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Fulton County, Ga., Chairman Calls for Full Criminal Investigation Into R. Kelly
Fulton County, Ga.’s Commission Chairman John Eaves is calling for a full investigation into R. Kelly and his alleged “sex cult.” In a press conference held Friday morning, Eaves said that new information has “severely raised the level of concern” and wants the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to conduct a full investigation into Kelly.…
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NJ Hotel Employee Says Usher Did End Up at the Hotel With Quantasia Sharpton: Report
Last week, attorney Lisa Bloom held a news conference with a woman alleging that she had sex with Usher, but he didn’t disclose to her that he was infected with herpes. However, the moment Quantasia Sharpton appeared on-screen, jokes about her appearance and weight started rolling in. “How dare Quantasia, a plus-size black woman, spout…
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Google Doodle Celebrates the 44th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip-Hop
If you’ve ever aspired to be a DJ, you may want to hop on over to Friday’s Google Doodle and get yourself a history lesson on hip-hop and a DJ tutorial. In honor of hip-hop’s 44th anniversary, Google Doodle is paying homage to DJ Kool Herc and showing you exactly how his “breaks” became famous.…
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Ava DuVernay and Victoria Mahoney to Adapt Octavia E. Butler’s Dawn for Television
If you’ve been waiting for Octavia E. Butler’s sci-fi to make it to television, Ava DuVernay and Victoria Mahoney have teamed up to bring Butler’s Dawn to television sets across the country. Dawn tells the story of a black woman working side by side with aliens to revive the human race 250 years after a…
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Donald Glover Says He’s Working on New Music and Season 2 of Atlanta Will Be Better Than the 1st
Donald Glover has his hands full, and apparently he’s cooking up new music and an even better second season of Atlanta. During an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo show on Tuesday, Glover spoke about living in the United Kingdom for the last year and his final album as Childish Gambino. “I’ve been working on…
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Master of None’s Lena Waithe Shocked to Learn She Is 1st Black Woman Nominated for Comedy-Writing Emmy
Lena Waithe didn’t even know she made history and was shocked to learn that her Emmy nomination received for comedy writing for Netflix’s Master of None marked the first time a black woman was up for the award in the category. The “Thanksgiving” episode, one of the best episodes in the series, was written by…
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Chris Brown Has Eyes on Rihanna’s Crop Over Costume
Chris Brown is like a cold sore that keeps on popping up at the most inopportune times. And this time, Brown was caught creeping on Rihanna’s Instagram account giving googly eyes at her Crop Over festival costume. Of course, everyone is gawking over Rihanna’s ability to slay Crop Over, year after year. But unlike Brown,…
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Serena Williams on Giving Birth: ‘I Am About to Be a Real Woman Now’
Serena Williams is gracing the cover of Stellar magazine, and the world’s greatest athlete is talking about her greatest challenge yet: motherhood. In her interview with the Ireland-based magazine, Williams spoke about becoming a mother for the first time and the childbirth process. “I don’t think watching birthing videos helps,” Williams said. “I actually think…
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Airbnb Deactivates Accounts of People Set to Attend White Supremacist Rally in Va.
If a bunch of white supremacists thought they were going to use Airbnb to book lodging for their upcoming hate rally in Charlottesville, Va., they thought wrong. With its headliner billed as Richard “Punch Me in the Face Please” Spencer, attendees of the “Unite the Right,” a rally being organized by self-described “white activist” Jason…
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Attorney Lisa Bloom to Hold Press Conference With Usher Herpes Accuser
R&B singer Usher Raymond has new accusers coming forward and stating that they contracted herpes from the singer. On Monday their attorney, Lisa Bloom, will address the newest lawsuits filed against the singer. Bloom is holding a live conference at 9 a.m. to discuss her clients’ lawsuits against Usher. According to Bloom, Usher allegedly had…
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