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Tamar Braxton Quits Dancing With the Stars Because She Has Blood Clots in Her Lungs
Tamar Braxton posted a sorrowful message to her Tamartian friends on Instagram Wednesday morning: She’s pulling out of the Dancing With the Stars competition. Braxton had missed a few rehearsals because she was hospitalized with pneumonia. But this week she explained how she and her doctors realized that she doesn’t have pneumonia; she has something…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Who Gon’ Stop Me?
M.J. has decided that she’s been patient long enough. When she wants something, God bless anyone who gets in her way. Cece was sorely missed, but I’m digging the less loathsome, happier M.J. whose resilience is pure badassery. Greg wants to continue with Marisol in M.J.’s coveted spot. Since M.J.’s meeting with Greg didn’t go…
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Buying a Home, Having a Baby: Are You Ready for Your Financial Future?
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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How You Doin’?: Wendy Williams’ TV Contract Is Extended to 2022
Looks like we’ll all be asking, “How you doin’?” for at least seven more years. That question is The Wendy Williams Show catchphrase, and according to Variety, Wendy Williams’ television contract for her daytime talk show has been extended to 2022. Williams has come a long way since being one of the leading gossip disc jockeys…
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Shonda Rhimes’ Change of Heart: I May Get Married When I’m, Like, 75
We’re experiencing a whole new Shonda Rhimes, and I’m loving it. The TV boss lady is on a press tour promoting her new book, Year of Yes, and during an interview with People magazine, she revealed that she has a new opinion about the idea of marriage and whether she’d ever do it. “I don’t…
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Another Bill Cosby Accuser Is Suing Him for Defamation of Character
Kristina Ruehli, one of dozens of women to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault, is suing the disgraced comedic icon for defamation of character, the Associated Press reports. In the suit Ruehli, a New Hampshire woman, argues that when she spoke up last year about being a victim of assault by Cosby, he dragged her…
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This Tech Entrepreneur’s Got Game
For anyone who follows the tech sector, it isn’t news that black entrepreneurs struggle to attract investors to their ventures. In 2010 a CB Insights study found that less than 1 percent of venture-capital-backed business founders were black, and access to capital for black tech entrepreneurs hasn’t improved much in recent years. That struggle is…
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Am I Wrong to Question Him About His Sexual Orientation?
My boyfriend keeps asking me to have anal sex. Does that mean he’s gay? —Jacqui W. Not everyone who wants to have anal sex is gay. You are assuming that his sexual behavior has something to do with his sexual orientation or his sexual attractions. That is not always the case. However, you need to…
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Black Student Activists Stand Against Racist Cultures on Campus
Editor’s note: The Associated Press is reporting that University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced Monday morning that he is resigning, “effective immediately,” in the wake of student protests over his handling of racial matters on campus. The radical spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement touched college campuses this past week in high-profile demonstrations…
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