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Christina Milian Reveals That an Abusive Ex-Boyfriend Once Pulled a Loaded Gun on Her
Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate—meaning that it doesn’t just plague women who are seemingly insecure, from working-class backgrounds or don’t feel great about themselves physically. All kinds of women can find themselves subjected to abusive partners. That’s why it’s super important that Christina Milian, a beautiful woman by most standards, revealed during an episode of her…
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9 Phenomenal Things We Learned About Regina King From Her Interview With Vulture
Regina King was one-third of the #BlackGirlsRock trifecta that captured our hearts the night of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards when she won. The other two winners were Viola Davis and Uzo Aduba. A part of King’s appeal was that her Emmy win was a long time coming. She’s been a mainstay on film and…
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Tyler Perry Will Host a Fox Musical About Jesus Christ’s Last Days on Earth Set in Modern-Day New Orleans
Television musicals are starting to be the thing, now that The Wiz Live! did so well. And I’m not talking about any ol’ musical, but productions reimagined with African-American images. According to Shadow and Act, Fox is teaming up with Tyler Perry to bring Jesus Christ’s last days on Earth to television in the form…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: No More Drama, No More Pain
The old Mary Jane would have gone running back to David. The new, happier, slightly less insufferable Mary Jane has learned to butter the bread that’s in front of her. Someone is forever popping up at M.J.’s house unannounced, so David’s mom is no different. M.J. leaves her white boo in bed to listen to…
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VH1 Releases Trailer for ’90s Hip-Hop Movie The Breaks
It’s looking like television and film executives learned a thing or two from the success of Dope, the coming-of-age story of three teenagers enthralled by the world of early 1990s hip-hop in California. VH1 has an original movie coming out in early January called The Breaks, which follows the journey of three individuals trying to…
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Choreographer Fatima Robinson Is Nabbed by NBC to Turn Her Life Into a Sitcom
If you’ve ever stood in front of your television and tried to wine it back real low like that dancer in Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” video during the dance sequence toward the end, or re-created the dance sequence in Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” video for a high school talent show, then you’re already familiar with choreographer…
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Serena’s SI Cover: Can a Sister Have a Moment Without All the Drama?
So. Sports Illustrated named Serena Williams its 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, the first time an individual woman has won the award in more than 30 years. In a lengthy essay, the publication lauded Williams’ remarkable professional accomplishments, then got to the more important reasons why Williams was chosen: “Because Williams kept pushing herself to…
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Our 10 Favorite Albums of 2015
There was a lot of excitement in the music world in 2015. Between the music-streaming rivalries (e.g., Apple Music vs. Tidal), artist comebacks, cross-genre beefs and an onslaught of hit bangers, fans have had quite an earful this year. This makes coming up with a list of best albums for the year all the more…
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Do Republicans Really Want the Black and Latino Vote?
“Get him the hell out of here,” said Donald Trump. Later, Trump’s supporters shouted, “Go home, n—ger.” That’s the claim by Mercutio Southall, co-founder of the Birmingham, Ala., chapter of Black Lives Matter. Video footage of the incident, which has gone viral, shows white Trump supporters shoving, punching and kicking the black activist in response…
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‘Not Giving Me My Props Doesn’t Stop Me From Being Great’: Nicki Minaj Claps Back at Critics
Nicki Minaj shut down a Twitter user on Friday who credited her booty for her success. People magazine writes that the spat started after a gossip site noted the dearth of female rappers on Twitter and then retweeted a user’s comment: “Yep, men are visual creatures they don’t care if you can sing … That’s why Nicki…
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