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Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at Age 57 From Leukemia
Comedian Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 after a long battle with leukemia. According to Murphy’s manager, he died in a New York City hospital. Murphy, the brother of Eddie Murphy, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His childhood and his parents, Lillian and Charles Murphy, became fodder for his brother’s stand-up…
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Kanye West’s ‘Breakdown’ Subject of University Lecture
A professor at Washington University in Saint Louis is using Kanye West’s recent hospitalization as part of his course’s final lecture on mental illness. Jeffrey McCune’s lecture, titled “Name One Genius That Ain’t Crazy: Kanye West and the Politics of Self-Diagnosis,” will take a look at how someone like West can be considered both a…
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Black-ish Star Yara Shahidi Accepted Into Every College She Applied To
Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi is about to embark on college life, and she has a lot to choose from. In an interview with Seventeen magazine, Yara revealed that she got into every college she applied to. “I did get all of my college acceptances, and I’m keeping them close to the belt as of right now,…
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Here Are Some Photos of Amazing Easter Egg Rolls With the Obamas
As we all know by now, the White House will probably screw up this year’s Easter Egg Roll. I mean, did we expect them not to? Of course they’re dubbing it a more “subtle” event, but we all know what that means. Just in case you’d like a reminder of past Easter Egg Roll events with…
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John Ridley Erased Black Women in His Series Guerrilla Because of His Interracial Relationship
John Ridley’s upcoming Showtime series, Guerrilla, starring Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay, is supposed to be about black women during Britain’s black power movement who attempt to free a political prisoner. But at the center of the story is a character played by Pinto, a woman who is not black. During a recent Q&A…
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Watch: 50 Cent Punches Female Fan During Baltimore Concert; She Then Twerks Onstage
During a Saturday show at the Baltimore Soundstage, 50 Cent came in contact with a female fan during his performance. Based on video footage, the unidentified woman looks as though she grabbed the rapper and pulled him offstage. In retaliation, 50 Cent appears to punch the woman in the chest. But apparently the rapper felt…
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Shooter, Teacher, Student Killed at San Bernardino, Calif., School Shooting Identified
Update: April 11, 2017 Family members are now raising funds on GoFundMe for Jonathan Martinez’s family. Earlier: Cedric Anderson, 53, of Riverside, Calif., arrived at the North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, Calif., on Monday morning, where his estranged wife, Karen Elaine Smith, 53, worked as a special education teacher. According to San Bernardino…
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Meet Tyrese: R&B Singer, Actor and Dumbass Misogynist
Years ago, before becoming famous, Tyrese was singing the praises of Coca-Cola on the back of a bus. Nowadays, he’s not only in the Fast and the Furious movies, but he also uses his platform to slut-shame women. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen mentions of Tyrese all over my social media timelines.…
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Zoe Saldana Says Sci-Fi Roles Have Made Her Colorblind
Zoe Saldana says that she’s colorblind, thanks to her starring roles in sci-fi movies. No, we’re not talking about stunts that may have affected her vision. We’re talking the “I don’t see color” type of colorblind. When asked in an interview about why she enjoys sci-fi movies, Saldana, who has starred in Avatar, Star Trek…
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Get Out Becomes Biggest Domestic Hit Ever From a Black Director
With only a $5 million budget, Jordan Peele’s blockbuster hit Get Out is now the highest-grossing domestic hit ever by a black filmmaker. So far the movie has made a whopping $162.8 million in North America, beating F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton. Scott Mendelson at Forbes broke down the top-earning movies by black filmmakers;…
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