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Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, filmmaker, and comedian. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million USD between May 2010 and 2011. Perry created and performs the Madea character, a tough elderly black woman. Perry’s films vary in style […]

Hours after being charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report, Jussie Smollett turned himself in to Chicago PD early Thursday morning, another twist in the now bizarre case following his alleged assault by two men on January 29. According to Chicago PD, Smollett staged the attack due to a dispute over […]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsy80cfFVAR Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student caught on camera staring down a Native American protester in Washington, D.C., last month, is suing the Washington Post. Sandmann’s family calls the outlet’s coverage bias and accused the paper of “targeting and bullying” Sandmann, 16, as part of an ongoing campaign to smear President Trump. […]

Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), and various other films and stand-up specials, especially his eponymous self-titled character as the starring role as Robert Peterson on The […]

Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are currently in talks to star in Jesus Was My Homeboy, a film about Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. The film will be produced by Ryan Coogler and MACRO’s Charles D. King. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Kaluuya, who had a star-marking turn for his role in 2017’s Get Out would star as Fred […]

Payless is closing up shop in the United States. The discount shoe store is set to close all 2,100 of its locations in the United States and Puerto Rico in the next few months. The liquidation sale began on Sunday and stores will be closing up shop in March, though most are set to stay […]

The sailor behind the iconic World War II Times Square Kiss photo has died. George Mendonsa was 95. According to WGN, Mendonsa’s daughter, Sharon Molleur, said Mendonsa fell and had a seizure Sunday at the assisted living facility in Middletown, Rhode Island, where he lived with his wife of 70 years. Mendonsa was shown kissing […]

The Artist Spotlight is a series highlighting Inspirational singers that share their story trials and tribulations to this point of their life. As we all know, nothing is easy. Sitting down with Anthony Adeion Hill, to talk about his music ministry, working with Pastor Shirley Caesar, and overcoming the loss of his mother and father. Anthony, […]

A West Virginia woman who pleaded guilty earlier this week to defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency is the same woman who was fired from a WV county development agency three years ago after making a racist Facebook post about then-First Lady Michelle Obama. Pamela Taylor admitted she took more than $18,000 in flood relief benefits. […]

Colin Kaeprnick and Eric Reid have reportedly settled with the NFL in the embattled QB’s long standing collusion case. Kaepernick’s lawyer, Mark Geragos released a statement saying that his client and current Carolina Panthers defensive back Eric Reid have reached an agreement to resolve pending grievances. “For the past several months, conunsel for Mr. Kaepernick […]