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New Edition Miniseries Heading to BET
BET is gearing up for what will probably be a huge miniseries event in 2016. The network, along with Real Husbands of Hollywood creator Jesse Collins, is set to produce and air a miniseries about R&B group New Edition. According to Deadline, the series will span three nights and become the network’s first foray into…
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Serena Williams Stuns on Cover of New York Mag, Discusses Childhood, Racism and US Open
This has been Serena Williams’ year, and later this month, the greatest athlete of our time will attempt to capture the grand slam when she competes at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Queens, N.Y. Williams also stuns on the cover of the Aug. 10-23 issue of New York magazine, and inside she discusses how…
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Marvin Gaye’s Son Says Lee Daniels Stole Empire Idea; Plans to Sue
It seems as though everyone wants a piece of the empire when it comes to Lee Daniels’ hit Fox TV show. Last week a woman who claims to be the real Cookie Lyon filed a lawsuit against Daniels and Fox claiming that her likeness was stolen. And now the son of a legendary soul singer…
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#FergusonTaughtMe Sheds Light on Lessons Learned 1 Year After Michael Brown’s Death
On the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, #FergusonTaughtMe trended on Twitter Sunday and well into Monday as users shared what they had learned one year later. Brown’s death resonated around the world, and even a year later, it still stings those who rally against injustice. Although some people say his death has taught them…
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Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah Dead at 43
The hip-hop world woke up this morning to news of the death of rapper Sean Price. According to reports, Price, 43, died this morning in his sleep of unknown causes in Brooklyn, N.Y. Price, who is famously known as one-half of hip-hop group Heltah Skeltah, performed under the umbrella of the Boot Camp Clik. Fans…
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BET’s Uncut Is Returning, but Why?
Just when you thought it was safe to re-enter the murky waters of BET programming, it goes and ruins the goodness that exists with shows like Being Mary Jane by announcing that Uncut is returning. You remember Uncut, right? The video show that seemed similar to soft porn and gave Nelly’s “Tip Drill” video airtime? https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/629126470934269952…
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Orange Is the New Black and Glee Stars Join The Wiz Live!
How many stars can The Wiz Live! pack into one live show? Tons. On top of having Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, Mary J. Blige and Stephanie Mills, the show has now added stars from Glee and Orange Is the New Black. Uzo Aduba from Orange Is the New Black and Amber Riley from Glee…
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Dance Like Nobody’s Watching … Except for Millions of People After Video Goes Viral
Since the advent of the camera phone, people have gone viral by doing the most outlandish things. From videos of people waking up from anesthesia at the dentist to the killing of a man by police officers, cellphone footage is something that’s now commonplace in our technology-driven society. In terms of viral videos, there’s always one…
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Lee Daniels Confirms Empire Spinoff
Fox Networks struck ratings gold with Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s Empire, and during the Television Critics Association summer meeting, Daniels announced an Empire spinoff. “Without question,” Daniels stated. “There’s so much ripe story that we’ve talked about already, about Cookie’s family, what makes her her. That in itself is fascinating to me.” One can only…
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New Study Says Black Doesn’t Crack; Here Are 6 Black Women Proving It
Earlier this week I turned a year older, and most people either don’t believe my age or just assume I’m a lot younger. There’s the old adage of “Black don’t crack,” and a recent study proves just that. Skin-care experts Olay, along with Harvard Medical School dermatology professor Dr. Alexa Kimball, did a study that…
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