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Winston Duke Is Going in the Cage to Play Kimbo Slice in New Biopic
Winston Duke, aka M’Baku from Black Panther, will be taking on a new role, this time as Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson in a new biopic. This will be Duke’s first lead role. Deadline confirmed that the 31-year-old Trinidadian will portray the Bahamian-born MMA brawler in Backyard Legend. The film will be produced by Steve Lee…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Set to Headline Global Citizen Festival to Honor Nelson Mandela in South Africa
Beyoncé and her hubby Jay-Z will be headlining this year’s Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100. I doubt I’ll be in South Africa come Dec. 2 but I hope there’s a live stream. The news about this event keeps getting bigger and better—Oprah Winfrey will be the keynote speaker. Other hosts of the event include Naomi…
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‘Shine Bright, Shine Far, Be A Star!’ Life-Size 2 Is on the Way
My favorite childhood movie is finally getting a sequel—but we’re missing a very important character. Tyra Banks finally announced her costar for the upcoming Life-Size 2, but this time, it isn’t Lindsay Lohan; Grown-ish co-star Francia Raisa will act opposite Banks. In the first Disney movie, which premiered 18 years ago, Eve (Banks) transformed from…
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22-Year-Old Becomes the 1st Black Female Nanoscientist in Virginia
Ginai Seabron just made history as the first black woman to become a nanoscientist in the state of Virginia. Seabron, 22, was pleasantly surprised when she discovered that she was the first black woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech’s nanoscience program, and spoke with NBC 12 about how she verified…
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Insecure Season 3 Is Coming Back: Where’s Lawrence?
Insecure is coming back! But is Lawrence gone? On Sunday, HBO released the Season 3 trailer of the wildly popular (at least with us) show. I can’t believe that all our favorite shows make us wait a whole year to see what happens. I mean who actually remembers what happened in Season 2? For this…
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Pennsylvania Fire Company Suspended for Use of Racial Slurs, Bullying, and Harassment
A Swatara Township, Pa. fire company is suspended because members were using racial slurs. The Lawnton Fire Company was taken out of service on May 31, according to the Director of Fire Services, Mike Ibberson. The company is prohibited from responding to calls or participating in any EMS operations in the township, until further notice,…
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Idris Elba Casted In 'Fast & Furious' Spinoff As A Villain
Finally, a villain I’d love to run into. Idris Elba will be playing a villain in The Fast and The Furious spinoff, Hobbs and Shaw, in which he’ll be acting alongside Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Johnson and Statham will be reprising their roles as special agent Luke Hobbs and criminal mastermind Deckhard Shaw, according…
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Chris Brown Got Arrested…Again
Chris Brown was arrested in Florida on Thursday night. According to E! News, Brown was in West Palm Beach, Fla. performing at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre, for his Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour. Following the show, he was apprehended by police, on an outstanding out-of-county warrant from last year. The singer was released after…
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‘I Believe If My Daughter Was a White Girl, They Would Have Taken All My Leads Seriously’: Mother of Missing 16-Year-Old
A 16-year-old Wisconsin girl who was missing for over a month has finally been tracked down. After a Facebook video surfaced of Armoni Chambers of Milwaukee being sexually assaulted, local activists were able to track her down. On May 17, Armoni went missing and her mother, Bonnie Bruno, had been searching for her ever since.…
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Chance the Rapper Finally Took a Chance and Proposed
Chance the Rapper took a chance and is now engaged to longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley. Chance, born Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, proposed to his girlfriend at a Fourth of July cookout. The two have been together since 2013, according to Music News and had their daughter in 2015. The momentous occasion took place in front of…
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