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Aretha Franklin Chooses Jennifer Hudson to Play Her in Upcoming Biopic
Talk about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, has handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in an upcoming biopic about her life. Music mogul Clive Davis made the announcement at his annual pre-Grammy bash, the hottest ticket in these Grammy streets, making the announcement after Davis brought her onstage to sing a few…
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California Woman Sues Walmart for Locking Black Beauty Products Behind Glass
Black people continue to be criminalized for just being in the U.S. of A. A California woman says she is suing Walmart for discrimination after saying that the mega retailer locked its African-American hair and skin products behind glass at a California store. Moreover, the woman said, she was walked to a register by an…
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Jay-Z Called Your President a ‘Superbug,’ and Trump Responded With Black Unemployment Figures
President Donald Trump didn’t have much to say to rapper Eminem, who has been excoriating him on wax (wait—do people even say “wax” anymore?) who has been ethering him in the cloud for a minute, but, again, Trump hasn’t responded. But perhaps because it is rumored that the current POTUS only watches television, he did…
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Set It Off! FBI Hunts for the ‘Freedom Fighter Bandit’ Who Says She Robs Banks for a Cause
This story is just too juicy: Authorities say that a young black woman has robbed at least nine banks à la Set It Off-style, and now the federales are in hot pursuit. WSB-TV 2 reports that authorities suspect that 25-year-old Nilsa Marie Urena is the woman police have dubbed the “Freedom Fighter Bandit” since, according…
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13-Year-Old Maryland Boy Miraculously Survives Fall Where 6-Inch Nail Pierces His Brain
There must’ve been an angel by this kid’s side … because somehow he survived a fall in which a nail attached to a board went through his skull and pierced his brain. In fact, Darius Foreman not only survived but was able to go home on Thursday—his 13th birthday—after a dangerous and delicate neurosurgery at…
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16-Year-Old Virginia Girl’s Body Found 2 Weeks After She Went Missing. Her Parents Say Police Treated Her Like a ‘Runaway’
The body of a 16-year-old from Alexandria, Va., was found Friday less than a mile from her home. Jholie Moussa had been missing for about two weeks when police found her body covered in leaves in Woodlawn Park in Fairfax County, the second time police say they searched the park. On the day Jholie went…
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The Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, MLK’s Right Hand, Dead at 88
The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, a fierce civil rights advocate and strategist over many generations, died Tuesday at his home in Chester, Va. He was 88 years old. His death was announced by the Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network on Twitter; Walker was the 27-year-old organization’s first board chairman. As with…
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Is Jill Scott’s Ex Trying to Pull a Kendu on Her?
Neo-soul singer Jilly from Philly, aka Jill Scott, is the latest celebrity to have her marriage go the way of the 8-track, which is not uncommon if celebrity is involved. However, what we really wanna know is whether her estranged beau, Mike Dobson, is trying to pull a Kendu on her. That is, is Dobson,…
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Anti-Blackness Goes East; China Just Banned ‘Hip-Hop Culture’
It’s clear that anti-blackness is everywhere. From Africans in India who face virulent discrimination to Whitenicious in Nigeria, it is not only Europeans who dismiss blackness as inferior, less than or other. Sometimes it comes from other folks of color, and China just stepped up to show that it, too, has skin in this losing…
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Now That You’ve Thought About It, Is It #TeamMonique or All About That #NetflixNChill Life?
Voices seem to be split on Mo’nique and her ask for us to quit Netflix because of what she calls its “gender and color bias.” She made the claim after the company offered her a paltry $500,000 for a comedy special, even though she’s an Oscar-winning actress with more than 18 years in the comedy…
