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When he wasn’t battling trolls on Twitter, Talib Kweli was quietly gearing up to release music. Early Wednesday morning, Kweli released Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides, Vol. 1, a 10-track compilation of rarities and B sides with guest appearances from Killer Mike, Common, Mos Def and Kanye West. Kweli hasn’t…

It didn’t take long for Paula Deen to take action after a photo of her and her son Bobby appeared on Twitter Monday. The embattled cook and her son were dressed as Lucy and Ricky from I Love Lucy, but Bobby Deen darkened his skin with makeup. And the Twitter backlash ensued. According to a…

Although the Bill Cosby drug-and-rape scandal still has its legs, there are some out there who still enjoy sitting back with their pudding pops and reminiscing about the good ol’ days while watching old episodes of The Cosby Show. Unfortunately, if you don’t own DVD episodes of the seasons, you’ll be hard pressed to find the…

Whoopi Goldberg, sitting on a panel with her female co-hosts, on a show with a large female audience, still found it in her to defend Bill Cosby during Tuesday’s episode of The View. “This is my opinion, and in America, still—I know it’s a shock—but you actually were innocent until proven guilty; he has not…

Paula Deen hasn’t learned anything. You’d think after losing a TV show and endorsements, her hot-butter-loving ass would know what not to do when it comes to making fun of different races. For her #TransformationTuesday photo, Deen posted a photo of herself with her son Bobby dressed up as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from I…

Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson and R&B singer Ciara are currently the “it” couple. With a romance that sparked shortly after Ciara ended her relationship with rapper Future, Wilson and Ciara have been seen arm in arm at events. Although the couple has shared cutesy messages to each other on Twitter, Wilson is now speaking…

Over the last year, I’ve sat back and reported on case after case after case of women coming forward with rape and drug claims against everyone’s favorite TV dad, Bill Cosby. Every day, almost immediately after a post hit Facebook and Twitter, Cosby’s defenders pulled their capes out of the closet and defended his honor…

When you talk trash and can’t back it up when it matters, you end up looking like Raven-Symoné did after getting her wig snatched on television. During Monday’s episode of The View, things got a little awkward during a conversation between co-hosts Nicolle Wallace and Raven-Symoné. The moment came while the women were discussing the…

In yet another chapter in the Bill Cosby sex-and-drugging scandal, the Associated Press unearthed court documents showing that Cosby admitted to acquiring drugs to give women for sex. In 2005 Cosby testified that he got Quaaludes for the sole purpose of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with. The court documents, which…

A Brooklyn, N.Y., woman is celebrating her 116th birthday today, and it’s being documented by the Guinness Book of World Records. Susannah Mushatt Jones was presented with a certificate from the record-keeping organization proclaiming that she’s now the world’s oldest living person. Jones’ recognition comes on the heels of Jeralean Talley’s death in June. Jones…