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Watch: Anthony Anderson vs. Tracee Ellis Ross on Lip Sync Battle
Thursday night’s Lip Sync Battle had the stars of Black’ish trying to see who could out-lip-synch the other. During the first set of performances, Anthony Anderson went old-school and belted out Bell Biv Devoe’s “Do Me,” and Tracee Ellis Ross channeled her inner Nicki Minaj with “Super Bass.” In the end, Anderson trumped Ross with his…
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Big Sean Launches #HealFlintKids Fundraiser, Donates $10,000 to Kick It Off
Big Sean is doing his part when it comes to helping people in Flint, Mich., during the water crisis. On Thursday the Detroit native launched #HealFlintKids to raise money, and he also donated $10,000. The rapper teamed up with Crowdrise to benefit the children exposed to the toxic Flint water. Proceeds of the fundraiser will also…
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Viola Davis on Oscars Boycott: The Problem Is With Moviemaking
Viola Davis is shedding light on what she thinks is the real problem with the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. And it’s quite apropos, since it was only last year that Davis made Emmy Award history when she became the first black actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.…
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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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Meek Mill Donates 60,000 Bottles of Water to Flint, Mich., Charity
Meek Mill seems to be a stand-up dude, despite what 50 Cent may think. Earlier this week, the rapper donated $50,000 to a local Flint, Mich., charity that fights the adverse effects of ingesting lead-filled H2O. The rapper’s call to action was prompted by a fan who tweeted the rapper about his ongoing beef with…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Responds to Janet Hubert's Oscar Video and Academy President’s Statement on Diversity
Janet Hubert, the actress who played the original Aunt Viv on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, had a bone to pick with Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith. Hubert posted a video on Facebook Sunday night claiming Pinkett Smith was only complaining about the Oscars’ lack of diversity because her husband didn’t…
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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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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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Straight Outta Compton’s O’Shea Jackson Jr. on the Oscars’ Lack of Diversity: ‘We Just Gotta Get Back to the Drawing Boards’
Like father, like son. O’Shea Jackson Jr. has joined the conversation about the lack of diversity at the Oscars. Jackson portrayed his father, Ice Cube, in the box-office hit Straight Outta Compton. In an interview with People, Jackson said that since most of the nominees are white people, “We just gotta get back to the…
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Meek Mill, Big Sean and Sean Combs Rally to Get Entertainers to Donate to Flint, Mich., Water Crisis
Meek Mill may have been clowned over the last couple of days while beefing with 50 Cent, but the rapper, after being called out on Twitter, has stepped up to the plate to help out residents in Flint, Mich., as they deal with a water crisis. Somebody tell @MeekMill & @50cent the ppl in #Flint #Michigan…
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