As sad as this next statement is, it’s the truth. If you are a black person, being followed around a store while shopping is almost a rite of passage. It happens all of the time and little has been donee to change it. Since the negative effects of shopping while black have been brought back […]

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  With its position at the center of the pop culture universe firmly established and its global reach and influence the common currency across a multicultural platform, it comes as no surprise that hip-hop has found its way into the classroom. Numerous colleges and universities across the United States alone offer occasional as well as […]

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The judge denied Nate’s appeal for bail, remanding him to custody for the duration of the trial. Annalise and her team began representing a priest, Father Andrew, accused of murdering a fellow priest, Father Bernard.  Annalise petitioned the judge to have her client’s plea reversed because she was not in her best frame of mind […]

  It’s hard to think up a better roast-master than Kevin Hart. Much of the Philly native’s stand-up is like a self-roast, and the rest of it can come off like a one-sided game of The Dozens. News of an official Justin Bieber roast put on by Comedy Central was soon accompanied by the announcement that […]

Movies

When Vin Diesel steps to the microphone to do voiceover work, he tends to play characters with very limited vocabularies (The Iron Giant, Guardians of the Galaxy), and it’s looking like he may be adding another one to his resumé soon.      Diesel changed his cover photo on Facebook Sunday morning to one that poses […]

Today, we get to celebrate Janet Jackson’s birthday, one of the baddest women on the planet. Janet was first widely known as the Jackson 5’s “little sister” and later on, her turn on the classic 70’s sitcom Good Times as Penny, an abused but kind hearted preteen. A few years later, Janet would step out on her own, […]

News

After a few weeks of trade rumors and free agent speculation, the 2015 NBA Draft is here! Its widely assumed that University of Kentucky freshman Karl-Anthony Towns will go as the number one pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but after that it’s been a total guessing game. We will be updating the first round live as […]

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  Every year, the NBA hands out its “traditional” end of the season awards to its players. We all know that Steph Curry is the season’s MVP and Kawhi Leonard is the Defensive Player of the Year. But before the season is over, so we had to come up with our own awards picks. Check out our winners […]

Culture

Say goodbye to expensive gas and messy oil changes. If Toyota has its way, its new hydrogen-powered Mirai could revolutionize the automobile industry and save the environment. Instead…

R&B singer/songwriter Tank once said artists needed to start making happy R&B records again. Tank is leading by example with the upbeat horn-driven “You’re My Star.” The song, which is scheduled to appear on his upcoming album titled “Stronger,” finds the crooner his woman with love and compliments. “You’re my prized possession ever known/I would […]

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Wiz Khalfia stopped by 97.9 the box studios to chop it up with the homie Kiotti.  He speaks on the Mike Brown incident and how we need to peacefully protest to get the right message out. Like TheUrbanDaily.com on Facebook! MORE LINKS ON THE URBAN DAILY T.I. Posts Deep Open Letter About Ferguson Unrest On Instagram Tank […]

Entertainment, Music

Sunday was definitely a night for throwbacks (with a little sprinkle of something new) as Wendy Williams hosted the 2014 Soul Train Awards. MUST READ: Da Brat Talks Incomplete ‘Ladies Night’ Reunion & Shades Wendy Williams [VIDEO] The chat diva took a night off with her usual shade (for the most part) assuring the audience […]