Television

Kermit and The Muppets gang have been known to indulge in musical numbers in the past, but never quite like this.      A savvy YouTuber edited archival footage of the revered puppets rapping Naughty By Nature‘s classic “Hip-Hop Hooray.” It’s cute and dope all at the same time. Fozzie Bear as Treach? Sign me up. […]

Lauryn Hill is the latest artist to add her voice to the outcry over the injustice done in Ferguson, Missouri. Whether expressing their anger on…

It was a funny concept, but it just didn’t pan out that way for television. “Saturday Night Live” tried to go all in for their “Def TedTalks Jam,” but it fell pretty flat. One good thing about the sketch was Jay Pharoah’s impression of Def Jam founder and hip-hop pioneer, Russell Simmons. He was dead on […]

  We’re now at the seventh episode of the ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood‘ season three. The hilarious season has featured everything from a failed John Singleton movie, to Nelly becoming a father figure for Kevin Hart‘s son KJ.   This week we’re catching up with the ladies of the series, as Tisha organizes a trunk […]

Alfonso Ribeiro has won season 19 of “Dancing With the Stars!” What a comeback for Carlton! Less than a month ago it looked like Alfonso…

George Stephanopolous and ABC scored the first interview with Darren Wilson, the officer who will not be indicted for the killing of unarmed teen, Michael Brown. According to the Huffington Post: “He does not think he could have done anything differently,” Stephanopoulos said. “He says he did what he was trained to do. He has […]

It was hard to have any real expectations for Nelly‘s new BET reality series, aptly entitled Nellyville. Nelly has never been one to volunteer private details of his life to the public—just ask Ashanti. And since it’s no longer 2003 and this is a family-focused show, one couldn’t have anticipated to see ass cheeks and sliding credit cards […]

The promise of equality and systemic racial subjugation.  To protect and serve and be part of a narrative that shows the exact opposite of an unsettling, painful past. The Cliff Huxtable and Bill Cosby dream. The promises made to Black America and the existing realities haven’t been quite right for centuries. November 2014 has been a […]

  Reality TV’s never-ending Monday night saga continues on, with Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood‘s 11th episode. This week we started off kinda rough, picking up with Morgan consoling Nia over her recent miscarriage. Visibly shaken, the young Riley spoke on her struggles with telling Soulja Boy about the situation and how he chose to handle […]

Renita Chaney Hill, a former cast member of “Picture Pages,” a children’s educational program hosted by Bill Cosby in the ’80s, is the latest woman to come forward with sexual abuse allegations against the 77-year-old comedian, Daily Mail reports. RELATED: Bill Cosby Gets Standing Ovation At Sold-Out Florida Show And Another One: Louisa Moritz Comes Forward […]

  Roland Martin talks to Denise Barnes, the publisher of the Washington Informer about the death of the infamous DC Mayor Marion Barry. “It’s a…

So imagine you’re watching the news to check the school cancellations since where you lived might have gotten 70 inches of snow in a matter of days. And in the background, right behind the newscaster are two men who look like they’re — yup, it looks like a dude is buying drugs. On live television. […]