Kanye West Calls Racism A Silly Concept & Has No Problem With White People Using N-Word

Kanye West had a sit down with Clique TV in France during the Paris Fashion Week which he recently attended with wife Kim Kardashian. One of the topics that came up was racism and Kanye gave his own interesting perspective which is that racism is a non-thing and that it's outdated and overtaken by recent happenings. He also has no problem with white people using the N-word at concerts or singing along to rap music.

“It’s true that white people use that word at concerts. It’s like when my words get taken out of context. I can say anything I want on a beat, but when I would say it in an interview, it would be taken out of context, and all, ‘Oh, he’s an ego-maniac.’ But it’s like, ‘Wait a second, this is the way people rap.'”

Rihanna Becomes First Black Brand Ambassador For Dior

Rihanna is the new face of Dior and makes history as the first black woman to represent the iconic French fashion house. She joins the likes of Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lawrence, the former who’s represented the brand for more than a decade.

Rihanna will make her first appearance for Dior in the brand’s “Secret Garden” campaign scheduled to launch this spring. Earlier this week, Rihanna was captured on set of her Dior photoshoot at the Palace of Versailles in France. You can check out those photos below.

Fantastic Four Trailer Shows Black Actor Michael B Jordan As Human Torch

The first trailer for a new Fantastic Four movie, was released earlier today to some controversy. This is because the sneak peek at the contemporary reboot of Marvel's superhero movie shows black African American actor Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm or the Human Torch, a role that has historically been white in both the comics and the previous movies.

More acceptable to the franchise fans are Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Kate Mara as Susan Storm/Invisible Woman, and Miles Teller Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic.

Police Defend Using Real Black Men For Target Practice In Miami Florida

Woody Deant, pictured above, and a few other real black men are speaking out to an NBC News reporter who is investigating the use of the men's photos for police training target practice. Unbelievably, the police are defending their actions. There was an uproar on Twitter after the report aired.

Woody Deant's photo was discovered by his sister, an army player, as she was about to use the police shooting range with her team for their annual training. To her shock, one of the images was her brother from his mug shot taken 15 years ago, and it was riddled by bullets.

Andrew Hawkins Explains Wearing ‘Justice For Tamir Rice And John Crawford’ T-Shirt

Andrew Hawkins was moved to tears in a new video as he explains why he wore the “Justice For Tamir Rice and John Crawford” t-shirt recently - activism that had prompted the head of the Cleveland Police Union to demand an apology from the NFL player.

The Cleveland Browns wide receiver said he wore the “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford” T-shirt, with Andrew Hawkins not because he's an activist, but that he felt compelled. He wore the shirt during warm-ups and introductions prior to the football game on Sunday, when the Browns played the Bengals. Check out the video and excerpts from his speech below...

Shonda Rhimes On Combining Motherhood With Career And Being An Angry Black Woman

Shonda Rhimes is the creator of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Scandal’ and is also executive producing new TV show, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ featuring Viola Davis. She's also the single mom of three children, a twelve year old and two younger children.

The usually affable, if a no-nonsense go getting TV executive had her feathers ruffled a few weeks ago when a New York Times writer described her as is an ‘angry black woman’ [read here]. Shonda called out the writer on social media and sparked a conversation on sexism and race.

Don Lemon CNN Anchor On 5 Things Black People Should Be Doing To Fix Racial Profiling

CNN's Don Lemon hosting a townhall meeting on the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson is reminding many of comments he made after the Trayvon Martin's murder case. At that time, in talking about race, a lot of conservatives were asking why the media wasn't talking about other problems in the black community, especially the high rates of crime.

After the ruling on the case, Don Lemon felt it was time to address those issues and how to fix other ills that seem to be plaguing the community in general. He felt it was time for some tough love after Bill O'Reilly, FOX News host called out "black on black crime", saying;

The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the African- American family. Raised without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. Nobody forces them to do that, again, it is a personal decision. 

Don Lemon responded by saying, "He's got a point. In fact, he's got more than a point. In my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. Black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things that you should think about doing.

Zendaya Insists She’s “Black Enough” For The Role of Aaliyah in Lifetime Movie

Zendaya Coleman  is to star and perform as Aaliyah in the Lifetime Original Movie but not everyone is happy about that. I got to know Zendaya as a very talented young lady during the last season of Dancing With the Stars, and I feel she could do the job.

however, many have criticized the producers of the movie for casting Zendaya beacuse they feel she appears too mixed-race to play Aaliyah, others say she is too light-skinned, period. Zendaya has gone on Twitter to respond to such criticisms of the movie which is based on the book, Aaliyah: More Than a Woman.

The 17-year-old Disney actress has also answered in more detail in a video obtained by TMZ. She said, while bringing her father into the camera;

“A lot of people say I’m not Black enough. Half Black is just enough. It doesn’t matter what color you are, it’s about how you portray the character. For those that don’t know, Angela Bassett and Tina Turner, they look nothing alike but she was that character so I think that’s what it’s all about.”

Tragic Joke! Friends Dress Up As Trayvon Martin and Zimmerman For Halloween Party?

I'm yet to buy into the American halloween custom, and  recently asked no one in particular what made a costume relevant for Halloween? Is it meant to be funny, is it meant to be scary, it it meant to honor something/someone you like, or maybe the TV show/movie you're a fan of?I asked that question when a costume ad on TV showed someone painted silver in a Gandhi costume, I found that disrespectful. This news takes the cake!

Russel Simmons Apologizes for the Harriet Tubman Sex Tape on his Youtube Channel

Russell Simmons has apologized for a video that appeared on his YouTube channel. The "Harriet Tubman Sex Tape" depicts an actress portraying the famous abolitionist having sex with her white master "Massa" in order to allow her to run the Underground Railroad.

President Obama Gets Personal On The Trayvon Martin Case

In a deeply personal and evocative statement, President Barack Obama shared his feelings today about the George Zimmerman trial, Trayvon Martin and race relations in America. Where he had previously said Trayvon Martin could've been his son, Obama said the now dead boy could've been him, 35 years ago.

Five Top Black Actresses Chat With Oprah on Skin Color

Colorism can be about the shade of your skin relative to others in your own race, or it can be about race itself. On the same theme as that of Dark Girls, and how skin color can affect self-esteem and the opportunities available to one, Oprah has invited five of the top black actresses in Hollywood to speak on their experiences working there.

High School Students Hold Integrated Prom in Georgia

Race in America is still a touchy subject even in 2013 with the President being black and having won his second term just months ago. Dating across race lines is even touchier. While no one should be coerced into dating outside their race if they don't want to, there are those who do, and yet feel walled in by decades of racism and segregation.

Students of Wilcox County in Georgia bucked against the trend last weekend when they pulled off an integrated prom. For as long as anyone can remember, according to CNN, "Wilcox County High School hasn't sponsored a prom for its 400 students. Instead, parents and their children organize their own private, off-site parties, known casually as white prom and black prom -- a vestige of racial segregation that still lives on. Mareshia and her friends bucked 40 years of local customs this month by organizing their own integrated prom, a formal dance open to Wilcox County's white, black, Latino and Asian high school students."