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Jermaine Jackson's Wife Files for Divorce
Jermaine Jackson is about to be a single man. So all the ladies better line up! Jackson’s third wife, Halima Rashid, filed for divorce Tuesday, according to TMZ. Rashid did not cite greasy pillowcases as her reason for divorce but did say she officially separated from Jackson on Nov. 28, 2015: the same day she and…
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LeBron James Will Not Play Basketball for Team USA in Rio
LeBron James finally has his Cleveland championship and he’s taking a break. Even though many people expected him to compete for Team USA in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, James is sitting this one out. “I could use the rest,” James told Cleveland.com. At the age of 31, James already has two gold medals…
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Watch: NC Cop Looks So Dumb After Pulling Over Black Real Estate Agent
Chalk up being a real estate agent and doing marketing comparisons in the neighborhood of a house you’re trying to sell to yet another thing black folks can’t do. An unidentified real estate agent’s police-stop video has gone viral after he was pulled over by a Randolph County, N.C., cop. According to the video, the agent…
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#BeckyWithTheBadGrades and Other Hilarious Reactions to Abigail Fisher
Abigail Fisher’s mediocrity will forever be cemented in Supreme Court history. In today’s “You shoulda kept your mediocrity to yourself” news, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas’ affirmative action program, which Fisher thought was wrong after she was denied admission. In true social media fashion, the reactions have been hilarious: Abby, you did…
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Move Over, Questlove, This 1-Year-Old Is Coming for Your Drumsticks
Questlove better start worrying about his future with the Roots, because L.J., who’s just 1 year old, has a mean drum game. The Facebook page Because of Them We Can by Eunique Jones posted video of L.J. just grooving like it’s nobody’s business. With impeccable rhythm and presence, he’s well on his way to becoming a…
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Teen Patiently Waited for His Prom Date While a Beyoncé 'Formation' Entrance Was Happening
OK. I get it. When you’re a member of the Beyhive, you tend to go out of your way just to show your allegiance. But there was one teenager who just wanted to get to his prom; however, his prom date had other things on her mind. Namely, Beyoncé and “Formation.” The poor guy is…
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Angela Bassett Creates Skin-Care Line for Darker Skin
Not all skin is created equal when it comes to skin care. And we’re not talking just makeup. Angela Bassett has teamed up with her friend Dr. Barbara Sturm, a widely known skin-care expert, to create a skin-care line that addresses the needs of women with darker skin. When Bassett approached Sturm about her own…
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Singer Judith Hill Recalls Prince's Emergency Landing Days Before His Death
Grammy Award-winning singer Judith Hill spent the last couple of years of her career under Prince’s tutelage. She toured with him and created music with him. She was also one of only two other people on a plane with Prince when it made an emergency landing just days before his death. In an interview with…
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Dear Zoe Saldana: The World Knew About Nina Simone Before Your Biopic
When I was a kid, my grandmother would pull out her old records every Sunday morning. She would grab my hands and I would put my feet on top of hers and we’d dance together. My grandmother was a fan of gospel music, but she also played secular music from time to time. I remember…
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Watch: Rihanna Breaks Down in Tears During Dublin Concert
The Rihanna Navy was out in full force in Dublin Tuesday night. But the show got off to a bumpy start. Badgirl RiRi was 30 minutes late (which really isn’t that bad if you look at recent complaints about Lauryn Hill showing up hours late), but her fans got a show they’ll probably never forget.…
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