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#EnvelopeGate: How the Oscars Screwed Up Moonlight’s Moment
As those involved with the movies up for the best picture award at Sunday’s Oscars were sitting on pins and needles, most people at home were just ready for the show to finally end. And, boy, did it end with a bang. Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read that La La Land was the…
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#HurtBae’s Ex-Boyfriend: ‘I Made That Bitch Famous’
We’ve all seen model Kourtney Jorge’s tears play out on social media after she confronted her ex-boyfriend Leonard Long II about his cheating ways. Jorge simply wanted to know why Leonard cheated on her, and in the process, she became dubbed #Hurtbae. Now Leonard wants to have the last word. In the original video, most…
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R&B Songwriter-Producer Leon Ware Dead at 77
Famed songwriter and producer Leon Ware died Thursday at the age of 77. The Detroit native was known for the Isley Brothers’ “Got to Have You Back” and Michael Jackson‘s “I Wanna Be Where You Are.” Although Ware’s cause of death was not released, in 2009 he was being treated for prostate cancer. Ware’s contribution…
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Beyoncé Cancels Coachella Performance, Will Return in 2018
Do you hear that sound? It’s the sound of the Beyhive shedding tears after hearing about Beyoncé’s canceled Coachella performance. Beyoncé, who is currently pregnant with twins, was advised by her doctor to postpone her Coachella appearance until 2018. Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment and festival producer Goldenvoice issued a statement to the Associated Press about the…
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Netflix Releases Trailer for Fraternity Hazing Film Burning Sands
The controversial hazing that some say still occurs in black Greek organizations is being brought to the forefront in the upcoming Netflix original movie Burning Sands. Burning Sands takes a look at fraternity pledging through the eyes of Zurich (Trevor Jackson) as he navigates through Hell Week and is torn between doing what’s right—not turning…
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Sinead O’Connor Apologizes for Saying Arsenio Hall Gave Prince Drugs
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor once accused Arsenio Hall of providing drugs to Prince, and now she’s apologizing, since a hefty lawsuit was looming over her head. Last year, after the death of the Purple One, O’Connor took to Facebook and wrote a post insinuating that Hall was the man responsible for providing Prince with drugs…
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Rihanna Named Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year
Rihanna has joined the likes of Arthur Ashe and James Earl Jones after being named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year. Rihanna will be on Harvard’s campus next Tuesday to accept the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. The university made the announcement Wednesday and noted the singer’s charitable contributions, which include a center…
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Rihanna Breaks Michael Jackson’s Billboard Record
Not only did Rihanna celebrate her 29th birthday this week, but she also broke a Billboard music record along the way. Even though it was released a year ago, Rihanna’s album Anti is still dropping singles, and “Love on the Brain” has moved up on the Hot 100 chart from the No. 13 position to…
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How Not to Do a Twist-Out on ‘Caucasian’ Hair
As someone with naturally curly hair, when it’s not locked, I never had the need for a twist-out to achieve curls, and never want to spend more than 30 minutes doing my own hair. But understandably, there are those women out there who’ll spend countless hours to get the perfect twist-out. For those not familiar…
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Dude Explains Why He Cheated on His Girlfriend, #HurtBae, in Viral Video; Twitter Explains Why He’s a Jerk
Being cheated on sucks. But being cheated on, allowing yourself to sit in front of the person who cheated on you and watch him or her explain why, and then having the video go viral sucks even more. And that’s exactly what happened to model Kourtney Jorge’ and her ex-dirt-dawg of a boyfriend, Leonard. The…
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