Actor and comedian David Alan Grier set off a frenzy on Thursday when he took to Twitter to announce he would be taking over as Kentucky Fried Chicken's Col. Sanders. The news of Grier becoming the fast food company's top pitch man was shot down by a KFC executive, the New York Daily News reports.

Social media, while effective, is also where modern-day surveillance thrives. Here, Black Lives Matter activist Arielle Newton and former Black Panther Rosemari Mealy discuss the pros and cons.

In what could be an interesting bit of foreshadowing, Michelle Obama referred to her successor as the “First Spouse” during a talk Tuesday in New York City.

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Twitter's meme game is still strong in 2016.

We easily forget free speech isn't as accepted in other places around the world as it is in the United States. And one Thai man is paying the price.

Last month, fans were shocked and saddened when Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz (aka Lil Boosie) revealed that he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Although…

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The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone and just as plentiful as the leftovers in your kitchen is the aftermath of one of arguably the biggest…

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ATL movie fans, it looks like your dreams of a sequel are finally coming true. Both unconfirmed speculation from hopeful fans and whispers from the film’s…

Thousands of women (and men) are banding together to share their stories and fight to find a cure for breast cancer. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, social media activists have sought to maintain a culture of awareness for the better -- and sometimes the worse.

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The crowd at the Million Man March/Justice or Else has been swelling since before sunrise. Now, many thousands. pic.twitter.com/D8Nlr0A6xW — Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) October 10,…