Go shawty! It’s ya birthday! So, I know I run the risk of turning xo, Ayesha into a gushing Patti Labelle fan site, but as long as Miss Patti is on Dancing With The Stars, it may as well be. Just as I predicted, her appearance on the long-running reality …

Legendary songstress Patti Labelle is set to appear on this season’s Dancing With The Stars and I’m here for it. From watching her on Out All Night and A Different World as a kid, to playing “If Only You Knew” on repeat,  I love me some Patti.   And I love dance, so the …

#BlackOutDay So many brilliant displays of Black love, from this gorgeous family…   and  mother daughter duo, to these #BlackBesties at the University of Virginia.  Warning, some pictures are capable of inducing serious womb fire. Like this precious baby boy in his little kufiya. So many cute #BrownBabies . My …

As  a Black woman who has worked on-air, I  can empathize with  Pam Oliver, the veteran sportscaster whose questionable hair has garnered more attention this past season than her award-winning reporting. During my stint in Florida, I put a great deal of effort into my appearance. That was, in part, …

When I woke up on the morning of May 22 to news that Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, and Queen B herself were mere blocks away from my home the previous night shooting a music video, I was aghast! The reunited trio were in Maplewood, NJ the night of May 21st …

It’s 4:53 AM and I’m writing, actually working on a suspense piece, but in the background Fifty Cent’s interview on The Breakfast Club is playing. This might come as a shock as some, but I actually enjoy watching Charlamagnes celebrity interviews on youtube because I appreciate his candor (and crass …

“A free  Black mind is a weapon of mass destruction.” That was the message on Sam Greenlee’s voice mail and in many respects, the mantra of his prolific  life. Sam Greenlee, outspoken writer and native Chicagoan passed away Monday at the age of 83. He is best known for penning …

Courtesy The Root Aaron McGruder, creator and executive producer of The Boondocks, has had no involvement with the upcoming fourth season of the cartoon, Adult Swim confirms, fueling suspicions that began on Facebook, where McGruder claimed The Boondocks page had been “hijacked.” According to a press release issued by Adult Swim, “this season was produced …

It took a social media outcry among clictivists and Black twitterati to prompt Lorne Micheals, executive producer of NBC’s SNL, to embark on the mid-season search for a Black female cast member. Sasheer Zamata is the first African-American female cast member in five years, but imagine breaking into a  position …

The streetscape along Chicago’s storied Oprah Winfrey Way may soon look a lot different. Oprah Winfrey is selling Harpo Studios, where she taped “The Oprah Winfrey” show from 1990 to 2011, to a developer. The studio will remain on the property for two years, but after that, it may be …

Megyn Kelly must be in the midst of a conniption because Black Jesus is coming to the small screen. Adult Swim has greenlit a new half-hour live-action scripted comedy from Aaron McGruder titled Black Jesus. The series is set to premier later this year. The series will find Jesus living in …

Pride and Prejudice. The Shining. 12 Years of Slave. These are just a few of the critically acclaimed Hollywood films based on books. But what if Hollywood flipped the script and instead of turning to literature, film makers turned to Youtube for inspiration? It’s a crazy thought wondered aloud by …