by G. Brown In the five years since her voice faded from the music world, the work, life and death of superstar Whitney Houston are just as intriguing to fans as when she was alive. Though much has been said and written about Houston, one thing is undeniable–her talent was colossal. The voice that shattered […]
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by TRN Staff Writer, Met Gala The Best of the Worst Outfits Spring is in the air and that means one thing in Hollywood-OUTRAGEOUSNESS! The annual Met Gala fundraiser invited A-List entertainers to don their best or worst “Avant-Garde” gear and come raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art by participating in the Costume ball. […]
by TRN Staff Writer, The “Fate of the Furious” Is to Break a Billion at Box Office Since opening in theaters three weeks ago, the latest “Fast an Furious” installment has been racing past just about anything that dared cross its path. The “Fate of the Furious” cruised past a particular mile marker this weekend into […]
by TRN Staff Writer, GAME…SET…MATCH-Serena Backhands Racist Pregnancy Comments On the tennis court, Serena uses a racket and a serious forehand to rally a match. Off the court, she’s got a pretty mean backhand when you come for her with racist nonsense. This is the lesson Romania’s Fed Cup captain former U.S. and French Open […]
by G. Brown Jesse Williams movie star good looks, deeply stirring words and emphatic voice for all things Black have made the “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams the darling of social media. But ‘live by social media-die by social media’ if fans get a whiff of you not living up to what you preach. Williams […]
by TRN Staff Writers, If you listened to soul music in the 70’s, then the name ‘Cuba Gooding’ didn’t stir images of “Jerry Maguire” or “The People v O.J. Simpson”; Instead the name Cuba Gooding made fans sway and swoon to the rhythms of hard core soul music. Cuba Gooding Sr.’s raspy, soulful voice helped […]
by G. Brown It was without a doubt the firing that shot around the world. FOX News finally took a stand against its top rated host Bill O’Reilly and booted him from the network after years and years of sexual harassment charges leveled against the anchor. “The O’Reilly Factor” host came under fire recently as […]
by TRN Staff Writer, Serena Williams First Comes Love…Engagement…and Now Baby Carriage For several hours, Serena Williams was the top trending conversation on social media and it wasn’t because of a chop shot or a backhand swing. The No. 1 singles Women’s tennis champ seven times in a row has landed another ace–this time motherhood. […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Netflix has slowly been carving its own niche building the streaming service into more than just a rewind of movies and and other networks’ programming. The streaming service has been doing what the Atlantic once referred to as “reverse engineering Hollywood” and in the process changing how you look at TV […]
by TRN Staff Writer, “Controversy” Surround Unsealed Records on Death of Prince Just four days before the year anniversary marking the death of iconic performer Prince, reports emerged from newly unsealed court records that the “Purple Rain” singer’s home was full of painkiller pills, some in bottles that were labeled as aspirins but contained […]
by TRN Staff Writers, LeBron’s Schooling a New Generation From the time he could walk and dribble a ball, LeBron’s been schooling his competition on the courts. His entire 14 year NBA career split between the Cleveland Cavs and Miami Heat has been one victory after another. Now the 3 x NBA champion is taking […]
by G. Brown He was best known as the big brother of superstar Eddie Murphy. But Charlie Murphy didn’t just follow in his famous brother’s footsteps nor linger in his shadow, he carved out his own path. The comedian who made so many laugh is the reason so many are shedding a tear this […]
by TRN Staff Writer DL Hughley on U.S. Syrian Strike “Trump…attacking “poor Brown people“. While conservatives on the right and the MSM cheered President Trump’s U.S. missile strike on Syria last week as a show of strength, Hughley might sum it up as typical political bullying of people of color. Hughley said, “…I think nothing’s […]
by G. Brown This is a story about two men named Bill. Both are rich, high-profile celebrities. Both are accused of crimes against women. One Bill is Black, the other White. The Black man named Bill is virtually destroyed and put on trial after as many as 60 women allege that he used […]
by TRN Staff Writers Wrong Place at the Wrong Time Grammy award winning hip hop artist Wyclef Jean has a beef with L.A.P.D. and it may head to court. Wyclef says he was leaving the music studio after a little work when he crossed paths with police as they were looking for a suspect who had […]
by G. Brown What does Jussie Smollett’s “F.U.W.” stand for? It’s his commentary on the way of the world and is an abbreviation for “F**ked Up World”. Smollett took time from his role on FOX’s hit show “Empire” to direct a musical letter of sorts to the president. The black-and-white video focuses on racial and […]
by G. Brown In a political atmosphere where even allies are throwing the president under the bus, why would Steve Harvey step up to defend him? As the FBI, Justice Department and all the rest of the alphabet soup that makes up our nation’s intelligence community finally closed the door on that crazy “Obama tapped […]
by G. Brown To most millennials, his name isn’t even vaguely familiar. But every time you listen to Rihanna or Chance the Rapper, you hear his influence. On Saturday, the man known as a rock n’ roll legend took his final bow over the weekend and passed on from mortality to the immortal pages of […]