• Kanye Patches Things Up With Wiz Khalifa

    Wiz Khalifa told New York City radio host Angie Martinez that Kanye West apologized to him for their dustup on social media last week. “Yes, he apologized,” Wiz said. “Everything’s cool, we spoke, it’s all good.” Last week, West posted 20-some-odd insulting tweets directed at Wiz, all because he thought Wiz said something disrespectful about his…

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  • The Best Twitter Reactions to The People v. O.J. Simpson Movie

    The 10-episode series chronicling the “trial of the century” premiered Tuesday night on FX.  And judging by people’s reactions on social media, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story did not disappoint. The first episode refreshed the nation’s collective memory about the trial’s cast of characters, who played such a critical role in making the…

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  • Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin Share Why They Took Vows of Celibacy

    They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It’s that thinking that prompted actress Meagan Good to take a different approach in her relationships with men. During an interview with CBS to promote The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of…

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  • Sanders Beats Clinton 49-49: The Real Story Behind the Iowa Numbers

    In 1968 the Harvard Crimson ran the poignant headline “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29!” Yale and Harvard were undefeated going into their matchup that year, with Yale a heavy favorite. As expected, Yale got out to an early 22-point lead. But in the last few minutes, Harvard scored 16 unanswered points and bested (tied) the prohibitive…

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  • The 5 Best Black History Travel Destinations

    We can’t forget our history. It reminds us of our trials as well as our triumphs. And travel gives us the opportunity to experience, firsthand, the black-history moments we’ve only read about and seen on TV and in movies. “You have to explore African-American historical travel for yourself. Seeing the images, museums and landmarks in the media…

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  • Here Are 3 Examples of Michael Jackson’s Cutthroat Shrewdness in L.A. Reid’s New Memoir

    R&B mega producer L.A. Reid is on a press tour promoting his memoir, Sing to Me, and in it he describes a few encounters with Michael Jackson that show the cutthroat side of the King of Pop, the New York Post reports. 1. When Michael Jackson got wind that his brother Jermaine Jackson was signed…

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  • Watch: 1st Look at Documentary Chronicling Misty Copeland’s Rise in Ballet World

    It’s hard to believe that we’re still marking when black people accomplish “firsts”—that is, the first time a black person does this or that—but Misty Copeland’s trailblazing path in the ballet world is just one of the more recent “firsts” to learn about, watch and applaud. Last year Copeland became the first African-American ballerina to…

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  • Roc Nation Reportedly Countersues Rita Ora, Says She Owes Company Money

    Pop singer Rita Ora sued her management company, Roc Nation, back in December, claiming that the company morphed into a sports-management company and thereby developed priorities beyond nurturing its music artists. Ora’s lawsuit argued that the changes affected her career and essentially made her contract with the company null and void. She wanted out of…

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  • Ted Cruz Wins Iowa; Hillary Clinton Claims Razor-Thin Victory

    Updated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 6:15 a.m. EST: Hillary Clinton’s campaign has released a statement declaring victory in the Iowa caucus. According to USA Today, her state campaign director, Matt Paul, issued a statement saying that, statistically, there’s no way for Sen. Bernie Sanders to overtake her. For his part, Sanders’ camp noted that there’s still one precinct left…

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  • Oscar Who? The Best Black Performances of 2015

    Ah, January—a month when we tried to stick to our New Year’s resolutions, endured crippling blizzards and hoped El Niño wouldn’t bring flooding. It was also the month when the award season kicked off with the boozy dinner party that is the Golden Globes, followed by the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite in response to what is unfortunately…

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