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Kanye West posted on Twitter a throwback photo of himself and his mother, Donda West, to celebrate what would have been her 67th birthday. Kanye’s mother died almost eight years ago after suffering complications from a surgery, and she played a huge role in his life. Not only was Donda an educator, but she was…

Starbucks baristas across the country have been yelling out, “Black lives matter.” No, they’re not making a political statement; some crafty customers have been changing their names on their Starbucks app to “Black lives matter.” And, of course, baristas have to call you by your name when your order is ready. Take, for example, Starbucks…

Since her tumultuous departure from MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry has been keeping busy with writing for Elle.com, as well as her teaching workload. Now she’s heading to BET. According to Deadline, Harris-Perry will be a special correspondent for BET News. Her role will be hosting long-form news specials, as well as contributing to a variety of the network’s…

Kalyn Chapman James, the first black woman to win the Miss Alabama title, posted a controversial video on Facebook seemingly siding with Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson. In the video, James expressed how tired she was of seeing black men being killed by cops and said she “didn’t want to feel this way.” “I’m dealing with…

Before #BlackLivesMatter, there wasn’t any talk of #AllLivesMatter. But nowadays, you can’t go two seconds after mentioning #BlackLivesMatter before someone pops up with his or her #AllLivesMatter rhetoric. But black Twitter is trying to put an end to that with one simple hashtag: #AllLivesDidntMatter. Take it as a history lesson. Take it as a reminder.…

Ciara and her ex, Future, now have a well-documented history of his neglect and lies when it comes to his interactions with their son, Future Jr. Just days before Ciara’s wedding to Russell Wilson, court documents from Future’s deposition in the defamation lawsuit Ciara filed against him revealed not only that he has been a…

Last week, after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, actor Nick Cannon took to the streets of New York City to join protesters calling for justice and answers. And on Monday, Cannon released a powerful spoken-word poem that solidified his stance when it comes to the movement. Simply titled, “Black Lives Matter,” the…

It has been reported that rapper Lil Wayne has suffered yet another seizure and is now resting in Miami after a stint in the ICU. The Young Money rapper has been officially diagnosed with epilepsy, and TMZ learned that just last week, he suffered a severe seizure and had to cancel his performance at TAO…

Although Gabrielle Douglas had a tough time at the recent Olympic trials, she made the team and will be joined by Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian in Rio de Janeiro. And she now has become immortalized with her own Barbie! Douglas’ doll joins those of Misty Copeland, Trisha Yearwood and Ava DuVernay…

In 2009, more than 10,000 rape kits were found abandoned in a Detroit Police Department storage room. And since then, Wayne County, Mich., Prosecutor Kym Worthy has made it her mission to get the kits tested. But testing the kits comes at a hefty price: $490 each. Enough SAID is a campaign of the Michigan…