In the premiere episode of The Culture Grid, BlackAmericaWeb’s Krystal Franklin gives the scoop on Tina Lawson’s new memoir and Teairra Mari‘s legal troubles. Watch the entire video above and give us your opinion in the comment section. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

If we’re being honest, we’ve had questions about Kevin Durant‘s hair for quite some time. One hilarious Instagram user finally had the chance to brush the Golden State Warriors star’s hair…from his living room. Watch the funny below. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPpk7ZlhlkN/?taken-by=billbellamy Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo Source:

Entertainment

“La La Land” was the big story from the nominations announcement for the 89th Academy Awards Tuesday morning, garnering 14 nominations, tying “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most of any movie. The musical’s nominations include best picture, best director for Damien Chazelle, leads Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and two in one category, […]

Gospel music veteran and 10-time Grammy winner Kirk Franklin unveils his latest single, My World Needs You, from his latest album Losing My Religion. Kirk talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the role of the church in this society, declining Donald Trump’s invitation to the Inauguration and much more. About Chrisette Michele and Travis […]

Television veteran Jerry Springer is a man of many talents. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about celebrating 26 years on the air, his podcast and his hilarious yet, incredible impersonation of Elvis Pressley. On Jerry singing karaoke as Elvis: “It started five years ago and it happened to be Elvis’ birthday. I […]

Jermaine Dupri‘s competition series The Rap Game Arena returns for a third season on Lifetime this month. The rapper and producer talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the new season and reveals if he’s talked to his ex, Janet Jackson. Which of the kids shock him the most? “I’m shocked by everyone on this […]

Orlando Jones stars in The Book of Love, the story of a man who forms an unlikely friendship with a teenage girl. The actor, comedian and producer talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his two new films and the importance of comedians going outside of the USA to perform, namely Africa. “It’s a […]

11-time Grammy nominee Charlie Wilson is going on tour with Johnny Gill and Fantasia!   Charlie, Johnny Gill and Fantasia talk to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about what to expect from their tour, new music and much more! Johnny Gill explains what to expect from the show: “There is no better way to start […]

MSNBC’s Joy Reid is the co-editor of the book, We Are the Change We Seek, a collection of President Obama’s best speeches. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new book and she reveals her favorite President Obama speech. “Looking at the end of the Obama era, EJ and I just said…Barack Obama […]

  Boris Kodjoe returns to CBS’ intense medical drama, Code Black. Season two shows the world’s busiest ER in true form, trying to save the lives of their patients with a limited amount of resources. https://twitter.com/CodeBlackCBS/status/815975210939617280 “Dr. Campbell is the head of surgery and he always fights with everyone. Tomorrow actually is a huge episode. There’s […]

News

We know not everyone is looking forward to 2017 but cheer up because this might be a great year for Black America. Don’t believe us, well The Huffington Post made a list of 21 things Black America can look forward to in 2017. We picked the best ones for you! James Baldwin’s Film Essay “I Am Not […]

National

Lionsgate has released the first trailer for “The Shack,” a faith-based film adapted from William P. Young’s bestselling book of the same name. Sam Worthington stars as a man who suffers an unimaginable loss and is summoned to an abandoned shack in the Oregon wilderness, where he meets a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer), which […]