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Watch: Janet Jackson Gives a Nod to Her Dad and Childhood in New Music Video
If you’re a decor addict like me, then you’ll have a decor-asm or two while watching Janet Jackson’s new music video, “No Sleeep” (sic), which debuted Friday on the Today show. The word “plush” is written in a window’s fog when the video starts, and plush is exactly what describes the look of the mansion…
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50 Cent’s Accountant Is Apparently in the Dark About a Lot of His Income
With all the stuff that 50 Cent’s accountant, Mai Pho, apparently doesn’t know, or doesn’t remember, about 50 Cent’s income, it makes you wonder who exactly is keeping a watchful eye over the rapper’s finances. In a court session Thursday to determine the punitive damages in a “sex tape” trial in which 50 Cent has…
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My Ancestor’s Records Were Destroyed by Fire. Now What?
Dear Professor Gates: My grandfather Charles Richard Jackson was born in Russell County, Va., in November 1870. My father, Charles Daniel O’Brien Jackson, was only about 2 years old when his father died. Story was that my grandfather may have been robbed and murdered. His family lived in Honaker, Va., and in McVeigh, Ky. My…
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An Open Letter to the Church: Homosexuality Isn’t a Sin, but Homophobia Is
The shooting of nine black parishioners at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., has prompted righteous outrage and incomparable grief. Black people were targeted and slain after extending grace and hospitality to a heartless white supremacist who allegedly killed them in one of the nation’s most storied black institutions. Weeks later, our hearts are…
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Report: Gunman Opens Fire in La. Movie Theater, Three Dead
A gunman opened fire in the Grand 16 Movie Theatre in Lafayette, La., killing himself and at least two moviegoers, and injuring 8 others, reports the Advocate. According to Police Chief Jim Craft, the shooter was a “white male in his 50s who used a handgun.” The shooting occured at approximately 7:30 p.m., during a…
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Jennifer Hudson Is the Face of a New Jeans Campaign at New York & Co.
Jennifer Hudson doesn’t need to sing karaoke—the girl’s got a set of pipes on her—but she still hosted a swanky karaoke party in New York City Wednesday to introduce the world to a new jeans campaign that she’s the face of over at New York & Co. She wore a full-on denim look and was…
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Marvin Gaye’s Ex-Wife on ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit: We Did What Marvin Would Have Done
Contrary to what some people may think, a lot of thought went into the decision to sue Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for copyright infringement, Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife Janis Gaye told ABC News Radio. It was not made lightly. For one, Janis Gaye explained, she didn’t want to alienate Marvin Gaye’s estate from the music…
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Africa’s Progress Is Good for America
Tonight I begin my fourth visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, the most of any U.S. president. I’ll also become the first sitting American president to visit Kenya, Ethiopia and the headquarters of the African Union. My visit to Kenya, where my father was born, obviously holds deep personal meaning for me, and my…
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Empire’s Season 2 Teaser Is Here, and the Tables Have Turned
Enemies today. Friends tomorrow. Anything can happen when money is involved. A new 30-second snippet featuring some scenes from the upcoming season of Empire reveals some of the developments taking place with the Lyon family. In one scene, we see that Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) seems to have buried the hatchet with Lucious Lyon’s…
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Afro, Oh My! What Does Your Hair Say About the Kind of Guy You Attract?
When one thinks of summer, one might think about barbecues, beach time and beverages spiked with alcohol. But let’s face it: What seems to matter the most during this season is single people getting a Ned Stark-like warning of “Winter is coming,” also known as seeing all their friends’ Facebook statuses changing to “in a…
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