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  • Tyler Perry Teases New Netfix Thriller, A Fall from Grace

    Tyler Perry Teases New Netfix Thriller, A Fall from Grace

    Before ending a historic year—opening the first black-owned film and television production studio, Tyler Perry is going out with a bang with a teaser for his upcoming Netflix thriller, A Fall from Grace. The Madea-made mogul wrote, produced and directed the film, which marks his debut on Netflix. “I’m so excited to share with you…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 31, 2019
  • Rev. Al Sharpton Blasts Trump-Supporting Evangelicals: “They Would Sell Jesus Out”

    Rev. Al Sharpton Blasts Trump-Supporting Evangelicals: “They Would Sell Jesus Out”

    The Rev. Al Sharpton defended Christianity Today magazine for its editorial supporting Trump’s removal from office, while also criticizing the evangelical Christians who continue to stand in support of the embattled U.S. president. During a recent appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the civil rights leader and media personality weighed in on the controversial editorial from…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 29, 2019
  • Vic Mensa Says What Others May Think About Juice WRLD’s Death and How Today’s Rap Glorifies Drugs

    Vic Mensa Says What Others May Think About Juice WRLD’s Death and How Today’s Rap Glorifies Drugs

    There’s an adage that says “when you live by the sword, you die by the sword.” People have often used this as justification for when someone who glorifies gun use dies by gunfire. But the same can be said about excessive drug use, too. Grammy Award-nominated hip-hop star Vic Mensa believes that his fellow rappers…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 28, 2019
  • Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ulysses Gilbert Pays Off Layaway for 60 Florida Families

    Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ulysses Gilbert Pays Off Layaway for 60 Florida Families

    See, Colin Kaepernick isn’t the only kindhearted, good-natured professional football player in the world. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III helped spread good holiday cheer when he paid off the layaway debt for 60 Florida families earlier this week. The NFL rookie returned to his Marion County hometown to bring a Christmas miracle to people…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 26, 2019
  • Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Reveals Family Christmas Card, Dog Paws Included

    Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Reveals Family Christmas Card, Dog Paws Included

    Being a class act who’s all about the family is so “becoming” to her. Forever First Lady Michelle Obama posted her family’s Christmas card and she didn’t leave any one out — not even the family’s beloved dogs. The Obama family wished everyone a happy holiday season “filled with friends, family and joy.”On Monday, Mrs.…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 25, 2019
  • Trump Told 2019's 'Lie of the Year' About Whistleblower Call

    Trump Told 2019's 'Lie of the Year' About Whistleblower Call

    No surprises here. President Trump has been awarded the honor of telling “The Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact, a nonprofit, political fact-checking organization operated by the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. and Washington D.C. Every year, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editors of PolitiFact review the year’s most flagrant inaccuracies in search of a significant…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 22, 2019
  • Black Girls With Braids Reportedly Banned From Harlem Production of Black Nutcracker

    Even in one of The Root’s Blackest Cities in America—black girls can’t wear natural hair for a black-themed musical production. This is the scenario that reportedly played out at Uptown Dance Academy’s production of “Black Nutcracker” in Harlem on Thursday. According to PIX11, Lisa Skinner said her two daughters —9-year-old April and 10-year-old Brooke—were banned…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 21, 2019
  • Caucasian Woman In Caucus Capital Confesses to Running Over Girl Because She Thought She Was Mexican

    Caucasian Woman In Caucus Capital Confesses to Running Over Girl Because She Thought She Was Mexican

    The state known as the first to hold a political caucus is the home of a white woman who barreled over a 14-year old girl because she thought she was Mexican. Police in Des Moines, Iowa, charged the woman from the city of Clive with attempted murder after she confessed to intentionally running over a…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 20, 2019
  • Lizzo Ready to Shake Things Up on SNL; Eddie Murphy Will Bring Entire Family and Maybe Some Old Characters

    Lizzo Ready to Shake Things Up on SNL; Eddie Murphy Will Bring Entire Family and Maybe Some Old Characters

    Tomorrow, Eddie Murphy will finally return to the Saturday Night Live stage. And everyone is excited that the Brooklyn-born comedy king will host the variety-sketch comedy series for the first time as host in 35 years—including this week’s musical guest Lizzo. The body-positive pop music sensation couldn’t contain her excitement about Murphy’s comeback during a…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 20, 2019
  • New York City Shells Out $625K to Woman Whose Baby Was Ripped from Her Arms During Welfare Office Confrontation

    New York City Shells Out $625K to Woman Whose Baby Was Ripped from Her Arms During Welfare Office Confrontation

    New York City taxpayers have to pay dearly for the bad judgment of officers who ripped a baby from a woman’s arms during a visit to a human resources office last December. The New York Daily News reported that Jazmine Headley is $625,000 richer after a traumatic confrontation with Human Resources Administration peace officers and…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    December 14, 2019
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