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The #MannequinChallenge started with a few Jacksonville, Fl., high schoolers from Edward H. White High School who decided to share a few of the “weird things” they do with the internet. In an exclusive interview with Inverse via DM, one of the teens, Emili (@thvtmelanin_) said, “Me and my friends are always doing weird things.…

The culture wars have officially exploded. Vice President-elect Mike Pence was booed by a theater audience when he attended the hit hip-hop musical Hamilton in New York City on Friday night—and then was addressed from the stage after the curtain fell. We are not sure what the Indiana governor, who has been a virulent opposer…

Legendary singer Sharon Jones passed away Friday at the age of 60 after battling pancreatic cancer. Jones, who was part of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, was born in North August, South Carolina in 1956, and raised in Brooklyn, NY. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Sharon Jones has passed away after a heroic…

America needed a lighthearted story like this for the holidays to show us that there is still good in the world! A grandmother by the name of Wanda texted 17-year-old Jamal Hinton of Chandler, Ariz., by accident in a group text Tuesday talking about Thanksgiving-dinner plans, according to the Huffington Post. Jamal responded to the…

Editor’s Note: This is a repost from an article that was posted to Facebook yesterday, that was deleted by Facebook. Earlier: In seventh grade I punched a boy in the face. He deserved it and I didn’t regret it afterward; I actually felt pretty good about it. After taking his verbal and physical abuse for…

Last year, Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies went viral with the help of James Wright Chanel’s hilarious video. The pies, which are exclusively sold at Wal-Mart, flew off the shelves and launched Chanel as a viral sensation. LaBelle even has a cooking show premiering soon on the Cooking Channel, where she’ll show off those much-talked-about…

Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-boyfriend, has been found liable in her death and now has been ordered to pay $36 million to her estate. During the hearing, for which Gordon was a no-show, Bobbi Kristina’s dad, Bobby Brown, spoke about his daughter’s earning potential due to her talents, and the judge factored that into the…

High school and college students across the country are not only protesting the upcoming president but also going viral in the process with the #TrumpsComingChallenge. From Instagram to YouTube and Twitter, videos have been uploaded showing students fleeing after someone yells “Trump’s coming.” The challenge is based on Toy Story, when the toys would flee when…

If a racist reality-television personality can become president, then why not Kanye West? During his Pablo Tour stop in California on Thursday night, the rapper stopped performing several times to wax poetic about politics; including the fact that he “would have” voted for Racist McRacist Face. Which basically means, West did not vote at all.…

In seventh grade I punched a boy in the face. He deserved it and I didn’t regret it afterward; I actually felt pretty good about it. After taking his verbal and physical abuse for what seemed like forever but in all likelihood was probably only for a marking period, I stood my ground. It happened…