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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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  • Chloe x Halle Cover Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Humble’

    Singers Chloe and Halle not only have Beyoncé as their mentor but may also have garnered a few more fans after covering Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble.” The sisters and their impeccable harmony dropped the 50-second remake on Twitter Saturday night. And, of course, the sisters, known as Chloe x Halle, cleaned up some of the lyrics…

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  • Compton, Calif., Musician Confronts Absentee Father in #FatherlessBae Video

    If you could confront your absentee parent, what would you say? Compton, Calif., musician Garren had a lot of questions for his father and used a familiar video format to get some answers. In the tone of the viral #HurtBae video, Garren confronts his father in a video titled “#FatherlessBae,” an emotional video of reconciliation…

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  • Eat, Pray, Love Your Way Through the US Virgin Islands

    The history of the U.S. Virgin Islands is filled with stories of survival, perseverance and pride. And when you visit St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, that history is contained within every step you take. It’s been 100 years since the islands became a U.S. territory, and tourism is a huge part of the…

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  • #NuggsForCarter: Wendy’s Promises Student Free Nuggets for a Year if He Gets 18,000,000 Retweets

    Carter Wilkerson likes chicken nuggets. Wendy’s makes chicken nuggets. Carter asked Wendy’s how many retweets did he need for free nuggets for a year. Wendy’s was like: Carter was like: And #NuggsForCarter was born. Everyone is trying to help Carter get those damn nuggets. No, really. I mean everyone: Currently, Carter has over 1 million…

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  • Tomi Lahren Sues Glenn Beck for Wrongful Termination

    Tomi Lahren is a woman on a mission, and she’s taking Glenn Beck with her. Lahren has filed a lawsuit against her boss at TheBlaze and is citing wrongful termination after she was fired, not for being a racist douchebag, but for her pro-choice views. Apparently, Lahren’s contract was set to expire in September, but…

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  • How a Survivor of Sex Trafficking Made It Her Life’s Mission to Protect Victims and Educate Others

    Tina Frundt’s story is one of survival. When she was 13 years old and living in Chicago, she met a man, who was about 15 years older than she was, while she was on her way to a store. The man, known as “Tiger,” basically groomed Frundt by befriending her and showering her with gifts.…

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  • Responding to Pepsi Ad, Whoopi Goldberg Says Wearing a Weave Is Cultural Appropriation

    Whoopi Goldberg shared her views about Pepsi’s Kendall Jenner commercial on The View Thursday afternoon, saying she doesn’t understand why people are calling the commercial “cultural appropriation” in their critiques of it. “I think they thought they were deeper than they were,” Goldberg said. “If you’re 19 or 21, you think it’s a great thing…

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  • Watch: Official Trailer for Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me

    The official trailer for the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me was released Thursday, and needless to say, it seems that the movie-makers have found the perfect actor to play the slain rapper. The movie tells the story of Shakur’s early days in New York City and continues up through his evolution into one…

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