Aretha Franklin
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Idris Elba, Danai Gurira and Other A-list Hollywood Celebs Who Hail from Africa
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Black Celeb Women Who Are the Bread Winners in Their Relationships
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Which of These White Soul Singers Will Succeed Bobby Caldwell and Steal Black America’s Hearts
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Remembering the Life and Career of Whitney Houston’s Mom Cissy Houston
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Black Twitter Mourns the Death of Whitney Houston’s Mother Cissy Houston
The musical matriarch's death comes just 12 years after the loss of her daughter and nine years after the loss of her granddaughter.
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The Blackest Songs From the 2024 DNC Roll Call
Night two of the Democratic National Convention was a party, featuring a DJ spinning classic hit songs and a surprise performance.
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Wendy Williams Tried to Warn Us About These People
The longer the Queen of All Media has been away, the more we realized how much she tried to tell us about celebs such as Diddy, Omarosa, R. Kelly, more.
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Primetime Sing-a-Long: The Best Black TV Theme Songs
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Rumor: Aretha Franklin Only Wanted to Hear This Artist During Photo Shoots. Can You Guess Who?
Celebrity photographer Matthew Jordan Smith says the Queen of Soul was not trying to listen to anyone else.