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We caught up with Cool Amerika down in Austin, Tex. during the SXSW festival.

There’s no doubt in my mind that when Zoe Saldana signed on to do the Nina Simone biopic, her heart was filled with pure reverence for the high priestess of soul. I’m sure she thought it would be one of the greatest challenges of her life and if she could pull it off, she’d be […]

With a name like Louis Vuitton Fried Chicken you’ve gotta think that this little chicken spot was doing NUMBERS! Too bad it was short lived…. Via | Yahoo Seoul (AFP) – A South Korean court has ordered a fried chicken restaurant owner to pay 14.5 million won ($12,500) for refusing to comply with a ban […]

Tracy Morgan is taking a stand against a new law in Mississippi by canceling a show he had scheduled there.

Is there trouble in paradise for one of our favorite couples? Reportedly Grammy Award winning singer Monica and NBA star Shannon Brown may be having some marital issues.

Plus, Donald Trump confuses 7/11 for 9/11 and Cal State's Toni-Ann Williams makes history as the first Jamaican gymnast to qualify for the Olympics.

Tupac spoke about the kind of man Donald Trump was, twenty years ago.