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Look at Kendrick Lamar’s Big Smile When He Met the President
What happens when you put Kendrick Lamar and President Barack Obama in the same room? Big-ass hugs and smiles. Lamar recently visited the president to talk about his involvement with the National Mentoring Partnership. In an interview with BuzzFeed, presidential Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett spoke about the meeting and said the rapper was nervous. “[Lamar] was…
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NYC Taxi Driver Fined After Refusing to Pick Up Al Roker
Last November, Al Roker attempted to catch a taxi in New York City, but the attempt was thwarted by a taxi driver who bypassed him and picked up a white customer. Roker tweeted about his taxi experience and stated that it’s still not uncommon for taxis to bypass black people. https://twitter.com/alroker/status/668239668337614849https://twitter.com/alroker/status/668243194182828033 He immediately filed a…
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Creed Sequel May Hit Theaters in 2017
There were so many lingering storylines in the box-office hit Creed. Director Ryan Coogler seemed to purposely leave the movie open for sequels, and that may happen sooner rather than later. According to Variety, MGM is aiming for a November 2017 release date of a sequel, but the studio hasn’t said whether Coogler will return…
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Walking Dead Actress to Star as Afeni Shakur in Tupac Biopic
Danai Gurira is known to fans of The Walking Dead as the sword-swinging Michonne. But the Zimbabwean American is about to take on a new role that will have her raising a prolific rapper. Gurira has signed on to portray Afeni Shakur, Tupac Shakur’s mother, in the late rapper’s biopic, All Eyez on Me. According to Deadline,…
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Lamar Odom Won’t Face Drug Charges After Brothel Overdose
Lamar Odom’s life took a turn for the worse in October when the former NBA star ended up in a coma after an alleged drug overdose. Odom, who was staying at a Nevada brothel at the time, was allegedly using cocaine and herbal Viagra when he was found unconscious at Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch South. During his…
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Watch: Kendrick Lamar Turns Up in a Promo Trailer for Black-ish
What happens when you put one of television’s best ensemble casts in a promotional trailer with one of the most beloved musicians and lyricists of these times? Why, you get the cast of Black-ish and Kendrick Lamar turning up to Lamar’s hit single “Alright” in a cute music video. Black-ish posted the video on Twitter. The entire cast…
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Sylvester Stallone Forgets to Thank Creed’s Director and Lead Actor
During his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes Sunday night, Sylvester Stallone, who won the award for best supporting actor for his performance in Creed, forgot to thank the two people who inarguably resuscitated his Rocky franchise for a new generation: Creed’s director, Ryan Coogler, and lead actor, Michael B. Jordan. “I’m going to try not…
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Watch: Quentin Tarantino Says ‘Ghetto’ During Golden Globes Speech, but It’s Not a Slight Against Blacks
I bet when Ennio Morricone (or the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) asked Quentin Tarantino to accept the award for best original score on Morricone’s behalf during Sunday night’s Golden Globes ceremony, they didn’t think that Tarantino’s speech would cause controversy. Then again, it is Quentin Tarantino, so they had to know something interesting was going…
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RZA Attempts to Clarify Recent Comments About Black People and Police Brutality
Many fans of the RZA yelled a resounding “Et tu, RZA?” last week when the Wu-Tang Clan founder spoke about police brutality and how black people should dress better in order to prevent them from being profiled and brutalized by cops. “When you think about some of the brothers who are being brutalized by the police, you also got…
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Kevin Durant Comes Through on Granting Fan’s Wish
The Make-a-Wish Foundation likely receives thousands of wishes each year from terminally ill children and can’t possibly make everyone’s wish come true. But that didn’t stop Kevin Durant. Brooke Wolcott is a 17-year-old fighting cystic fibrosis who is a huge fan of KD. Brooke’s Durant wish wasn’t picked by the foundation, but being the nice…