EDITORIAL

When the news that actor James Franco would be directing a film adaptation of Aziah “Zola” Wells‘ sprawling Twitter saga, it immediately registered as an outsider’s cheap take. While the film Zola Tells All might be anticipated by some, Franco helming the film feels a little invasive.

The concept of how beef plays out in Hip-Hop has drastically changed over the past half-decade or so with the advent of social media. Instead of feuding over wax (or MP3) with a clever song, artists are wasting no time letting go of a chamber of vitriol over Twitter.

Around the 2-minute mark in the above video, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton responds to a question of why he’s become such a point of contention among reporters and sports fans. Unabashed and fearless, Newton said what white America and football fans probably didn’t expect to hear.

Back in 2004, Chappelle’s Show dropped the hilarious sketch that featured the racial draft. Since that now-legendary moment that found the Wu-Tang Clan being selected by the Asian delegation premiered, jokes about who would be traded to what race have popped up on social media when something involving race happens.

We honestly give minimal f*cks about one R.Kelly—due to his known rep for being a sexual predator, allegedly—but considering the subject matter, people care. In a new interview with GQ magazine, the controversial and McRib loving R&B crooner discusses his relationship with Aaliyah. 

This is a tough pill to swallow, but it might be over for Kanye West. Wait, hold on, allow me to rephrase that.

It’s hard to feel sorry for Meek Mill. The Philly rapper has had one of the more drastic roller coaster years for a rapper in recent memory. He dropped a well-received album and got to call Nicki Minaj wifey. However, he ended up also being publicly ridiculed as Drake’s punching bag and muse that helps […]

The case of Daniel Holtzclaw came somewhat to an end on Thursday when the former Oklahoma City Police officer was found guilty of 18 charges stemming from rape and assault of Black women. On Twitter, a swift debate has been ongoing since the verdict after a user tweeted that Black men were to blame for […]

News of Kendrick Lamar‘s 11 nominations for the upcoming Grammy Awards has dominated social media timelines, news headlines and even radio broadcasts of all formats. Lamar’s nomination for Album of the Year was most notable and while he should win for the brilliant To Pimp A Butterfly, the industry isn’t ready to crown an album […]

It’s fascinating the amount of criticism that Spike Lee has received since the first trailer for Chi-Raq debuted. Granted, Lee hasn’t put together the greatest string of films of his 30-plus years in the industry lately.

When it was announced last week that Donald Trump planned a meeting with Black pastors from prominent churches, many felt the clergy were offering an endorsement. While some pastors considered Trump’s message, many of those who were invited to declined from the gate and voiced their disdain over the association with the mogul.

There’s a certain lack of empathy—or flat out racism—routinely displayed by the mainstream media when it comes to the portrayal of Black people. Case in point, Freddie Gray, the man murdered at the hands of Baltimore cops, was described as “the son of an illiterate heroin addict.”