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  • Chance the Rapper Honors Obama Family With #ThanksObama Fashion Line

    Chance the Rapper and his black-boy joy just doesn’t quit. And this time he’s using his notoriety and fan base to pay tribute to the Obama family with a new clothing line. Chance announced the project Thursday on Twitter with a link to ThankUObama.us. “With this project i wanted to timestamp a period in my…

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  • Frank Ocean’s Father Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Him

    Last year, after the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Frank Ocean wrote a tribute post to the victims, and in it he recalled an incident when his father, Calvin Cooksey, used a homophobic slur toward a transgender teen. It’s that simple recollection that has prompted Cooksey to file a $14 million defamation lawsuit…

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  • Underground Reveals Key Art for Season 2; Get a 1st Look at Harriet Tubman

    With John Legend as its executive producer, WGN’s Underground series had an enormous first season, and next month’s season 2 premiere is sure to have fans talking. Especially when gun-toting Harriet Tubman, played by Aisha Hinds, makes her debut. The series released key art for the second season Wednesday, and as you can see, Hinds’…

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  • #PenceBlackHistory Was Inevitable 

    After Vice President Mike Pence praised Abraham Lincoln for his contributions to Black History Month, it was inevitable that black Twitter would take Pence’s version of history and run with it. And voilà, #PenceBlackHistory was born. And at this morning’s prayer breakfast, I’m quite sure Pence thanked Aunt Jemima for passing down her bomb-ass pancake…

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  • Beyoncé Enlisted Poet Warsan Shire to Write Her Pregnancy-Announcement Poem and Dropped a Photo Album 

    Beyoncé is going all out when it comes to announcing the upcoming birth of her twin babies. On the first day of Black History Month, the Houston singer broke the internet when she announced that she was pregnant with twins by posting a photo on Instagram; but this morning the Beyhive woke up not only…

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  • BET Orders Pilot Based on Nas’ Life 

    Fresh off the success of The New Edition Story, BET has announced yet another miniseries based on the life of one of the top five, dead or alive (OK, maybe top 10), rappers of all time. Of course, I’m talking about Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones. According to Deadline, BET has ordered a pilot for…

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  • Mike Pence Gave a White Man a Shoutout for Black History Month

    After Donald Trump’s Black History Month speech and proving to the world that he knows nothing about Frederick Douglass, you’d think his vice president, Mike Pence, would keep his Black History Month comments simple or not say anything at all. But, of course, neither of those happened. Pence made sure his tweet reminded people that…

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  • Who Knew J.C. Penney Was Part of the Beyhive?

    Although I cannot say I am part of the Beyhive, I will never take shots at those who are. But when your social media game is on (as the kids say) 100, you win all of the points for the day.

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  • For Your Evening Laugh: #TrumpOnBlackHistory

    This hashtag needs no further explanation, especially if you’ve already read the article by The Root’s Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett. I’m pretty sure these are going to go on for the rest of Black History Month.

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  • Tamron Hall Is Leaving NBC and MSNBC

    Tamron Hall just gave NBC and MSNBC the “peace” sign and will not be renewing her contract, even though it’s alleged that the network offered her millions to stay, according to People magazine. Last week it was announced that she-devil Megyn Kelly was joining NBC and replacing Hall and Al Roker in a morning slot.…

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