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Despite decades of medical research and public campaigns to ease the problem, heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. One of…

If you’re a Snapchat user you may noticed something different. Listen to the audio player to hear Beyonce reveal what the app has taken away that…

­ (Editor’s Note: HelloBeautiful.com & StuffFlyPeopleLike.com partnered together to present this co-branded debut Digital Cover Story) Across the country, it’s the coldest November 18th in decades, but…

Three years after the killing of Trayvon Martin, and subsequent killings of unarmed Black men sparked a national reaction movement in the form of #BlackLivesMatter, Dartmouth College is now…

Our very own Gary With Da Tea received a lot of camera time on the hit FOX show “Empire” when the portrait of him in…

A Forestville, Md teacher was left bloodied and beaten after a student attacked him over allegations he made a racist remark. On Jan. 29, the Prince…

Get those dollars ready, the boys are back! Warner Bros. has just released the first trailer for the highly anticipated movie Magic Mike XXL! Three years…

Larry Wilmore — seasoned black sitcom writer and host of the great The Nightly Show — will have his hands on another television show. And this one…

One would think gender transition is a personal process. It’s also good TV, and the Kardashians know this. In fact, the family is so sure that…

With the NAACP Awards approaching, we can’t help but wonder what “Beyond The Lights” lead actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw might don for the occasion. The stunning…

Kenya Moore is still keeping the bitter rivalry between herself and Celebrity Apprentice competitor Vivica A. Fox alive and well. Fresh on the heels of…

Bobby Shmurda and GS9 are facing a number of serious charges. The group’s first bit of good new in a while — albeit ephemeral —…