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Bobby Brown Wants Whoever Had a Hand in Causing Bobbi Kristina’s Injuries Brought to Justice
It’s been almost six months since Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious in the bathtub of her Atlanta home. In March, Bobbi Kristina was moved to a rehabilitation center, where her family has been keeping vigil. There are still questions about what happened to Bobbi Kristina, and in a recent interview with ABC News, Bobby…
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Don Lemon Holds Up N-Word Sign and Confederate Flag Asking if People Are Offended
Don Lemon once again trolled the world during a live CNN broadcast Monday night. On the heels of President Barack Obama’s use of the n-word in a podcast and many South Carolinians’ finally coming to their senses about the Confederate flag, Lemon wanted to gauge what people were offended by: He decided it would be…
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Ava DuVernay Reportedly Directing Marvel’s Black Panther
Earlier in May, rumors surfaced that Marvel was eyeing Ava DuVernay to direct the new Black Panther movie; and now, according to MCU Exchange, it’s actually going to happen, allegedly. According to MCU, DuVernay has signed on as director of Black Panther, which will star Get on Up’s Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the prince of…
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Lupe Fiasco Pens Open Letter to White Supremacy
Lupe Fiasco addressed white supremacy head-on with three posts on Instagram. The Chicago rapper posted a lengthy message in direct response to the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., and Dylann Roof’s manifesto. In a manifesto discovered online, Roof stated that he wanted to start a race war, but Lupe’s posts…
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Marvel Makes Miles Morales Its Primary Spider-Man
Some comic book fans are reeling, while others are rejoicing, after learning that Miles Morales, a black Puerto Rican teenager, will become Marvel’s primary Spider-Man when the comic relaunches this fall. “Many kids of color … when they were playing superheroes with their friends, their friends wouldn’t let them be Batman or Superman because they…
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Social Media Hatemongers Create #GoHomeDeRay Directed Toward Activist DeRay McKesson During Visit to Charleston, SC
They say an idle mind is the devil’s playground, but couple that with racism and social media and you have the hashtag #GoHomeDeRay, aimed at activist DeRay McKesson. On Sunday, McKesson attended Sunday service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., just days after Dylann Roof killed nine people during Bible study at…
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Taraji P. Henson Covers Allure, Talks Terrence Howard Abuse Allegations
Empire star Taraji P. Henson is bringing ’70s disco fierceness to Allure’s July cover. In the cover story, Henson talks about her side hair hustle as a Howard University college student, as well as legal issues her Empire co-star, Terrence Howard, recently faced. “I knew how to hustle and make money,” Henson told Allure. “We…
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Sanaa Lathan Starring in Flyy Girl Movie
Sanaa Lathan is set to star in and executive-produce the movie adaptation of Omar Tyree’s Flyy Girl book trilogy for Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films. In the film, Lathan will portray Tracy Ellison, a successful businesswoman and workaholic who believes that money is always the key to happiness. “I’m pleased to executive produce and star in Lionsgate…
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Jon Stewart on Charleston Terrorist Attack: ‘We Still Won’t Do Jack S–t’
Thursday night’s edition of The Daily Show was filled with a somber and serious Jon Stewart after a racially motivated terrorist attack on the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., left nine people dead. Stewart’s opening monologue concerned the never-ending violence that plagues the country and the racism that is behind it: I…
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Jeralean Talley, World’s Oldest Woman, Dies at 116
Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Mich., made headlines in May when she officially became the world’s oldest woman after the deaths of Misao Okawa of Osaka, Japan, at age 117, and Gertrude Weaver of Camden, Ark., at 116. Talley, who knew how to rock a church hat like no other, died at the age of 116.…