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Kim Kardashian on ‘Blackface’ Photo: ‘I Was Really Tan’
Kim Kardashian announced her new beauty line last week but came under fire after people noticed that she looked a few shades darker in her promo photos. Some assumed she had finally sucked all the blackness out of Kanye West, or maybe it was just photo editing gone bad. By “some” I mean myself, of…
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Rachel Lindsay Says She’s Under Pressure Being 1st Black Bachelorette
Oh, the pressure. Imagine signing up to put your dating life on display and then crying about it later. It seems as though The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay is feeling the “pressure” as the show’s first black woman to be wookin pa nub in all the wrong places. During Monday night’s show, which I watched while wearing…
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Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Twins
Beyoncé and Jay Z welcomed two bundles of joy into the world earlier this week, according to sources. Although the sex of the twins was not given, they join big sister Blue Ivy. “Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends,” a source told People magazine.…
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Insecure Season 2 Teaser Trailer Is Here!
Insecure fans, rejoice! The teaser trailer for the second season of the comedy series dropped Wednesday, and you won’t have long to wait for the premiere. Insecure, which stars Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji and Jay Ellis, follows three Los Angeles natives as they navigate the insecurities and all-too-real ups and downs of their personal and professional…
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Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay and Queen Sugar Cast Discuss Season 2 and Diversity on TV
About eight women gathered in a circle and waited patiently for Oprah Winfrey and the stars of Queen Sugar to walk into a hotel room at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills in Los Angeles during a press junket sponsored by OWN. As we all sat there, trying to prep ourselves, there was a buzz of…
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Bill Cosby’s Defense Rests After 6 Minutes
Bill Cosby did not take the stand Monday, and his defense closed their case after only six minutes, with testimony from one person, Detective Richard Schaffer. Schaffer said that Cosby’s accuser in the case, Andrea Constand, visited Cosby after the alleged sexual assault, according to CNN. Cosby’s defense attempted to convince jurors, quite fast, that…
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Actress Amanda Seales Schools Caitlyn Jenner on Privilege
Over the weekend, Katy Perry gathered celebrities and political commentators for a livestreaming dinner party, Witness World Wide, to discuss current events. Those guests included Insecure’s Amanda Seales, commentators Van Jones and Ana Navarro, comedian Margaret Cho and Caitlyn Jenner. I’m not sure when Perry decided to become “woke,” but the conversation between Seales and…
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DeRay Mckesson Discusses Cultural Appropriation With Katy Perry
If you were going to pick someone to school Katy Perry on cultural appropriation, the first person to come to mind probably wouldn’t be activist DeRay Mckesson. But he’s the one with the branded podcast who thought it would be a good idea to get Perry’s side of the story regarding her cultural appropriation and…
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Black Designer Destiney Bleu Receives a Cease and Desist Letter From Khloé Kardashian
What happens when a designer brings receipts and proof that she supplied a celebrity with items from her line? Then said celebrity releases practically the exact-same designs, but the designer calls attention to being ripped off and her squad asks for answers on social media? Well, if you’re that celebrity and your name is Khloé…
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Us Weekly Wants the World to Know Hoop Earrings Are Back, and Black Women Are Like, ‘They Never Left’
Attention, ladies and gentlemen: Hoop earrings are back! Sure, you may be sitting in your cubicle at work, rocking the same pair you’ve worn since 1994, but never mind all that. It doesn’t matter, because we have celebrities like these rocking them: Kendall Jenner Adriana Lima And of course, nothing says a resurgence of fashion…
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