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What Happened When Kanye West Met Donald Trump?
Kanye West and Donald Trump walk into a bar—or, rather, Kanye West and Donald Trump dapped each other Tuesday morning at Trump Tower in New York City. The dap is dead, and West and Trump killed it. For some odd reason, West and Trump met Tuesday morning, and Trump couldn’t help pointing out that he’s…
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How This Couple Combined New Orleanian and Nigerian Culture to Create the Wedding of a Lifetime
Last month the streets of New Orleans came alive for a wedding that can only be described as something taken from the page of a black love story. When a wedding is dubbed the “Royal Wedding of Zamunda,” with an obvious reference to Coming to America, you know it’s not going to be anything less than…
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If You're a 'Pretty' Racist, You Can Get Cupcakes From Trevor Noah
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Let’s be truthful for a second. The only reason Tomi Lahren has been amplified over the last couple of years is that to some people she’s pretty. The operative word is “some.” If you’re into cheap bleach jobs and Barbie bobbleheads, then,…
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How Charlamagne Continues to Be His Own 'Donkey of the Day'
Last year, radio personality Charlamagne tha God was interviewed by The Root for Facebook Live. During that interview, Charlamagne made an admission that startled and left me bewildered. This man, who hails from South Carolina, admitted that he’d never experienced racism in his life. “What has been the most racist thing to ever happen to…
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Nicki Minaj Slammed for Mocking Mentally Ill Woman
Social media once again has backfired for a celebrity. And this time it’s Nicki Minaj. The rapper posted a video to Instagram of a “conversation” she was having with a woman. In the short clip, the rapper tells the woman, “Come here,” and laughs at her. But the woman is not to be laughed at.…
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Ronald Gasser, Man Arrested in Death of Joe McKnight, Released From Custody
Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight outside New Orleans, was released from custody overnight without being charged, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. McKnight was shot and killed Thursday at the intersection of Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown,…
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Lee Daniels, Queen Latifah Talk About the Upcoming Season of Star
Lee Daniels is well aware that when his newest Fox series, Star, premieres Wednesday, Dec. 14, many comparisons will be made to his hit show, Empire. But that is expected. When news hit about the series, which stars three young newcomers, it was billed as an Empire spinoff, but that’s definitely not the case. Star tells the…
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Trevor Noah and Tomi Lahren Debate Over Black Lives Matter and Colin Kaepernick
Tomi Lahren, who some call the second coming of Ann Coulter—just more racist and annoying—appeared on The Daily Show Wednesday night and got into a heated debate with Trevor Noah over topics like Black Lives Matter and Colin Kaepernick. Noah brought up not only the fact that Lahren is considered a racist but also her…
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Tamera Mowry-Housley on White Husband Making Collard Greens: 'It Doesn't Always Have to Be About Race'
Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Thanksgiving came under fire after she posted a photo showing her white husband, Fox News journalist Adam Housley, making a pot of collard greens. A lot of the comments offered that there was no way a white man could cook greens, and the talk show host actually replied to one comment in particular on Tuesday’s…
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Black Film Critics: 2016 Isn't the Year for #OscarsSoWhite
Last year you couldn’t read anything about the Oscars without seeing a mention of #OscarsSoWhite because of the lack of diversity in the films and actors who received nominations. But according to a statement from the African American Film Critics Association, 2016 has been the best year for black cinema. “The amount of quality feature films,…
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