A year after viral Essence speech, Aunjanue Ellis reminds Black women their work still matters
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Aunjanue [Aan juh noo] Ellis, an unapologetically Black actress who earned her first Oscar nomination for King Richard, accepted her 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood honor with a speech about “playing in the dark”
Ring worn by Tupac sold for $1 million, considered the “most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold”
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by Tupac in his last public appearance before his death has sold for more than $1 million at an auction. People reports the 1996 Tupac-designed jewel sold for $1,016,000 after multiple back-and-forth
BET to re-air first season of 'College Hill: Celebrity Edition'
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET BET is bringing back the original College Hill: Celebrity Edition. The network announced it will air all eight episodes of the hit reality series’ first season. An early preview of season 1 aired
Ari Lennox celebrates 7 months sober: “I can't imagine going back to how things were”
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images Ari Lennox is celebrating seven months sober from alcohol. The R&B singer posted a lengthy Instagram note detailing her sobriety journey and opening up about her past struggle. “7 months sober. That’s a lot of sober
Nicki Minaj trends as upset fans question Netflix's women in hip-hop documentary, 'Ladies First'
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Nicki Minaj became the number one trending topic on Twitter Tuesday, July 25 as fans noticed she didn’t show up in the trailer for Netflix’s new documentary, Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop. Nicki,
“Can I be myself?”: Keke Palmer opens up about her sexuality on Raven-Symoné's podcast
ABC/Lou Rocco On a new installment of The Best Podcast Ever with Raven and Miranda, Keke Palmer told hosts Raven-Symoné and her wife Miranda Maday about her sexuality journey. Palmer said she remembers “vividly” how Ellen DeGeneres‘ show was canceled shortly after her famous “I’m
Snoop Dogg cancels Hollywood Bowl show, stands in solidarity with actors and writers strike
Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg has officially canceled his highly-anticipated two-night performance at the Hollywood Bowl. On Tuesday, the “Gin and Juice” rapper’s cut the cord on the performance, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of his career-defining album Doggystyle, citing the ongoing
Victoria Monét shares thoughts on “underrated” music status: “I'd always rather be underrated than overrated”
Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Images Rising R&B star Victoria Monét gets candid about her music career and how she deals with people not seeing the value in her work in a recent interview with People. Ahead of the release of her upcoming album, Jaguar II,
Travis Scott ramps up 'Utopia' promo: Promises a new album cover every day, announces self-directed film
Stefano Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Travis Scott is readying the release of his much-anticipated fourth studio album with new Utopia-related projects that’ll arrive over the next few days. With an anticipated drop date of Friday, July 28, the
Starz releases first-look photos of 'Power Book IV: Force'; series premieres September 1
Starz Starz has shared first images of the upcoming season of Power Book IV: Force, which sees star Joseph Sikora ready and activated for all the drama that will come his character’s way this season. The new series, set to premiere