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Shonda Rhimes Is About to Get Away With Podcasting, Inks New Deal With iHeartMedia
If you thought Shonda Rhimes was just taking over your Thursday nights, think again! The television mogul is adding to the world of podcasts! That’s right, your next earworm is about to involve some Shondaland drama. According to Variety, Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, has announced a three-year partnership with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. Rhimes…
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Issa Rae Has Lent Her Voice to Google Assistant. Yes, You Can Ask Her About Lawrence
Siri has an awkward black counterpart. Google has announced Issa Rae as the new cameo voice of Google Assistant, following in the footsteps of John Legend. The new feature is available on any device with Google Assistant, including Google Home speakers, Smart Displays and on mobile for both Android and iOS. With the help of…
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Australian TV Show Previews Hit Piece on Meghan Markle, Immediately Gets Dragged All Over Al Gore’s Internet
Meghan Markle has been no stranger to racist—and frankly, confounding—commentary since she and Prince Harry started dating. But the Australian version of 60 Minutes decided to kick things up a notch, sharing a preview of an upcoming episode featuring the Duchess of Sussex on its social media accounts Thursday morning. “#Megxit! How Meghan Markle lost…
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All the Worst White People Love Dave Chappelle's Sticks and Stones
It’s a device you’ll often see in comedies. A character enters a room that’s packed with people. There’s a meeting happening. Or perhaps a party. But just as the character begins to settle, he looks around and notices that the room is a completely different place than where he expected to be, and the audience…
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A Second-By-Second Recap of That Bizarre, Ridiculous and Utterly Perfect KOCO-TV 'Gorilla' Apology Video
0:08: The first shot you see is one of KOCO-TV morning anchors Alex Housden and Jason Hackett seated next to each other, with approximately six inches of space separating them. Housden looks frantic and harried like she just completed a seance for a whiteness Voltron that hasn’t yet arrived. Hackett looks like he’s waiting for…
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Presidential Podcasting: Barack and Michelle Obama Signed a Major Deal With Spotify
Book deals and streaming deals and speeches, oh my! One year after landing a huge Netflix production deal, Barack and Michelle Obama have inked a new deal with Spotify to produce podcasts. “We’ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking conversation,” the former president said in a statement via the Los Angeles Times. “It…
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Historic Ebony Photos Set to Be Auctioned Off for at Least $13,000,000
Photos from the Ebony magazine archives detailing some 70 years of African American life and history, including images of Emmett Till, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King and so many more, are scheduled to be auctioned off next month in Chicago. The collection, up for sale to pay off secured creditors, or lien holders,…
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Jennifer Hudson Honors Aretha Franklin's Legacy at Pulitzer Prize Ceremony With 'Amazing Grace'
An icon. A legend. A superstar. Aretha Franklin racked up plenty of honors when she was still with us, throughout her many years in the entertainment industry. Even her homegoing—her funeral—was more a soulful, celebratory concert than a dour ceremony. And in the middle of that homegoing concert was Oscar-Award winning singer Jennifer Hudson. Hudson,…
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O.J. Simpson’s Former Manager Claims Simpson Bragged About Encounter With Kris Jenner
Literal and figurative gross human being O.J. Simpson is back in the news for his proximity and harm done to a white woman. According to Page Six, Simpson’s former manager Norman Pardo, a man fine with being in the news for his relationship with a man who definitely probably murdered his wife and her friend,…
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Self-Help Guru Tony Robbins Chanted Racial Slurs With 'Militant Black' Audience to Help Them 'Be Free'
In a recently unearthed video, Tony Robbins, an allegedly world-renowned self-help guru, extolled the virtues of shouting out racial slurs in the pursuit of getting your mind free. Basically, picture the worst kind of Kanye tweet, but 300 percent more ludicrous and 1,000 percent more Caucastic. Now, I know what at least a third of…