CLEVELAND- Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson discussed use of force by the Cleveland Division of Police on Friday. During his news conference, the mayor outlined changes to police policy since he took office in 2006. He specifically mentioned appointing a special prosecutor to handle use-of-force case backlog, establishing central booking and updating the vehicle pursuit protocol. […]
Clearly, Kid Rock has no idea what he’s started.. Kid Rock just set himself up for a virtual slaying after making comments about Beyonce in his latest interview with Rolling Stone. “Beyoncé, to me, doesn’t have a f*cking ‘Purple Rain,’ but she’s the biggest thing on Earth,’” he said. “How can you be that big […]
When Academy Award winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique revealed director Lee Daniels told her she had been blackballed in the industry after her stellar performance in “Precious,” we were confused. How? When? But Why? We were certain Mo’Nique was about to blow up. However, according to Daniels, who recently appeared on CNN for an interview […]
(RNN) – Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed the beloved character of Spock, the pointy-eared, half-human, half-Vulcan science officer of the starship Enterprise in TV and film versions of the science fiction epic Star Trek, is dead at 83. He was also a poet, a musician, a director, and a photographer as well as a classically trained […]
J. Cole hasn’t spent much time working the media circuit this year. And with a smash album like 2014 Forest Hills Drive, he really doesn’t have to. He did chat with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 last night to talk about the things he wanted to talk about: his very real friendship with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., […]
Will Smith is back, and he wants to remind us that he’s the same old Will. He’s been playful on the night show circuit, performing the “Fresh Prince” theme song and his throwback hit, “Summertime,” and is even poking fun at getting a little older. After a string of sci-fi movies that have fallen flat in […]
Rihanna and Kanye West may have rolled their recent collaboration into an extended engagement as signs point to a joint tour! The pair hit the stage with Paul McCartney at the Grammys to perform their track “FourFiveSeconds” earlier this month, and it seems that may just be the precursor to something a little bigger.RollingStone.com reports […]
Paula Patton will be taking you into the world of the weapons game with her new show “Runner.” The Baggage Claim star has signed on to star in the upcoming ABC drama, which centers on arms dealing industry. According to Deadline.com, Paula will be playing a woman named Lauren Marks. MUST READ: Paula Patton Files […]
“The moment you brought that White woman into my house, I knew then I couldn’t trust you. I knew then you didn’t want to be apart of my family.” To Black people, this conversation is familiar. “Don’t bring no White man home,” my mom would say. It’s not like she’d stop loving me if I […]
If you get a kick out of watching Cookie act out on Fox’s runaway hit “Empire” as the feisty ex-wife of hip-hop mogul Lucious Lyon, just imagine how much fun actress Taraji P. Henson is having playing the character. Henson, who also starred alongside “Empire” co-star Terrence Howard (Lyon) in award-wining “Hustle & Flow,” tells […]
It’s been nearly three years since a neighborhood watch volunteer fatally shot a Florida teenager walking home after picking up a bag of Skittles and an Arizona canned drink from a convenience store. And on Feb. 5, 2015, that teenager would have celebrated a birthday. His name is Trayvon Martin. And as the date of his […]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Judge Brendan Sheehan issued a temporary restraining order, closing the Club Fly High on Superior Avenue in Cleveland. The club is now boarded up at the request of Cleveland Councilman T.J., Dow who has been trying to close the bar for the past two years. The restraining order was issued just […]