Tyler Perry Brings Receipts, Calls Sexual Assault Lawsuit a ‘$77 Million Money Grab Scam’
Black Internet Responds to Petition to Deport Nicki Minaj From the U.S.
Behind Beyoncé’s New Billionaire Status
Black Man Who Saved Baby From Viral Pit Bull Attack in NYC Speaks out
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Halle Berry Expresses Disappointment in the Best Actress Oscar Category and Its Continued Lack of Diversity
In 2002, Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, thanks to her work in the film Monster’s Ball. In the speech, she thanked Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne and Diahann Carroll for paving the way for her, and said she hoped that “every nameless, faceless woman of color”…
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RZA Discusses New Deal With Downtown Music Publishing and the Power of Artistic Expression
Robert “RZA” Diggs is not only one of the foremost members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, but he’s also proven through the years to be quite the astute businessman and entrepreneur. Alongside his older brother Mitchell “Divine” Diggs, RZA announced on Tuesday that Downtown Music Publishing signed a global publishing agreement with Wu-Tang Productions to…
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Want a Best Picture Oscar Nomination in 2024? The Academy Requires You to Step Up Your Inclusion Game
The Academy is changing—and we don’t just mean its members. As part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that it will be enacting new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility in the Best Picture category. That’s right, if you want the biggest and…
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We May Not Have New Rihanna Music, But We’re Getting a New Rihanna Documentary Next Year
While Rihanna’s Navy could very well be awaiting the mythical ‘R9’ album until…Heaven only knows…at least they’ll have a new documentary about the superstar to hold them over. The long-awaited Rihanna documentary, directed by Peter Berg (Battleship, Friday Night Lights), will be hitting our television screens in summer 2021. According to a new Collider interview…
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'Midnight Train' to IG Live: Gladys Knight Verzuz Patti LaBelle Is Happening Because 'Somebody Loves You, Baby'
“If only you knew” that this would happen…because “neither one of us” was expecting this! On Tuesday evening, the official Verzuz account tweeted that the next upcoming event will feature two beloved icons: Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle! “The Master Class we’ve ALL been waiting for!” the account tweeted, urging all fans to dress up…
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Colin Kaepernick Returns to Madden for the 1st Time in 4 Years
While a return to the NFL is unlikely, Colin Kaepernick has made his return to the next best thing: Madden. The Undefeated reports that a free update released for Madden 21 on Tuesday will allow players to draft Kap in the game’s franchise mode. “Now’s your chance to bring back Kap and be the virtual…
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Microsoft Finally Announces the Price…of the Xbox Series S
Of the four console rollouts I’ve seen in my lifetime, this has definitely been one of the strangest, second only to those weird-ass PS3 launch commercials. We’re two months away from the release of new consoles and aren’t entirely sure how much we’re expected to pay for them. Luckily, both a leak and an official…
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Trailer Roundup: Welcome to the Blumhouse, Are You Ready for a Supermarket Sweep?
We’re now officially in the month of September and you’ve probably already heard premature Earth Wind & Fire jokes (since the lyric is “…21st night of September”), but looking at the bright side (we need to!), it’s never a bad time for an EWF jam. Speaking of the bright side, let’s get into these trailers……
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How Would You Spend $900,000 a Month on Entertainment (If You Had It)?
Over the weekend, TMZ waded into messy-boots territory—who am I kidding? They own beachfront property there—and provided alleged details of the temporary spousal support request from Nicole Young, soon-to-be ex-wife of hip-hop super-producer and mogul, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young. Before TMZ dropped the deets, all we knew was that she was requesting $2 million a…
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Lupita Nyong’o Posts Tribute to Chadwick Boseman and His ‘Quiet, Powerful Presence'
Actor Chadwick Boseman lost his private, four-year battle with colon cancer on August 28 at the age of 43. Since then, tributes and fond memories of the star have been pouring in, and on Tuesday, Lupita Nyong’o posted her own statement and tribute to her friend and co-star via Instagram. “I write these words from…