• Watch: Steve Harvey Faces His ‘Twin’ on Family Feud

    How does it feel to stand in front of someone who looks just like you (no relation)? Well, Steve Harvey knows all about that. The cold part is that it might sting just a little bit when, as the Family Feud host noted, your twinsie “looks a little better than you” do.

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  • Diddy Tops Forbes ‘Cash Kings’ List Once Again

    For the second year in a row, Sean “Diddy” Combs has hit the top of the Forbes 2016 “Cash Kings” list, raking in $62 million in 2016. It is his fifth time taking the top spot. The Forbes Hip-Hop Ranking is now in its 10th year and has been referenced in numerous rap songs, including…

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  • Kenya Barris Sued for $1,000,000 Over Credit for Black-ish

    Kenya Barris, creator of our favorite primetime sitcom, Black-ish, has been sued for $1 million by a former collaborator, a director who says he stole the show idea from him, Deadline reports. Music video director Bryan Barber, who helmed the 2006 film Idlewild, says he met Barris at Clark Atlanta University in 1996 and formed…

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  • Hillary Clinton Sets Off Tweet-Storm by Calling Racist, Xenophobic Trump Supporters ‘Basket of Deplorables’

    Racist, xenophobic and misogynistic language has been the cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign since he began running for president, allowing white nationalist groups and the white people who love them to come out of the woodwork to express how they really feel about blacks, Mexicans, Muslims and women. Friday night, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton…

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  • Rapper Bobby Shmurda Gets 7 Years in Prison

    Rapper Bobby Schmurda, the man behind the popular Shmoney dance—a craze all over America for a moment—copped a plea for seven years in prison just days before his trial on conspiracy and weapons charges was set to begin. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, was facing 25 to life as prosecutors maintained…

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  • NFL Linebacker Brandon Marshall Loses Endorsement Deal for Taking a Knee

    Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall took a stand by taking a knee during the national anthem, and now it has cost him an endorsement deal, according to the New York Daily News. Air Academy Federal Credit Union dropped Marshall as a spokesman after he joined San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, his college teammate­, to…

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  • The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Simone Biles

    Simone Biles is a shining star. Her light shines brightly on and off the gymnastics floor. The 19-year-old has amassed many accolades, including 10 world championships—and most notably, Biles won four gold medals in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. If that’s not enough, the champion gymnast has a forthcoming autobiography to be…

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  • Outkast, Hip-Hop’s Brothers From Another Planet, and the Stars Behind ATLiens: Where Are They Now?

    Twenty years ago, Outkast released their critically acclaimed sophomore album, ATLiens. At the 1995 Source Awards, amid boos and jeers, Outkast, who had just won for Best New Artist based on their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, warned the industry that “the South had something to say.” The next year, Outkast’s second studio album, ATLiens, said it…

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  • Watch: Meet the Designer Who Lets Your Smartphone Talk to Your Clothes

    You may not have heard the name Christopher Bevans, but you have, no doubt, seen his work. From his tenure with Head Tennis and Nike to styling Jay Z and LeBron James, Bevans has his finger on the pulse of the fashion industry and its trendsetters. Today he is breaking new ground with his brand-new…

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  • Hidden Figures: Meet the Black Female Math Geniuses Who Helped Win the Space Race

    Even before the publication of Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, the rights to the film version of the book—starring Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monáe—had been sold. This comes as no surprise: The story of…

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