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We’re Tired of Her Too: Tyler Perry Says He’s Bidding Madea Farewell in 2019
There’s something that happens when a person creates a character that they become well-known for, especially when that character shows up in a lot of their work. People fall in love with the character. They relate to the character for whatever reason. They want to see as much of the character as possible, even when…
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Mother Mae I? Lynn Whitfield on Being the Mother You Love to Hate
There are currently two versions of the same meme floating around Twitter, and they both involve Lynn Whitfield and the way she is always playing those mothers we love to hate in movies and TV shows. They are funny because they are close to the truth. Throughout her career, Whitfield has played some of everybody’s…
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#NetNeutrality: Justice Department Sticks a Pin in Its Battle With California for Now
The United States Department of Justice and the state of California have come to a deal of sorts in their battle over the rules of net neutrality—at least for now. The state of California said Friday it would not enforce what has become labeled the nation’s strictest state-level net neutrality law when it goes into…
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Kentucky Kroger Shooting Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
Before Gregory Alan Bush opened fire at a Kroger supermarket in the Louisville, Ky., suburb of Jeffersontown and killed two black people on Wednesday, he tried unsuccessfully to enter a predominantly black church in the same area, police said. Now as federal investigators prepare to investigate the shooting, both the mayor and the police chief…
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#StephonClark: Sacramento DA Promises to Take Her Sweet Time Making a Decision on Police Shooting
Just days after the Sacramento Police Department alerted the media that their investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark had been completed and handed off to both the state attorney general and the county district attorney, DA Anne Marie Schubert’s office said in a release that their review of that investigation could…
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Drake Breaks the Beatles Record For Most Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Hits In the Same Year
In 1964, the Beatles set the record for having the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single year. They held that record for a solid 54 years until rapper Drake broke it just in time for his 32nd birthday. Billboard reports that Bad Bunny’s “MIA,” on which Drake has a…
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#StephonClark: Sacramento PD Completes Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting
Seven months and seven days after 22-year-old Stephon Clark was killed on the patio in the backyard of his grandmother’s home, the Sacramento Police Department has concluded its investigation into the shooting that led to his death. In a media advisory released Thursday, the department said the results of the investigation had been turned over…
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How Will the New FICO Scoring System Affect Blacks and People With Lower Incomes?
How good is your credit? Do you know your FICO score? How do you measure up when it comes to paying your bills and managing your debt? For the last two decades, the three major credit reporting companies—Experian, TransUnion and Equifax—have relied heavily on a scoring system created by the Fair Isaac Corporation—FICO—when reporting consumer…
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The Soul Train Music Awards Will Be Hosted By Besties Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold
The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards will be a throwback to the ’90s—at least as far as its hosts are concerned. Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold—real-life best friends who also played besties on the hit comedy series Martin—will host the event BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards, which will air on BET in late November.…
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‘Whites Don’t Shoot Whites,’ Said Alleged Kroger Shooter Who Killed 2 Black People
A man who walked into a Louisville, Ky., area Kroger supermarket Wednesday afternoon and opened fire on unsuspecting shoppers, killing two people, reportedly told a man outside that he didn’t have to worry about being shot because “whites don’t shoot whites.” Gregory Alan Bush, a 51-year-old white man, was arrested and charged with two counts…
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