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Chris Rock Drops His 1st Netflix Special on Valentine’s Day
Netflix is all about the art of the surprise. On Super Bowl Sunday, the streaming subscription service dropped The Cloverfield Paradox, directed by Julius Onah, with no warning. And this Valentine’s Day, folks will have Chris Rock to Netflix and chill to. Rock will drop his first comedy special in 10 years on Feb. 14.…
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Black Twitter Hilariously Imagines Blackest Nation Ever With #InWakanda Hashtag
Since the announcement of Marvel’s Black Panther, black audiences have anxiously awaited the release of Marvel’s incredible superhero epic. (No, I haven’t seen it, but even if it turns out to be Madea Goes to Wakanda, I’m still going to give it a 37-star rating.) Even though Wakanda is a paradise as fictional as the…
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French Figure Skater’s Beyoncé Routine Gives Us #BlackGirlMagic on Ice
What hasn’t Beyoncé provided the soundtrack to? You’ve listened to her at weddings, at the Super Bowl, while applying your contour, while breaking up, while working it out and maybe even while nailing your infectious, world-class floor routine. Now the Undisputed Snatcher of Edges has conquered yet another venue: the Olympic ice-skating rink. France’s Maé…
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Was Omarosa Hospitalized for an Asthma Attack or Did She Finally Choke on Her Own Lies?
Reality star, drama queen and proof that the devil occasionally wears a red dress Omarosa Manigault Newman had to receive medical attention this weekend after breathing difficulties on the set of CBS’ Celebrity Big Brother. TMZ reports that Omarosa was hospitalized for 19 hours on Friday and Saturday after what was either an asthma attack…
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World of Wakanda! Marvel Releases the Black Panther’s Family Tree (and There’s a White Bro in It!)
Just days before the film opens wide to all of black America, Marvel released the family tree of T’Challa, also known as the Black Panther, for all the world to see. And like many of us who do our own DNA test or family tree, there’s a surprise or two (oh, hello, white brother) dangling…
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Tributes to Jermaine Dupri and Cameo Are Just the Reasons to Tune Into the Bounce TV Trumpet Awards
Last year’s Trumpet Awards on Bounce TV came just weeks after the black-focused network acquired the long-running show, so they didn’t get a chance to really put their stamp on it. This year is totally different. As the jam-packed red carpet raged on one side, there was a straight-up party on the other at Atlanta’s…
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Idris Elba Is Off the Market—He Popped the Question to Sabrina Dhowre in London Town
There are going to be more than a few tears shed today around the world (What? There’s nothing in my eye!) because Idris Elba is officially off the market. The 45-year-old actor popped the question to 29-year-old Sabrina Dhowre, the 2014 Miss Vancouver, on Saturday before a screening of his directorial debut, Yardie, a film…
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Emmy-Winning Actor Reg E. Cathey Dead at 59
Actor Reg E. Cathey, known for his roles on The Wire, Oz and House of Cards, died Friday at the age of 59. Cathey’s death was first reported by producer David Simon, who wrote a beautiful tribute to his friend on Twitter. Simon and Cathey had worked together on The Wire and another Simon production,…
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#BlackPantherChallenge Raises More Than $300,000 to Send 23,000 Kids to Theaters
Everybody is going to see Black Panther. Frederick Joseph, and his now famous #BlackPantherChallenge through GoFundMe, has seen to it. The fundraising site has confirmed that some 300 campaigns on the site have collectively raised more than $300,000 combined, which will be enough to send about 23,000 children to see Black Panther in movie theaters…