The 2016 Emmys were held last night in LA, and all the stars were out.  Pregnant Kerry Washington was glowing, as she rocked the red carpet in a black gown with cutouts, and a train. The strapless black gown was designed just for Washington by Brandon Maxwell.  The cutouts underneath the bust accentuated Washington’s growing baby […]

Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker joined Erica Campbell in an amazing conversation about the state of the genre of gospel music within today’s music industry. Kirk talks about the joys of witnessing and working with a new generation of gospel artists, but says he worries about seeing a genre he loves so much struggle so […]

If you happened to catch any of the MTV VMA’s this past Sunday, you may have noticed that Alicia Keys wasn’t wearing any make-up.  Many people are in support of Keys’ non make-up look, but others have criticized the singer and labeled her as “anti make-up.” Keys has chosen to go with a natural fresh face […]

The MTV Video Music Awards were held last night at Madison Square Garden, and all the stars were out!  None shined brighter than Beyoncé and Blue Ivy. Beyoncé was nominated for a career high of 11 VMAs for her Visual Album, Lemonade.  She took home 8 VMAs last night, which made her surpass Madonna for […]

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16-year-old gymnast, Laurie Hernandez, has apparently been getting lots of calls for endorsement deals after she won Silver on the balance beam at the 2016 Rio Olympics.  Her agent says Hernandez has officially accepted her first deal with Procter & Gamble. Hernandez is now the new Crest and Orgullosa ambassador.  Hernandez stated, “My motto in […]

19-year-old Simone Biles is fresh off the Rio 2016 games, and there is a lot of buzz that the Olympian will be headed to Dancing With the Stars. It’s rumored that producers of the popular dancing show really want  Biles to compete in its upcoming 23rd season.  Yahoo asked the gymnast a series of random questions […]

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Gabby Douglas has recently received loads of backlash on twitter for absolutely no reason at all.  Critics are voicing their opinions saying she needs to smile more, and even wear her hair differently. Social media can be used for such horrible things like bullying, but it can also be used to spread a little love. […]

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It seems that social media bullying of public figures is a new trend, and it needs to stop.  A few weeks ago, actress Leslie Jones was bullied on twitter so much so, that she left the social media platform for a while.  Two-time Olympian, Gabby Douglas, is the latest victim of online bullying.  Social media […]

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Comedian and actress, Leslie Jones now has a new gig.  She is headed to Rio to join NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Olympic games. Jones has been live tweeting the games from her couch, and the results are absolutely hysterical!  Check out a preview of Jones‘ commentating below. Jones broke the news to her followers that […]

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  Serena Williams won her 22nd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last Saturday.  She stepped out and stunned at the Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner on Sunday evening. She wore a flowing red colored gown, with a beaded bodice and a chiffon skirt.  This was Serena’s 7th Wimbledon win. Congrats, Serena!  Check out more pictures below.

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The news comes against the backdrop of the one-year anniversary of the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston by avowed White supremacist Dylann Roof.

Jennifer Hudson arrived at the CFDA Fashion Awards this past week in a beautiful black and red gown, but later changed into a crystal covered jumpsuit when she took the stage to honor Prince. The jumpsuit was a custom designed by Kaufman Franco, and took 13 people over 1,000 hours to hand embellish nearly 1.7 million Swarovski crystals […]