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‘Penny’ and ‘Willona’ From Good Times Reunite
Before she was “Ms. Jackson if You’re Nasty,” Janet Jackson was Penny on Good Times. Jackson appeared on the series as Penny Gordon Woods during seasons 5 and 6, a character who dealt with physical abuse at the hands of her mother, Linella Gordon (played by Chip Fields, Kim Fields’ mother). In the episode “The…
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Don’t Get Scammed by Virtual Kidnappers: How 1 Mom’s Horrifying Experience Could Help Others
When people think of someone being kidnapped and held for ransom, most people picture something out of a movie. A child is picked up off the streets and a phone call is made demanding money. But in this age of social media and internet scams, kidnapping has taken on new meaning. Kishau Rogers received a…
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Look at This Trash Human Throwing Paper Towels Into the Crowd in Puerto Rico
As we all know by now, Donald Trump is in Puerto Rico doing what he does best: looking like the dotard he is. In between blaming Puerto Rico for damaging the budget, Trump thought he’d be benevolent and throw rolls of paper towels into the crowd. Like, seriously, how and why anyone thought this was…
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Milo Yiannopoulos Marries a Black Man
He may be the world’s biggest racist and transphobic troll, but that didn’t stop Milo Yiannopoulos from marrying a black man. Yiannopoulos and his longtime boyfriend, identified only as John, got married over the weekend in Hawaii. Yiannopoulos shared select photos of his husband on social media while carefully hiding his face. Because, honestly, if…
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Jaimee Foxworth Speaks Out About Not Being Invited to Entertainment Weekly’s Family Matters Reunion Photo Shoot
In 1989, five years after The Cosby Show aired, a new black-family sitcom made its way to prime-time television, and the world was introduced to the Winslows on Family Matters. The Winslows were a family from Chicago, and the series started out with patriarch Carl (Reginald VelJohnson); his wife, Harriette (Jo Marie Payton); his son,…
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Miami High School’s Dance-Team Costumes and Routine Under Fire as Being Too Risqué
A Miami high school’s dance team is under fire for their sexy costumes and dance moves that went viral after a video appeared on social media. Dancers from the Miami Northwestern Senior High dance team wore costumes that included thigh-high tights, a cutout leotard with a long-sleeved crop top and black boots, which many people…
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Tidal Charters Cargo Plane to Deliver Aid to Puerto Rico
Many celebrities have pitched in when it comes to offering relief aid to Puerto Rico. From Mark Cuban to Pitbull as well as Carmelo Anthony, where the Dotard of the United States doesn’t seem to give a damn, others have proved they do. And, now, Jay-Z and his music-streaming service, Tidal, in conjunction with New…
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Donald Glover Reportedly Shooting Season 2 of Atlanta
Donald Glover’s award-winning television show, Atlanta, has officially begun production on season 2. Film crews for the second season have been reportedly spotted around … Atlanta, of course. According to Atlanta magazine, crews have been filming in the Mechanicsville section of Atlanta, as well as in East Point and Southlake Mall. Also, there have been…
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British Airways Flight Attendant Fired Over ‘BBC’ Snapchat
Joanne Wickenden pondered on Shapchat why was she stuck having to fly to Nigeria on a Friday night as a flight attendant for British Airways. Well, she no longer has to work on Fridays because she’s been fired by the airlines over a racist Snapchat video. Wickenden’s Snapchat video about Nigerians and their big, black…
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O.J. Simpson Could Be Swinging Golf Clubs by Monday
O.J. Simpson could be back to his old ways of golfing and-stabbing by Monday, according to Nevada prison officials Wednesday. The 70-year-old Juice is set to be transferred to High Desert State Prison for release, Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast told the Associated Press. According to a friend of Simpson’s, Tom Scotto, the…
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