Glamour Magazine recently produced an all-star panel entitled, “The Power of an Educated Girl” with actress Charlize Theron and none other than Michelle Obama. The ladies shared their tips for empowering young women to be as independent and unstoppable as possible. Charlize, 40 kicked off the conversation in saying, “There is nothing sexier than a […]
James Dukes, an 11 year-old boy from Marietta, Georgia became a true hero earlier this week when he helped his mother deliver his baby brother, The Root Dukes’ mother went into labor earlier than expected and the 11 year-old rose to the occasion to help his mother. Citing CBS news, The Root reported that the […]
Don’t come for Halle Berry unless she sends for you. The Academy Award-winning actress and other celebs like George Clooney, Jack Black and Naomi Watts participated in Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Mean Tweets Week for a hilarious look at all the mean things said about them on Twitter. One fan hater called Halle’s boobs “lopsided,” to […]
Serena Williams is fresh off her win against Venus Williams in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, but she still has a lot of work to do in order to get that Grand Slam title, so you know she’s not here for the B.S. Apparently, she had to check a reporter right quick at a […]
Empire just beefed up its star power even more with the addition of Vivica A. Fox to the cast. Fox will play Cookie’s big sister on season 2 of the hip-hop soap opera, and I’m pretty sure there will be no shortage of drama. If Cookie is a trip, then we know big sis is […]
President Barack Obama has appointed the first openly transgender White House staff member on Tuesday, according to reports. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a former policy adviser at the National Center for Transgender Equality, has been hired to serve as the outreach and recruitment director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Community leaders and advocates are […]
Complacency in the workforce should be avoided at all costs. Though some employees tend to settle into a work routine that is predictable and on cruise control, those who set short term and long term goals know that advancement in their career has to be thought out, planned and properly implemented to make it to […]
The grocery store Dominick’s – which closed all its stores last year – has to pay $8.9 million to Michael Jordan after using his name and brand in a steak ad without permission in 2009, Complex reports. MUST READ: Judge Declares Mistrial In Police Killing Of Unarmed Black Man, Jonathan Ferrell Arguing that it hurt […]
Next month, Steve Harvey will air a two-part special on his regularly scheduled show, The Steve Harvey Show, called ‘What Men Think.” This comes despite claims that the show was sexist and disrespectful to women. MUST READ: Michael Jordan Wins $8.9 Million Lawsuit Against Grocery Store – Donates Money To Charity According to the Chicago […]
Sorry Jay Z and Beyonce, LaLa and Carmelo Anthony are officially our new favorite celeb couple. The adorable Mr and Mrs. took to Instagram to subliminally dispel rumors LaLa had cheated on Carmelo with rapper Maino. The day before, Instagram user “iluvpatricele” commented under a photo of LaLa accusing the TV host turned actress of […]
Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson just can’t seem to stay out of the news when it comes to the dramatic details of their personal life. Weeks before the couple were married, they were involved in a physical altercation. And only 28 days after their marriage, Griner announced that she would be filing for an annulment. […]
The Black Lives Matter movement now has a new anthem thanks to the incredible, unstoppable, and entirely wonderful Janelle Monae. From Bob Marley’s ‘Slogans’ to MJ’s “They Don’t Really Care About Us,’ music has always provided important anthems for people who observe the world from marginalized perspectives. Monae took to Instagram to share the song […]