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Donald Trump Spends All of a Minute ‘Helping’ La. Flood Victims
Duh! Or should we say Play-Doh!? Republican candidate Donald Trump may be making just that sound as he receives yet more criticism for his actions, even after shaking up his team of advisers. On Friday morning, the GOP presidential hopeful told ABC News that he and running mate Mike Pence would be hitting the road to Baton…
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At Last: Frank Ocean Releases Long-Awaited Album, Blonde
After fits and starts, rumors and innuendo, Frank Ocean finally released his sophomore album Saturday night. Five years after Channel Orange, Blonde was released via Apple Music and through pop-up shops in New York, London, Los Angeles and Chicago. The album is called Blonde on Apple Music but titled Blond on the physical album. There…
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Watch: Al Roker Takes No Tea for the Fever on Ryan Lochte—‘He Lied’
In a video shot heard around the world, Al Roker was not trying to hear any defense of Ryan Lochte, the Olympic swimmer who apparently made up a fantastical story of being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil, starting a series of events now dubbed #Lochtegate. Roker, who was sitting on a beach in Ipanema covering…
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Naming Black Excellence: The Root 100 List Release Reception
The Root 100 means black excellence. And earlier this week, The Root, in partnership with Infiniti along with sponsor Heineken, gave black excellence a name—several names, rather—at The Root 100 2016 List Release Reception on Martha’s Vineyard. The resplendent affair was hosted at Atria, with food curated by Chef Roblé Ali. Needless to say, attendees were in…
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Kevin Hart Jumps the Broom
Kevin Hart married longtime girlfriend Eniko Parrish before about 200 family and friends Saturday evening near Santa Barbara, Calif. Hart, 37, proposed to Parrish, 31, two years ago, and the two had been dating for some years before that. The bride reportedly wore a custom Vera Wang lace mermaid gown that featured hand-embroidered French Chantilly…
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Marion Christopher Barry, Son of Former DC Mayor, Dies at Age 36 of Drug Overdose
Marion Christopher Barry, the son of controversial and beloved former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, died early Sunday morning of a drug overdose, reports WTOP.com. He was 36 years old. Cora Masters Barry, the former mayor’s widow, confirmed Barry’s death to NBC4’s Tom Sherwood. Marion C. Barry, who commonly went by “Christopher Barry,” faced minor drug…
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Nate Parker Addresses College Rape Accusations
While so many wait with bated breath for Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation (due out in October), the actor and director has found himself addressing some rather serious allegations from his past. Variety reports that in 1999, as a student at Penn State University, Parker and his roommate Jean Celestin, who co-wrote Birth, were charged…
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President Obama Celebrates His 55th Birthday With Star-Studded Bash
Our 44th president brought in his 55th birthday in straight Leo style on Friday night: with a big ole party. Famously tight-lipped about the Obamas’ personal life, the White House did concede this much: “The first lady is hosting a 55th birthday celebration for [President Barack Obama] at the White House,” a rep for the…
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She's Gotta Have It, 30 Years Later: Where Are They Now?
It’s been 30 years since we were introduced to Nola Darling, a sex-positive, independent woman in Brooklyn, N.Y., who was trying to pick the right suitor in Spike Lee’s feature-film directorial debut, She’s Gotta Have It. There was polite Jamie, self-absorbed Greer and please-baby-baby-please Mars, all vying for her attention. Thirty years after Lee’s feature-film…
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Watch: Obama Gets Hype for Blistering DNC Speech by Listening to Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'
If you thought President Barack Obama bodied his swan song speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, you can thank the one and only Slim Shady for getting POTUS amped up. Obama can be seen backstage with his face screwed up, bobbing his head to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” the ultimate get-amped song, with lyrics…
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