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Tom Hanks’ Son Chet Was Filmed Speaking Patois at the Golden Globes, and We Have Questions
This year’s Golden Globe Awards witnessed Chet Hanks, Tom Hanks’ son, speaking patois on camera, which left the entire Internet asking, “But why, tho’?” The 29-year-old rapper/actor posted a video of himself to Instagram on Sunday highlighting his attendance at the awards ceremony where his dad, actor Tom Hanks, was being honored with a lifetime…
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NBA Player Calls Black Women 'Bulldogs,' Then Defends Himself by…Quoting Dr. King?
I think I have some thoughts today about Patrick Patterson, the NBA player who implied that black women are “bulldogs” in an Instagram comment while defending his marriage to Sarah Nasser (a white woman). I think it’s funny seeing him referred to as an “NBA Star” in write-ups about this story, cause that’s like calling…
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Lakeith Stanfield Isn't Feeling Certain Black Media Outlets—and One of Them Had Quite a Bit to Say About It
In case you’ve missed it, actor Lakeith Stanfield is embroiled in a family feud with black media. While The Root has yet to catch a stray, the Sorry to Bother You star had some things to get off of his chest in regard to media outlets and platforms he believes are pushing an “anti-black” agenda.…
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#RelationshipGoals: Codie and Tommy Oliver Discuss Black Love in an 'Instagram Society'
Whenever I visit my mama in Chicago, we partake in our recent habit of watching marathons of Black Love, a docuseries on OWN. From Tina Knowles Lawson’s sassy quips with Richard Lawson to Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe’s love origin story, the laughs never stop. Behind the relationship tea are real-life examples of black…
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Solo Dolo: Solange Responds to Rumors She Cheated on Her Husband With Former Manager
You give these hooligans on Tina Knowles’ internet an inch of transparency, and they take a mile’s worth of rumors. That’s what happened in the wake of Solange’s Instagram announcement that she and her husband, filmmaker Alan Ferguson, were ending their 11-year relationship. “Early this year we separated and parted ways, (and tho it ain’t…
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Introducing Mrs. Petty: Nicki Minaj Announces Marriage to Kenneth Petty in New Instagram Post
After months of talking about it—and changing her Twitter handle to “Mrs. Petty”—Nicki Minaj and her boo Kenneth Petty are now officially, for real-for real married. At least, according to the matching “bride” and “groom” accessories on her Instagram. Nicki made the announcement in a somewhat understated fashion: a quick clip of matching “Mrs.” and…
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Take Two: Gina Rodriguez Issues Second Apology to 'Community of Color' for Saying N-Word in Instagram Video
The best apology is corrected behavior, they say. But in actress Gina Rodriguez’s case, she’s hoping an iOS press release will do the trick. The Jane the Virgin star took to Instagram once again Tuesday night to address a video she posted earlier that day where, while singing along to the Fugees’ “Ready or Not,” Rodriguez…
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'I Love Lauryn Hill': Gina Rodriguez Is Very Sorry You're Mad at Her for Saying the N-Word in Instagram Video
Here we all were, minding our own business on a Tuesday, eating our late lunches and trying to stay hydrated when Gina Rodriguez had to start some shit. The Jane the Virgin star, whose comments about race in the past two years have raised many an eyebrow and rolled many an eye, posted an Instagram…
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Really, Sis? Woman Risks Her Own Circle of Life in Dance With a Real ‘Lion King’ at NYC’s Bronx Zoo
In what would seem to be the very definition of a stupid human trick, a woman was captured on Instagram video engaging in a dance with possible death when she jumped an enclosure at New York’s Bronx Zoo and decided to shake her tail feather with a full-grown lion. Herman Reynoso was visiting the zoo…
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Kracking Down on the Kardashians: Instagram Implements New Restrictions on Influencer Marketing
Instagram is entering a new era—hopefully, one that’ll be healthier for the self-images of users under 18. Buzzfeed News reports that on Wednesday, the social media platform announced a new policy intended to restrict “content that promotes weight loss products or cosmetic procedures” to underage users. As Buzzfeed reports: The policy is being led by…
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