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Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who goes by the name the Weeknd, obviously has no problem with being treated like a black Chia Pet. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer recently spoke about an encounter with Taylor Swift that caught him off guard. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tesfaye recounted how, during the incident,…

Anthony Mackie is playing a campaign manager in his new film, Our Brand Is Crisis, but judging by his recent interview with the Daily Beast, he can go a few rounds on the Sunday-morning shows about politics and race.  Here are five interesting tidbits from the interview: 1. He has a bad case of dèjá vu…

The Democratic National Committee is vying for the seal of approval from two organizations that are both at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement. First, there’s the Black Lives Matter organization itself, which was started by Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi. And then there’s Campaign Zero, which has DeRay Mckesson and…

Janet Jackson didn’t mean to provoke Instagram to unleash the fury of God on folks posting video clips of her concert on Instagram. Yep, a few folks got their entire Instagram accounts suspended after posting lengthy clips of Jackson’s Unbreakable tour, Rolling Stone reports. Others had their concert photos involuntarily removed from their accounts by…

Editor’s note: This post contains social media messages that some may find offensive. Amber Rose is not a happy camper. She took one look at a blurb in GQ about the feature article she conducted with the magazine, and took to Instagram to give GQ’s editors a piece of her mind.  “Really @GQ??? I’m so much…

Some Maryland homeowners have once again put on a Halloween-light spectacular. Every Halloween and Christmas, the owners of the house on Ice Crystal in Odenton, Md., catch everyone’s attention with their carefully choreographed light show. And this year, the light show is set to one song that many people just never want to hear again.…

When Serena Williams was knocked out of this year’s U.S. Open, she immediately walked off the court, and you could see the disappointment on her face. But that loss definitely didn’t take away from the fact that she’s one of the greatest athletes, if not the greatest, in the world. In November’s issue of Harper’s…

Misty Copeland’s rise to fame in the ballet world has catapulted her from the American Ballet Theatre to work as an author and now television producer. Copeland has teamed up with Tracy Oliver, who co-wrote and executive-produced The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, to create a TV dance drama inspired by her own life story.…

Jay Z performed a charity concert in Brooklyn, N.Y., Tuesday night on behalf of his Tidal music-streaming service. He and a slew of other A-listers, including his wife, Beyoncé, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Nas and Meek Mill, brought the house down with their hits. All of the proceeds from the concert’s ticket sales are going…

Updated Wednesday, Oct. 21, 11:25 a.m. EDT: According to a tweet from Chris Rock, it looks like he’s officially coming back to host! Look who's back. #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/7TkkrDpSJM — Chris Rock (@chrisrock) October 21, 2015 Earlier: Word will likely be coming down any second now that Chris Rock has been named the official host of…