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Actor Anthony Anderson Offers to Marry ‘Gary From Chicago’ and His Fiancee
If there was anyone from Sunday night’s Oscars who had the time of their lives, it was Gary from Chicago and his fiancee, Vickie. The lucky couple were part of a tour-bus group that got to mix and mingle with celebrities in the midst of the award show. Gary Coe and Vickie immediately went viral…
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Viola Davis Named Harvard Artist of the Year
Viola Davis is a national treasure. And even before her Oscar win Sunday, Harvard University had named Davis its Artist of the Year. On March 4, Davis will accept the Harvard Foundation’s arts medal during the 32nd annual Cultural Rhythms Festival in Memorial Hall’s Sanders Theatre. “The students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation are…
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TLC’s Final Album Drops in June
It was almost three years ago when TLC launched a Kickstarter to fund their fifth and final album. Fans basically threw money at them, including Katy Perry, who donated $5,000 to help T-Boz and Chilli out. But those same fans began to question whether or not they had been bamboozled when, a year later, they…
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Moonlight Stars Are Now Calvin Klein Models
Where’s a church fan when you need one? Better yet, where’s an industrial-sized fan? The stars of Moonlight are giving people something else to talk about, and it’s all Calvin Klein’s fault. Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali and even the movie’s younger stars, Ashton Sanders and Alex Hibbert, are posing in their Calvins. The cast of…
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Congrats to Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, Ezra Edelman, Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney for Their Oscar Wins!
Mahershala Ali set the tone for the evening as he walked onstage to accept the first award of the night. Ali, who won for best supporting actor in Moonlight, made history as he became the first Muslim actor to ever win an Academy Award. “I want to thank my teachers, my professors,” Ali said. “One…
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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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Denzel Washington ‘Marries’ Tour-Bus Couple
Although Denzel Washington was robbed of an Oscar on Sunday, he made a dream come true for a couple straight off a Hollywood tour bus. During the Oscars, a group of tourists were tricked into thinking they were going to see a costume exhibition, but they were actually taken into the theater where the Oscars…
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Black Women Were Basking in Excellence at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Awards
“I challenge you not to deny yourselves … we must survive because we love you.” Those were Aja Naomi King’s last words as she left the podium in a room filled with the glow of radiating love and #BlackGirlMagic, also known as the 10th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood event. On Thursday evening, King,…
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And the Crowd Goes Wild: ‘Obammmaaaaaaaaaa’
Former President Barack Obama received applause after he stepped out of a meeting in New York City on Friday afternoon. The crowd on the street couldn’t help cheering and yelling, and one person asked for a speech. Looking dapper and fresh-faced, Obama waved to his fans as if to say, “Hi, I miss y’all. But…
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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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