Two members of the Sugar Mocs dance team at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga were benched for a football game because they refused to wear their new tiny uniforms. Jennifer Cardwell and Shawna O’ Neal, both University students, claimed that the new uniforms included ridiculously small booty shorts that they were required to wear….
Every since Tom Ford’s mega show on September 12—introducing his inaugural womenswear line on the bodies of Julianne Moore, Beyoncé, Liya Kedebe, Lauren Hutton, you name it—the famed menswear designer sent the fashion media into a complete frenzy. Online media had to wait out our “first looks” while the Ford camp kept a tight leash…
How many times have you received a picture from a friend taken with his/her phone, clicked on a mobile upload on Facebook or a twitpic via Twitter, and laughed until tears rolled from your eyes? Perhaps you’ve posted pictures of people unknowingly on social media websites for the world to see. A woman with a…
Name: Ajuma Nasenyana Age: 26 Height: 5’10″ Measurements: 34-24-35 Agency: DNA Where We’ve Seen Her: She has worked the runways of Vivienne Westwood, Victoria’s Secret and more. Mags like Elle and W have also casted her in eye-catching spreads. In addition, the Kenyan beauty has been featured in commercials for Target and ads for Marc…
One of Black America’s most coveted and contested period dramas turns 25. “The Color Purple,” a 1985 film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker, is a blockbuster chronicling the life of an African American family in the early 1900′s rural south. The story of Celie Harris, played by Whoopi Goldberg—her first…
The Internet is increasingly becoming one of the more important parts of our lives. Many of us make money, meet friends, and go to school all from the comfort of our homes, but so far, Black Colleges have been missing out on the boom. According to the American Council of Education, African-American students make up…
Sometimes talking just won’t do the trick. American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino, attempted to smooth things over through a mediation, but the event didn’t unfold as planned. According to Radar Online, she met with her boyfriend’s wife, Paula Cook, in early November to discuss keeping her alleged affair with Antwaun Cook private. The two women…
Jay-Z is feeling all vulnerable lately. First he sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss his new book, Decoded, and his business dealings, and now he’ll be sitting down with Dr. Cornell West to discuss his upbringing, musical influences, and meteoric rise to the top of the game. When I heard about the…
Everyone’s favorite television show is on its way back to television screens. After nearly two years of being off the air, “The Game,” a comedy drama that features stories of love and relationships for leagued football players and their lovers, will return to BET on January 11, 2011. The show, originally created and produced by…
Last week, Oprah Winfrey taped a segment for her final season of the ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ with a reunion of her fellow cast members from the 1985 film, “The Color Purple.” A recent book, Oprah: A Biography that was written by Kitty Kelley, described, through unconfirmed sources, Winfrey’s alleged falling out with cast members and…
Just as we were getting all excited about BET’s revival of the hit show, “The Game,” MediaTakeOut.com is reporting that there’s drama on the set. According to the site’s unnamed source, actress Brittany Daniel, who plays Kelly Pitts, and who is the only Caucasian lead on the show, is making nearly double the salary of…
Wintertime is filled with scarves, coats and oversized sweaters. With 20 layers on to keep warm, you might wonder how you might stay sexy and embrace your feminine side when you’re rocking 35 lbs of clothing. Sexy does not necessarily mean having to show every ounce of your skin when you are out and about. It’s…
Lauryn Hill performs @ 2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s event in NYC.
