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August Alsina Speaks His Truth About Alleged Relationship With Jada Pinkett Smith, Says Will Smith Gave His Blessing [Updated]
On Tuesday, August Alsina published a video from his recent sit-down with Angela Yee for a very lengthy conversation surrounding his new album The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, his documentary stateofEMERGEncy: The Rise of August Alsina, his life, love and more. “I honor myself and I honor my authenticity,” Alsina said in the in-depth interview that…
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In This Commercial, We Find Out What Ja Rule Thinks About Gyros
Maybe Dave Chappelle summoned this in his latest special by making a reference to his classic joke—or maybe this is just 2020 being 2020—but Ja Rule is trending again. Over the weekend, you may have noticed Ja Rule’s name in the Trending Topics column on Twitter. This time, it had nothing to do with Fyre…
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Twitter Is in a Frenzy Over Resurfaced Article About Beethoven's Possible Blackness
Thanks to a circulated screenshot from the website The Concordian, Twitter has been abuzz since Wednesday night with the idea that classical German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven was actually a black man. So now it totally makes sense why “Symphony No. 5” bangs so hard. The Concordian article dates back to 2015, and…
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Seminars and Concerts and STEM, Oh My: Here Are Some Virtual (And In-Person) Events to Check Out This Weekend
This weekend is much like the last and will be a lot like the one after it. While the weather is warming up, it’s still important to practice proper social distancing protocol. If you don’t have any plans to keep yourself occupied this particular weekend, social media is chock full of entertainment at your fingertips,…
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A Letter to Terry Crews From the Grand Wiz of Black Supremacy
Dear Terry Crews, Happy Countdown to Juneteenth, brother. I hope this message finds you well and Black AF. While I’d rather spend my time officially reworking the rules of Uno, your recent tweets have summoned me here. You may have heard of the Grand Wizard of leading white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan, well…
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The Hollywood Black Squares: A Reckoning on Whether Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Is Fact or Fiction
In the ongoing fight for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, black boxes and squares are Hollywood’s deus ex machina. From Studio Binder: Deus ex Machina is when a hopeless situation is suddenly solved by an unexpected occurrence. It is a contrived plot device often used in film or novels. It is an easy way…
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Don't Think Voting Is Important? Rihanna Will Correct You on That
Outside of the social media initiative Blackout Tuesday, which encouraged internet folks to post a black square to show their solidarity with the black community and then continue to work to end racial injustice, June 2 was an election day in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Indiana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and the District…
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9 Observations About the Video of the News Anchor Getting Hit By a Flying Hennessy Bottle In Cincinnati
Let me start by saying that I neither encourage nor condone violence towards anybody (who doesn’t deserve it), especially unsuspecting individuals who are just doing their job. Taking aim at a journalist for doing nothing more than (presumably) being present when you feel like firing off a projectile isn’t only not cool, but also dangerous.…
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TikTok Apologizes for Claims of Suppressing Black Lives Matter-Centered Videos on Its App
TikTok, the popular video creation app, apologized for a controversy over the weekend involving the Black Lives Matter movement and those who aim to spread awareness about the senseless murder of George Floyd. TikTok users noticed that videos posted with the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and/or #GeorgeFloyd had zero views, and others noticed that videos featuring these…
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President Elected by White Supremacists and Russian Bots Spreads Disinformation From White Supremacists and Russian Bots
White supremacists are at home baking cookies while antifa is organizing terror cells. The government is blacking out cell phone signals so you can’t riot. George Soros is paying negro crisis actors. Black people are trying to overthrow the government. These are just a few of the false narratives surrounding the protest against police brutality…