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#Throwback: Della Reese Remembers Redd Foxx’s Death and How The Royal Family Producer Demeaned Him
Once in a while the Internet will allow you to reminisce about the good old days of television. One of my all-time favorite comedians will always be Redd Foxx. Although I started listening to his records at a young age, when I really had no business doing so, Foxx’s humor and comedic trash-talking were what…
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Michael Strahan Leaving Live With Kelly and Michael to Join Good Morning America
Michael Strahan has carved out his place in daytime television since retiring from football. The popular co-host of ABC’s Live With Kelly and Michael will be heading to Good Morning America full time in September, according to Variety. But it won’t be Strahan’s first time at the GMA rodeo: For the last two years he’s…
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#SquadGoals: 4 Southwest DC Women Will Celebrate Their 100th Birthdays Together After 90 Years of Friendship
When you take a look at your current friendships, can you imagine having the same friends around for 90 years? In the epitome of squad goals, four women from Southwest Washington, D.C., formed a friendship over 90 years ago, and it’s still going strong. This summer Leona Barnes, Gladys Butler, Ruth Hammett and Bernice Underwood plan…
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Watch: Cast of A Different World Is Greeted by Norfolk State University Students With Show’s Theme Song
The cast of A Different World received the most appropriate greeting when it paid a visit to Norfolk State University this past Saturday. Jasmine Guy (Whitley), Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne), Darryl Bell (Ron), Cree Summer (Freddie) and Charnele Brown (Kim) spoke on a panel at NSU to benefit the Access College Foundation and NSU’s Honor College.…
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Dame Dash on Aaliyah’s Death: ‘If I Was There … It Probably Would Have Been Different’
Dame Dash is speaking out about the death of his late girlfriend, R&B singer Aaliyah, almost 15 years after her death. During an appearance on The Real, airing Tuesday, Dash says things would have been different if he had been there. On a recent episode of Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn, Dash stated that Aaliyah’s…
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BuzzFeed Apologizes for ‘Black People Questions’ Video
BuzzFeed felt the ire of the Internet last week with its video “27 Questions Black People Have for Black People.” The site, widely known for its quizzes, enlisted the help of some of its black employees to propose questions to other black people. “Do we really think black is beautiful?” asked one. With 27 questions…
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Tracy Morgan Performs for Doctors and Nurses Who Saved His Life
Tracy Morgan recently gave back to those people who helped him survive the tractor-trailer crash that killed fellow comedian Jimmy “Mack” McNair. In the June 2014 accident, a Wal-Mart driver fell asleep at the wheel of his truck and collided with a limo bus carrying Morgan and his entourage. Morgan’s recovery is ongoing, but he…
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Watch: This Woman Thought Waka Flocka Was Richard Sherman
OK, I kinda get it. Waka Flocka Flame is a black man with locks. Richard Sherman is a black man with locks. So two black men with locks have to be the same guy, right? Well, that’s if you’re a random white woman on a flight with Waka Flocka. The Atlanta rapper captured his encounter with…
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Chris Brown Says He Contemplated Suicide After Rihanna Assault
Editor’s note: This post contains a tweet that some may find offensive. Chris Brown wants the world to know that he’s misunderstood. In a new trailer for his upcoming documentary Welcome to My Life, Brown laments about feelings of suicide and his image as a bad boy. Probably the most interesting thing of note about the…
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If Hillary Clinton Really Wanted to Be ‘Down,’ She Would Have Mentioned Frank’s RedHot Sauce
Hillary Clinton has been on a roll recently. A pandering roll, some might say. She was seen playing dominoes last week, and—gasp—she actually won. Or got lucky. And then there’s her recent appearance on The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne tha God and company. During Clinton’s interview, she told the crew that she keeps hot sauce…
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