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Dr. Ian Smith Claims He Was Fired After Attempts to Combat Racial Discrimination on The Doctors, Files Complaint
Smith filed a complaint against ViacomCBS and Dr. Phil’s Stage 29 Productions, where he spoke up for more inclusion and pay equity for African Americans.
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Queen Latifah Will Grab the Mic in First-Look Podcast Deal With Audible
One of the projects from Queen’s production company Flavor Unit will be a 7-part episodic series called Unity in the Community, focusing on community activists.
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Frankie Lons, Mother of Keyshia Cole, Reportedly Dead at 61 Due to Overdose [Updated]
Keyshia’s brother Sam confirmed to TMZ that their mother died on Sunday, the same day she was celebrating her birthday.
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Law & Order: SVU and Power Actor Isaiah Stokes Indicted for Murder in New York City
The Queens, N.Y. District Attorney announced Stokes was charged with one-count murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
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Scarface: Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta…Who Suggested an Innovative Battle Verzuz Ice Cube
Scarface proposed a Verzuz battle against Ice Cube, but with a twist: the two artists play each other’s songs.
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Wanna Hear a Story…Based on Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred? Janicza Bravo to Direct Upcoming FX TV Show Pilot
The Zola director will also executive produce the pilot adaptation, with newcomer Mallori Johnson starring.
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Normani Shows Off Her ‘Wild Side’ With Cardi B, and There’s More Than ‘One in a Million’ Great Tweets About It
“That was the best video I have ever seen in my entire life,” Lil Nas X said, among many others who went all the way up for Normani’s latest.
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Family of Late Journalist Ayesha K. Faines Releases Statement, Confirms She Battled Asthma and Food Allergies
‘On June 29, 2021 Ayesha suffered a fatal anaphylactic reaction from an unknown allergen,’ the family statement read.
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Celebrity Skee-Wee: Meet the New Honorary Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Tracee Ellis Ross, Cynthia Erivo, Lisa Leslie, Alice Walker, Ruth Carter, Robin Roberts and more are among the 2021 members announced on Thursday.
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Yes, the Jussie Smollett Court Saga Is Still Going. Here's the Latest
Smollett appeared at a court hearing on Wednesday in relation to the 2019 incident, but it was about retaining his lawyer, not the charges against him.
