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  • Kanye West in Twitter Beef With Wiz Khalifa, Tells Rapper He Owns His Child

    Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Kanye West should be worried about his upcoming album release that still has yet to be titled. But instead, on Wednesday afternoon, he was all in his feelings on Twitter and beefing with Wiz Khalifa. It seemingly started out over the following tweet Wiz…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 27, 2016
  • Rapper B.o.B Says the Earth Is Flat; Neil deGrasse Tyson Says ‘Nah.’ Then They Battle It Out Over Diss Tracks

    Over the last three days, either rapper B.o.B was really bored or he was smoking something interesting. Because this dude really, sincerely thinks the Earth is flat. B.o.B is a flat-Earth truther. People tried to convince him otherwise during his Twitter rant, but he wouldn’t let go of his side of the Earth, I mean…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 27, 2016
  • White British Actor Joseph Fiennes Is Set to Play Michael Jackson in British TV Dramedy 

    This news is not coming from The Onion. I repeat: This is really happening. A white man has been cast to play Michael Jackson in Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, a British TV movie about three celebrities escaping from New York City during 9/11. The urban legend concerning Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando during 9/11 goes…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 27, 2016
  • Danny DeVito, Don Cheadle and Mark Ruffalo Chime In on #OscarsSoWhite

    More stars are speaking out about the Academy Awards and its problem when it comes to having a diverse representation not only among nominees but also among members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who are responsible for submitting nominations. As stars gather this week at the Sundance Film Festival, it seems…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 26, 2016
  • 2 Chainz Gives Family of 11 Facing Eviction a New Home

    Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean that 2 Chainz is finished helping families. In December the Atlanta rapper helped a disabled veteran pay her rent for a year through his charity, TRU Foundation. The money used was generated through his “Ugly Christmas Sweater” line. Now the rapper is helping another family in need. 2 Chainz came…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 25, 2016
  • Will Smith Says He’s Not Attending Oscars, Says Diversity Is America’s Superpower 

    Will Smith is standing in solidarity with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, come Oscar night. On Thursday the actor spoke to Robin Roberts on Good Morning America about the Oscars’ lack of diversity and his lack of attendance. Roberts jumped right into the diversity conversation and asked Smith about his feelings about the Oscars. “I think…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 21, 2016
  • Stacey Dash: Black History Month, BET and NAACP Image Awards Shouldn’t Exist Because They’re Segregated

    How many times have you heard, “Well, there isn’t a White History Month; why is there a Black History Month?” And since the uproar over the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations, people have asked whether special exceptions should be made to include black actors. Should a black film or actor be nominated “just…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 20, 2016
  • 11-Year-Old Girl Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks, a Book Drive Dedicated to Black Girl Characters in Books

    Marley Dias is an 11-year-old Philadelphia native who, as an avid reader, noticed that there was a certain type of character prevalent in books and was tired of reading about certain topics. Marley expressed to her mother the issues she had with books. “I told her I was sick of reading about white boys and…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 20, 2016
  • Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs Releases Statement About Oscars’ Lack of Diversity

    Three years ago, Cheryl Boone Isaacs became the first black woman appointed president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. And this year’s Oscar nominations, which lack ethnic diversity, aren’t sitting well with her, especially with big names like Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee calling for a boycott of the award ceremony.…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 19, 2016
  • Janet Hubert, Aunt Viv From Fresh Prince, to Jada Pinkett Smith on Oscar Boycott: ‘Does Will Smith Have a Mouth of His Own?’

    Not everyone is singing the praises of Jada Pinkett Smith’s call for a boycott of the Oscars. Especially one person who has repeatedly told her story of being blackballed from Hollywood because of the actions of Will Smith. Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Viv from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, took to Facebook to call out…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    January 19, 2016
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