Who Looked More Bangin’ On The Black Girls Rock! 2016 Red Carpet? #BlackGirlMagic took over the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday night as BET filmed their annual celebration of Black women, “Black Girls Rock!” Of course, the red carpet was full of beautiful, melanin-rich bangers draped in their finest fashions. Hot on the heels of several NYC stops on her ANTI tour , Rihanna stepped out in an outfit only she could pull off — an oversize button up and loose white shorts with black heels and a fur coat: Topped off with dark locks and a nude lip: Are you feeling her red carpet style? Hit the flip for more looks of the evening, and let us know who you think looked more bangin’. Splash
Seen on the scene… Angel Brinks’ 5 Year Anniversary Party On Thursday a bevy of celebs took to Hollyweird for an anniversary fashion show for Angel Brinks. The Basketball Wives L.A. star celebrated five years of being a fashion designer with her buddy Lil Kim by her side… Other guests included Malaysia Pargo… Trina… a very knocked up Draya Michele… and a newly knifed up Sundy Carter. YOU tell us; are you feeling these get ups??? More on the flip.
Were you watching??? “Empire” Episode 11 Recap On this week’s “Empire” recap David, Danni and Jah breakdown the midseason premiere that included Rhonda losing her baby and Lucious confessing to killing Bunkie before encouraging Hakeem to kill him. There’s also a broom beating, a virginity losing and a conversation about Jamal’s “fluid” sexuality. Listen to the hosts’ Empire predictions above! @BossipDBS @HipHopObama @DanniCanada @DavidDTSS
Erykah Badu Dating Carl Jones Erykah Badu stays with a man on deck! The soulful songstress was just publicly claimed once again on social media, and she quickly confirmed the union. Her new beau? None other than producer/actor Carl Jones, most famous for creating “Black Dynamite.” Carl casually dropped the info that he and Erykah are an item via Twitter early Thursday morning, complete with a loved-up photo of the two cuddling in black and white. To which Erykah happily replied: Nice. Sounds like someone is out here rub on those feet like Ms. Badu likes ! Twitter / Essence
Kylie Jenner put on her Rihanna costume for a moment and rounded up three of her model friends to rob a desert motel and get away in her Rolls Royce while rocking her new lip gloss colors. You likey? YouTube / KylieJenner.com
The Ladies Love Young Thug Sassy goon Young Thug has evolved into a trap music sex symbol with a steadily growing female fanbase that can’t get enough of his breathtaking pearly whites and carefree rock star persona. Hit the flip for a look into the Thugger thirst hysteria.
“Hamilton” Casting Called Discriminatory To Whites By now, surely you’ve heard about the Broadway breakout hit Hamilton , which tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop influenced music numbers and features a predominantly Black and Latino cast…although you likely haven’t seen it yourself since tickets are sold out until 2017. The hit play recently came under fire while looking for extra cast members to fill its highly coveted roles. An NY civil rights activist says that the producers’ search specifically looking for people of color violates fair casting rules. Via Playbill : Hamilton, which has been praised for its bold casting policy of using ethnically diverse actors to play the mainly white Founding Fathers—a move that has captivated audiences and emboldened minority actors—may have stepped over the line in a recent casting notice, according to a civil rights attorney. According to a CBS News report, the attorney, Randolph McLaughlin of the Newman Ferrara Law Firm slammed a recent casting notice specifying that the show was seeking “non-white” performers. He said the notice may violate the New York City Human Rights Law that forbids discrimination in hiring based on race. No specific legal complaint has been filed against the show with the New York Commission on Human rights so far. But McLaughlin told CBS, “What if they put an ad out that said, ‘Whites only need apply? Why, African-Americans, Latinos, Asians would be outraged.” The production is fairly confident that they had followed all the applicable rules while looking to keep the diverse cast that has helped make the show a standout on the Broadway scene, so they ended up issuing a “sorry, not sorry” statement addressing the casting call in question: “The producers of Hamilton regret the confusion that’s arisen from the recent posting of an open call casting notice for the show. It is essential to the storytelling of Hamilton that the principal roles –which were written for non-white characters (excepting King George) – be performed by non-white actors. This adheres to the accepted practice that certain characteristics in certain roles constitute a “bona fide occupational qualification” that is legal. This also follows in the tradition of many shows that call for race, ethnicity or age specific casting, whether it’s The Color Purple or Porgy & Bess, or Matilda. The casting will be amended to also include language we neglected to add, that is, we welcome people of all ethnicities to audition for Hamilton.” “Hamilton depicts the birth of our nation in a singular way,” said producer Jeffrey Seller, in a further statement. “We will continue to cast the show with the same multicultural diversity that we have employed thus far.” So…the popular play that makes SURE that Black and Brown people get prominent parts is the one that gets called out for discrimination??? SMH. At least they don’t plan on backing down. So if you’re in the NYC area and looking for that big break…by all means take your (Black or Brown) self down to the theater and try out! Playbill.com
“Hamilton” Casting Called Discriminatory To Whites By now, surely you’ve heard about the Broadway breakout hit Hamilton , which tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop influenced music numbers and features a predominantly Black and Latino cast…although you likely haven’t seen it yourself since tickets are sold out until 2017. The hit play recently came under fire while looking for extra cast members to fill its highly coveted roles. An NY civil rights activist says that the producers’ search specifically looking for people of color violates fair casting rules. Via Playbill : Hamilton, which has been praised for its bold casting policy of using ethnically diverse actors to play the mainly white Founding Fathers—a move that has captivated audiences and emboldened minority actors—may have stepped over the line in a recent casting notice, according to a civil rights attorney. According to a CBS News report, the attorney, Randolph McLaughlin of the Newman Ferrara Law Firm slammed a recent casting notice specifying that the show was seeking “non-white” performers. He said the notice may violate the New York City Human Rights Law that forbids discrimination in hiring based on race. No specific legal complaint has been filed against the show with the New York Commission on Human rights so far. But McLaughlin told CBS, “What if they put an ad out that said, ‘Whites only need apply? Why, African-Americans, Latinos, Asians would be outraged.” The production is fairly confident that they had followed all the applicable rules while looking to keep the diverse cast that has helped make the show a standout on the Broadway scene, so they ended up issuing a “sorry, not sorry” statement addressing the casting call in question: “The producers of Hamilton regret the confusion that’s arisen from the recent posting of an open call casting notice for the show. It is essential to the storytelling of Hamilton that the principal roles –which were written for non-white characters (excepting King George) – be performed by non-white actors. This adheres to the accepted practice that certain characteristics in certain roles constitute a “bona fide occupational qualification” that is legal. This also follows in the tradition of many shows that call for race, ethnicity or age specific casting, whether it’s The Color Purple or Porgy & Bess, or Matilda. The casting will be amended to also include language we neglected to add, that is, we welcome people of all ethnicities to audition for Hamilton.” “Hamilton depicts the birth of our nation in a singular way,” said producer Jeffrey Seller, in a further statement. “We will continue to cast the show with the same multicultural diversity that we have employed thus far.” So…the popular play that makes SURE that Black and Brown people get prominent parts is the one that gets called out for discrimination??? SMH. At least they don’t plan on backing down. So if you’re in the NYC area and looking for that big break…by all means take your (Black or Brown) self down to the theater and try out! Playbill.com
Kim Kardashian And Lil Kim Spotted Together In LA Apparently the Kim Kardashian and Lil Kim have become buddies since linking up at Kanye’s TLOP listening event last month. “The Kims,” Kimmy and Queen Bee were spotted leaving Craig’s in Hollywood together on Wednesday night after catching a meal and drinks together inside the restaurant. Lil Kim rocked a white blazer and jeans, while other Kim went for her signature monochromatic bodycon dress and large overcoat combo…and both gave the paparazzi and fans quite a show while strutting to Kimmy’s car to ride off together. The duo even went into a Lil Kim karaoke session later in the night on Kim’s SnapChat . Hit the flip for more… Splash
Dwyane Wade And Gabrielle Union Starring In New HGTV Reality TV Show Dwyane Wade’s and Gabrielle Union’s sweet black love has lead them to go into business together…on reality TV! According to ESSENCE , the Wades will be part of HGTV’s big launch of new programming. HGTV is adding a ton of new shows to its line up and one of them will star our favorite couple. NBA player Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union will have a series about the pair flipping house in Florida. There’s no premiere date for the show just yet, but this has been a a passion project the couple has wanted to tackle for a while, and now audiences will get to accompany them on their journey. People love shows about houses, but we NEVER see black folks featured. Maybe Dwyane and Gabby are set to break the mold… Image via WENN
