Ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, Google released a video featuring amazing black women. According to Google Trends, which analyzes popular searches across the world, people are searching the term “Black Girl Magic” now more than ever. The phrase is used to empower black women and girls by celebrating their accomplishments, beauty, resiliency and persistence. The video features...
A statue of Michael Jackson has been removed from Britain’s National Football Museum in the wake of fresh allegations of sexual abuse that continue to surround the pop superstar’s legacy. Wade Robson and James Safechuck accused Jackson of sexually abusing them over a period of several years when they were children in a four-hour documentary “Leaving Neverland,” the first part of which...
In his first interview following his arrest last month on sexual abuse charges, an emotional and unyielding R. Kelly denied having sex with underage girls and portrayed himself as a victim of a social media-fueled smear campaign. Mr. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, screamed, cursed and pleaded to the camera in the sit-down with Gayle King, a host of “CBS...
Kylie Jenner has been named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago. 21-year-old Jenner, the half-sister of reality television stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, made the annual Forbes list of billionaires after debuting her Kylie Cosmetics online in 2015 with $US29 ($41) lip kits containing...
Simi has shared the visuals to her latest single, “Ayo” and it’s definitely putting us in a happy mood. The song which was released early 2019 now has a bubbly sweet video to accompany it. Ayo which translates to ‘Joy’ finds Simi in her thankful state as she sings about all the blessings that have come her way. The visuals...
Regina King just bagged her first Oscar and it sure feels so good. King won the award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance in “If Beale Street Could Talk” at the 91st Academy Awards which held on Sunday, February 24, 2019. The 48-year-old actress beat Marina de Tavira from “Roma,” Amy Adams from “Vice” and Emma Stone from...
Ariana Grande is truly making waves and there’s no stopping her. The American pop star has officially matched a chart record that was previously achieved by The Beatles thanks to her new album, Thank U, Next. After numbers came in for her album, which went No. 1, Grande made history by occupying the top-three spots on the Hot 100 chart with her...
American Singer, Kelly Rowland is encouraging women all over the world to embrace their hair irrespective of societal stereotypes in society in the new video for her song, “Crown.” “Crown” is Rowland’s latest power song, and is a call for women everywhere to embrace self-identity through their hair styles. Many women have felt bullied in the past for wearing their...
A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, who is the son of legendary afro music icon Fela, was nominated at the 2019 Grammy Awards in the Best World Music Album category for his album “Black Times.” Even though he didn’t take home the award last night when the event held in Los Angeles, he was...
Former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night and talked about how music has “always helped me tell my story.” Grammy Host for the night, Alicia Keys began her opening monologue by bringing out an iconic cast of women, including former first lady Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith...