by TRN Staff Writers The magazine that keeps tabs on everybody’s money has come up with its annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Funny thing about that list…it looks a lot like the previous year’s list, which looked a lot like the list the year before that, which look…well you get the gist. […]
by G. Brown The Confederate flag, Robert E. Lee statues, relics of the civil war guard the entries to court houses, municipal offices and parks throughout the country but especially in the south. According to the Southern Law Poverty Center there are an estimated 1503 of these monuments that dot landscapes across the U.S. To […]
by G. Brown The furor following the protest meant to unite White nationalists is far from fading. The flames from the torches that protesters carried in that Charlottesville march have been extinguished, but the event is still the center of burning rage by millions. A Twitter account with the handle @YesYoureRacist decided since the KKK […]
by TRN Staff Writer Athletes pretty much provoke the same celebrity response as actors and singers. People think their lives are cush and perfect because of all the media attention and the millions they earn for starring in movies, singing or playing ball. But the same money that can make their lives a dream can […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Social media response to Charlottesville Virginia was swift and merciless. Stars like Zendaya, Jeffrey Wright, Mahershala Ali and others raised their voices to speak out on the racism that was unfolding. While Hollywood always tries to weigh in on political and social issues, sometimes it misses the mark as […]
by G. Brown On Saturday, I woke up and checked the news feed…then I immediately checked the calendar because obviously the world had been thrown into a time warp back to the 60’s or 1865. White people marching with torches randomly hurling racial epithets like an old Nazi line of “Blood and soil”. KKK hooded […]
by TRN Staff Writer, FaceApp’s latest filters proved that on social media, people have no filter when they truly hate something. The popular app introduced a feature that allowed users to digitally alter their race and gender. So users could see what they look like as a Black, Asian, Indian or White person. If the […]
by G. Brown There’s an old joke in newsroom about burying the lead which means a story is poorly crafted to the point where the most important fact of the story is buried at the end. Like the story about R&B singer Usher being sued by three people who allege the singer engaged in sexual […]
by TRN Staff Writer Another day, another day of drama for R&B singer Usher. The “Call Me a Mack” singer is being called a lot of things these days by women who say one night with their idol exposed them to STDs. TRN told you Monday about Quantasia Sharpton who held a news conference to […]
by G. Brown JayZ’s recently released video “Moonlight” gives us a meta moment on the issue of race and cultural appropriation. Since it’s Tidal release last week, “Moonlight” has been burning up some PR and social media circles, not so much for the sound, but for the style. And for a crash course in TV […]
by G. Brown R&B singer Usher has another hit. It’s not a hit record, but he’s been hit with a lawsuit by three different young people claiming the singer exposed them to STDs without disclosing his status to them prior to contact. Monday, Quantasia Sharpton held a news conference with her attorney Lisa Bloom […]
by G. Brown The embattled Donald Trump has spent the last 7 months building to an eventual combustion of some sort. Trump’s constant un-presidential behavior of Twitter tirades, lies, firings and random rants like telling police to abuse criminals have just become too common and way more drama than most Americans signed on for in […]
by TRN Writers, Alanta Group Petitions to “Mute R. Kelly” Concert When it rains, it pours and singer R. Kelly might be hoping for rain to extinguish a group of Atlantans who are fired up about his scheduled concert. Just two days ago, TRN told you how all the negative publicity following allegations of a […]
by TRN Writers, Let me start by saying “Wow” and follow that thought up with a gigantic “WTF?!” Zazzle online marketing company advertised some trendy shirts with catchy lines emblazoned on the front. Among some of my favs… “Unapologetically black” and “Danger-Educated Black Woman”. You catch the theme here right…the Black pride Tees are marketed […]
by G. Brown The Trump administration is said to finally be ready to tackle a touchy topic-discrimination. Oh save that applause–it is so not what you think. According to CNN, the White House is “readying resources in the Justice Department’s civil rights division for the purpose of investigating and litigating “race-based discrimination” in US higher […]
by TRN Staff Writers Crooner R. Kelly might consider his slump in concert ticket sales was predicted by one of his old hits–“When a Woman’s Fed Up”. It looks like his female fanbase (and men) are fed up to the point of pulling their support and they’re taking their concert ticket money with them. Huff […]
by G. Brown We get daily reminders in news stories and headlines that everybody isn’t suited for the job of President–(seriously, who fires a Communications Director after 10 days?) Both sides of the aisle are already looking ahead to the future and trying to pick the cream of the party crop to run on a […]
by TRN Staff Writers, When you’re an up and coming comedian, it’s touchy business trying to be funny, relevant and not step on toes. Just ask Lil Duval. A recent radio interview and a joke about “killing” a trans if one tricked him is bringing on a lot of heat for Duval and the radio […]