On Monday (June 24), the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce unveiled the Class of 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame inductees. Among the list of stars, it was announced that Courtney B. Vance, Sherri Shepherd, Busta Rhymes, Fantasia, The Isley Brothers, Prince, Misty Copeland, Bill Duke, Glynn Turman, Nia Long, Toni Vaz, and WAR were all set to receive stars on the Walk of Fame. Fantasia reacted to the news on Instagram, writing, “Little girl from High Point, North Carolina, made it to the [Hollywood Walk of Fame].

The Young Money family hasn’t forgotten about us. According to AllHipHop, the group — which is home to hip hop’s current power players — is set to release a compilation album called Young Money: The Rise of an Empire. The joint project will arrive March 11 and will feature the likes of Birdman, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga, Shanell, Gudda Gudda, Christina Milian, Lil Twist and the crew’s newbie, Euro.

Toni Braxton‘s June/July 1997 cover was not only the biggest seller of VIBE’s first five years, but also generated the most mail and media buzz and was the first issue to hit newstands sealed in a plastic “polybag.” All this over the the First Lady of LaFace Records, veiled by the slightest bit of a white bedsheet on the cover, and a sheer top inside. A study in contradictions, the sultry contralto detailed erotic scenarios to VIBE scribe Michael A.

Sochi’s stray dog problem became national news when the furry animals began dropping like flies in the street. To deal with its stray dog problem ahead of its Winter Olympics, Sochi began poisoning the animals that saturate the Black Sea resort town via darts. The Olympic committee and Sochi city officials denied the canine genocide, and a stray dog or two still managed to make it onto the Olympic cross-country course, and one even got a ticket to the Opening Ceremonies inside Fisht Stadium.

Like many others, Orange is the New Black star Selenis Leyva was emotionally touched by Caitlyn Jenner‘s Vanity Fair reveal on Monday morning (June 1). But as the magnitude of the momentous occasion set in, her personal connection to the LGBT community sparked a grave reality. SEE ALSO: Come Through: 25 Meme Reactions To Caitlyn Jenner’s Big Debut “I hope we don’t lose sight that this is not the norm for your average transgender person,” Leyva, an LGBT rights advocate, wrote in her column below about being sisters with a transgender woman.