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MAC Cosmetics Announces Aaliyah Collection
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the death of R&B singer Aaliyah. The singer died in a fatal plane crash in the Bahamas, shortly after filming the video for “Rock the Boat.” Aaliyah fans are some of the most dedicated fans out there, even 16 years after her death. Two years ago, a petition was…
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Usher Says There’s No Proof He Gave Accuser Herpes
Usher Raymond is now responding to a lawsuit from an anonymous Georgia woman suing him for $20 million, charging that he infected her with herpes, and he is bringing up her sexual habits. In July a Jane Doe filed a $10 million lawsuit against Usher, claiming that he exposed her to herpes, after it was…
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Jay-Z and Ryan Gosling Will Headline the 1st Episode of SNL Season 43
Damn, there have been 43 seasons of Saturday Night Live? I have literally grown up with this show; that’s crazy. The first episode of season 43 airs Sept. 30, with Ryan Gosling as host and Jay-Z as the musical guest. The show made the announcement Thursday via Twitter. I have to stop and take this…
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Dear Stacey Dash: Go Sit Your Ass Down Somewhere
Dear Stacey Dash: I hate that I even have to write this. As a teenager, I thought you were so beautiful, and I loved all your movies. You gave us your best spoiled, bougie black girl in Moving with black comedy royalty, Richard Pryor. You were the spoiled Beverly Hills black princess everyone wanted to…
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Gay Dads Kordale and Kaleb, Along With Their Adorable Kids, Become 1st Black LGBT Family to Star in Major Fashion Campaign
Gay dads Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony, along with their adorable kids, are now the face of a major fashion campaign. The family of six became the models for Acne Studios’ Fall/Winter 2017 campaign after the company tapped the entire family for a photoshoot—officially making the Lewis-Anthony family the first black LGBT family to represent…
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Jon Snow’s Pimp Capes Are Actually Ikea Rugs. Here’s How to Make Your Own
If you follow our weekly series the Black Guide to Game of Thrones, you know that the Starks (and all the people in the North) represent black people in the fictional Game of Thrones universe, and even though Jon Stark does not technically have our blood running through his veins, Ned and Catelyn took him…
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Refinery29 Short Cuts Gets Dragged for Its 4C Hair Tutorial Video
If you were ever to ask black women with natural hair what’s the most underrepresented texture when it comes to hair tutorials and available styling products, many would probably say 4c hair. For those unfamiliar with the 4c category of hair, it’s typically described as tightly coiled hair. If you happen to wander down the…
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Amy Schumer Is Delusional if She Thinks She’s in the Same League as Dave Chappelle or Chris Rock
Amy Schumer has a vagina. Amy Schumer talks about her vagina a lot. Amy Schumer also talks about her vagina smelling like farm animals. Amy Schumer talks about binge drinking and passing out. These are all of the things I learned while watching Schumer’s The Leather Special on Netflix. Schumer is also a white woman…
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Mystikal Arrested for Rape … Again
First of all, what did you think was going to happen? The lyrics of his most popular song begin: I came here with my dick in my hand!Don’t make me leave here with my foot in your ass!Be cool! —“Shake Ya Ass” Well, after a previous stint in jail for the same crime, rapper Mystikal…