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Michael Jackson’s Mother, Katherine, Claims Elder Abuse at Hands of Nephew
Katherine Jackson has been granted a restraining order against her nephew Trent Lamar Jackson after claims of elder abuse and theft. According to Katherine Jackson, Trent Jackson not only abused her, to the point of her needing to hide in closets to call her own children, but also stole money from her bank accounts and…
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Oprah Winfrey Discusses the Art of Storytelling and Greenleaf
On Jan. 1, 2011, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network made its debut, and over the last six years, the network has been able to debut series such as Queen Sugar and Greenleaf that uniquely capture the lives and stories that may not be told elsewhere. When you look at the series on OWN, you can tell…
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Here’s Why Maxwell (the R&B Singer, Not the Coffee) Is Trending
Looks like someone has something against Black History Month … well, at least that’s the consensus on Twitter. I’ll never know what Maxwell is actually talking about because he blocked me on Twitter earlier this summer after I questioned his “All Lives Matter” tweet. But here’s what everyone else is saying (and he apparently called…
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Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Dear White People
Dear White People is finally getting its time to shine as a series on Netflix. On Tuesday the streaming service announced that the 10-episode series will premiere April 28. Tessa Thompson will not be returning as Samantha White, but Logan Browning will take over the role. Justin Simien, the writer and director of the 2014…
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Here’s a New Photo of Harriet Tubman
On the heels of federal park officials formally establishing the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New York, a new photo of Tubman has surfaced. According to historians, Tubman was between the ages of 43 and 46 when the photo was taken. “There’s no doubt in my mind about the provenance of the photo…
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Omarosa Called ‘Trump’s Whore’ While Shopping for Bridesmaids Dresses at Nordstrom
Can’t a sellout shop in peace? Well, if you’re Omarosa Manigault, the incoming White House director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison, no … no, you can’t … without being called a whore. Over the weekend, Manigault was shopping for bridesmaids dresses at Nordstrom in Tysons Corner, Va., when two women had a…
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George Lopez Kicks Black Woman Out of Show Who Didn’t Laugh at Anti-Black Joke
George Lopez, a man I usually describe as the Mexican Steve Harvey, went off on a black woman during his Phoenix show Sunday night after she threw up her middle finger when he told a black joke. “There’s still two rules in the fucking Latino family,” Lopez had said. “Don’t marry somebody black, and don’t…
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Atlanta’s Lakeith Stanfield Has a Few Words for People Talking Shit About Black Women
Lakeith Stanfield isn’t going to stand around and let someone talk shit about black women to him. Over the weekend, the Atlanta actor spoke about an encounter he had with a black male driver on one of the projects he’s working on. Apparently the driver felt that he could get away with talking negatively about…
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Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate Launch Scripted Audio Series, Bronzeville
Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate are now taking on the world of podcasts with a new scripted drama about the numbers game in the 1940s neighborhood of Bronzeville in Chicago. The 10-part podcast, called Bronzeville, launched Tuesday morning and follows the lives of the people who ran the numbers and how it affected the black…
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Did Kanye West Break Up With Donald Trump?
It looks as though the circle-jerk love affair between Donald Trump and Kanye West is over. The rapper has seemingly scrubbed his Twitter account of any mention of his December meeting with Trump, as well as his tweets supporting Trump. “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future…
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