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David Oyelowo Will Star as Othello in Off-Broadway Production With Daniel Craig as Iago
A new production of Shakespeare’s Othello has two of Hollywood’s biggest heavy hitters in leading roles: David Oyelowo will play the Moor, Othello, who gets betrayed by his jealous friend, Iago, who will be played by fellow Brit Daniel Craig. The play will be an off-Broadway production put on by the New York Theater Workshop,…
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Oprah Winfrey Buys a 10 Percent Stake in Weight Watchers for $43,200,000
Oprah Winfrey paid $43.2 million to get a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers, the Associated Press reports. That comes out to 6.4 million shares of the popular weight-loss program. The purchase also secured her spot on the organization’s board of directors. Weight Watchers now has the right to use Winfrey’s “name, image, likeness and…
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WNBA Star Glory Johnson Gives Birth to Premature Twins After Split From Brittney Griner 4 Months Ago
WNBA star Glory Johnson revealed on Instagram that she gave birth to twin girls Oct. 12. The babies are premature but healthy. Johnson described how grateful and elated she is that they’re here. “Babies Ava Simone & Solei Diem arrived on Monday! Born a little earlier than expected […] I have no worries because these…
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My Friend Married the Maintenance Man
I vividly remember the day my homegirl announced that she was marrying a maintenance worker. We were all enjoying a nice dinner, and then it was as if a hush had fallen over the crowd. She has a master’s degree and had purchased a house, while he was not bringing the same to the table.…
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Gun Control and the Disarming of the Black Community
I hate to say it, but Ronald Reagan was the father of the modern gun-control movement in America. Of course, that was at a different time in this country, when Reagan was governor of California and black radicals had taken over the Statehouse toting machine guns and chanting “Black power.” At that time, the solution to…
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Watch: Obamas Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Usher
President Barack Obama is known for his singing mic drops. Remember “Amazing Grace“? And Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together“? But who knew that first lady Michelle Obama had singing skills, too? Never mind that it was just the “Happy Birthday” song—they performed an awesome duet. The two recently surprised R&B crooner Usher with a birthday…
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Lost Malcolm X Letter Found in Storage Locker on Sale for $1,250,000
Lending more credence to the adage that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” a letter written by civil rights activist Malcolm X in 1964 has been discovered in a California storage locker among items that were headed for the trash. It is now on sale for $1.25 million, reports the New York Post. The…
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Review: Oprah’s Belief Is Transformative Television
“Belief is a heart project” —Oprah Winfrey Very few of us can connect people the way Oprah can. She has a gift for helping the rest of us look deep within and challenge ourselves. She has the ability to push us to go higher. To dig deep within. And to want to live more authentic…
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Lamar Odom ‘Talking and Texting’ After Emerging From Coma
Lamar Odom’s condition continued to improve Saturday, days after he was discovered unconscious in a legal Nevada brothel with cocaine and other substances reportedly in his system. The former NBA athlete was making steady improvement, a person close to Odom, but not authorized to speak publicly about his condition, told the Los Angeles Times. Odom,…
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Watch: Tracy Morgan Returns to SNL: ‘I’m Back and Better Than Ever’
Nearly a year after a vehicle crash left him with a critical brain injury, Tracy Morgan returned to host Saturday Night Live to cheers and a reunion with his 30 Rock cast members. “I’m back and better than ever,” the former SNL cast member proclaimed during his monologue, which featured appearances from 30 Rock co-stars…
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