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Black Twitter has a history of making the funniest and most random memes and hashtags go viral. Some make you laugh so hard, it can be almost impossible to breathe. This time, people are posting pictures of themselves or other people along with the question, “What do I look like I do for a living?”…

Just about everyone has tried to upstage each other with their own versions of the mannequin challenge, but Ava DuVernay may have just won the game by using it to announce the release date of A Wrinkle in Time. The Disney film is based on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s novel. DuVernay tweeted the video, which…

A Dollar General cashier in Lansing, Mich., has a few million fans now thanks to a video of his singing that went viral last week. Lucas Holliday’s rendition of Maxwell’s “Ascension” caught the attention not only of millions on social media but also of Maxwell. During a surprise Good Morning America appearance, Maxwell invited Holliday…

Thanks to social media, a new generation has been introduced to Shirley Caesar, whose 20-year-old sermon has gone viral and received the remix treatment. Chances are you’ve probably seen the video, in which Caesar talks about beans, greens, potatoes and tomatoes, and you’ve probably seen the video remixed with Beyoncé dancing, or even Chris Brown.…

Every Sunday night, you can count on #Insecure being a trending topic on Twitter, and the show’s fans have been clamoring about it since the first episode. So, no surprise to fans, HBO has renewed Insecure, which stars and was created by Issa Rae, for a second season. Although Nielsen shows the audience for the…

During a Saturday fundraiser comedy show in Boston, Wanda Sykes rubbed a few people the wrong way when she attempted to explain President-elect Spoiled Milk’s racism and sexism. Sykes was met with boos from the crowd, but she wasn’t booed off the stage, a fact she clarified in a Facebook post. As Sykes noted, not only…

Can overdue library books land you in jail? They can in Johnston County, N.C., according to one actress who says her mother was arrested Monday for a library fine. Actress Tika Sumpter, 36, who portrayed first lady Michelle Obama in the movie Southside With You, took to Twitter Monday afternoon to blast the Public Library…

2 Chainz is once again putting his money where his mouth is. Earlier this year, the rapper gave a family of 11, who were facing eviction, a new home. And he also helped out a female veteran who fell on hard times around the holidays. But this time, he wants to make a difference in a huge…

Wanda Sykes performed at Boston’s TD Garden Saturday night, and once she started talking about President-elect Bleeding Gums, the crowd wasn’t too pleased. During her set, Sykes basically told the truth about the dude, and how his election hadn’t marked the first time that the U.S. had chosen a “racist, sexist homophobic president.” “He’s just…

Friends don’t let friends support President-elect HWSRN, and when you do end up supporting President-elect HWSRN, they’ll drop you like a hot potato. Apparently, Omarosa Manigault, one of a handful of HWSRN’s token “African Americans,” has lost a lot of friends because of her support of the demagogue. In an interview with ABC News, Manigault spoke…