A Peek Inside Misty Copeland’s Fly NYC Apartment
Coco Gauff Responds To The Hate She Received For Her 4c Hair In Viral Miu Miu Campaign
R&B Royalty Usher and Chris Brown Announce a Joint Tour, and Fans are Losing It!
Black Celebrity Siblings You Probably Didn’t Know Were Related
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A Supa-Dupa-Fly Half-Century: Missy Elliott Is 50!
Music lovers and industry insiders alike celebrate the groundbreaking rapper-singer-producer’s 50th birthday on July 1, 2021.
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Don't Hit 'Em Up! Outlawz Rapper Napoleon Says Jada Pinkett Begged Tupac, 'Don't Do Nothing to Will Smith'
‘[Tupac] was offended when she asked him not to do anything to Will Smith from a standpoint not to be violent towards him,’ Napoleon recounted.
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'Those Narratives Are So Powerful': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Learns How the Word Is Passed With Clint Smith
Released this June, The Atlantic writer’s stirring ‘Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America’ became an instant No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
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Biz Markie’s Family Confirms the Rapper Is Still Alive, Asks for 'Continued Thoughts and Prayers’
Despite unfounded rumors Wednesday night, the rapper’s manager and family assured fans that the beloved rapper is still alive.
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John McCain's Daughter Leaving Show She Was Never Qualified to Be on in the First Place
The conservative co-host will end her four-season run at the long-running daytime talk show at the end of July.
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Bye, Phylicia: Social Media Reacts to Phylicia Rashad's Message of Support for Bill Cosby's Overturned Sexual Assault Conviction [Updated]
‘The Cosby Show’ actress’ tweet sparked mass outrage and disappointment.
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PageTurners: It's Getting Hot in Here
Hot off the press literary releases to help you keep cool in this heatwave.
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Lil Nas X Reveals Trailer for Montero Cinematic Universe, aka His Debut Album, and Wow, This Kid Is Really Iconic
The ‘Panini’ artist set the internet further ablaze Tuesday afternoon with his announcement, following Sunday’s seductive performance at the BET Awards.
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Hey Swizz Beatz and Timbaland—the BET Awards 2021 Red Carpet Stars Have Some Verzuz Matchup Ideas!
Triller are you listening? Ashanti, Rapsody, Alex Hibbert, Amorphous and more say they need these Verzuz matchups ASAP!
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The Truth About This Verzuz? It Belongs to Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat!
The ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ and ‘Nobody’ artists are set to face off Thursday night to help kickoff weekend two of EssenceFest.