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2017 Grammy Nominations Revealed
The 2017 Grammy nominations are slowly being released Tuesday morning, and it looks like Beyoncé’s Lemonade could win top prize with Album of the Year. The 59th Grammy Awards will air Sunday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, and here is a list of the nominations so far, with more to come: Record of the…
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Lionel Richie's Daughter Sofia Says People Say Racist Stuff Around Her Not Knowing She's Black
Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia has made a name for herself in the fashion industry, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t subjected to everyday racism. Especially when people forget that she’s actually black. “I’m very light, so some people don’t really know that I’m black,” Sofia Richie, 18, said in an interview with Complex. “I’ve been…
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Nicki Minaj Slammed for Mocking Mentally Ill Woman
Social media once again has backfired for a celebrity. And this time it’s Nicki Minaj. The rapper posted a video to Instagram of a “conversation” she was having with a woman. In the short clip, the rapper tells the woman, “Come here,” and laughs at her. But the woman is not to be laughed at.…
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Chris Rock Announces 2017 Stand-Up Tour
With everything going on in the world, from the crazy election to a man looking like a Cheetos winning the presidency, it’s time for a comedian to bring the pain and laughs. And Chris Rock is going to do just that with his upcoming comedy tour. Rock announced his Total Blackout comedy tour Monday evening on…
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Activist Has Perfect Response to Donald Trump’s Latest Twitter Rant
Editor’s note: This post contains a tweet that some may find offensive. Saturday Night Live knows how to push Donald Trump’s buttons, and once again, President-elect Trumpelstiltskin had nothing better to do than to tweet about his disgust for the show. But one Twitter user had her Twitter fingers ready and fired back at him.…
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Netflix Renews Luke Cage for a 2nd Season
As if there were any question as to whether or not Luke Cage was returning for a second season, Netflix finally announced that the show was officially being renewed for a second season. The first season of Luke Cage was met with critical acclaim and was one of Netflix’s top-streamed shows. The series had an all-star…
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Black Santa Is Payback for All of Those White-Jesus Paintings in Black Churches
When I first heard about a black Santa coming to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., I thought back on all the times I went to see Santa Claus as a child. Why I was being forced to sit on some old white man’s lap was beyond my comprehension. Hell, I didn’t even believe…
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Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Officer Who Killed #WalterScott
The jury in the trial of Michael Slager, the police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, says it’s deadlocked after three days of deliberation, according to Reuters. In 2015, Slager pulled Scott over in North Charleston, S.C., and the encounter ended with Slager shooting Scott as a bystander recorded the incident. Scott died from five bullet…
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President Obama Lights His Final White House Christmas Tree
It was all about the holidays at the White House Thursday night as the first family came together one last time to light the annual Christmas tree. President Barack Obama, along with first lady Michelle and daughter Sasha, braved the cold Washington, D.C., night and celebrated with a crowd of families who sparkled as the…
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Olive Garden Donates Money to Comedian's Charity After Waitress Refuses to Serve Him Because He's Black
What’s a black man to do when he can’t even get endless breadsticks and salad because a waitress refuses to serve him? Comedian Ricky Smith took those complaints to social media, and the world and Olive Garden listened. Smith said Tuesday that he tried to have a meal at an Olive Garden in Ohio, but the…
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