Black Excellence
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25 Things Overheard When Watching Girls Trip In a Hotel Room Full of Men During a Bachelor Party in New Orleans
This time last week, I was in New Orleans for Panama’s bachelor party weekend. I arrived Friday afternoon, and after the fellas already in New Orleans returned from the plantation tour, we gathered in Panama’s hotel room to kick it and determine our plans for the night. The TV happened to be on, and Girls…
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Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle Awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Black Culture Medal; Rachel Dolezal Snubbed Again
Quick question: When one of America’s most prestigious Ivy League universities honors Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle and six other African Americans for their contributions to black history and culture, will white people burn their Harvard rejection letters, their Chappelle’s Show DVD sets or the ivy in their yards? According to the Associated Press, Harvard University’s…
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'Everything Is Love': Beyoncé's Reconciliation Tour Continues As She Reunites With LaTavia Roberson
Trouble don’t last always; that’s the message we’re getting loud and clear from Beyoncé, as in recent weeks, the former Destiny’s Child frontwoman has had what appear to be loving reunions with formerly estranged founding members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson. After meeting a now-pregnant Luckett for a hug backstage at her On the Run…
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Reach Higher! Michelle Obama and Her Celebrity Friends Want to Know: Are You 'Worth It'?
What obstacles have you faced while trying to get ahead in life? That’s the question asked of former first lady Michelle Obama, Kelly Rowland, Nick Cannon, Ciara, Jussie Smollett, Questlove, Keke Palmer and more in Reach Higher’s “Worth It” video, which premiered on Tuesday. Through the sharing of these struggles and success stories, the video,…
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Reunited (and It Feels So Good!): LeToya Luckett and Beyoncé Share a Sweet Moment on the 'Gram
Now, this is a moment worth waiting for: Just in time for #ThrowbackThursday, a long-awaited reunion was captured backstage at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II stop in Arlington, TX. To the best of our knowledge, the two haven’t been spotted together since they acrimoniously parted ways in 2000, but original Destiny’s Child member…
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He's Got a Big EGOT: With Emmy Win, John Legend Is 1st Black Man to Secure Prestigious Achievement
After accepting an Emmy Sunday night for his role as a producer on the live musical Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which won the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award, John Legend became the first black man to collect an EGOT. The EGOT—the entertainment industry’s triple (er, quadruple) crown—consists of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and…
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It's Bey Day and Miss Tina Just Shared the Most Adorable Baby Photo of Baby Beyoncé
On this day 37 years ago, Ms. Tina Lawson did the world a solid favor that can never be repaid when she gave birth to star, icon, and queen, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Mama Tina shared an adorable photo of 4-month-old Bey (looking just like baby Blue Ivy), expressing her pride and joy in her eldest…
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GirlTrek Takes Over The Root’s Instagram in Celebration of Black Women Coming Together in the Rocky Mountains for a #StressProtest
GirlTrek, the largest national public health nonprofit and movement for black women and girls, continues to offer a balm in a world that clearly still doesn’t recognize the beauty, badness and innovative brilliance of black women. More than 400 black women from around the country will gather in the Rocky Mountains for a weekend dedicated…