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Sponsored by So You Think You Can Dance, the 2nd Annual National Day of Dance is a day used to promote awareness for dance as well as health and wellness among all ages nationwide

Fantasia opened her set at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana with a bold statement “F*** It”. Watch the video below for her message to the critics as well as a tribute to Prince.

4th of July weekend is here and cookouts are beginning to commence. If you catch yourself in a awkward situation, use one of these 10 fun facts about the holiday and cookouts to start a conversation.

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid.

While School Daze opened to some positive reviews with mainstream film critics, segments of the African-American community were unhappy with

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac, Pac, and Makaveli, was on the the greatest artists to ever live. Shakur sold over 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. In the United States alone he has sold 37.5 million records. Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.

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Nia Long is pregnant! A photo surfaced of the actress sporting a baby bump in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico recently and, we must say, that even in a bikini, the mom-to-be still looks amazing.

Her newborn will join big brother Massai, 10, whose father is Nia’s former boyfriend Massai Dorsey.

No word on who the father is yet!

Congrats!

Popular R&B artist Avant tore down the stage at Stone Soul 2011. He performed hits such as “Separated,” “Makin’ Good Love,” and “Read your mind.” If you missed it check out the video and photos.

D.C. Police brutally attack a man in a wheelchair leaving him severely bloody and bruised. Witnesses’ caught the abuse on tape as the officers flip the man out of the wheelchair and onto the hard concrete. On lookers urged the police to stop, but the officers had other plans.

The story and the individual behind Waka Flocka Flame’s chain being snatched and his ring being take finally comes to the light.

Wale stops by to talk to the Russ Parr Morning Show crew about the “Self Made” project featuring Rick Ross and the entire roster from Maybach Music Group.

Unfortunate breaking news this Monday morning as we hear the west coast and Hip Hop fans abroad are mourning the loss of Cali Swag District’s M-Bone who died last night from gunshot wounds in his hometown of Inglewood, CA.

Check out this hilarious parody of Barack Obama On 60 minutes talking about how he took out Osama Bin Laden.