All good things must come to an end and that also pertains to the viral challenges that spread like wildfire across social media platforms. Leading up to Thanksgiving, the hottest Internet challenge was the #UNameItChallenge that featured the music and sermon of Shirley Caesar. Everyone who participated had fun with it and even Caesar herself […]
Vanessa Williams is no stranger to gracing magazines covers with her stunning beauty, after all she has been in the business for over 30 years and still looks as beautiful as she did when she won Miss America back in 1983. However her latest magazine cover courtesy of Essence magazine is likely a little bit […]
Vanessa Williams is no stranger to gracing magazines covers with her stunning beauty, after all she has been in the business for over 30 years and still looks as beautiful as she did when she won Miss America back in 1983. However her latest magazine cover courtesy of Essence magazine is likely a little bit […]
Ever since it was released at the end of September, Solange Knowles’ album A Seat at the Table has inspired and thrilled audiences with its unapologetically black themes surrounding beauty, acceptance and pride. It garnered Knowles the first number one album of her career, a debut performance spot on Saturday Night Live and it’s already […]
This time last year Patti LaBelle and her famous sweet potato pie was a viral sensation, thanks to the highly popular video of James Wright Chanel literally singing the pie’s praises. As a result, Wal-Mart (which sells her pies) couldn’t keep them in stock, causing fans to drive out of their way to taste what […]
Just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts, set to add pounds and inches to waistlines, the #UNameItChallenge takes a portion of Shirley Caesar’s “Hold My Mule” where she says, “I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, rams, hogs, dogs. Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, chicken, turkeys, rabbit (You name it.)” The feast-worthy lyrics were then flipped […]
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul herself Mary J. Blige, continues to make her promotional rounds to push her current #1 single “Thick Of It” and detail her upcoming album. Her latest appearance was on Good Morning America where she not only tore the house down with a soul-stirring performance of her new single, but she […]
Mariah Carey is having a very eventful year. Between getting engaged, shooting a new reality show, breaking off her engagement, headlining VH1’s holiday Divas concert special and gearing up for her reality show debut in December, she has definitely had a lot on her plate. The latest news involving the diva extraordinaire is her collaboration […]
One of the things that is practically guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit is beautiful holiday music. It’s even better when it’s being sung by some of the most legendary voices in the game. This is the sentiment that is propelling VH1 to not only bring back its popular “Divas” concert series, but […]
Right as she is gearing up to release her new album, Mary J. Blige has also found herself in the middle of a divorce, one that appears to be getting messier by the day. Not only has the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul decided to end her long marriage to her former manager Kendu Issacs, but […]
BET’s New Edition biopic is shaping up to be the must-see TV event of the year, and that’s saying a lot because it airs at the start of 2017. Not only is the film a 3-part saga that promises to to chronicle New Edition as a group, but also the members musical successes outside of […]
As if black women don’t get beat up in the white media enough, we also have to deal with the ridiculous logic and degrading opinions of some black men as well. This is especially the case with black male celebrities, some of whom love to point out what black women are doing wrong and what […]
