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Will Smith Says Another Bad Boys Movie Could Be Coming Soon
“There is a very, very, very strong possibility that you will be seeing a Bad Boys within the next 12-16 months.” Count ’em: That’s three “verys.” That’s what Will Smith said during a radio interview with Beats 1 about the trilogy that everyone has been waiting for. Start at the 18:34 mark in the video below to…
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Taye Diggs Wrote a Children’s Book for Biracial Children, Particularly His Own Son
After addressing his experiences as a chocolate-complexioned boy in the children’s book Chocolate Me!, Taye Diggs wanted to create a story about biracial children and their unique experiences, so he wrote a follow-up book called Mixed Me! During an interview with the Today show, Diggs talked about how the book was inspired by his 6-year-old son,…
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F. Gary Gray Will be Directing the Next Movie in the Billion-Dollar Fast and Furious Franchise
Whenever an African American gets hired to direct the next film in a billion-dollar box-office franchise, every black person ought to grab the nearest cup and toast that man. Congratulations are in order—yet again—for F. Gary Gray. He’s the guy slated to direct Furious 8, Deadline is reporting. Fast & Furious lead actor and producer…
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Man Who Got Fired Because of Racist Facebook Photo Says He’s Being ‘Targeted’
“My entire post was taken out of context.” That’s what Gerod Roth said during his interview with Fox 5 Atlanta when he was asked to explain why he and his friends posted racist comments underneath the photo of a little black boy that Roth posted to Facebook under a different name. Roth, a white man,…
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Faith Kept Rhonda Ross Believing That She Would Conceive a Child After 3 Miscarriages
In an as-told-to essay published at Mater Mea, Rhonda Ross—the only child of Motown legends Berry Gordy and Diana Ross—bared her soul about the journey she went on to become a mother at 37. The now-46-year-old had three miscarriages and revealed that when she began trying to have a child in her 20s, she didn’t…
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Racist Jokes About This Photo Got People Fired and Sparked the Hashtag #HisNameIsCayden
There is a man who goes by the name of Geris Hilton on Facebook (reportedly not his real name) who used to have a job. “Hilton” used to work at Polaris Marketing Group, according to AtlantaBlackStar, but his employment status changed after he posted a photo on Facebook Sept. 16. In the photo, Hilton was…
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Watch: T.I. Recites a Poem Arguing That Social Media Activism Is Not Enough to Advance Black Lives Matter
It’s an argument that people make every now and then: that creating memes and catchy hashtags to protest the social injustices that black Americans face isn’t enough. It’s been a major point of contention between civil rights leaders of past and present: that the 1960s activists marched and lobbied politicians, while today’s protesters are primarily…
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Terrence Howard Owed Petey Pablo $200—so He Helped Him Land a $15,000 Gig on Empire
Better late than never. That’s the moral of the story behind rapper Petey Pablo landing a cameo role in an episode of Empire. Pablo told Raleigh, N.C.’s WRAL that it was payback for a small loan of sorts that he gave Terrence Howard way back when. Pablo said that he and Howard bumped into each…
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Grace Jones Flashed Her Breasts at Book Signing
Grace Jones flashed reporters, baring her breasts, at a book signing in New York City Thursday for her new book, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, the Daily Mail reports. Some may see it as a desperate move to sell copies. Jones’ book captured news headlines several weeks ago because in it, she chastises contemporary pop stars—Rihanna,…
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Jesse Williams Discusses Biracial Privileges and Social Justice: ‘Black Americans Are Not Angry. They Are Hurting’
It has always been a pet peeve of mine when biracial people seem to ignore their white side and act as if the world perceives them as black through and through. I always felt that in their determination to identify solely and sternly as black, they were missing out on an opportunity to share some…
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