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Janelle Monáe Joins Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer in Hidden Figures
Singer Janelle Monáe is the latest to be cast in the Fox drama Hidden Figures, and she joins Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in the film about three mathematicians who were the brains behind NASA’s Friendship 7 mission in 1962. The film is based on the upcoming book by Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures: The Story…
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India.Arie Calls Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone ‘Tone-Deaf Casting’
India.Arie’s name is one of many that have come up in discussions about who could have played Nina Simone in the upcoming biopic Nina. Many people have already voiced their opinions about Zoe Saldana’s casting and aren’t too pleased with the prosthetics and dark makeup used on Saldana for the role. But Arie’s opinion definitely…
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Watch: High School Janitor Performs Sam Cooke Song With School Orchestra
Roy Smith, a janitor at Omaha Burke High School in Nebraska, showed the students and faculty at the school that he can hang with the best of them when it comes to music. Smith recently performed with the high school’s orchestra, and the performance immediately went viral. Wearing a pink suit, Smith belted out Sam Cooke’s…
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Here’s Your Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving the ‘KKW Signature Braid’
Style and fashion icon Kim Kardashian West has done it again! Since giving birth to her son, Saint West, the Anna Wintour of Calabasas, Calif., has been rocking a new hairstyle that no one has ever seen before. Ever. We mean it. On Thursday, West uploaded a photo and a video on just how you…
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Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Autopsy Results Revealed
It’s been more than a year since Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious in a bathtub, and an Atlanta judge has now given the go-ahead to unseal her autopsy results. Brown was found in her home last January and was on life support for several months until she died while in hospice in July 2015. …
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Gladys Knight Serenades Officer During Traffic Stop
It’s not every day that a police officer pulls over a Grammy Award-winning singer. But one cop in Utah not only pulled one over but also got her to sing “Happy Birthday.” Police Officer Paul Rogerson pulled over a car that had soul singer Gladys Knight as a passenger. The officer stopped the car in…
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BET’s Founder Defends Zoe Saldana’s Role in Nina Simone Biopic
Robert L. Johnson stepped up to the plate to defend Zoe Saldana’s role in the Nina Simone biopic, Nina. Johnson, who founded BET, is also the chairman and founder of RLJ Entertainment company, the studio that is distributing the film. According to Indiewire, Johnson believes the actress should be judged by her work, not by her…
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ABC Renews Entire ShondaLand TGIT Lineup, Black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat
Fans of Shonda Rhimes’ popular TGIT lineup, Black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat can all rejoice. ABC, which is heralded as having one of the most diverse TV lineups, has renewed the popular series. ABC’s newest entertainment vice president, Channing Dungey, says the shows How to Get Away With Murder, Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Black-ish, America’s Funniest Home Videos,…
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There Isn’t a Black Female Scientist in the Ghostbusters Reboot, and People Aren’t Happy
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. After years of rumors and being put on the back burner, the Ghostbusters remake, with its all-female cast, actually happened. And on Thursday, the trailer for the much-talked-about movie was released. Bad-ass female scientists? Sure, they’re there. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon…
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Dustin Hoffman Says the Oscars Have Always Been Racist and They’re a Reflection of Society
You can add Dustin Hoffman to the list of “woke” white people in Hollywood. Hoffman has joined actors like Danny DeVito and Mark Ruffalo when it comes to speaking out against the Oscars and their lack of diversity. On Wednesday, during the opening of New York City’s Metrograph theater, the first independently owned movie theater to…
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