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Nicki Minaj Dropped These Insights During an Interview She Found Patronizing
Let’s go out of order so that I can tell you how Nicki Minaj’s recent interview with the New York Times Magazine ended. “Do not speak to me like I’m stupid or beneath you in any way,’” Minaj told writer Vanessa Grigoriadis. She called Grigoriadis “rude” and a “troublemaker” and kicked her out of the room…
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Fat Joe Opens Up About His Special-Needs Son
Men, especially rappers, rarely reveal their vulnerable side, so when they do, it’s a treat that we need to celebrate and encourage. Rapper Fat Joe’s eldest son, Joey, has special needs. Fat Joe posted a message on Facebook about the joy that Joey has brought to his life. “Joey is [a] special kid full of…
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Will Smith Says Another Bad Boys Movie Could Be Coming Soon
“There is a very, very, very strong possibility that you will be seeing a Bad Boys within the next 12-16 months.” Count ’em: That’s three “verys.” That’s what Will Smith said during a radio interview with Beats 1 about the trilogy that everyone has been waiting for. Start at the 18:34 mark in the video below to…
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My Boyfriend Asked Me to Move in, but Now He Says He Needs More Space. Is This the End?
Four months ago, my boyfriend asked me to move in. He even went and purchased furniture for my own personal glam room. Yesterday he said he “needed space” and we spend too much time together. We both work from home. I never moved completely in, but I feel hurt that he said he needed space.…
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Why Men and Women Don’t Speak the Same Language About Money
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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Taye Diggs Wrote a Children’s Book for Biracial Children, Particularly His Own Son
After addressing his experiences as a chocolate-complexioned boy in the children’s book Chocolate Me!, Taye Diggs wanted to create a story about biracial children and their unique experiences, so he wrote a follow-up book called Mixed Me! During an interview with the Today show, Diggs talked about how the book was inspired by his 6-year-old son,…
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F. Gary Gray Will be Directing the Next Movie in the Billion-Dollar Fast and Furious Franchise
Whenever an African American gets hired to direct the next film in a billion-dollar box-office franchise, every black person ought to grab the nearest cup and toast that man. Congratulations are in order—yet again—for F. Gary Gray. He’s the guy slated to direct Furious 8, Deadline is reporting. Fast & Furious lead actor and producer…
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Man Who Got Fired Because of Racist Facebook Photo Says He’s Being ‘Targeted’
“My entire post was taken out of context.” That’s what Gerod Roth said during his interview with Fox 5 Atlanta when he was asked to explain why he and his friends posted racist comments underneath the photo of a little black boy that Roth posted to Facebook under a different name. Roth, a white man,…
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ColorOfChange.org Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Notables from the worlds of entertainment, media, politics and social justice came together at New York City’s Gotham Hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ColorOfChange.org, the social-justice organization. Co-founders Van Jones and James Rucker greeted Selma director Ava DuVernay; Mara Brock Akil, creator of Being Mary Jane; Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards; musician Questlove;…
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Faith Kept Rhonda Ross Believing That She Would Conceive a Child After 3 Miscarriages
In an as-told-to essay published at Mater Mea, Rhonda Ross—the only child of Motown legends Berry Gordy and Diana Ross—bared her soul about the journey she went on to become a mother at 37. The now-46-year-old had three miscarriages and revealed that when she began trying to have a child in her 20s, she didn’t…
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