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University of Massachusetts basketball player is being lauded for more than his impressive basketball skills. The UMass guard Derrick Gordon recently came out as a…

  In this edition of  News You Can’t Use, Special K shares a few medical stories. Listen to the audio player to hear about a set of…

“305 Worldwide” is right!  Pitbull has landed the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. “We Are One (Ole Ola)” features Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer…

Did you know there’s research that show the top names of men who cheat?  Ebony Steele did some hunting and found the top five names…

It’s really no telling how many men Kim Kardashian slept with, but no one stopped to think if Kanye West slept with just as many women.…

It’s a sad day for ratchet reality TV fans. Draya Michele, who is known for being the verbal punching bag on VH1′s hit “Basketball Wives…

The house was packed with Kentucky and UCON fans but “Big Rob” Maiden and his son Trey stole the show. I was in the house…

R&B bad boy Chris Brown is already in a world of trouble dealing with his own legal issues. Now, his newly formed modeling agency may…

Pop singer Jason Derulo made an appearance on “Good Morning America” today. He was there to promote his brand new album “Talk Dirty” and he…

America’s favorite “twins next door,”  Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley, graces the cover of the EBONY May issue. And in the special Black Family issue,…

According to Gary With Da Tea, Jamie Foxx finally reconciled with his birth parents. Jamie’s parents allegedly abandoned him at only 7-months-old. Listen to Gary’s Tea in…

I was just sent a real gem that I would be foolish not to share with all of you that haven’t heard it. New Justus,…