Billy Porter gets real about white supremacy, the tiredness the Black community feels, and breaking boundaries inside and outside of the LGBTQIA+ community. Porter, 50, is the first openly gay Black man to receive an Emmy for his performance in the hit series #Pose, and now he is the first …

John David Washington, Zendaya, Cynthia Erivo, and more have been invited to join the film academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 people to be a part of the film academy, which works as an organization to vote on the films we see in the …

Singer August Alsina opens up about his relationship with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Twitter has gone wild after a video clip from Alsina’s latest interview dropped online. With many feeling, it corroborates earlier speculation that the Smiths have an open relationship, and Alsina and Pinkett-Smith had a more-than-just-a-friend type …

Diana Ross was told her hit song “I’m Coming Out” would ruin her career. ⠀ Ross, 76, is respectfully one of the most iconic performers of our time. One of the hit songs that added to her stardom was “I’m Coming Out.” However, the track was reportedly one that some claimed …

The Black mother who was denied seating at a Baltimore restaurant because of her son’s wardrobe, despite another child wearing the same type of clothes, is speaking out. Last week, #MarciaGrant recorded a video of her and her son Dallas being denied seating at an Atlas group-owned restaurant called Ouzo …

A new flu virus that could potentially evolve into a pandemic has been identified in China. The new virus that is carried by pigs can also infect humans, according to BBC. Researchers are worried that it could mutate and be quickly passed from one person to another; they say that …

A white police officer told a Black motorist to lick his own pee during a traffic stop over alleged public urination. Marcus Mosley, 48, was tased and attacked by a Lynwood police dog after being accused of urinating on the side of a road. Since then, Mosley has sued the …

Avengers star Anthony Mackie opened up about the lack of diversity in Marvel film crews. On a virtual episode of Variety‘s Actors on Actors Daveed Diggs and Anthony Mackie dived into a variety of conversations pertaining to the acting arena. Specifically, they discussed their experience with commonly being around predominately …

NBA player Ja Morant is walking back an anti-police statement he made on his social media platforms. Twenty-year-old Memphis Grizzlies apologized via Twitter on Sunday, pulling back on his previous anti-police tweets, saying he “didn’t clearly and accurately convey what I wanted to share.” Earlier that same Sunday, Morant reposted …

The gentrification of historically Black neighborhoods is happening quickly in South Los Angles. Music manager Daniel Carter is fighting against it by creating an organization to help Black people transition from renting to homeownership. Carter founded the organization Buy Back the Block L.A., which educates South Los Angeles residents on …

The city council for Minneapolis is moving forward with its plans to abolish the police force. On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council voted on a proposal that would change the city charter to allow the city’s police department to be removed following the tragic police-killing of George Floyd. The vote …

Comedian Lil Duval has been sued for allegedly stealing his hit song “Smile (Living My Best Life)” from the rest of its co-creators and solely profiting off of it. That’s now two lawsuits in one week for the 43-year-old jokester. According to BOSSIP,  just days before the mother of his …

Kanye West has signed a new 10-year deal with clothing brand Gap. The Yeezy name has officially been extended to the Gap family. The new deal consists of the musician having his own clothing line within the Gap name called Yeezy Gap. Fans and followers of the rapper can expect …

Black residents are coming together in support of the Black-owned restaurant Slutty Vegan after white supremacists, and white residents left bad reviews. It looks like we have another Honey Pot case where white residents and white supremacists are rating a Black-owned business poorly based on false claims that the restaurant …

While #Jeezy is a “legend,” he’s “irrelevant” right now, says rapper Freddie Gibbs. During an interview on The Bootleg Kev Podcast on Wednesday, Gibbs said Young Jeezy is “musically irrelevant” and that people aren’t really into his music anymore. “Young Jeezy is musically irrelevant, let’s be real dawg, did you …