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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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7 Ways to Make The Perfect Guy a Less Horrible Movie
I went gaga the first time I saw the trailer for The Perfect Guy months ago. There was gorgeous, blue-eyed Michael Ealy playing crazy again, which he’s phenomenally good at, and there was Morris Chestnut, who is Idris Elba’s sole rival for finest celebrity man alive (in my opinion). And they were fighting over Sanaa…
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Facing a Downturn? Stop Making Excuses, Start Making 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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BET Picks Up 3 Series From Black&Sexy TV—the Content Provider Commonly Referred to as the ‘Black Netflix’
BET is partnering with Black&Sexy TV—an online content provider commonly referred to as the “Black Netflix”—to begin airing three of its Web series on the cable network, Variety reports. This is a big win for boutique and independent content providers on the Web. Companies like Black&Sexy TV cater to viewers who are willing to pay a…
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Ice Cube Ended Concert With Son After a Fight Broke Out in the Crowd
In interview after interview promoting his Straight Outta Compton film, rapper, actor and producer Ice Cube has been adamant about what the true essence of hip-hop is: It is an art form that describes the times we live in—good and bad. It’s not an outlet that promotes or glorifies violence. He demonstrated that Saturday night…
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President Obama’s Advice to Malia About Going to College Is Something All Students Should Hear
Seems like it was just yesterday that Malia Obama was the precocious, wide-eyed eldest child of Barack and Michelle Obama, standing onstage with them in Chicago’s Grant Park in 2008 and waving to the crowd gleefully because her father had just been elected the first African-American president of the United States. Now she’s college-bound. She’s…
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Sanders May Lead the Polls in Iowa and NH, but It’s Black Voters Who Really Count
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is catching fire. But the Democratic presidential nominee’s long shot bid for the White House will hinge on his ability to attract African-American voters. Recent polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two primary states, show him beating Hillary Clinton by 10 points and 22 points, respectively. Those states, however,…
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Helen Burns Jackson, Mother of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mourned in SC
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother gave birth to him as an unwed teen, “I guarantee you where she was going to church didn’t look like this,” said former President Bill Clinton in his signature, conversational style during homegoing services Monday for Helen Burns Jackson. Mrs. Jackson died Sept. 7 at age 91. Springfield Baptist…
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Entertainment Site Asks if Taylor Swift Is the Next Michael Jackson; Twitter Laughs
Now, the girl has accomplished a lot since she came onto the music scene. No one could ever take that away from Taylor Swift. But for Pop Matters to go on and write an 1,100-word piece arguing that one could compare Taylor to the late, great Michael Jackson is just downright wrong. Hell, Taylor would…
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