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Usher and Nas Confront Police Brutality With Interactive Video ‘Chains’ on Tidal
Music with a message is definitely something that both Usher and Nas are aiming to make with the release of their new single “Chains.” The song, which highlights police brutality, premiered on Tidal and uses advanced facial-recognition technology to drive home the message. While watching the video, you’re urged not to move your eyes as…
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HBO Picks Up Issa Rae’s 30-Minute Comedy Series Insecure
Issa Rae’s long-awaited television debut is finally happening. Rae, creator of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, is heading to HBO with her new comedy series, Insecure, Variety reports. Insecure follows the friendship of two modern-day black women and all of their uncomfortable experiences and racy tribulations. According to HBO, Insecure will be produced by…
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Quentin Tarantino on Black Critics: ‘When the Black Critics Came Out With Savage Think Pieces About Django, I Couldn’t Have Cared Less’
For someone who’s made a name for himself particularly when it comes to the use of the n-word in his movies, you’d think Quentin Tarantino would pay attention to the criticism he receives from black people. As Tarantino preps for his newest Christmas Day release, The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L. Jackson, he spoke about…
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The Ellen Show Parodies Nicki Minaj’s New Sitcom and Some Thought It Wasn’t Funny at All
Nicki Minaj recently announced that she’s producing and starring in a new ABC Family sitcom about her family’s move from Trinidad to Queens, N.Y. The rapper, who recently shut down a New York Times Magazine interviewer, moved to New York City with her family when she was 5. Although the sitcom is still in the early…
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Kordell Stewart Denies Relationship With Andrew ‘I’m Not Gay No More’ Caldwell: ‘I’m Heterosexual’
Andrew Caldwell is adamant about not going away. After going viral when he proclaimed, “I’m not gay no more” during a church service, Caldwell has been milking his 15 minutes of fame for everything it’s worth, and his recent comments may come with a price. In an interview with an online radio show, Caldwell alleged that…
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Cosmo Labels These People ‘America’s First Family’ … but of What? And Twitter Is Like, ‘Nah’
Cosmopolitan needs to get an award in trolling, because it has it down to a science. On the cover of the magazine’s November issue are six women who are not the first family who reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., but they were labeled “America’s First Family.” I get it. Do what you…
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Soul Train Is Heading to Broadway
If you didn’t have a chance to enjoy Soul Train while it was still being broadcast—the original, of course, not the one hosted by Shemar Moore—you’re in luck, because it’s now headed to Broadway. The Soul Train musical will be written by Anthony E. Zuiker, creator of television’s CSI franchise, according to Entertainment Weekly. Zuiker is…
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Michelle Obama’s Advice to Girls: ‘There Is No Boy Cute Enough or Interesting Enough to Stop You From Getting Your Education’
Michelle Obama has been a crusader when it comes to empowering girls, not only in the U.S. but also across the world. On Tuesday the first lady discussed the fact that there are 62 million girls around the world who are not able to receive an education. “For me, this is personal. When I think about those…
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Soap Opera Star Nancy Lee Grahn Apologizes After Negative Tweets About Viola Davis’ Emmys 2015 Acceptance Speech
Sometimes you’re better off keeping those tweets right in your head, and not even spending the time to type out 140 characters that will end up embarrassing you in the end. And General Hospital star Nancy Lee Grahn learned that lesson Sunday night. During Viola Davis’ acceptance speech after becoming the first black woman to win…
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Viola Davis Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama
It was Viola Davis’ night, and the rest of the nominees in the Emmy category for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series were along for the ride. Davis, who was joined by Taraji P. Henson in the same category, won for her role on How to Get Away With Murder. During Davis’ emotional acceptance speech, her…
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