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Plus, the new Iron Man will be a Black teenage girl, former "Fox & Friends" anchor Gretchen Carlson sues her old boss for sexual harassment, and more news.

Tony Stark is backing away from his Iron Man armor and a 15-year-old Black girl will be suiting up in his place. Meet Riri Williams. She’s about the slay your local comic shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHiMdGgAkYQ/ Can you say new cosplay inspiration? Marvel announced today that Riri will be taking over as Iron Man this Fall in […]

Zoe Kravitz looked like a boss representing Yves Saint Laurent. From head-to-toe, the gorgeous 27-year-old wore a YSL Beauty all-black suit. Suited up in style for a Vogue Foundation Gala in Paris, Zoe looked chic and classic, opting for a silver mesh camisole under her blazer. The camisole was a great and sexy way to take her outfit from the office to an evening event.

Yesterday photos of the couple at their rehearsal dinner began making its way around the internet.

As many of us are still reeling from the graphic killing of Alton Sterling, the Twitterverse has been buzzing with outrage and calls to action. Tuesday night, the father of five was gunned down after being confronted by a Louisiana police officer for allegedly selling CDs in front of a local Walmart. Sterling was shot […]

[Warning, Video is Graphic] There has been yet another police shooting caught on camera. Alton Sterling was shot by Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officers at point blank range after a being apprehended. In the video one of the offices was heard telling Sterling to get on the ground. After being tackled, one of the officers […]

Lia Neal and Simone Manuel are the first African-American duo to compete on the U.S. swim team at the same time.

Plus, Saudi Arabia hit by three suicide bombers in three cities in 24 hours and a Florida father accidentally shoots and kills his son during target practice.

We caught up with foursome in the press room at Essence Fest. Here's what they had to say about dealing with negative press.

At the Essence Music Festival, the Floetry singer revealed that she is pregnant with a little girl.

A memoir written by actress/producer Louise Linton has come under fire for being full of fabricated tales.

For the first time since 2009, the five-time champion has advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals, beating Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova. At 36 years old, she is the oldest Grand Slam semifinalist in the past 22 years.