The homeowner loves the house, and does not understand why others do not like the color change. PFLUGERVILLE, TX (KEYE/CNN) – A Texas neighborhood is in an uproar over a Pepto-Bismol, full-on-flamingo, Pink-Panther-pink house. But the homeowner doesn’t care what his neighbors, or anyone else, thinks. Emilio Rodriguez says “it’s just my favorite color.” […]
The comedian/actress talks about the often forgotten about awards ceremony that she holds in greater esteem than the Academy Awards. Black Twitter has been buzzing about its disappointment with the lack of diversity that has yet again turned up in this year’s Oscar nominations. This is now the second year in a row that the […]
As Rachel Dolezal continues to defend her identity as a Black woman, the 37-year-old is leaving even more people puzzled, recently claiming she might not be biologically related to her parents. Shortly after her interview on The Today Show with Matt Lauer, Rachel opened up to Savannah Guthrie on NBC News about her race and ethnicity. Dolezal, […]
I’m so not surprised by this news… Dave Chappelle was the commencement speaker at his alma mater this weekend, the Duke Ellington School Of The Arts, where he mentioned the controversial former NAACP local President Rachel Dolezal. Backstage, he went into further detail with the Washington Post about his thoughts and why he’s not going to make any jokes […]
Ever since Tiny let the world know that she had a procedure done to get her eye color changed from brown to ice gray, people have either loved the idea, bashed her for it, or said that it’s her money and she can do what she wants to. Want to guess which category Wendy […]
This is three-year-old Kylie. Adorable, right? Her parents submitted this beautiful photo of her to a popular natural hair site with the hopes of broadcasting their daughter’s beauty, in turn, lifting her self-esteem in a world where Black girls are being called “nappy-headed hoes,” and impressive Black girls like Gabby Douglas set golden records […]
Pharrell’s new album “G I R L” is pretty amazing. That aside, the Academy Award-nominated producer is facing controversy surrounding the album art that doesn’t feature any women of color (unless you count the racially ambiguous tan woman at the end of the line that appears almost hidden). Pharrell called in to Power 105.1′s “The […]
The force will be upon us once again as “Star Wars Episode VII” heads back to the big screen in December 2015. J.J. Abrams (who resurrected the “Star Trek” franchise) has jumped ship to helm Hollywood’s most iconic sci-fi franchise, when “Star Wars” creator George Lucas opted not to return. “Star Wars” original cast members […]
Students who participated had to choose between two words – “Ignorant” and “Educated” while going through pictures of black men going from dark to light. The black community is no stranger to the deep-seated issues of colorism, so the results of a new study highlighting color bias are not surprising. Professors at San […]
The Guardian columnist Orville Lloyd Douglas reveals in his latest piece that he hates being a Black man and that his skin color is his “personal prison.” He writes: “I can honestly say I hate being a black male. Although black people like to wax poetic about loving their label I hate ‘being black.’ I […]
The myth of post-racial America gets shattered fairly often. The latest instance of this was the appearance of a photo online featuring a white woman wearing a shirt emblazoned with the “n-word” slur while standing next to a Black man sporting a rather toothy grin. Clutch Magazine wrote about the photo today (September 11) and […]
At this point, nitpicking CNN feels akin to attacking a stray dog who already lost a fight to the death with a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. SEE ALSO: Westboro To Protest At Ebert’s Funeral Bless their hearts. The fledgling network does seem to be trying to get better. Though if you’ve seen their new full […]