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Tell the Truth: Do You Have a Will?
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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He Proposed! Trai Byers Pops the Question to His Empire Co-Star Grace Gealey
It’s no longer an on-set romance or even a budding relationship. Grace Gealey and Trai Byers—who play Anika Calhoun and Andre Lyon on Empire—are engaged, E! News confirmed Tuesday. According to reports, Byers threw Gealey a surprise party at a Chicago restaurant to celebrate her 33rd birthday. “She thought it would just be the two of them going…
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It’s a Wrap for Key & Peele; Comedy Central Says This Season Will Be Its Last
It was a great accomplishment: two African-American comedians at the helm—and also starring in—a sketch-comedy show that aired on a cable network not specifically targeting African Americans. Key & Peele was anecdotal proof that black comics, and the content they might produce about race every now and then, could be consistently appreciated by mainstream audiences who…
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Jay Z and Will Smith Team Up to Produce a 6-Hour HBO Miniseries About Emmett Till
It looks like these two enjoy working together. According to Deadline, Jay Z and Will Smith, who produced 2014’s Annie remake, are teaming up once again to co-produce a HBO miniseries that will tell the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old from Chicago who was brutally killed by two white men in 1955 after he…
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A Father’s Open Letter to His Son About the Power of Love
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles that were shared in partnership with BMe Community’s #BlackMenLove to remind readers of who, what and how deeply black men love during this final weekend of Black Family Month. BMe is a growing network of all races and genders, committed to building better communities…
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Devon Still’s 5-Year-Old Daughter, Leah, Who’s Fighting Cancer, Challenges Riley Curry to a Dance-Off
Leah Still, the 5-year-old rock-star daughter of Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Devon Still, is not letting radiation treatments for her cancerous neuroblastoma get her down. In a video posted to her father’s Instagram account Sunday, Leah apparently wants in on all the Nae Nae fun and challenges Riley Curry, the 3-year-old daughter of NBA player Stephen Curry,…
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Styles P Reveals Daughter’s Suicide, Advises People to Prioritize Love and Family Over Career and Success
People wondered why Styles P wasn’t onstage with his rap group, the Lox, during the Bad Boy anniversary performance at the BET Awards last month. The Bronx, N.Y., rapper revealed in an Instagram post Sunday that his daughter committed suicide last month. “I rarely speak on my personal issues and i usually express my pain…
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Medical Examiner: Interpreting Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Autopsy Will Be ‘Challenging’
Now that Bobbi Kristina Brown has died, an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of her death. A Georgia medical examiner, however, says that the procedure will likely be “challenging” because of how much time has passed since Brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub. According to the Associated Press, the Fulton…
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Report: Michael and Janet Jackson’s Father, Joe Jackson, Suffers a Stroke in Brazil
Joe Jackson was in Sao Paulo to celebrate his 87th birthday, but instead of being at his party, he was in a hospital recovering from a stroke, local Brazilian media have reported. The patriarch of the Jackson family—who helped produce megastar acts like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and the Jackson 5—was reportedly admitted to the…
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How Being a Kenyan American and an African American Has Shaped Obama’s Presidency
President Barack Obama’s visit to his father’s homeland concluded Sunday with an address to nearly 5,000 young Kenyans in an indoor arena just outside Nairobi. There, he told the adoring crowd, “I am proud to be the first American president to come to Kenya, and of course, I’m the first Kenyan American to be president…
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