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NAACP The 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, aired Saturday night on BET and CBS. The Color Purple was the night’s big winner, taking home four awards including Outstanding Motion Picture. Usher took home Entertainer of the Year and was honored with the President’s Award. Colman Domingo also picked up two trophies, for […]

Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV Nicki Minaj‘s expanding her Pink Friday brand to include her newly launched Pink Friday Nails. Unlike other press-on nail brands, Pink Friday Nails give customers an opportunity to make custom orders for their desired shape and length. Pink Friday Nails feature 11 dynamic designs and four custom shapes, with matte […]

Courtesy Starz The announcement about Power Book II: Ghost‘s upcoming final season took star Michael Rainey Jr. by surprise, as he claims he learned about the news along with the rest of the world. “Don’t ask me nothing idk what’s going on in them offices lmao they Trippin. Final season otw tho I guess,” he […]

From a Cardi B verse to a love song from Halle Bailey, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Cardi B, “Enough (Miami)” — On the track, Cardi explains how she fares with her competitors. The accompanying video, directed by Patience Harding and shot in Miami, sees […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “performance” at Rolling Loud Los Angeles Thursday night left a little something to be desired. According to Variety, the two artists just stood onstage for an hour while songs from their album, Vultures 1, played. They were both dressed in dark hooded outfits, with Ye wearing a […]

NAACP Usher is set to receive the President’s Award at the 55th NAACP Image Awards this weekend. The honor is presented in recognition of “special achievement and distinguished public service.” “We are honored to present this year’s President’s Award to Usher for his unparalleled talent and remarkable contributions as an artist and advocate for our […]

Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GLAAD Oprah Winfrey and Niecy Nash-Betts were among those honored at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday night. Oprah received GLAAD’s Vanguard Award, and in her speech, she spoke about her brother, Jeffrey Lee, who died of AIDS 35 years ago. “I wish he could have lived to witness these liberated times […]

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Method Man is well into acting, but he’s set his sights on a dream role. While discussing his Hollywood aspirations on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, he shared his desire to play Reggie Jackson on the big screen. “I want to do a biop[ic] of Reggie Jackson,” he said. “Because when […]

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Tracee Ellis Ross has taken on a few roles throughout the course of her career, but her hope of reprising fan-favorite Joan Carol Clayton, from the 2000s sitcom Girlfriends, has dwindled down. In an interview with VIBE, she revealed her thoughts on whether the series would be making a comeback. “The cast has always wanted to do […]

Stewart Cook/CBS SZA will be making her way to England this summer, where she’ll take on headlining duties at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.  “This bout to be insane,” SZA wrote on her Instagram Story alongside the lineup of the festival, which boasts performances from Burna Boy, Janelle Monáe, Ayra Starr, Masego, and fellow headliners Dua Lipa and British […]