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Chadwick Boseman Is Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
On the heels of his breakthrough performance as James Brown in Get on Up, Chadwick Boseman has been cast as Marvel Studios’ first solo lead of color (not to be confused with Blade, which was co-produced with New Line Cinema). He will take on the role of T’Challa, the head of the fictional African nation…
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Watch Tracee Ellis Ross Attempt to Decode Popular Hip-Hop Music
Have you ever wondered what in the world some of today’s rappers are talking about in their songs? Have you ever taken the time to listen to exactly what they’re saying, and you’re left with the words, “What the hell?” running through your mind? Well, if you have, you’re probably like Black-ish star Tracee Ellis…
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Don Lemon: I Get Called Uncle Tom if I Don’t Push a Certain Narrative
CNN’s resident bastion of blackness is speaking out in support of recent comments by Charles Barkley about how black people tear each other down when one deems another “not black enough.” Barkley made the comments last week after a report that some Seattle Seahawks players thought Russell Wilson wasn’t black enough. “Unfortunately, as I tell…
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Ray and Janay Rice Are Praying for Those Who Mock Them
Ray and Janay Rice’s domestic issues have emerged as this year’s go-to Halloween-costume theme for people who feel the need to mock domestic violence. Not only have several of these costumes popped up online, but a lot of them feature white people in blackface. If you had to pick the lesser of two evils, you’d…
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LeBron and Savannah James Welcome Baby Girl
Just a week before the start of the season marking his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James and his wife, Savannah, are the proud parents of a baby girl. Zhuri James was born Oct. 22 in Akron, Ohio, and is the couple’s third child. The couple already has two sons: 9-year-old LeBron James Jr. and…
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Watch This Woman Wake Up After Dental Surgery Upset That She’s Not Nicki Minaj
I’m not sure what kinds of drugs these oral surgeons are giving people nowadays, but recently there has been an upsurge of videos on YouTube showing people talking under the influence of anesthesia and pain meds. Imagine going in and having a couple of wisdom teeth removed and waking up to find out that you’re…
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Mo’ne Davis Wows at Game 4 of the MLB World Series
First at the Little League World Series, and now at Major League Baseball’s World Series, Mo’ne Davis has proved that she can do no wrong. The 13-year-old was on the pitcher’s mound Saturday as she threw out the first pitch before Game 4 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City…
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Grammy-Nominated Gospel Singer James Fortune Arrested on Aggravated Assault Charge
He’s a Grammy-nominated gospel artist, but on Friday, James Fortune was arrested and booked on charges of aggravated assault of a family member, according to MyFoxHouston.com. The name of the family member involved was not revealed, but Fortune was released from the Fort Bend County, Texas, jail on a $20,000 bond. This isn’t Fortune’s first…
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Stingy Rich Woman Who Doesn’t Want to Give Poor Kids Halloween Candy Gets Read by Advice Columnist
Halloween is the one time of year when kids are allowed to devour as much candy as their stomachs can handle. When I was a kid growing up in an urban area of New Jersey, there weren’t too many times we were allowed to go trick-or-treating—mainly because of religious reasons. But on the rare occasion…
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Janay Rice Comments on Ray Rice Domestic Violence Halloween Costume
Halloween is right around the corner, and many of us are already celebrating early. But a recent photo posted on Reddit caught the attention of plenty of folks. One person decided to celebrate Halloween dressed up as Ray Rice while dragging along a black blow-up doll that is supposed to be Janay Rice. In the…
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