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Today the world celebrates the 60th Birthday of The King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson. The Diamond Year. Even Mark Ronson has released a “Diamonds Are Invincible” remix today in honor of Jackson’s milestone birthday. But here at Baller Alert, we’re going to remember M.J. by taking a short trip …

Justin Timberlake has been one of #Jordan Brand’s leading collaborators since the two joined forces in 2013 for a “Legends Of The Summer” PE collection. Even through his recent “Man Of The Woods” tour, Justin would show up and bring his shoes to some of his fans. His new shoe, …

In a push for Hallmark’s Put It Into Words campaign, Gabrielle Union sat down with EBONY to dish on the details of her highly publicized relationship with NBA star, Dwyane Wade. In the interview, she revealed the importance of handwritten notes and cards, and how they’ve made a difference in …

Forbes has released its annual list of the highest paid actresses and sitting at the top of that list is Scarlett Johansson. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Johansson, 33, pulled in a whopping $40.5 million between June 2017 and Jun 2018 making her the actress who is bringing home the biggest check. Johansson’s recent …

Proclaimed the lyrical queen, Nicki Minaj, sat down with Genius’ Head of Artist Relations, Rob Markman, to discuss some of her most memorable lyrics in her rap career.  First up for the bar break-down was a mixtape classic titled “Can Anybody Hear Me:” “When it rains it pours for real, …

On Monday, actress and LGBT advocate Laverne Cox, opened up about her past suicidal thoughts, as she condemned injustice of misgendering. “Many years ago when I was contemplating suicide, I was planning to have a note in my pocket at the time of my death and several other notes in …

Earlier this month, actor Lance Gross sparked a major backlash of criticism after posting a photo of his newborn son on Instagram, along with the caption: “LL Kool G my little man’s color is comin’ in nicely! I’m hyped!” The 37-year-old’s comments immediately prompted mixed responses from followers, some were …

YaraShadidi wants “Grown-Ish” and “Black-Ish” creator #KenyaBarris to cast Black people with darker complexions. Black-ish’s spinoff “Grown-ish” made its debut earlier this year and has since gained a mass, loyal audience.  Viewers love the show, much like they do “Black-ish,” for its raw and candid take on life and the …

On August 1st, #YG donated $150,000 to startup company, #GirlCodeLA to help empower a generation of Los Angeles girl coders. The west coast rapper says he wants to create more opportunities for future female entrepreneurs.   “Gender bias plays a role in the amount of exposure students receive in regards …

-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle It’s 2018 and let’s face it, it doesn’t take much for the internet to label two people as “couple goals”.  But despite the trend to name anyone who had taken pictures together as a power couple, there are a few that stand out.  Here’s an ode to …

Social media a great source of entertainment — especially on days when the news is giving you too much of the blues. We’ve decided to highlight 10 Instagram accounts that will provide lots of laughter and joy to your day. Check out some of our favorite IG personalities, and let …

Colorism in the Black community is an ever-growing issue that gets more complex each day. #GabrielleUnion decided to conquer a portion of that issue by teaching her step-sons and nephew to appreciate and value the beauty of dark skinned women.  During a panel discussion at the 2018 Essence Festival, Union …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney The Fourth of July is recognized as the day the United States of America became its own country, breaking free of Great Britain’s rule. But how much do we really know about Independence Day and the state of the nation during that time? We have gathered rarely …

While you’re drifting off to sleep, looking over bills or when you’re doing nothing at all, anxiety comes when you least expect it. It’s overwhelming, uncomfortable and terrifying all at the same time. You’re never really sure how to handle it and the worst times are when you are in …

In this week’s episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s hit Facebook show, “Red Table Talk,” the actress opened up about her sexuality, and everything from losing her virginity to her addiction to sex toys. In turn, the actress’ mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, and daughter, Willow Smith, opened about their own shameful …

-blogged by @alyse.mone As little girls, most of us were taught the basic concept of “No Means, No”. Simple, yet it holds so much power. Growing up in this millennial era, I would have never thought I’d see the day where being a female and saying “No” to a male …

The art of not giving AF is to truly be conscious of who you are as an individual, where you have been and where you plan to go. Many will claim to give zero f*cks but will be the first to pay attention to what society says. And that my …

On Saturday morning, the prince of England married his American actress fiancée in a lavish, public, royal event. Despite the drama surrounding the royal union, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stood before their friends, family and the royal court, as millions watched around the world, to become one. The high …

Society has a way of manipulating us. By us I mean women. We’re taught that “ladies are seen and not heard”, “mind our manners”, we must “stay down and endure hell” and that our worth is somehow equated to being married. We are drilled to be these passive, nonsexual creatures …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney In the new generation of technology, media, and news, the Internet plays the selective role of choosing which news is important, who’s the victim or who’s the villain.   For example, do you ever wonder why society was fed up when gospel singer and songwriter, #ChrisetteMichele, who …