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Floyd Mayweather Is the Highest Paid Celeb In the World
Floyd Mayweather is cocky for a reason, he is ranked at number one on Forbes list of the world’s highest paid celebrities. Mayweather, 41, raked in a cool $285 million in earnings in the last year, while the rest of are happy to find $2.85 in the bottom of our bags. Many of you probably…
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Sports Illustrated's Latest Show Was Inclusive of Everyone—Or Was It?
Sports Illustrated’s presentation at 2018 Miami Swim Week aimed to give all women a chance to be models, whether they had a prosthetic leg or were a breastfeeding mother. As a result, there were many unexpected appearances on the SI runway on Sunday after Sports Illustrated held its first ever in-person open casting call, which…
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The MTV VMA Nominations Are In! Cardi B and the Carters Lead the Nominees
The MTV Video Music Awards, like others, are highly anticipated each year. We keep a special close eye out to see how our fave black artists are represented during these award shows and thankfully, we weren’t disappointed this year. Cardi B has the most nominations for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, with 10 nods.…
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Barack Obama Visits Kenya, Plans to Help His Sister Launch a Training Center
Former U.S. President Barack Obama visited Africa for the first time since he was in office to help his half-sister launch a sports and training center. Obama arrived in Africa on Sunday to visit his family and to meet with officials. He stopped in Kenya, the birthplace of his father to visit his relatives before…
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Black Man Denied Entry To Bus in Martha's Vineyard 'Because You're Black'
A black man alleges that he was denied entry on a bus, which he takes daily, because of his race. Kevin Brooks, a 35-year-old hairdresser and cameraman/editor was on his way to work from New Bedford, Mass., to the Vineyard and attempted to board a Vineyard Transit Authority bus, but was denied entry, the Vineyard…
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South Carolina, Home of the Racist: White Supremacist Sentenced to Less Than 3 Years for Dylann-Roof Inspired Attack
White supremacist Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell, 31, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after he admitted to wanting to commit a “fucking big-scale” attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof.” In March, he pleaded guilty to a single count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition as…
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The Emmy Nominations Are In! We're Rooting For Everybody Black
The 70th Primetime Emmy nominees have been announced! As I was reading through the list, I was mostly uninterested but of course, I scoped out everyone black and was surprised to see that 30 black people were nominated, with some stars popping up more than once! Donald Glover’s Atlanta was the most nominated comedy series,…
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Are They Still Goals? 1 of the Clermont Twins Arrested for Stealing a Dead Man's Identity: Report
Was the Bad Girls Club just practice for Shannade Clermont? Because right now, she’s facing charges for stealing a dead man’s identity. The Clermont Twins are best known for their roles on Oxygen’s reality series Bad Girls Club, being models for Kanye West’s Yeezy fashion line and, of course, being Instagram celebs. The pair always…
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Black Model on Vogue's IG Responds to Troll Who Complained About Too Many 'Ghetto People'
Apparently, Vogue Magazine’s readers and followers are all white, so when they see black women being represented, they immediately wonder why “ghetto people” are being shown because it’s “not like vogue at all.” Maybe that’s why, when model Salem Mitchell was featured on Vogue’s Instagram page relaxing on the beach in a red one-piece and…
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RuPaul Is Filming a Daytime Talk-Show Pilot
RuPaul, the queen of drag and host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, may have another delicious treat in store for fans: a daytime talk show. He’s currently filming a talk show pilot for Telepictures, according to Variety. The show will be filmed in front of a live, studio audience and is set to premiere in the…
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