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Former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes Reportedly Called Stacey Dash 'the Black Girl'
Information has been released about the $50 million sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, and it’s not quite shocking to read how Ailes allegedly felt about Stacey Dash and other women of color who worked for the network. According to Andrea Tantaros’ lawsuit, Ailes routinely called Dash “the black girl” and called…
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Harry Belafonte on Nate Parker: 'What Has He Done That Requires This Kind of Animus?'
Harry Belafonte is speaking out in support of Nate Parker and seems to have conspiracy theories similar to those of Al Sharpton. According to the Associated Press, Belafonte recently viewed The Birth of a Nation and also wondered why Parker’s past is now coming back to haunt him. “It’s interesting because it’s coming out the same time…
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NC Lottery Winner Will Get Her Life 'Fixed' by Iyanla Vanzant
In 2015, North Carolina resident Marie Holmes made news when she won $188 million in the state’s lottery. After her win, Holmes then made more news when she repeatedly bailed her loser-ass boyfriend out of jail to the tune of close to $10 million. Well, it seems as though Holmes is trying to get her…
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Biopic About Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields Is Happening
Boxer Claressa Shields made history during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when she became the first U.S. boxer since 1904 to win two Olympic gold medals in the sport. And now her life is getting the biopic treatment from Universal Studios. According to Deadline, Universal acquired the rights to the Michigan native’s life story. At…
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MAC Cosmetics Launches Taraji P. Henson Collection
Taraji P. Henson is the newest celebrity to have her own makeup collection with MAC. The Empire star announced her collaboration with the cosmetics company on Instagram. “Taraji P. Henson has won the world over with her fearless performances, powerhouse confidence and charismatic spark. We’re thrilled to announce she is joining forces with MAC for an…
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White People Deserve Tyler Perry Mediocrity, Too
A great rapper once said, “It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none.” Now, of course he wasn’t talking about television, but it’s a belief I’m sticking to when it comes to Tyler Perry’s TV shows. It seems that some of Perry’s black fans are up in arms over his new TV series,…
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John Legend Developing Black Wall Street Series for WGN
Fans of WGN’s Underground are waiting patiently for the next season, but even before that starts, the Chicago-based network is already cooking up something new. John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co. has teamed up with the network again to develop a series titled Black Wall Street. Legend, along with his partners, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, and…
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Amy Robach Apologizes for Using 'Colored People' on Good Morning America
Good Morning America co-anchor Amy Robach must have thought she was living in 1950 when she used an outdated term to describe black people on Monday’s show. While discussing Zendaya Coleman’s role in the upcoming Spider-Man movie, Robach said, “We all know Hollywood has received recent and quite a bit of criticism for casting white actors in…
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Michelle Obama Graces Cover of Variety Magazine, Talks Being a Product of Pop Culture
Michelle Obama says, in this week’s Variety magazine, that she’s a “product of pop culture. I’m a consumer of pop culture, and I know what resonates with people.” The first lady is on the cover of the magazine, and in the cover story, she focuses on how she’s successfully used pop culture to drive her initiatives…
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