Black and MAGA Folks Angry At Gavin Newsom For Implying Black People Can’t Read… But That’s Not The Full Story
Celeb With Tourette Syndrome Speaks Out After N-Word Remark at BAFTAs, But the Internet Isn’t Here for It
DMX’s Son Shares ‘Spiritual’ Moment With His Father As He Transitioned
Gabourey Sidibe’s Husband Has Shocking Health Scare
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‘That’s a Eurocentric Concept’: Nick Cannon Responds to Criticism Over Having Kids With Multiple Women
The Wild’N Out host gave the hoteply honest explanation during Monday morning’s episode of The Breakfast Club.
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DaBaby Dupes Us All, Deletes Apology Statement to LGBTQ+ Community From Social Media
The rapper issued the second apology in a single Instagram post following the increasing backlash from comments made at Rolling Loud Miami.
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Can You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking? It’s Called Bathing and Showering [Updated]
The Rock, who is a Black Samoan, made sure to remove himself from the (white) celebrity trending narrative of refusing to bathe themselves and their kids.
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Role Call: Looks Like Angela Bassett Is About to Be the Highest Paid Black Woman on TV; Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Publishes Catalogue of Spike Lee’s Work
The Chi is renewed for a fifth season, Jennifer Hudson celebrates women-owned Black businesses at the Apollo Theater and Halle Berry makes directorial debut
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You Don’t Have to Imagine That: Nas and Lauryn Hill Rules the World Yet Again With a New Song
The sequel to his Grammy-winning album King’s Disease is here and Lauryn Hill makes a very notable appearance. Lauryn trended on Twitter upon release.
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Laaaa La La La, Wait ‘Til Kanye Gets This Donda Release Right
Yes, there was another Donda listening party. Kanye-esque shenanigans ensued. No, the actual album hasn’t dropped yet.
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Girl, Bye.
Meghan McCain had her last day on The View. Joy Behar summed up the appropriate sentiments nicely— ‘Bye!’
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As the 40th Anniversary of The Color Purple Nears, Alice Walker Gets Candid About Cancellation
The revered, occasionally reclusive and controversial author grants a rare interview to the Banished podcast.
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Came Through Flippin’: Cardi B Learns Rhythmic Gymnastics With Amanda Seales
The expectant ‘Up’ singer recently tried her hand at the sport for a new episode of Cardi Tries__ on Facebook Watch.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wants That Old Thing Back
The HFPA—the folks behind the Golden Globes—implemented reforms and ‘transformational change’ by introducing brand new bylaws to regain a decent reputation.