Misty Copeland is the first African American soloist at American Ballet Theatre, who recently gained even more attention when she graced the stage alongside music legend Prince during his recent “Welcome 2 America” tour. The ballerina recently sat down with madamenoir.com, and dished about what it’s like being a black curvy girl in the world […]

Dawn Richard of Diddy‘s group Dirty Money is ready to step out of the group dynamic and give solo stardom a shot. Dawn is planning to release her debut album this fall.

We all were happy when we heard Shyne got out of jail, but with every new song he releases, we’re wishing that he’d hang up the microphone and just devote all of his time to studying the Torah.

Starting this spring, Queen Latifah will produce and star in several AOL web series about sports, entertainment and entrepreneurialism, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Top 9 Music Videos Of The 1980s Top 15 Black Supermodels Of All Time [PHOTOS] Latifah is particularly interested in a sports-themed talk show for women. Her production company Flavor Unit […]

Dawn Richard has been a group member to Danity Kane and, more recently, Diddy Money. But, now, she’s ready to go solo. Top 10 Girl Groups In Black Music [PHOTOS] Top 15 Black Supermodels Of All Time [PHOTOS] “I’ve been incredibly lucky to have been in two amazing groups, but I feel like I’ve never […]

In our desire to post something positive for once we jumped the gun on this story. Actor Denzel Washington did visit a military base in Texas–but in 2004. And according to the president of the Fisher Houses, David Coker, while Washington did make a sizeable donation months after his visit, he did not “write a […]

Chris Rock‘s two-minute skit at the end of Kanye West‘s “Blame Game” is easily one of our favorite moments on West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album.  Rock says that the hilarious bit, known unofficially as “Yeezy Taught Me,” invigorated him.

Salli Richardson-Whitfield has enjoyed an enviable career in Hollywood, but even she is always seeking new challenges. “As actresses in general there’s very few roles that come around where you can stretch out a little bit and show what you can do,” the actress and director told TheUrbandaily.com about her role in Ava DuVernay’s narrative […]

Mark Adams, bass player for 70s & 80s funk group Slave, died on March 5th.  Details surrounding the cause of death have not been made public.

Supermodel and businesswoman Iman was caught on the streets of NY without make-up while she went to the market to pick up groceries. Dressed in a black coat, a grey & black scarf, the 55-year-old was hardly recognizable. Iman lives in Manhattan with husband David Bowie and daughter Alexandria. Top 10 Girl Groups In Black […]