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Is Black Music the Well Many Other Artists Drink From and Profit From More Than Black Artists?
What is black music? For many, it’s soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop and essentially all genres of music that reflect roots in blackness. But the industry doesn’t hear us. Music is very much a culture of “We make it, they take it.” We’ve seen it throughout history in the theft of everything we exclusively create within…
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Ava DuVernay Developing Comedy Series Based on Colin Kaepernick’s High School Experiences
Prolific director and producer Ava DuVernay is currently working on a new TV comedy series that will be inspired by Colin Kaepernick’s high school years. Not much has been shared about the upcoming show, which draws inspiration from the former NFL quarterback and activist. The news first appeared in a Vanity Fair article sharing behind-the-scenes…
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Spotify Reverses Controversial ‘Hateful Conduct’ Ban After Industry Backlash
Spotify has backpedaled on its “hateful conduct” policy, which penalized artists on the streaming platform if they had a history of “controversies.” The policy, which was part of a broader set of guidelines on hate speech and hateful conduct, drew immediate criticism upon its release in May for being too vague. Record label executives, like…
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Oprah Winfrey Celebrated With New Exhibition at National Museum of African American History and Culture
Who is more iconic in contemporary black history than Oprah Winfrey? That was a trick question, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating the media powerhouse and trailblazer as such, launching a new exhibition that is all about Winfrey. According to the Washington Post, the new exhibition, titled, “Watching Oprah:…
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It’s On! Serena Williams Will Face Rival Maria Sharapova in French Open
The upcoming match between Serena Williams and her archnemesis Maria Sharapova is going to be as good as Apollo Creed vs. Rocky Balboa, Bird vs. Magic, the Rancho Carne Toros vs. the East Compton Clovers. Do you see any theme here? Good, me neither. Miss Serena, fresh off attending the royal wedding, threw just a…
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Viral Video Shows Teen Giving Cops Dust (No, Not the Drugs) and It Is a Sight to Behold
Sign this kid up for the NFL, or at least for Parkour, because baby, he’s got the moves like Jagger Payton! In a video that has racked up more than 230,000 views, a young man in what we think is a Washington, D.C., housing project looked to be cornered by police but ran and jumped…
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Drake Flew His ‘Secret Son’ Out on Private Jet for Christmas: Report
Maybe Drake is not as much of a deadbeat as they say. Ever since his whole personal life was blown to bits by Pusha T in “The Story of Adidon,” including the allegation that Drake had fathered a son named Adonis with a former porn star, Sophie Brussaux, the usually verbose and quick-to-clap-back rapper has been…
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CNN on Morgan Freeman’s Retraction Request: ‘Enough Is Enough’
CNN doesn’t want any parts of Morgan Freeman and his attorney’s request to retract a story about his alleged sexual harassment. In a five-page legal response, CNN basically says, “We have you on camera!” “CNN’s reporting shows that Mr. Freeman has a troubling habit of demeaning and sexualizing women, whether they encounter him professionally or…