The Negro National Anthem Performed At Ludacris’ Charity Basketball Game Ludacris is taking a stand of sorts after Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest against the National Anthem. The ATL rapper had a star-studded charity basketball game. R&B group June’s Diary performed The Negro National Anthem at the rapper’s celebrity charity basketball game : This is going viral on Facebook. The Negro National Anthem was performed at Ludacris' celeb basketball game on Sat. pic.twitter.com/x28FHNwovU — Jessie Karangu (@JMKTV) September 5, 2016 Watch more of June’s Diary below: This is something we can stand for! IG/Twitter
Rihanna Performs At Budweiser Made In America Festival RihRih’s having a whirlwind week. After accepting the Video Vanguard Award at the VMA’s last Sunday and inking things official with Drizzy , the Bajan Badgal closed out night one of Made in America festival. Decked out in a cheek-baring olive get up with her signature chap boots, Rihanna bumped and grinded while belting out fan favorites and floating over the crowd on her clear runway… Hit the flip for more from Rih’s performance… Getty/Instagram Continue reading →
Teyana Taylor Reveals Her Diet And Workout Secret After the world got an eyeful of Teyana Taylor’s bangin’ post-baby body , she became body goals for a whole host of people (Some who apparently hadn’t even heard of her ). Now everyone wants to know what her regimen is to get started now their Summer 17 body… Well as it turns out, you won’t get curves and cuts like Teyana’s by eating air and spending hours on the elliptical…because that’s NOT how she sculpted them herself. As Teyana revealed to E!online : Naturally, a number of people have now named her their fitspo, which is wonderful—except getting Taylor’s figure may be even harder than you thought, because it’s not exactly the traditional fitness program or strict diet that you may have assumed. Taylor tells E! News, “Dancing is my workout. I just dance. I almost feel like dance is so underrated in the fitness world.” (Noted. Compiling a fire playlist to dance to in the living room now.) A source reaffirms the fact, telling E! News, “Teyana Taylor has always just had a crazy dope body and the way she ‘works out’ is dancing in the studio. That’s her workout.” Additionally, if you’re putting down that burger and reaching for a salad because you think that’s what Teyana Taylor would do, you’re wrong, because she tells us she absolutely doesn’t diet and “eats everything,” so don’t worry about cheating yourself out of that juicy meal. The insider also adds, “Eating healthy is not her thing. She is the kind of girl that eats donuts and candy for breakfast. She just doesn’t gain weight.” On top of all that…she didn’t even take a moment to tone before shooting this oiled-up, caked out dance scene: Furthermore, Taylor didn’t jump-start her post-baby body journey for this project, because she didn’t know it was happening until three weeks prior to shooting. “I was shaking, excited, nervous and all that other good stuff,” she tells us. “When I saw it, I was just as in shock as everyone else, because I didn’t see the final product until he premiered it.” WELP. Looks like it’s time to sign up for dance classes, ladies… Tidal
Jeezy’s New Music Video For “Magic City Monday” ATL’s most (in)famous shake junt is the subject of a new music video from Young Jeezy and his 404 homies. Where dem dollas at? All over the flo’. Image via YouTube
50 Cent Explains Outrage Over “Power” Peen Scene [Video] Fans of POWER may recall getting an eyeful of 50’s real live man-meat on the show a few weeks back…and then hearing 50 get all upset about it after the fact, after willingly pulling his peen out in front of Starz’ cameras. During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, he explained why he was shocked to see his manhood on his flatscreen after the fact… “I knew it was there, but in the original clips, it was darker,” he said. “It wasn’t on, like, a big screen, like a life-sized version. It wasn’t like an accident. Courtney was like, ‘I didn’t want to show it to you in the beginning, because I didn’t think you needed to see it at that point…You just gotta take one for the team.’” WELP! Don’t pull it out if you ain’t trying to show it off… YouTube
Mimi’s back on the prowl… Is Mimi Faust Dating Tamera Young? Rumors are currently swirling that after her breakup with Chris… Mimi Faust has yet another girlfriend. Mimi recently posted and deleted a photo of herself and WNBA player Tamera Young looking very cozy. Fans are now wondering if the Chicago Sky player is Mimi’s new lady. What do YOU think??? More Tamera on the flip.
A lil positivity… Lunella Lafayette Named The Smartest Superhero In The Marvel Universe During San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel made an exciting announcement about the introduction of Moon Girl a.k.a. Lunella Lafayette who’s the smartest superhero in the Marvel universe. Teen VOGUE reports: Lunella is the main character in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur comics, which is a remake of Devil Dinosaur, a classic graphic novel that follows a T-Rex that is magically transported to modern day NYC. In the new version, Lunella replaces the original hero, Moon Boy, and she eventually teams up with the monstrous dino. Part of what makes Lunella so smart is the fact that she carries an “inhuman gene,” and she also is a skillful engineer. Just announced: Moon Girl, smartest person in the Marvel Universe?! pic.twitter.com/7MOhaqqWid — Amy Reeder (@amyreeder) July 24, 2016 BuzzFeed spoke to Marvel senior editor Mark Paniccia about what’s in store for Lunella in the upcoming issues of the series. Mark said that, “In the third arc of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Lunella faces an impossible half-dozen science-challenges that might not only prove her smarts, but also save the world.” Just announced at SDCC: Who's the smartest in the Marvel Universe? Nope, not Reed Richards. It's Lunella Lafayette! pic.twitter.com/s3rRBKLtgm — Brandon Montclare (@bmontclare) July 24, 2016 This is awesome news, representation matters!
Amandla Stenberg Covers Hype Hair For The July/August 2016 Issue Amandla Stenberg shows off her natural ‘do for Hype Hair! We all love Amandla for bringing attention to cultural appropriation and black culture with works like “Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows.” Now Hype Hair is giving readers an intimate look at the star with a two-page spread discussing Stenberg’s lovely ‘do as well as chatting it up with her hairstylist, Shai Amiel a.k.a. “The Curl Doctor.” In this same issue you can also get the scoop on Zendaya ‘s best hair looks and get some girl chat with the Braxton Sisters ncluding their hair and beauty regimen. Other starlets that Hype Hair highlights inside their July/August 2016 issue are Jhené Aiko, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Serayah McNeill, Kat Graham, Sanaa Lathan, a special feature on electro-jazz musician, Esperanza Spalding, and many other beautiful ladies. Be sure to check it out!
Marvel Comics Announces New Iron Man Will Be A Black Woman Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis recently sat down with TIME Magazine to discuss the newest twist to the Iron Man storyline and it’s a big one…. There’s a new Iron Man. Well, Iron Man for now. She’s still working on the name. The events at the end of the comic book event series Civil War II will result in Tony Stark stepping out of the Iron Man suit and a new character, Riri Williams, taking over, Marvel tells TIME. (Note: Tony’s departure doesn’t mean you know the end to Civil War II yet.) Riri is a science genius who enrolls in MIT at the age of 15. She comes to the attention of Tony when she builds her own Iron Man suit in her dorm. Creator and Iron Man writer Brian Michael Bendis spoke exclusively to TIME about the creation of Riri Williams with book artist Stefano Caselli and Marvel’s increasingly diverse cast of characters. So, what has the reception of the new Black Iron Man been like? Some of the comments online, I don’t think people even realize how racist they sound. I’m not saying if you criticize you’re a racist, but if someone writes, “Why do we need Riri Williams we already have Miles?” that’s a weird thing to say. They’re individuals just like Captain America and Cyclops are individuals. All I can do is state my case for the character, and maybe they’ll realize over time that that’s not the most progressive thinking. But can we get some Black writers?? If @marvel needs help finding Black women writers. I can help you with this task. I know plenty. GOOD ones. — Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) July 6, 2016 #RepresentationMatters MARVEL/Time Magazine/Twitter
