Black Twitter is Destroying Lil Wayne Over His New Album ‘Tha Carter VI’
Oprah Winfrey’s Amazing Real Estate Across The Country
The Wild Reason Tiffany Haddish Says She’s ‘Done’ With Dating Black American Men
Terry Crews, Megan Thee Stallion and Other Black Celebs Recreating Their Own Viral TikTok Trends
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Fantasia Bullied on Social Media?
(The Root) — People can be mean — especially with anonymity on their side. Since catapulting into stardom after winning American Idol in 2004, Fantasia Barrino has had her fair share of public battles, from being ridiculed for her learning disability to being attacked for her status as a single mother. Much of this backlash…
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Mariah Carey Renews Vows, Shares on Social Media
(The Root) — Earlier this week, Mariah Carey and her hubby, Nick Cannon, renewed their wedding vows at Disneyland, marking five years of wedded bliss with their adorable babies, Monroe and Moroccan (referred to as #dembabies on Twitter), in tow. I’m sure you can imagine what the ceremony was like: lots of glitz, bling, sparkle,…
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5 Black Celebs Who Need Vine
(The Root) — It’s been well established that black people love Twitter — they reportedly represent 25 percent of Twitter users, though they make up 13 percent of the U.S. population. But what about Vine, Twitter’s new micro video-sharing app? The app is relatively new but seems to be growing in popularity. Celebrities are pretty…
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President Obama Expands Social Media Reach
(The Root) — The White House started a Tumblr account last week, stepping up its effort to be accessible to the American public. According to the blog’s first post, it will feature a variety of material, like “the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science…
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Louisville Basketball Hero Quits Twitter
(The Root) — The nation gasped in unison when University of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware snapped his leg in two on the court during the team’s March Madness game with Duke last month. Since then, Ware has received a tidal wave of support, winning spots on talk shows and thousands of new followers on…
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Chris Rock Calls Jason Kidd Gay, Confuses Social Media
(The Root) — It would be safe to assume that most of what comes from Chris Rock’s Twitter feed is a joke, but when he tweeted, “I’m so proud of Jason Kidd for coming out of the closet and announcing that he’s Gay. This is a great day for sports,” the morning after NBA player Jason Collins announced that…
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Rihanna Announces 2nd Fashion Collection on Instagram
(The Root) — Rihanna took to Instagram today to announce that she is officially working on a second River Island collection. This black-and-white photo shows Rihanna hard at work with designer Adam Selman. With 217,000 likes so far, it’s fair to say that her public is anxious for the debut. Read more at Glamour. Tracy…
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Twitter Tackles 'Black Privilege'
(The Root) — On Friday, April 26, 2013, a fairly offensive Tumblr blog entitled “This Is Black Privilege” made its way to Twitter, promptly ticking off tons of black people. The purpose of the blog, according to its FAQs, is to “educate the uneducated” on the privileges that black people unfairly enjoy, such as BET,…
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Twitter Responds to 1st Gay NBA Player
(The Root) — In an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins announces that he is gay, making him the first openly gay man to actively play as a professional in an American team sport. In the article, slated to run May 6, 2013, Collins said that when he was younger, he…
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Amazing Pictures of Your Favorite '80s Ladies
(The Root) — If you were around in the 1980s, these pictures, which have been floating around on Tumblr, should move you in a very special way. The women pictured, of course, are Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen — actresses, sisters, and possibly your pretend friends-mothers-aunties. This picture was taken in 1988, and in the…