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The O'Jays Sent Donald Trump a Cease and Desist Letter
Now, when you upset the O’Jays, you know you’ve done wrong. And Donald Trump has now become the recipient of a letter from the group, requesting that he stop using their music. At last week’s Republican National Convention, the GOP presidential nominee used the band’s No. 1 hit “Love Train” for his song “Trump Train”…
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Another Racist Gets Fired Because of Her Tweets
The unemployment line now has one more person joining its ranks. And it was all because she was the typical unhinged racist on Twitter. Poor Lisa Greenwood’s racist flag was showing after Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. But she thought she’d be cute and tweet FLOTUS a few words. “Beautiful??…
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Nick Cannon Says He's Not Voting for President Because 'It's a Popularity Contest'
Over the last several months, Nick Cannon has been vocal about where he stands when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement. He’s been at the forefront of several BLM rallies in New York City and has made sure he makes BLM a talking point during recent interviews. His Monday interview with Access Hollywood…
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Oprah Winfrey to Star in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time
Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar hasn’t even made its way to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network yet, and the two women are already teaming up on another project. Winfrey will star in Disney’s DuVernay-directed A Wrinkle in Time. The film tells the story of children whose government-scientist father has gone missing after working on a mysterious project…
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You Can 'Fight the Power' With These Public Enemy Action Figures
Have you ever wanted your own miniature Chuck D or Flavor Flav action figure? Well, now you’re in luck, thanks to Aggronautix. Public Enemy action figures are now available for preorder! You can get a four-piece set featuring Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and Terminator X for $59.95. The action figures were designed by Ed Piskor,…
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Psychic Miss Cleo Passes Away From Cancer
You may not know Youree Harris by her real name. But she made a name for herself back in the ’90s as the patois-speaking psychic “Miss Cleo” in those psychic-hotline commercials (“Call me now!”). On Tuesday, at the age of 53, she died from cancer, according to TMZ. Harris, who was born and raised in Los…
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Big Driis, aka the DJ Version of Idris Elba, Creates Playlist to Uplift Black America
“I suspect this is the beginning of some type of revolution for us,” Idris Elba admitted as he processed what we’re facing in the world right now. Black America is going through some “troubling times,” according to Elba and pretty much any and every headline in the news. From shootings of unarmed black people happening…
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President Obama's Tweet Praising First Lady's DNC Speech Goes Viral
The first lady’s speech at Monday night’s Democratic National Convention brought down the house and had a few people in the audience shedding tears. But there was one person who couldn’t have been prouder of Michelle Obama, and that was President Barack Obama. With one simple tweet, the president expressed his love for his wife.…
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Dad Surprises Son With Baseball Bat for Birthday in Viral Video
All Braheim Fowler wanted for his birthday was a baseball bat. The 12-year-old Philadelphia player for the Taney Dragons actually thought his father, Devon, had forgotten to get him a gift. And like most kids, he was a little salty. But his sadness didn’t last for long. In a now viral video, dad Devon surprised…
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Carmelo Anthony Responds to Michael Jordan's Police-Brutality Statement
While Michael Jordan was busy helping sites garner some page views after finally speaking out on police brutality involving black people, which he never does, Carmelo Anthony was busy in Los Angeles with Team USA’s women’s and men’s basketball players holding a meeting with community leaders. Anthony has been vocal about police brutality and has made…