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  • If You’ve Ever Wanted to Rock Chaka Khan’s Iconic Hair, Now’s Your Chance

    If You’ve Ever Wanted to Rock Chaka Khan’s Iconic Hair, Now’s Your Chance

    10-time Grammy Award winning Icon Chaka Khan, known for a crown of curls as big as her voice, has announced a new wig collection, The Chaka by Indique. Currently, there are two styles to choose from: the iKhanic Curl and the iKhanic Straight (see what she did there?) “I want to empower younger people, to…

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  • John Singleton's Daughter Disputes Coma Claims; Says Filmmaker Could Leave ICU This Week

    John Singleton's Daughter Disputes Coma Claims; Says Filmmaker Could Leave ICU This Week

    After multiple reports have surfaced that director John Singleton is in a coma, his daughter Cleopatra Singleton is speaking out against such claims—specifically, against those of her grandmother. Cleopatra says that Sheila Ward, John Singleton’s mother, is “misrepresenting” his condition. Ward, who wants temporary conservatorship over her son, says that the 51-year-old is in a…

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  • Ayanna Pressley Tells Pundits 'Don't Dare' Make Inmate Voting Rights About the Boston Marathon Bomber

    Ayanna Pressley Tells Pundits 'Don't Dare' Make Inmate Voting Rights About the Boston Marathon Bomber

    Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley ain’t here to play: “Don’t dare invoke one of the darkest days of terrorism in MY city to stoke fear and derail a meaningful conversation,” she said. Pressley is calling out “pundits,” media reporters and social influencers who are misleading discussions about restoring voting rights to convicts, Boston.com reports. Sen.…

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  • Idris Elba is Officially and Eternally Off the Market

    Idris Elba is Officially and Eternally Off the Market

    Esteemed actor and sexual chocolate sometimes DJ, Idris Elba, proposed to businesswoman/model Sabrina Dhowre’s last year; the couple exchanged vows yesterday, April 26, at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakesh. Guests wore black tie. According to British Vogue, on Friday Dhowre wore two custom dresses by Vera Wang. As she walked the aisle, Dhowre…

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  • Skin Deep: Appreciation for Dark Brown Flesh-Colored Bandage Goes Viral

    Skin Deep: Appreciation for Dark Brown Flesh-Colored Bandage Goes Viral

    “It’s taken me 45 trips around the sun, but for the first time in my life I know what it feels like to have a ‘band-aid’ in my own skin tone,” 45-year-old Apollon wrote last week about his Tru Colour bandage. “You can barely even spot it in the first image. For real I’m holding…

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  • 'International Network' Involved In Deadly Sri Lanka Attacks; Social Media Blocked Amid National Emergency

    'International Network' Involved In Deadly Sri Lanka Attacks; Social Media Blocked Amid National Emergency

    Citing the deadly dangers of lies and the noise of false rumors, Sri Lanka has instated an emergency lockdown as they begin to track down the international network responsible for a deadly Easter morning attack. Reuters has reported via HuffPost that 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded when suicide bombs and other detonation…

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  • Kodak Black Didn't Know How to Change the Route on His GPS system

    Kodak Black Didn't Know How to Change the Route on His GPS system

    The Root Staff Writer Jay Connor told us days ago that “Karma has a GPS,” and it turned out to be more factual than we thought. New reports have surfaced stating that Kodak Black is blaming his most recent legal troubles on his GPS system. Bill “Kodak Black” Kapri (born Dieuson Octave) was arrested at…

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  • The Blood of Christ: Sri Lanka Easter Tragedy That Killed Over 200 Called “An Attack Against Humanity”; Blood Donations Help Over 450 Wounded

    The Blood of Christ: Sri Lanka Easter Tragedy That Killed Over 200 Called “An Attack Against Humanity”; Blood Donations Help Over 450 Wounded

    Of the attacks on Easter Sunday that targeted Christians in three Sri Lankan cities, including the capital, Colombo, the New York Times reports: Police officials in Sri Lanka said that seven people had been arrested in connection with the attacks, which were described as coordinated and by a single group. The Colombo attacks were said…

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  • Bernard Arnault May or May Not Have Confirmed Secret Rihanna Venture During LVMH’s Shareholder Meeting

    Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton MoĂ«t Hennessy (LVMH), loves Rihanna as much as the rest of us. He loves her ability to bring in boatloads of money even more. As reported by Business of Fashion: During his presentation to more than 2,000 shareholders, the executive underscored the company’s continued commitment to…

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  • Hennessy and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Team Up for $10 Million HBCU Scholarship Initiative [Corrected]

    Hennessy and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Team Up for $10 Million HBCU Scholarship Initiative [Corrected]

    The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy have announced a joint $10 million HBCU scholarship initiative, according to Black Enterprise. The goal of the Hennessy Fellows Program is to encourage and support the next generation of black excellence through mentoring, financial assistance, networking and opportunity creation. It is hoped that by offering 10 fellowships…

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