21st annual awards show hosted by Rickey Smiley and Essence Atkins, with honorees including Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Debra Martin-Chase, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning, Edward Welburn Jr., Mayor Kasim Reed and Michael McMillan.

Kordell Stewart let his wife, Porsha Stewart, off her leash to go and play outside - on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Papa Knowles himself is opening up about the professional breakup saying he wasn’t fired and wants to “be clear” that “we both let each other go.”

Thoughts and prayers go out to reality star Ahmad Givens - best known as Real of VH1’s Real Chance of Love - after his rep confirmed to TMZ that he has been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.

Let the romance and subsequent messy breakup of Evelyn Lozada and Chad Johnson instill a very important lesson: When a man compares you to a cold slice of pizza, run like hell.

That was bad enough, but now Ross has went out and essentially saluted date rape on wax.

In a new interview, Brandy says that she, too, struggled with her looks.

Will Smith was supposed to star in Django Unchained, though despite his affinity for the script opted not to take the role of Django.