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Kim Fields Quits The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Kim Fields wants no more of the tomfoolery. The former child actress, who went on to play Régine on Living Single and then raised a few eyebrows when she became a cast member on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, said that she will not be returning for another season of the reality show. Apparently her…
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Yaaas, Watch the Trailer for the Unsung Episode of New York Undercover
New York Undercover was one of the first police dramas that captured the sounds, aesthetics and grooves of a changing urban America. Set in the 1990s, smack dab in the middle of the golden era of hip-hop, the show featured the goings-on of two male New York City police detectives—an African American and a Puerto…
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10 Female Artists of Color on the Rise
When we think about history, we find that there are defining moments we can embrace in every era. Art happens to be one endeavor that consistently informs us about the history and culture of past societies. Whether it is a performance, literary or visual, art is significant. For this very reason, it is the mission…
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Afro-Cuban Issues Must Be Part of the Dialogue in Cuba
Editor’s note: This story was first published in March. We’re featuring it again in light Fidel Castro’s death. On his first day in Cuba, President Barack Obama walked to the center of the Plaza de Armas in the colonial section of Havana to view the imposing marble statue of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes—the George Washington…
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NeNe Was Here: Take a Trip to Drama With These 6 RHOA Vacation Spots
If you’re a fan of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know those sassy ladies love to break up and make up. But at least they do it in style, and often while vacationing in the lap of luxury. For spring travel inspiration, we’ve highlighted six of the Peach State divas’ juiciest and most tweetable…
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#MCM: Hustle Man From Martin—His Work Ethic Was Unparalleled
Hustle Man—the character played by Tracy Morgan on Martin—always kept a job. You can talk about how he flip-flopped from gig to gig all you want, but his persistence at keeping the checks coming in and his eagerness to diversify his skill set were pretty impressive. Especially in Detroit. You have to give credit where credit…
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Kevin Hart Tweets Google, Asking It to Remove His Photo From a Search of ‘Bill Cosby’s Net Worth’
It used to be that you would want to be associated with comedic icon Bill Cosby. Especially if you were a black comedian. But nowadays that’s not exactly the case. Kevin Hart sent Google a nice tweet Thursday, pleading for the search engine to remove Hart’s photo from a Google search of “Bill Cosby’s net…
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Twitter Is Drooling Over Beyoncé’s Cousin in the Blue Dress
Beyoncé went to her uncle Skip’s funeral in Texas this past weekend and took a few photos with her Beyince kinfolk—her mother’s side of the family. Yep, Beyoncé is named after her mother’s maiden name, Beyince. She snapped one photo in particular with two women who are reportedly her cousins Kelsi and Kristin, who are…
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