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Mexican born, Kenya running through my veinsDark chocolate, plus I keep a sharp maneLancôme fresh-faced, looking tailor-madeDisney on the books, so you know I stay paid Yes, those are the bars Lupita Nyong’o dropped to celebrate having 3 million Instagram followers and her Disney film, Queen of Katwe. The award-winning actress let the world know…

50 Cent’s vendetta against Empire continued over the weekend, and once again, he whined about ratings and the competition on Instagram. The rapper took to Instagram and posted a screenshot of Empire star Taraji P. Henson with a headline claiming that the show’s ratings were dropping. “Well look at the bright side at least. You can…

It’s the concert that never happened over the weekend in North Carolina. And that probably has a lot to do with the name and promotional material for the show. Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, John P. Kee and Dennis Reed had been slated to perform at an “All Lives Matter” concert Sunday, but the concert was postponed.…

Gilbert Arenas is celebrating a legal victory against his ex, Laura Govan. Govan was ordered to pay Arenas $110,000 after spreading rumors via email to a gossip blog that Arenas had sexually transmitted diseases. In court documents, Arenas cited emotional distress and stated that he wasn’t able to work on his new app once the rumors began.…

Veteran actor Bill Nunn has died at the age of 62. Nunn, who will always be best-known for his iconic role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, died Saturday in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Lee, who attended Morehouse College with Nunn, confirmed his friend’s death via Instagram: Nunn also appeared in Lee’s School Daze, Mo’…

Sean “Diddy” Combs gave a $1 million check to Howard University’s president, Wayne A.I. Frederick, during his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, according to the Washington Post. The concert was held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night. Combs, who attended Howard and received an honorary doctorate from the university, expressed his gratitude to…

The Lady Parts Justice League, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of legislative attempts to block reproductive freedom, has tapped into its inner Yoncé with the new video “InFormation.” The video displays the women of the organization dressed in attire similar to that of Beyoncé and her dancers in the “Formation” video. The scenes are also familiar,…

I remember the first time a black man told me that he didn’t date black women like it was yesterday. It was my freshman year of college, and he was part of a group of black students protesting racist remarks made by the university’s president. This guy in particular was the epitome of a fist-raised,…

On Wednesday night’s Empire season 3 premiere, viewers immediately got to see who survived the fight between Anika (Grace Byers) and Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday). Poor Rhonda met her fate and died. And keeping that information to myself for weeks was hard. Weeks before the season premiere, Byers discussed her role on Empire and why Anika…

After receiving a ton of complaints about its Moana Halloween costume, Disney has pulled the costume and will no longer sell it. Many people felt the costume, and other products, were basically a form of “brownface” and depicted Polynesian stereotypes. Items that were removed include the Halloween costume and a pajama set for kids, both styled after demigod Maui,…