Queen Latifah, Rita Dove and Shelia Johnson to receive the Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

ABC/Rick RowellQueen Latifah, BET co-founder Shelia Johnson and Pulitzer Prize winning-poet Rita Dove are among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard has announced that the three women and four others will
'black-ish' cast opens up about six seasons growing up together

ABC/Craig SjodinThe stars of black-ish opened up about what the last six seasons has meant to them as the happy on-screen family in an appearance Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America. Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner and Marsai Martin all spoke
Summer Walker's Over It sets history with biggest streaming week ever for a R&B album by a woman

Interscope RecordsSummer Walker is celebrating making history as her debut album, Over It, earned the biggest streaming week ever for an R&B album by a woman. Walker earned 154.7 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s songs, breaking the record
Keyshia Cole responds to lawsuit for allegedly damaging a California home she rented

ABC/Rick RowellKeyshia Cole says she’s not responsible for the damage the allegedly did to a California home she rented for two years, damage for which she’s being sued. The “Let it Go” singer rented a $2.5 million home
Why Rihanna didn't mind being asked about pregnancy by 'Vogue''s Anna Wintour

Ethan James Green/Vogue Last week, Vogue released a video in which Rihanna and Vogue editor Anna Wintour questioned one another, with some fans surprised that Wintour came right out and asked, “Rihanna, do you hope to have
Kerry Washington to star in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series 'The Prom'

NetflixRyan Murphy has tapped another major star for his upcoming Netflix series The Prom. According to Deadline, Kerry Washington has been cast in Murphy’s adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical. She joins Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina and Andrew Rannells, who were previously announced. Like the
Justin Timberlake collaborating with Lizzo, SZA & Meek Mill

ABC/Eddy ChenRemember back in August, when Justin Timberlake teased a project with Lizzo? Turns out she isn’t the only artist he’s been working with. “I just called my publishers and I said, ‘You know, I just want
Fantasia clarifies her “science of submission” comment about marriage: “It’s not him telling me what to do”

Rock Soul/BMGFantasia says people misunderstood her when she stated in a recent interview that she and her husband Kendall Taylor subscribed to the practice of “science of submission” in their marriage. According to Tasia, in their relationship, it means the