19-year-old Tatiana was one of the organizers of the pool party in McKinney, Texas that ended with police terrorizing kids in the Dallas suburb. Tatiana explains to interviewer E. Johnson that during the cook out, a white woman approached some of the attendees with hostile language. "This lady was saying racial slurs to some friends that came to the cook out...she was saying things such as 'You black *****' and 'That's why you live in Section 8 homes.'"
A police officer in McKinney, Texas has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing one cop pull a gun on a crowd of teens at a pool party.
Video that surfaced after the incident shows Officer Eric Casebolt slamming a 15-year-old girl to the ground while she is wearing only a two-piece bathing suit. The girl was later released without charge.
Police say they were dispatched to a community pool after a caller said several teenagers were in the area who did not live there or have permission to be there and were refusing to leave.
First Lady Michelle Obama is still celebrating the 5-year anniversary of her Let's Move campaign. She stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to recreate more hilarious and cringe-inducing mom dances to the world.
Gospel singing duo Erica and Tina Campbell, better known as Mary Mary, have been making media rounds in support of the 4th season of their hit show on WEtv. They stopped by Hip Hop Nation on Sirius to discuss what they've learned in their marriages.
Last week, Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired after he said First Lady Michelle Obama looked like Planet of the Apes. The women of The View discussed the controversy today. And while the majority of the panel agreed that the comment was racist, actress Raven-Symoné wasn't so sure.
This is why we love the First Lady. She stopped by 'Ellen' to promote her Give Me 5 Campaign to promote exercise, and during her visit, she and Ellen busted more than a few moves to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk."
The University of Oklahoma has been thrust into the spotlight after a video of SAE fraternity member singing a racist chant went viral. We sat down with three Black women who are current students at OU to get their take on racism on campus and and the university's response.
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles today. The show was as long and tedious as ever, and British soul singer Sam Smith took home four awards.
The year's second biggest controversy, just after Iggy Azalea's many nominations, was the choice to use Beyoncé in a performance of "Take My Hand Precious Lord" as a lead-in to "Glory" by John Legend and Common. Both songs appear on the "Selma" soundtrack, but Ledisi performed the film version and portrayed Mahalia Jackson on screen.
Poet and activist Staceyann Chin recorded a video with her daughter, Zuri, about Zuri's desire not to be picked up without her permission. Their "Living Room Protest" was short and important.
V. Bozeman is an artist you should know. She's on the verge of hitting huge. She's stunning with an incredible voice and she infuses her music with real messages and social commentary.
After witnessing how long it took to convince Tamera to finally give husband, Adam Housley the "okay," one would think we would never find out what they were having, but we did!!
Love her or hate her, Azealia Banks released one of the most impressive records this year. Unfortunately, her comments on social media continue to overshadow her clear creative brilliance.
Listen, Nutella might get you caught up. You just can't fault this adorable little girl for hiding in a pantry with with a jar and a spoonful. When she gets caught, not even her mother can resist the cuteness.
Based on some very harm exchanges I've witnessed and participated in in recent months, I'm choosing self preservation. Instead of focusing on educating the people who don't get it, I'm going to be focused on the work.
It's a shame that the Queen Latifah show will no longer air because it's so rare to see moments like this on television. Janelle Monáe surprised one of her biggest fans, 10-year-old McKynzie Duhon, and shared some wise words with her. Janelle was clearly moved by McKynzie's admiration. As she began to cry, she told Queen Latifah, "Never in a million years did I think that I would see a young black girl wanting to look like me."
Shonda Rhimes, arguably the most powerful woman in television, was given the Shelly Lansing Award for leadership by The Hollywood Reporter. In her acceptance speech, she explained that she should not be celebrated for the breaking glass ceiling because she has only built on the work done by other folks who've paved the way.
Elizabeth Lauten's criticism of Sasha and Malia Obama despite her own juvenile arrest recordreveals how far some will go to strip black children of the right to be kids.Here's my take.
Solange and her husband Alan planned the heck out of their New Orleans wedding. Despite the fact that she intentionally keeps her private life low key, the bits that she's shared with the public and the ones we've been lucky enough to catch have been magnificent.
The 'Annie' remake that hits theaters this December will feature three new songs to modernize the soundtrack. One of them is "Opportunity" written by pop-hitmaker Sia.
