Talib Kweli, Angela Davis Talk PBS? ?Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975? *On Thursday (Feb. 9), PBS will premiere ?Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975,? a documentary that follows America?s black power movement and features interviews with many of its major players ? including Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver and Elaine Brown. Armed with 16 millimeter cameras, Swedish television journalists flew to America in the mid-60s to document [...]

The Roots Back for 8th Annual ?Roots Jam Session' at LA House of Blues *Los Angeles – The Legendary Roots Crew, named one of the greatest live bands around by both Spin and Rolling Stone, are returning on the eve of the GRAMMY Awards, for the 8th annual ROOTS JAM SESSION at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles, CA on February 11th. The event, which has become a [...]

Video: Sherri Shepherd Tears Up During Abortion Hot Topic *Sherri Shepherd got emotional and fought back tears while sharing her experience with abortion in an extremely intense debate on Wednesday's "View." During Hot Topics, the ladies discussed a Texas law that requires women to have a sonogram before having an abortion. The law mandates doctors to show women sonogram images, play fetal heartbeats and [...]

CNN Suspends Roland Martin Over Super Bowl Tweets *CNN announced today that it is suspending Roland Martin in the wake of the pundit's controversial Super Bowl tweets, reports the Huffington Post. The Washington Post's Erik Wemple posted this statement from the network: ?Roland Martin?s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and [...]

Timbaland, Missy Elliot to Release Solo CDs in June *Longtime friends and collaborators Timbaland and Missy Elliot are both planning to release solo albums in June. The artists – who last worked together on the 2011 track ‘Take Ur Clothes Off' – want to drop their forthcoming records, Timbaland's ?Shock Value III? and Missy's ?Block Party,? at the same time so they don't move [...]

Video: Pharoahe Monch Writes Song About his Chronic Asthma *Rapper Pharoahe Monch, best known for his 1999 hit ?Simon Says,? says he?s been battling a chronic asthma condition ever since he was a baby, and is just now going public with his health struggle after rapping about it his new single ?Still Standing.? Monch, diagnosed with the illness at 13 months old, tells XXLMag.com, [...]

Tom Cruise?s Son Connor Dropped by DJ Agent over Text *Tom Cruise's son Connor has been dropped by his DJ agent following a spat over a Super Bowl text judged to be homophobic. The 17-year-old DJ was not happy that the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots. His agent, Todd Krim, teased Cruise with a tweet after the game, writing, "Sorry @TheConnorCruise maybe [...]

Terrell Owens Catches a Break in His Child Support Cases *Well now, things are finally looking up for the embattled Terrell Owens. Although the mess he's in is his own doing. In any event, a source for  T.O. tells TMZ that he was able to convince the judges in each of his child support cases to "drastically decrease the amount he was paying." The former [...]

Pilar Says Deion Set Her up for Violent Ambush by ?Fake Aunt' *The hot ass mess that is Pilar and Deion Sanders continues. In the latest episode, according to a new lawsuit filed by Pilar, Deion "orchestrated" a violent attack on his her ... designed to physically force her out of his Texas mansion, reports TMZ: In a fast and furious legal response to the altercation at [...]

Brandon Jacobs to Gisele Bundchen: ?Stay Cute and Shut Up? *Tom Brady's teammates aren?t commenting about his wife Gisele Bundchen?s remarks regarding New England Patriots receivers, but New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs has no problem speaking his mind, reports ESPN. "She just needs to continue to stay cute and shut up," he told reporters Tuesday at MetLife Stadium, where the Giants were honored [...]