Prosecutors have dropped their charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett who originally alleged that Smollett had lied to police about being attacked.  However many are now wondering what went south to cause the sudden change. As a result Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said that Smollett’s record “has been wiped clean.” To […]

My heart is so heavy! There is so much hatred in this world! There is so much division and people who feel entitled and those fighting to keep people in position so they can continue to live their entitled and privileged lives. There are the people who say they love God, but display actions that […]

The America we live in today continues to show their divide and this time on”Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.  The singer and rising star was attacked early Tuesday morning in what Chicago police are now calling a possible hate crime. According to police report, Smollett was attacked by two white men wearing masks “yelling out racial […]

BMI® (Broadcast Music, Inc)® recently celebrated the songwriters, producers and publishers of the year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs during the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards held at The Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall in Atlanta. Multiple award-winning superstar Janet Jackson took home the night’s highest honor of BMI Icon in recognition of her groundbreaking career as one […]

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Apparently MAC Cosmetics loves Taraji P. Henson as much as we all do, as it was just revealed that the Empire star is the latest spokesperson for the cosmetic giant’s Viva Glam campaign. However, Empire fans will especially love this new campaign because none other than Jussie Smollett, who plays the sensible middle son on […]

While Jussie Smollett who plays the role of Empire’s Jamal Lyon’s hinted on Twitter last night that “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time w/ @EmpireFOX. I love you all. Truth. Time 2 make a record & some movies. #Empire,” his days may not be numbered after all because he is still under contract with the show. […]

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Smollett shared that although many people believe that contracting HIV/AIDS is a thing of the past, the issue is alive and well and it is affecting the lives of millions of people.

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Roland Martin and ‪‎NewsOne Now‬ were on hand for the NAACP‬ ‎Image Awards‬ red carpet event and caught up with Anthony Anderson, Michael B. Jordan, Ice Cube, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lee Daniels and more.

Confronting the stigma that millennial artists are less inclined to marry their craft with social issues, the 2015 BET Awards stood out as not only…

Empire‘s fans have given the cast love and support since the show’s premiere last year, but Lee Daniels says some of the feedback actually hasn’t been…

Earlier this week, “Empire” actor Malik Yoba alluded to his co-star Jussie Smollett being gay then backtracked his statements when he was accused of “outing”…

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Chris “Juice” Johnson, a former college football player for the Florida Gators, has died. Johnson, who was only 22-years-old, was discovered dead in his car…