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Raven-Symoné: ‘Oprah Told Me Black Twitter Was Going to Hate Me Forever. She Was Right’
Call Oprah “Miss Cleo,” because she warned Raven-Symoné that Twitter was not going to take too kindly to Raven-Symoné’s preference to be considered “an American” and not an “African American.” “She told me that black Twitter is going to hate me forever,” Raven-Symoné revealed during an interview with US Weekly. “She was right,” Raven-Symoné said, laughing. “I…
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Jada Pinkett Smith: Why This Exploitation Activist Stars in the Sexually Charged Magic Mike XXL
Jada Pinkett Smith has had one heck of a career. The dancer-turned-actress, who got her start on NBC’s A Different World and a slew of roles in 1990s films (Menace to Society, Jason’s Lyric, Set It Off, The Nutty Professor), has risen to A-list status, navigating her way through the precarious maze of Hollywood and the…
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Twitter Mocks Tamar Braxton’s Facial Expressions During Her Duet With K. Michelle
Instead of focusing on the fact that Tamar Braxton and K. Michelle were burying the hatchet and coming together to let bygones be bygones at the 2015 BET Awards, online conversation converged on a couple of Braxton’s facial expressions during their duet. In one expression, one of her eyes shrinks while the other remains open.…
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The BET Awards: A Much-Needed Break From All the Drama
Last night’s 15th annual BET Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, gave black folks just what they wanted and needed: one another and a good time. The past fortnight has existed as a surreal melodrama for people of color. We persevered through terrorism in Charleston, S.C.—a tragedy that offered yet another shock…
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Kanye West Says if He Hadn’t Moved to Los Angeles, His Mom Would Still Be Alive
In an interview with Q magazine, Kanye West opened up about a woman and a little girl in his life who are both very dear to him: his late mother, Donda West, and his 2-year-old daughter, North West. Climbing to the top of the charts is no small feat, and it can take a toll…
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Viola Davis on Colorism in Hollywood: ‘If You Are Darker Than a Paper Bag, Then You Are Not Sexy, You Are Not a Woman’
When you see a chocolate-complexioned actress on TV in a complex and sexualized role, clap for that woman and whoever cast her, Viola Davis argues, because dark-brown women have to contend with the colorism hurdle just to land quality roles, the Academy Award nominee revealed during an interview with The Wrap. “The paper-bag test is…
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Feeling Sentimental: Remembering the Great Phyllis Hyman
“I’m tired. I’m tired. Those of you that I love, know who you are. May God bless you.” Those were Phyllis Hyman’s final words, written in a simple note before she took her own life on June 30, 1995. After seemingly regaining control of her struggle with bipolar disorder, Hyman was finding herself with her…
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A Black Pastor Reveals How He Came to Support Same-Sex Marriage
My journey toward being an unapologetic supporter of marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples began in the fall of 2011 when I requested a meeting with a lesbian couple who had joined our church. I noticed they had joined on separate Sundays so as to appear not to be together, and I wanted to…
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Bobbi Kristina’s Family Gathers at Bedside Amid Concerns Over Waning Health
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s family gathered Saturday at an Atlanta-area hospice-care center where the 22-year-old daughter of the late Whitney Houston was moved last week amid concerns about her deteriorating health, according to People magazine. She was transferred to the facility Wednesday after her condition began to worsen. The move came at the same time her…
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