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Ride Along 2 Bumps Star Wars Out of the No. 1 Spot at the Box Office
The little sequel that could knocked a beloved sci-fi franchise out of the top spot at the box office this past weekend. According to CNN, Ride Along 2, the follow-up to Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s movie about a cop and his wide-eyed brother-in-law who wants to be a cop, premiered this weekend, raking in…
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Black Twitter Scolded Whole Foods for Telling People to Cook Collard Greens Like This
There have been reports and rumors that collard greens would be the next item to be gentrified and Columbused by the mainstream—that is, folks would be told that it’s a green that people aren’t using as much and ought to start using, completely ignoring its legacy in African-American Southern soul food, and how it’s a…
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Mos Def Was Arrested in South Africa for Overstaying His Visitor’s Permit
Brooklyn, N.Y., rapper and actor Yasiin Bey, commonly known as Mos Def, was arrested at the Cape Town International Airport in South Africa for producing an “unrecognized world passport” as he was trying to leave the country, ABC News reports. A South African official said that Bey came to South Africa in 2013 with a…
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Tichina Arnold Reportedly Sent a Mass Text to Friends and Family Blasting Her Husband for Cheating
Actress Tichina Arnold reportedly sent a mass text message to friends and family announcing that her husband, Rico Hines, had been having unprotected sex with several women, TMZ reports. TMZ reports Arnold even sent along a sex tape to prove as much. “I can’t for the life of me understand why Rico would video himself…
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Report: Rihanna Is the Most Marketable Celebrity for Brand Endorsements
“That Rihanna reign just won’t let up.” It seems truer words were never spoken when it comes to the influence that pop icon Rihanna has over the mainstream. According to a report released by the NPD Group—a company that tracks consumer spending worldwide—Rihanna is the most marketable celebrity, beating out other high-profile A-list influencers like…
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DJ Khaled Is Taking Over Snapchat One ‘Major Key’ Alert at a Time
If black Twitter is its own monolith by driving traffic on Twitter, being a force behind what trends and what doesn’t, and churning out hilarious and thought-provoking memes about the news of the day, then its counterpart in Snapchat is arguably one man and one man only: hip-hop’s very own DJ Khaled. Posting more than…
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Watch: Adele Raps Nicki Minaj’s ‘Monster’ Verse Word for Word
It seems that Adele is not this ballad-singing, refined, goody-two-shoes Brit that her accent or music catalog might have you think she is. The “Hello” singer recited the verse during a segment of The Late Late Show With James Corden Wednesday. Corden rode around with Adele in a car (as Corden typically does with his…
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Sylvester Stallone Tweets This Apology to Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan
Sylvester Stallone apparently ran back onstage at the 2016 Golden Globes and thanked Creed director Ryan Coogler and the film’s lead actor, Michael B. Jordan, after forgetting to do so during his acceptance speech. Stallone caught a lot of backlash, especially by those who felt it was particularly important to acknowledge the two black men who…
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Kat Graham Will Play Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac Shakur Biopic
Kat Graham has booked the role of Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me, Variety reports. Both ladies certainly favor each other. But aside from looks, Pinkett Smith was such an important person in Shakur’s development as a teen. We’re sure Graham is going to bring it in her portrayal of…
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Watch: Taraji P. Henson and Tyrese’s Audition Tape for Baby Boy
You see Taraji P. Henson gracing the covers of magazines and recently winning a Golden Globe for her work as Cookie on the hit TV show Empire, but behind every success story are years and years of hard work. Nothing is more demonstrative of Henson’s journey than an audition tape that recently surfaced, showing her…
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