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Jay Z Claps Back at Tidal’s Naysayers; Plus, Photos of Tidal’s Charity Concert
Jay Z performed a charity concert in Brooklyn, N.Y., Tuesday night on behalf of his Tidal music-streaming service. He and a slew of other A-listers, including his wife, Beyoncé, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Nas and Meek Mill, brought the house down with their hits. All of the proceeds from the concert’s ticket sales are going…
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Howard University and Its Maybe Multimillion-Dollar Dilemma
The tough decision that Howard University faces—whether to keep or sell its license to valuable TV spectrum for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars—is the best thing that could happen to the school. Not just because of the money, but because making that decision forces Howard to take its underutilized assets seriously and consider its…
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Chris Rock Is Set to Host the 2016 Oscars
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 21, 11:25 a.m. EDT: According to a tweet from Chris Rock, it looks like he’s officially coming back to host! Look who's back. #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/7TkkrDpSJM — Chris Rock (@chrisrock) October 21, 2015 Earlier: Word will likely be coming down any second now that Chris Rock has been named the official host of…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Facing Fears
As the third season opens on BET’s Being Mary Jane, the scars on Mary Jane’s face from the accident have put her prime-time anchor job in jeopardy. Just the sight of David at the hospital sends M.J. into a violent rage. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson want answers. Mr. Patterson knocks David out over his babbling answer.…
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My Married Friends Aways Invite Their Husbands When We Hang Out
Dear Demetria: I’m single. A lot of my friends are married. I’ll suggest getting together, and they’ll say yes, only to hit me at the last minute with, “Hubby will be with me; is that all right?” Is it unrealistic of me to expect to still see my girls without their men tagging along? —Anonymous…
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What You Need to Know Before Catastrophe Strikes
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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Look at How Much Oprah’s Weight Watchers Deal Generated in Just 2 Days
On Monday we reported that Oprah Winfrey purchased a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers for $48 million. The acquisition came with a five-year endorsement agreement that would make Winfrey the face of the brand for some of its promotional efforts. Well, because of Winfrey’s power, reach and brand appeal, her 10 percent equity stake…
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Beyoncé Gives Her 1st Interview in 2 Years
Beyoncé is not much for words. I think it’s because of an insecurity she has about the idea that she doesn’t speak, or write, very well (which is why I think she rarely tweets), and also having personal issues knock the wind out of her these past few years, leaving her numb and raw. Personal issues…
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Twitter Creates Hilarious #DrakeAlwaysOnBeat Memes Inspired by Drake’s New ‘Hotline Bling’ Video
Who knew that Drake had a little Puff Daddy (circa 1996) in him? In Drake’s new video for his song “Hotline Bling,” the 6 God is twirling, diddly-daddling, cha-cha-ing and doing a lot of Diddy-isms that Puffy used to do in his Bad Boy videos back in the day. It’s Drake in rare form: a…
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