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Spike Lee’s Upcoming Short Film Will Focus on Mizzou Campus Protests
Spike Lee’s newest short film will focus on the University of Missouri campus protests that happened last year. Lee’s 2 Fists Up will be released digitally May 31 by ESPN as part of its Spike Lee’s Lil’ Joints series. According to ESPN, the film will take a look at how the Black Lives Matter Movement and activism at Mizzou…
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Gabby Douglas’ Oxygen TV Series Premieres in May
Gabby Douglas and her family will have their lives on display this May when their new Oxygen docuseries, Douglas Family Gold, premieres. “This time, as Gabby trains tirelessly in Ohio with her grandmother by her side, the rest of the family keeps busy juggling Gabby’s business and their own lives back in California,” an Oxygen press…
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50 Cent Reaches Bankruptcy Deal With Creditors
What do you do when the whole world is in your pockets and you have to appear in front of a bankruptcy judge? If you’re 50 Cent, you show up with money stuffed in the front of your pants. Well, fake money, actually. On Wednesday, 50 Cent appeared in bankruptcy court to make a deal…
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Jeremy ‘#PrisonBae’ Meeks Is Now a Free Man
Two years have flown by really fast, because Jeremy Meeks is now a free man. Meeks, who went viral after being arrested and skyrocketing to Internet fame because of his model looks, was released from prison Wednesday. Meeks was arrested for gun possession after being caught up in a gang sweep. Was it the blue eyes…
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50 Cent Says He Flaunts Fake Cash in Social Media Photos to Keep Up His Image
50 Cent had to answer to a bankruptcy court judge because of the money he’s been flaunting on social media. But according to the rapper, he’s using fake money and it’s just to keep up his image. Last month 50 Cent was accused of hiding assets, and the photos of money on his social media…
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Q-Tip Named Kennedy Center’s 1st Artistic Director for Hip-Hop Culture
Last year the Kennedy Center hosted Kendrick Lamar’s sold-out show with the National Symphony Orchestra, and now it’s planning a whole series dedicated to hip-hop culture, with a hip-hop great at the helm. The Kennedy Center announced that Q-Tip, founding member of A Tribe Called Quest, will be its first artistic director of hip-hop for its…
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Vogue Spain Declares ‘Black Is Beautiful’ With Black Cover Model Rocking Cornrows
It’s not too often that a major fashion magazine declares, “Black is beautiful,” but Vogue Spain (Vogue España) just did for its March issue. Not only is Ivorian-British model Aya Jones giving all types of #BlackGirlMagic on the cover, but she’s also rocking a simple set of cornrows. The photo editorial was shot in Botswana, with…
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Serena Williams Comments on Maria Sharapova’s Failed Drug Test
On Monday, tennis champion Maria Sharapova made an announcement that shocked the tennis world: Sharapova said she was informed by the World Anti-Doping Agency that she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January. Sharapova tested positive for mildronate, also known as meldonium, which was added to the prohibited-drug list this year. According…
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Chanel Names Willow Smith Its Newest Brand Ambassadress
Paris Fashion Week may be currently drawing attention overseas, but Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith now have two fashion brands represented in their household. Jaden Smith had already become the face of Louis Vuitton, but not to be outdone, Willow Smith is now an ambassadress for Chanel. Willow, who was handpicked by Karl Lagerfeld,…
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Watch: Common Surprises Compton, Calif., Youth Choir During Performance of ‘Glory’
Common, who is taking part in the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, recently surprised a youth choir at the Greater Zion Church in Compton, Calif., during a performance of the inspiring song “Glory,” which he co-wrote and performed for the movie Selma. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have a dream … My Brother’s Keeper…
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