UPDATE: Officials are confirming that there are no survivors after an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided in mid-air near Reagan National Airport last night. The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crewmembers en route from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers on a training mission were aboard the helicopter. WASHINGTON — An American Airlines passenger plane collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday […]

Source: Kristy Sparow / Getty Stepping into the limelight seems to come naturally for Henry Samuel. The son of Heidi Klum and her ex-husband, Seal, Henry just made his runway debut at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Clearly, making a mark in fashion and entertainment runs in the family. The 19-year-old opened the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring/Summer show at Paris’ Hotel Le Marois. RELATED: Gabrielle Union […]

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty According to NPR, the Office of Management and Budget has reversed its request for an end to federal support, according to a memo obtained by Democracy Forward, which spearheaded a legal challenge to the attempt. However, the White House stated that just the original letter calling for the freeze had been revoked, a revelation that only adds to the confusion as to the long term […]

Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty The Rising Stars of Black Hollywood Under 30 – HOT100.9 A new wave of Black talent is rising in Hollywood, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting era. Stars like Lonnie Chavis, Zendaya, and Miles Brown have already snagged major awards early in their careers, setting the stage for the next generation. Rising stars like Marsai Martin are already making waves both in front […]

Source: Getty Images A Black Hawk military helicopter collided in midair with a plane around 9 p.m. Wednesday, causing aircraft traffic to be halted at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The airport will reportedly be closed until 11 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Agency. American Airlines Flight 5342, which was a PSA Airlines plane, out of Wichita, KS, collided with the helicopter in midair, leading to the aircraft landing into […]

Source: Pierre Suu / Getty Megan The Stallion transcended time and space in her otherworldly ensemble worn at the breathtaking fashion showcase for Indian designer Gaurav Gupta’s Across The Flame show during Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 29. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion) Inspired by the designer’s near-fatal fire accident, which he experienced alongside his wife, Navkirat Sodhi’s, Megan Thee Stallion looked […]

Throughout the history of Black entertainment, comedy has remained one of the primary sources of joy when we all just need a good laugh. Whether in standup form or featured on film, the art of mastering comedic prowess is a skill reserved for only a select set of kings and queens that’ve made a career out of telling jokes. It doesn’t hurt that some of the best the genre’s ever […]

Cartoon Network Black animation has gone through many eras, each elevating the ways that Black culture can be expressed from an artistic expression. Rising from the early days when Little Black Sambo and the now-“Censored Eleven” were our only representation here in America, we’ve thankfully since moved on to more realistic depictions of our people and the overall cultural experience. We had Fat Albert, Harlem Globetrotters and Jackson 5ive in […]

Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty In this GED Section, D.L. Hughley tackles the political climate following the swearing-in of the 47th President (on this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day)—dissecting the disloyalty and double standards regarding billionaires and black entertainers. RELATED: As ADL Defends Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi Salute,’ Where Was The Same ‘Grace’ For Kyrie Irving? How is it that Elon Musk and his “nazi salute”—done not once, but twice—garnered no […]