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‘Sorry, Malia Obama’: Brown University Newspaper Apologizes After Students Post Photos of Visit
Noting that the college application process is stressful enough without the whole world watching, the Brown Daily Herald apologized this week on behalf of students who posted images of the first daughter’s recent campus tour at Brown University, creating a social media frenzy. ” ‘Brown University had no chill when Malia Obama came to visit,’…
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Watch: Hillary Clinton Slyly Brushes the ‘Benghazi’ Hate Off Her Shoulders to the Tune of Jay Z
When video snippets of Hillary Clinton being grilled at a congressional hearing about the 2012 militant attack in Benghazi, Libya, appeared on my Facebook and Twitter news feeds, I immediately thought that it was an old story that had resurfaced. But oh no, it was, in fact, new news. The presidential candidate was in the…
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Zendaya Deserves a Hand for Calling Out Magazine That Altered Photos to Make Her Look Thinner
Confession: I’d never heard of actress and singer Zendaya Coleman until last year, at which time she was already a Disney phenomenon. Forgive me, I don’t watch a lot of kid TV. Anyway, she popped on my radar when she signed on to do the ultimately highly watched and highly criticized Aaliyah biopic, then signed…
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Watch: Mike Epps’ Hilarious Spoof of Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ Video
Comedian Mike Epps re-created Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video and posted the snippet on his Instagram page. Epps did it for the OGs, the grown folk, and said that he’s playing Drake’s uncle in his takeoff. “You used to call me on my flip phone,” Epps wrote in the video’s caption, referencing the smartphone’s ancient predecessor.…
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L.A. Judge Dismisses a ‘Big Pimpin’’ Copyright Lawsuit Against Jay Z
Jay Z is finally free of a copyright-infringement lawsuit that was brought against him and mega hip-hop producer Timbaland in 2007. A Los Angeles judge dismissed Osama Ahmed Fahmy’s case, which claimed that Timbaland and Jay Z illegally sampled the flute notes in his uncle’s song for their hit “Big Pimpin,’ ” the Associated Press…
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5 Interesting Things Anthony Mackie Said About Race and Politics
Anthony Mackie is playing a campaign manager in his new film, Our Brand Is Crisis, but judging by his recent interview with the Daily Beast, he can go a few rounds on the Sunday-morning shows about politics and race. Here are five interesting tidbits from the interview: 1. He has a bad case of dèjá vu…
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Janet Jackson Didn’t Mean to Sic Instagram on Folks Posting Her Concert Footage
Janet Jackson didn’t mean to provoke Instagram to unleash the fury of God on folks posting video clips of her concert on Instagram. Yep, a few folks got their entire Instagram accounts suspended after posting lengthy clips of Jackson’s Unbreakable tour, Rolling Stone reports. Others had their concert photos involuntarily removed from their accounts by…
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Amber Rose Is Waving Her Middle Finger Furiously at GQ Article, Says It Was Ignorant
Editor’s note: This post contains social media messages that some may find offensive. Amber Rose is not a happy camper. She took one look at a blurb in GQ about the feature article she conducted with the magazine, and took to Instagram to give GQ’s editors a piece of her mind. “Really @GQ??? I’m so much…
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Great News: The Root Is Coming to Television
The Root is partnering with its sister media outlet, Fusion, to bring some of our original content documenting African-American news, opinions and experiences to the Fusion television network, Variety reports. The Root is one of the leading news websites producing engaging content for African-American audiences. Executives who orchestrated the deal describe how viewers wanted to…
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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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