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  • Tidal Problems: Sony Wants Royalties Paid for Artists’ Music; Exec Says Jay Z Isn’t Majority Owner

    Tidal seems to have 99 problems, and Beyoncé and ownership are one and two. There are those who want to see the music-streaming service fail, and then there are those who praise the ground Jay Z walks on, as well as those who really don’t care either way. But most importantly, there are those who want…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 29, 2015
  • Riley Curry Is the Real MVP

    A lot of things have been said about Stephen Curry’s daughter, Riley. The 2-year-old has pretty much taken over the postgame press conferences, but apparently a lot of people in the world aren’t used to children. Many have criticized Curry for bringing his daughter to the microphone during the press conferences, and some have even…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 28, 2015
  • Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart Reach Settlement Over Accident

    Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart have announced that a settlement has been reached regarding an accident that occurred last June in New Jersey. Morgan and several other people were riding in a limo bus when a Wal-Mart tractor trailer, driven by Kevin Roper, collided with the limo. Morgan was critically injured during the accident, and comedian…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 28, 2015
  • Tracee Ellis Ross Receives Honorary Doctorate From Alma Mater Brown University

    Tracee Ellis Ross, star of ABC’s Black-ish, was the recipient of an honorary degree from her alma mater, Brown University, in Rhode Island. Ross graduated from Brown in 1994.  “Call me Dr. Ross! I was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Brown University, my alma mater, and I am humbled and thrilled! I know I’m…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 26, 2015
  • ​Montel Williams Eviscerates Admitted Molester Josh Duggar on Twitter  

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have pimped out their fertile wombs and children for years on 19 Kids and Counting, but they are now feeling the appropriate backlash after documents reveal the molestation past of their son Josh Duggar. Duggar, 27, who is staunchly against same-sex marriage and has previously stated that gay people are a danger to…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 22, 2015
  • Univision Announces Acquisition of The Root

    On Monday, Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic Americans, announced that it has acquired The Root, the leading online news, opinion and culture destination for African Americans. “This bold new partnership between Univision and The Root underscores the ties that have long bound people of color together throughout the Western Hemisphere, and…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 21, 2015
  • #SayHerName: Families and Social Media Rally for Justice in the Police Killings of Black Women

    Over the last several months, the social media and activists have made it clear that #BlackLivesMatter. The movement has grown worldwide, but often missing from the dynamic is the talk about black women who have been killed at the hands of police. According to a new report, “Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women,”…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 21, 2015
  • This Creepy Family Portrait Is of a Va. Politician Who Served Time Related to Underage Sex With His Teen Baby Mama (Pictured)

    Politicians never cease to amaze me, and the most recent scandal out of Virginia proves that some of them are out of their bats—t-crazy minds. Former Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey, 57, has finally admitted fathering a child with his former receptionist Myrna Pride, with whom the former Democrat had been accused of having a sexual…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 21, 2015
  • Diddy on #BlackLivesMatter: Black People ‘Are Committing Genocide on Ourselves’

    On Monday, Sean “Diddy” Combs took a break from slinging Ciroc and Cassie to the masses to comment on the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The hip-hop mogul took to his Instagram account to seemingly complain about the movement and posted rhetoric similar to that of conservative voices. “For the last couple of months we have experienced a…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 19, 2015
  • Prince Rocks Baltimore During #Rally4Peace Concert, Is Joined Onstage by Marilyn Mosby, Estelle, Miguel and Judith Hill

    As the lines stretched around the block Sunday night in front of the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, all knew they were in for a spectacular night. Last week, when Prince announced his #Rally4Peace concert as a tribute to Freddie Gray and the countless men who have died at the hands of police, there was…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    May 11, 2015
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