Mahershala Ali blew up in 2016, earning him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Moonlight.

2016 was a bizarre, action-packed year. We lost a lot of great influential people, heard some new, great music from the top artists, and simultaneously witnessed the strangest presidential election in America’s history. But it doesn’t end there. In fact, so much happened that it’s easy to get lost in tracing it all back. Sign […]

Sports

After 14 years of playing with the same franchise Robert Mathis decides to call it quits. Now many know Peyton Manning being the face of the Colts but on the defensive side of things the Mathis was the captain he was the Manning of the defensive side. He walks away from the game being the […]

In honor of the star moving on to bigger and better things, check out these photos of Cardi B's glo' up from BX beauty to reality royalty.

Year In Review

The year 2016 has been interesting – to say the least. This year has produced some of the most noteworthy stories of all time, including Beyoncé’s SuperBowl performance that brought race relations in the United States to the forefront of national news and angered a large majority of the white population,  the deaths of some of […]

Check out these celebs who've begged for forgiveness in 2016.

Check out these celebs who've begged for forgiveness in 2016.

Entertainment, Music

Source: Seth McConnell / Getty     As Drake would say, Uh Oh them boys are always up to something and that is an understatement. The duo has cooked up another track that will be for sure on everyone’s airwaves. If you are a soccer fan we are sure that you will be looking at […]

When it comes to the 2016 presidential elections, Jeff Johnson says we’re getting caught up in all the wrong things. He explains what he thinks we as a community are too focused on, and what we should really be prioritizing instead when it comes to picking a candidate. Click on the audio player to hear explain more in this edition of 3 Things You Should […]

A video of a young black man giving free hugs at both Sanders & Trump rallies is yet another major clue as to what kind of people support Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign. Click on the audio player to hear Jeff Johnson explain more in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for […]