in memoriam
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BET Awards Did What? OJ Simpson’s ‘In Memoriam’ inclusion Leaves Black Internet Confused
Simpson's appearance in the program's In Memoriam section left the internet scratching their heads.
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In Memoriam 2020: A Year of Loss Like No Other
As celebrations around the world rang in the new year on Jan. 1, 2020, no one could have imagined—let alone predicted—the staggering loss and grief that would come to define the year. The shocking deaths of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in January would be the first of many emotional losses we would…
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Chadwick Boseman Forever
It seemed like a “normal” Friday night—or as normal as any day could be in 2020—and all of a sudden, the world was met with a crushing blow. A universal, downcast silence seemed to fall as we watched our smartphones in sheer disbelief and the realization crept into our consciousness: Chadwick Boseman was gone. We…
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BET Networks to Honor Kobe Bryant With Full Coverage of Memorial, Other Programming
BET Networks will celebrate the life and memory of late basketball legend Kobe Bryant in a special way. The Black-centric ViacomCBS-owned network announced its plans to pay tribute to the iconic five-time NBA champion who perished with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 26. On Feb. 24, a…
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An Artist Ahead of Her Time: Remembering Makeup Artist Vanessa Evelyn
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the world lost a phenomenal creative mind. Legendary British makeup artist Vanessa Evelyn Watt succumbed to a battle with cancer. She was 55. For many, the name Vanessa Evelyn may be unfamiliar, which is part of what makes this loss especially tragic. There is a strange and hard truth about many…
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In Memoriam: Honoring Those We Lost in 2019
The year 2019 took us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions: It began with the swearing-in of the most diverse Congress in U.S. history and culminated with the impeachment of the president. In between, we witnessed rap going country with Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”; Lizzo blowing up big with performances at the BET…
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Beauty, Brains and Bravery: Remembering Mama Cax
It is with profound sadness that The Glow Up learned today that one of our favorite models and activists, Cacsmy “Mama Cax” Brutus, has died at age 30. Fondly called Cax by her colleagues and clients in the fashion industry, the Haitian American broke new ground as an in-demand model who’d survived cancer as a…
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In Memoriam: A Tribute to the Ones We Lost in 2018
This year, we lost many of our black firsts, black female firsts, survivors of tragedies, civil rights activists, world-changers, record-making athletes and globally renowned artists. From Aretha Franklin to Craig Mack to Ntozake Shange to Nancy Wilson to Winnie Mandela, our loss was great. As we enter another year, where the fight for equality, dignity…
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Sad News: Oprah's Mother, Vernita Lee, Died on Thanksgiving Day
Sad news for Oprah Winfrey and half-sister Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, as People confirms that their mother, Vernita Lee, died at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 83 on Thanksgiving Day. No details on her cause of death have been given at this time. Winfrey is the eldest child of Lee, who was also…
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Judge of Characters: Wypipo, Stop Killing Everything Fun
Wypipo have an inane ability to zero in on things that were once cool or hot (depending on who you ask) and make them wack. Case in point, that time Donald Trump Jr. used “lit” on Twitter to talk about Justice Kennedy’s retirement. Now that “lit” is dead, I was thinking about what else colonizers…