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Jennifer Hudson to Star in NBC’s Hairspray Live!
Jennifer Hudson is currently starring on Broadway in The Color Purple, but this winter she’s bringing her acting and vocal talents to NBC’s production of Hairspray Live! Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle in the show executive-produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron from NBC’s Smash. Joining Hudson will be Harvey Fierstein, who is not only writing…
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Lil’ Kim’s Face Isn’t Anything to Laugh At
On Sunday night, Lil’ Kim posted a photo of her newest face to Instagram. And needless to say, it was met with, “Who dis woman, Harpo?” comments. Sure, we can sit and joke about how Lil’ Kim went from being a beautiful black woman to a white version of herself. That’s the easy way out.…
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‘Me and Mrs. Jones’ Singer Billy Paul Dead at 81
Philadelphia soul singer Billy Paul died Sunday at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer. The singer, who rose to fame in 1972 with his hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” died in his New Jersey home, according to his manager, Beverly Gay. Gay said Paul was hospitalized last week and diagnosed with cancer. Paul’s…
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Report: Prince Has Died at Age 57
Prince Rogers Nelson passed away Thursday at the age of 57, according to the Associated Press. Prince’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told AP that he was found dead at at his Paisley Park home and studio in Chanhassen, Minn. BREAKING: Publicist: Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. — The Associated…
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UK Retailer Asos Thanks Cara Delevingne for Making Microbraids a ‘Thing’
Another day, another hairstyle that black women have rocked for ages being credited to a white celebrity. On top of Kim Kardashian making “boxer braids” a “thing,” we can now thank model-actress Cara Delevingne for making microbraids a “thing,” according to U.K. retailer Asos. Never mind that microbraids have always been a thing for black…
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Snapchat Slammed for Bob Marley Blackface Filter to Celebrate 420
Today is 420, National Weed Day. The unofficial day to celebrate marijuana. If it’s your thing, so be it. I’m not here to judge. But plenty of people are now judging the motives of Snapchat. In honor of 420, the popular video app added a Bob Marley filter to its lineup. Yes, because apparently Bob…
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#Throwback: Della Reese Remembers Redd Foxx’s Death and How The Royal Family Producer Demeaned Him
Once in a while the Internet will allow you to reminisce about the good old days of television. One of my all-time favorite comedians will always be Redd Foxx. Although I started listening to his records at a young age, when I really had no business doing so, Foxx’s humor and comedic trash-talking were what…
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Dame Dash on Aaliyah’s Death: ‘If I Was There … It Probably Would Have Been Different’
Dame Dash is speaking out about the death of his late girlfriend, R&B singer Aaliyah, almost 15 years after her death. During an appearance on The Real, airing Tuesday, Dash says things would have been different if he had been there. On a recent episode of Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn, Dash stated that Aaliyah’s…
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If Hillary Clinton Really Wanted to Be ‘Down,’ She Would Have Mentioned Frank’s RedHot Sauce
Hillary Clinton has been on a roll recently. A pandering roll, some might say. She was seen playing dominoes last week, and—gasp—she actually won. Or got lucky. And then there’s her recent appearance on The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne tha God and company. During Clinton’s interview, she told the crew that she keeps hot sauce…
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More Men Come Forward to Accuse Afrika Bambaataa of Sex Abuse
All it took was for one man to come forward and speak about alleged sexual abuse by Afrika Bambaataa. When Ronald Savage told his horrid story of the numerous times he says the hip-hop pioneer sexually abused him when he was a teenager, he got the world’s attention. And now, in an interview with the New…
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