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Ray Rice is speaking out about his life two years after his NFL career was cut short due to a video that showed him punching his now-wife Janay in the face at an Atlantic City hotel. The former football star told NBC 4 he is still hoping to play once more in the league, but […]

GETTY IMAGES: Viola Davis is fiercely invested in building up her young daughter’s self-esteem ― which includes being mindful of what kinds of toys her child plays with. Speaking to Essence during an event for the Vaseline Healing Project on Oct. 8, Davis revealed that she doesn’t allow her 6-year-old daughter Genesis to play with […]

This weekend, Hillsong New York pastor Carl Lentz will appear on Oprah’s show Super Soul Sunday, and OWN recently released a clip. The series is known for its extended conversation with leaders from different faiths and worldviews, but, if these clips are any indication, the episode will be mostly about Jesus: Back in March, when […]

This morning, actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was a guest on morning radio show The Breakfast Club, and toward the end of the extended interview about his life and career, he addressed the car accident that nearly killed him. Following the horrific accident, which left Morgan hospitalized and killed one of his best friends, Morgan […]

Tina Knowles, the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, has opened up about life after her divorce with Matthew Knowles, this time in an interview with T.D. Jakes on his talk show “The T.D. Jakes Show.” “I have always believed in life after divorce, although there was a period of time when I wondered, I […]

  Alicia Keys has been leading a barefaced revolution after penning an essay about her commitment to going makeup free every day, including on the red carpet and TV (she’s currently on the judging panel for The Voice!). And the singer is not alone in her makeup-free movement: Today‘s Tamron Hall, Kim Kardashian and now Gabrielle Union, are all […]

Tia Mowry doesn’t mince her words when she speaks. Yes, the child-star-turned-grown-woman cracks jokes, laughs heartily and flashes a row of pearly whites often in conversation, but her words are always delivered with a certain precision. It’s the kind of sureness and measure that comes with knowledge, understanding, confidence and concern. Especially on topics beyond the […]

Actor and activist Harry Belafonte recently sat down withRoland Martin for an exclusive interview to discuss his upcoming social justice music festival Many Rivers To Cross, his views about Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem protest, and the fight for social justice. During the course of their chat, Mr. Belafonte explained what it means to be a […]

The Potter’s House in Dallas is a nondenominational megachurch with more than 30,000 members. Now its bishop, T. D. Jakes, set to host a new self-titled talk show. He tells Kathie Lee and Hoda that he plans to cover a wide range of topics, including relationships, personal struggles, news and even pop culture. CLICK HERE […]

Tyler Perry is making history by joining forces with Discovery/TLC and releasing the first 8 episode scripted drama “Too Close To Home.” In this new series we see what happens when a Southern woman from Happy, Alabama moves to the East coast and begins a new lifestyle in the political world of Washington, D.C. The […]

The sultry R&B Soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae stopped by to talk with Tom Joyner of The Tom Joyner Morning Show, about her sexy new project titled “The Heart Speaks In Whispers”.  Plus she gave up the juice on the meaning of her hit single from the album “Green Aphrodisiac”. Check out the interview below, […]