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John Boyega Says Racist Star War Fans Are ‘Victims of a Disease in Their Mind’
It’s John Boyega’s moment. He’s a Nigerian Brit and a relative newcomer to the Hollywood movie industry, so it’s huge that he was cast in a lead role in The Force Awakens, the newest movie in the beloved Star Wars franchise. But while Boyega has been enjoying his moment in the spotlight, he’s also…
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Christina Milian Reveals That an Abusive Ex-Boyfriend Once Pulled a Loaded Gun on Her
Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate—meaning that it doesn’t just plague women who are seemingly insecure, from working-class backgrounds or don’t feel great about themselves physically. All kinds of women can find themselves subjected to abusive partners. That’s why it’s super important that Christina Milian, a beautiful woman by most standards, revealed during an episode of her…
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9 Phenomenal Things We Learned About Regina King From Her Interview With Vulture
Regina King was one-third of the #BlackGirlsRock trifecta that captured our hearts the night of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards when she won. The other two winners were Viola Davis and Uzo Aduba. A part of King’s appeal was that her Emmy win was a long time coming. She’s been a mainstay on film and…
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Tyler Perry Will Host a Fox Musical About Jesus Christ’s Last Days on Earth Set in Modern-Day New Orleans
Television musicals are starting to be the thing, now that The Wiz Live! did so well. And I’m not talking about any ol’ musical, but productions reimagined with African-American images. According to Shadow and Act, Fox is teaming up with Tyler Perry to bring Jesus Christ’s last days on Earth to television in the form…
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VH1 Releases Trailer for ’90s Hip-Hop Movie The Breaks
It’s looking like television and film executives learned a thing or two from the success of Dope, the coming-of-age story of three teenagers enthralled by the world of early 1990s hip-hop in California. VH1 has an original movie coming out in early January called The Breaks, which follows the journey of three individuals trying to…
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Choreographer Fatima Robinson Is Nabbed by NBC to Turn Her Life Into a Sitcom
If you’ve ever stood in front of your television and tried to wine it back real low like that dancer in Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” video during the dance sequence toward the end, or re-created the dance sequence in Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” video for a high school talent show, then you’re already familiar with choreographer…
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Erykah Badu and Iggy Azalea Patch Things Up in a Cute and Funny Way
Erykah Badu is about peace, so she recorded a video on Twitter, apologizing to Iggy Azalea for the little jokey-jokey she made at the Soul Train Awards. (Badu said that what Azalea does is not hip-hop.) During her apology, Badu revealed that her two daughters, Puma and Mars, listen to Azalea, and then made a…
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Omarion Tweets His Frustrations That ‘Post to Be’ Wasn’t Nominated for a Grammy
Omarion is peeved that his 2015 hit single “Post to Be” wasn’t nominated for a Grammy. On Monday he tweeted about how he was looking forward to a nomination and now feels as if the industry has been overlooking his talents for some time. "Post to be" is one of the greatest R&B collaborations ever.…
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Nas Is Executive-Producing a Film That Will Premiere at Sundance and Star Erykah Badu
Nas will be working behind the camera on an indie film called The Land that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will star Erykah Badu. According to Variety, he’ll serve as an executive producer on the project and will also produce its soundtrack. The movie is about four teenage boys who…
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Here’s What’s Wrong With Ayesha Curry’s Tweet About How Some Women Dress ‘These Days’
Ayesha Curry is in the middle of the same social media firestom that Tia Mowry found herself in a few months ago, when the actress tweeted about how she likes to dress modestly and not scantily or revealingly. The Sister Sister star shaded Nicki Minaj in the process. Curry expressed a similar sentiment Saturday, tweeting,…
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