Taraji, Denzel and Viola are all dropping gems in the next 60 days.

Something tells us that we’re at the very beginning of a long line-up of films portraying the life of the 44th and 1st African-American president, Barack Obama. (?sigh) Gosh, we’re gonna miss this guy: So far we already have a romantic comedy, Southside With You, focusing on the president and First Lady’s first date, and now Netflix has […]

OK, so our Emmy predictions weren’t exactly on the money, but when it comes to the amount of Black and Brown talent that was on display and taking home statues last night, we agree with Viola Davis when she said: You know what else was doing good? Black love — watching two Black men use […]

You know us, we’re ALWAYS on the look out for a good movie — especially ones that speak to the truth of #blackgirlpower. And with the Olympics currently giving us life (shout out to Simone and Simone and Michelle), the trailer for “Hidden Figures” was just the cherry on top. Starring Taraji Henson, Octavia Spencer […]

Don’t ever try to fact-check Taraji P. Henson on History because she’ll put you in your place. Everyone’s favorite Empire star, recently posted an excerpt about the infamous Willie Lynch letter on her Instagram account to combat the light skin/dark skin debate that plagues the Black community: #knowledgeispower #pokeyourthirdeye #READ #NOEXCUSE #WEHAVEALIBRARYINOURPHONE #CaryOn ✌?️??? A […]

When “Empire” first hit last year, it was seen as the dawn of the big, Black drama. With a strong cast and a huge budget, the show dominated our social feeds and took over our Wednesdays nights. And while it definitely felt new to see US in a weekly drama, there was something . . […]

Let’s be honest, we all have a little cookie in us, right? When someone does you wrong, you can almost hear Cookie’s voice in your head saying “You messed with the wrong bitch!” Well, here’s your chance to figure out when the chips are down, how much Cookie do you REALLY have inside you.

While all of us are playing checkers, the Lyon clan is playing chess, and in the words of the ever slick and seductive Lucious Lyon, “It’s game time bitches!” To kick off our Season 2 Binge Watch (Starts Saturday 9a/8c), we thought it only appropriate to devote each day leading up to it to a […]

While all of us are playing checkers, the Lyon clan is playing chess, and in the words of the ever slick and seductive Lucious Lyon, “It’s game time bitches!” To kick off our Season 2 Binge-A-Thon (all day Saturday starting 9am), we thought it only appropriate to devote each day leading up to it to a […]

It’s #RelationshipTuesday, the week of our Empire Season 2 Binge-A-Thon and #RepresentRealMoms month, a trifecta of blog material. So it made us think, what if Cookie was your mom? How would she interact with bae during the significant moments of a relationship? Check it out via the Internet’s best GIFs and mark your calendar for our […]

Yes, you read that right — Cookie, Lucious, Hakeem and ’em have a new home on TV One starting in May right before the season 2 finale on Fox. Get ready for a Season 2 binge watch beginning May 14, 9/8am C. The good news was announced Wednesday by TV One President Brad Siegel who said, […]