Media
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Roxane Gay and Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom to Release 'Badass' Podcast Called Hear to Slay
Attention fellow badass women! There’s a new podcast coming just for you. I mean, everyone else can listen, too, but it’s made for the badasses. In a live Coachella performance that changed the way we refer to the desert-based festival, Beyoncé told her audience that she not only slays, but you slay as well. Cue…
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Michelle Obama Compares President Picture Book to 'Divorced Dad' in London, Fails to Adopt Any of Us
Michelle Obama, whose husband never paid hush money to a paramour during either of his winning campaigns, knows a thing or two about poor leaders. She once sat three seats away from Donald Trump. This past Sunday, Mrs. Obama was interviewed by Stephen Colbert in London to promote her autobiography, Becoming, which has spent 20…
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Iconic Johnson Publishing, the Company That Was Once Behind Ebony and Jet Magazines, Files for Bankruptcy
Johnson Publishing Company, the historic African-American media powerhouse responsible for the start of Ebony and Jet magazines, has filed for bankruptcy. The company sold Ebony and Jet three years ago to a private equity firm, so Tuesday’s filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation will not affect the publications, the Chicago Sun Times reports. However, the…
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'He Said YES!': Don Lemon to Marry Partner Tim Malone
Here’s a celebrity wedding to keep an eye out for: CNN’s Don Lemon is officially engaged. The 53-year-old host of Tonight with Don Lemon announced the happy news on Instagram Sunday, showing off the unique proposal he received from his love, real estate agent Tim Malone, with help from dogs Boomer and Barkley, reports the…
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Media on Its Mind: Georgia Bill Would Force Reporters to Turn Over Photos, Audio and Video if Asked
The Constitution seems to have weighed heavily on the minds of Georgia lawmakers over the past week. First, lawmakers went after the 14th Amendment by effectively outlawing abortion in the state with their “heartbeat” bill. Now, they seem focused on the First Amendment. Georgia House Bill 734, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Andy Welch, would…
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SKRRRRRT! Fox News Welcomes New Contributor, Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile
Starting today, for reasons that are not entirely clear to (*squints at notes*) anyone, you can catch former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile on Fox News. The announcement came from Fox on Monday morning. According to Variety, Brazile will provide the “news” network with political analysis across several Fox platforms, including Fox News Channel…
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They're Hot and They're Coming Out On Top: Kid Fury and Crissle West Score Talk Show with Fuse TV
It was 2013 when on first listen, I immediately vowed to dedicate a couple hours of my work week to two personalities ready to read anyone and everyone for filth. Those two personalities were Kid Fury and Crissle, who were then introducing their instantaneously successful podcast, aptly titled The Read. Adding hilariously relatable commentary—from Hollyweird’s…
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If You Needed Any More Confirmation That Gayle Been King, Check Out How She Responded to Fox News
Gayle King isn’t new to this, she’s true to this. The CBS This Morning host’s interview with Robert “R.” Kelly affirmed as much. Her calm, poised demeanor sitting in stark relief against Kelly’s emotional outbursts as she confronted him about years of sexual abuse allegations. Viewers applauded King’s work, as did many of her peers…
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After Being Called Out for Lack of Black Execs, CNN Blames Delay in Meeting with NABJ on Roland Martin
The National Association of Black Journalists put CNN on blast Tuesday, calling out the cable network for its failure to hire and retain black people in key decision-making roles, as well as for CNN president Jeff Zucker’s refusal to meet with a four-person delegation of NABJ leadership. As a result, the black journalists’ organization has…