Russell Simmons

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is putting his money where his mouth is. The entrepreneurial Buddhist and preacher of tolerance and understanding has purchased a ton of ad space for TLC's reality series All-American Muslim , which follows the lives of practicing Muslims living in the U.S., balancing their religion and culture with the pursuit of the American dream. The move comes on the heels of controversy surrounding the show thanks to the conservative evangelical group Florida Family...Read Full Story

It was a big weekend for Russell Simmons and Melissa George. Hey, Simmons introduced his new girlfriend , George, to his ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons. That must have been awkward. “Hey, Kimora, meet my new upgrade. She’s a 10, right?” Details : St. Barths is a home away from home for celebrities looking to escape the winter months, but it seems like this tropical beach is getting smaller and smaller… welcoming more run-ins between exes. Awk-ward! I suppose that didn’t change things all...Read Full Story

Music mogul Russell Simmons has taken up a new cause. He is protesting cow milk as New York’s state beverage. Stop laughing! Simmons is dead serious. The Def Jam founder recently wrote a letter to New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, explaining how milk made from rice, soy, and almonds is better for the body than [...]Read Full Story

Race and Silicon Valley has been in the news lately, especially after CNN used an out-of-context clip of TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington to promote a documentary on the subject. Lost in that gotcha moment was a more substantive discussion of the issues. Namely, is Silicon Valley a true meritocracy or does it have a diversity problem? Navarrow Wright , the co-founder of Global Grind and current CTO of InteractIve One , which operates BlackPlanet.com and other sites, came into the TCTV...Read Full Story