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With so few beauty products crafted specifically for Black women on the market, it’s always tough when one of our own is in trouble. In light of the recent controversy surrounding Black Opal‘s decision to extend their brand’s complexion reach, another cosmetics line designed for women of color, Fashion Fair, is slowly disappearing from department stores, despite […]

Rickey Smiley turns things up on  The Rickey Smiley Morning Show when he que hops to Colonel Loud‘s “California,” featuring Young Dolph. Check out the video above to…

It is unknown if any of the young women are victims of the highly-publicized kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls from a secondary school last April. The mass kidnapping sparked the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.

Any self-respecting college basketball fan remembers UConn’s Kemba Walker’s buzzer beater shot against Pitt back in 2011, and GQ recently caught up with the man…

Even though Future denies dating anybody, Blac Chyna is still running around with his name tattooed on her. Why? Click on the audio player to hear the answer…

Lamar Odom is still recovering in the hospital following his near-death experience at a Nevada brothel earlier this month - and his dad, a longtime addict, has not been allowed to visit.

Three ways to SAFELY Trick-O-Treat This week! Plus Reec of Hot 107.9 will be there with his celebrity friends!

Sevyn's getting good at putting a feminist spin on some of today's hottest records.

The events leading up to the death of a teenager from Normandy, Missouri has left many asking whether the young man was suicidal, or if…

Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja, who killed Corey Jones as he waited for roadside assistance, was still on probation and therefore unqualified for undercover surveillance work.

Ja Rule is back with a new show on MTV called Follow The Rules, which premiered Monday on the music network.

Young Dro stops by the studio to talk about his new album, “The Reality Show,” the prospect of doing reality TV, and brushes with the…