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During the final weeks of Sharon Jones’ life, and her prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer, she suffered a stroke while watching the presidential election, her bandmates said. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dap-Kings member Gabriel Roth said that it was a stroke that pushed Jones’ health over the edge. “She told the…

During a Saturday-night performance in Sacramento, Calif., rapper-producer Kanye West not only went off on a tirade against Jay Z and Beyoncé and arrived to the show late, but also ended his set after three songs. Ye started pouring tea during the show, saying that Yoncé said she would only perform if she won Video of…

The #MannequinChallenge started with a few Jacksonville, Fl., high schoolers from Edward H. White High School who decided to share a few of the “weird things” they do with the internet. In an exclusive interview with Inverse via DM, one of the teens, Emili (@thvtmelanin_) said, “Me and my friends are always doing weird things.…

The culture wars have officially exploded. Vice President-elect Mike Pence was booed by a theater audience when he attended the hit hip-hop musical Hamilton in New York City on Friday night—and then was addressed from the stage after the curtain fell. We are not sure what the Indiana governor, who has been a virulent opposer…

Legendary singer Sharon Jones passed away Friday at the age of 60 after battling pancreatic cancer. Jones, who was part of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, was born in North August, South Carolina in 1956, and raised in Brooklyn, NY. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Sharon Jones has passed away after a heroic…

America needed a lighthearted story like this for the holidays to show us that there is still good in the world! A grandmother by the name of Wanda texted 17-year-old Jamal Hinton of Chandler, Ariz., by accident in a group text Tuesday talking about Thanksgiving-dinner plans, according to the Huffington Post. Jamal responded to the…

Editor’s Note: This is a repost from an article that was posted to Facebook yesterday, that was deleted by Facebook. Earlier: In seventh grade I punched a boy in the face. He deserved it and I didn’t regret it afterward; I actually felt pretty good about it. After taking his verbal and physical abuse for…

Last year, Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies went viral with the help of James Wright Chanel’s hilarious video. The pies, which are exclusively sold at Wal-Mart, flew off the shelves and launched Chanel as a viral sensation. LaBelle even has a cooking show premiering soon on the Cooking Channel, where she’ll show off those much-talked-about…

Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-boyfriend, has been found liable in her death and now has been ordered to pay $36 million to her estate. During the hearing, for which Gordon was a no-show, Bobbi Kristina’s dad, Bobby Brown, spoke about his daughter’s earning potential due to her talents, and the judge factored that into the…

High school and college students across the country are not only protesting the upcoming president but also going viral in the process with the #TrumpsComingChallenge. From Instagram to YouTube and Twitter, videos have been uploaded showing students fleeing after someone yells “Trump’s coming.” The challenge is based on Toy Story, when the toys would flee when…