1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (435+ words) During a Sept. 9 discussion on “Roland Martin Unfiltered,” the veteran journalist and commentator rejected the increasingly complicated arguments over race, ethnicity, upbringing and cultural proximity surrounding the Bronx rapper. Martin’s position cuts through a controversy that has already moved from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (279+ words) On Tuesday, a Los Angeles County judge sentenced Crowder to 170 days in county jail for violating that condition, according to NBC Los Angeles. The judge said Crowder broke a parole rule stating he “shall not come with 6 feet of people’s…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (685+ words) In STARZ’s “Fightland,” Pinnock plays the intimidating criminal kingpin and former boxing promoter at the center of Duke Kilroy’s quest for revenge. Although Kingsley mysteriously disappears, his influence hangs over virtually everyone left behind — and Pinnock promises his character’s absence…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (557+ words) Then she got divorced and entered the world of online dating. Suddenly, the Cheryl Cobb online dating experience became an education of its own. Reading people through a screen presented an entirely different challenge. Cobb has spent decades working in…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (517+ words) The latest response comes from comedian Faizon Love, who addressed Spears’ Bernie Mac critique in a video posted to Instagram. Love, who said he considered the late comedian a friend, didn’t need a lengthy monologue to make his position clear....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (587+ words) Hundreds gathered outside the new Charlotte restaurant Sunday ahead of its 10 a.m. grand opening, braving sweltering heat, sporadic rain and a line that barely moved for stretches. The restaurant, located at 700 Atando Ave., is DaBaby’s first. Local station WBTV previously reported…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (576+ words) Usher’s latest onstage serenade went considerably smoother than one of his previous viral encounters. The R&B superstar brought “Empire” actress Taraji P. Henson onstage Saturday night during the first of three Las Vegas stops on his and Chris Brown’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (214+ words) That framing badly distorts what many of us who opposed the event were actually saying. Those are legitimate community concerns, not evidence of anti-Hispanic racism. Leimert Park is a historic African American business, residential and cultural district. Black Angelenos have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (315+ words) The former NFL player and broadcaster is taking his hit podcast “The Pivot” to Netflix after the show secured a multi-year partnership with the streaming giant. The deal comes just weeks after Clark’s exit from ESPN, where he had spent…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (441+ words) Burbank police told NBC Los Angeles that officers spotted a Chevy Tahoe towing a Nissan SUV with a tow strap at about 1:30 a.m. Friday. Neither vehicle displayed license plates, according to police. James, 63, was driving the Tahoe, while Chico, 60, was inside…...