ella Mai” and her singles “Trip” and …

There’s no question that Shonda Rhimes has worked her way up to one of the biggest names in TV. Now, the prime time phenomenon is opening up in a big way about her recent Netflix deal.  “I am the highest-paid showrunner in television,” Rhimes declared during Elle magazine’s Women in …

Today marks 50 years since Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in Black Power, solidarity, and protest. It was October 1968 in Mexico City, when the country, much like today, was divided. Martin Luther King was assassinated; the country was still in the middle of the …

After last year’s fatal confrontation between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, the federal government has spent millions of dollars employing private security guards to patrol at least eight Confederate cemeteries, according to documents from the Department of Veteran Affairs.  Seven out of eight of VA-controlled  Confederate cemeteries are …

A six-year veteran of a Maryland Police Department has been arrested and charged with rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. According to CNN, officer Ryan Macklin pulled a woman over around 1 a.m. on Thursday on University Boulevard in Langley Park, Md, for reasons that …

When it comes to motherhood, many women make the job look like a piece of cake. But in reality, even for one of the best athletes in the world, bearing and raising children comes with many challenges.  During a recent women’s conference in Philadelphia, Serena Williams opened up about the …

In a 60 Minutes interview Donald Trump had with Leslie Stahl, he went on his same rant about “fake news,” what he calls a “very unfair” investigation into the 2016 presidential election and his critiques on climate change. Since Trump has been in office, he’s been acting out in several …

In another case of teacher and student relations, Brooklyn instructor Keri Twente was terminated for “gross misconduct” after it was discovered that she called her tutoring student more than 700 times, spent hours on the phone with him after hours, and allegedly flirted with him in classes. Twente, an English …

Kirby Evans, a cancer survivor, went to grab a bite to eat at Forks Pit Stop in Walterboro, South Carolina when the owner “grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him into her office.” The restaurant owner told the survivor, “IF HE WAS GOING TO EAT IN HERE HE WOULD …

There’s been an ongoing debate surrounding public breastfeeding and if it should be done. While some people feel that breastfeeding is a natural feeding process that shouldn’t have to be hidden or done in any sanitary bathroom, others believe that it should be done only in private.  Now, those who …