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T.I. Says Iggy Azalea and Her Team Didn’t Handle the ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Firestorm Well; Iggy Fires Back
Well, who knew that T.I. was also critical of how Iggy Azalea handled the “cultural appropriation” firestorm that she’s been at the center of for the past several months? Social media reactions to Iggy’s music and success—from celebrities like Azealia Banks and Q-Tip, too—have converged on the idea that Iggy is blackfacing her way through…
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NBA Rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Says He Has Roommates Because NYC Rent Is Too High
Jimmy McMillan, the former gubernatorial candidate from New York, went viral years ago after he created and ran on the Rent Is Too Damn High party, and now one NBA rookie is proving that fact. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, NBA rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson—who will make $1.33 million this upcoming season as a…
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Did My Ancestor Own the Former Slave Whose Info I Found Online?
My family, descended from Thomas Chaffe (1635), is well-documented in The Chaffee Genealogy by William Chaffee (1909) and I’ve traced a direct line back to Thomas in 12 generations. Also well-documented is the fact that the woman who owned the slave Dred Scott, Irene Sanford Emerson, married one of my ancestors. But this isn’t about…
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Denver Mother Says Fetty Wap Inspired Her Son to Go Outside Without His Prosthetic Eye
Fetty Wap is probably one of the more recognizable newcomers to the hip-hop scene, since he has an eye deformity that he doesn’t hide. According to MTV News, Fetty lost his eye to congenital glaucoma when he was a kid. He doesn’t wear a prosthetic eye to cover it up, and that inspired Jayden…
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Watch: Sheryl Underwood on Her Natural-Hair Comments: I Understand Why I Was Called an Uncle Tom
It’s not often that someone says she completely understands why she was called an Uncle Tom and a coon. People usually try to flip the script and suggest that African Americans—the ones usually lobbing those insults—are playing the race card and being hypersensitive about issues. Comedian Sheryl Underwood did no such thing on Monday’s episode of…
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Doctor Who Performed Surgery on Kanye West’s Mother Says He’s Not Responsible for Her Death
Dr. Jan Adams was the doctor who performed a liposuction, tummy tuck and breast reduction on Donda West, Kanye West’s mother, the day before she died. Even though a medical case against him was dismissed, he’s coming forward once again to clear his name of any suggestion that his medical negligence caused Donda West’s death,…
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Can You Afford That Home Away From Home?
For most people, buying a vacation home may be one of the most significant purchases they will ever make. Potential buyers are often overwhelmed with sales pitches, website postings, and brochures that promise fun, happiness, and the good life. However, the most attractive homes in such places as Florida and California, or luxury mountain cabins,…
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Our #WCW: How Wendy Williams Tended to Her Teen Son’s Addiction to Synthetic Marijuana
Wendy Williams sure can dish it out, but in her defense, she’s always been open about her own skeletons: her addiction to crack cocaine back in the ’90s, her ongoing battle with weight loss, her two miscarriages and her husband’s infidelities. That kind of transparency and honesty didn’t stop Monday during the season 7 debut…
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Toni Braxton Will Play Herself in a Biopic That Will Air on Lifetime
Toni Braxton felt guilty for being the only one of her four sisters to be given a recording contract to become a solo artist. She went bankrupt—twice—and was diagnosed with lupus, her son was diagnosed with autism, and she got a divorce and had a hard time resuscitating her career after her ’90s heyday. We’ll…
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Black Cuba Declares, ‘Obama Brought Us Internet!’
The recent opening up of the Internet in Cuba is creating new international connections between Afro-Cubans and broader black global cultures. Francisco, a dark-skinned Cuban based in Havana who practices Santeria, an African-Diaspora religion from Cuba, stated, “Now we are finally connected,” as he added my email address to his phone and told me he…
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