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They Get It From Their Mamas, Too: How Some of Our Favorite Celebs Celebrated Mother’s Day
Good mothers nurture us, protect us and inspire us, and if you were blessed to grow up with a great mother figure (or several) in your life, hopefully, you were paying serious tribute this past Sunday for Mother’s Day. You weren’t alone; from the Duchess of Sussex to Diana Ross, motherhood was also on the…
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British Radio Jock Gets the Boot After Racist Tweet About Meghan’s New Baby
Not today, colonizer. When will folks learn that expressing racist views – especially on social media, especially when you have a clearly identifiable job, and perhaps most especially, when said views are about the newest British baby royal –will always put you in the losers’ column? The BBC fired radio broadcaster Danny Baker after Baker…
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Yes, Pictures! Royal Baby Sussex Makes His Editorial Debut, Name Revealed [Updated]
The wait is over! Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry have revealed their new son to the public, two days after his birth. According to ABC News, the royal couple gathered with press at Windsor Castle. “He has the sweetest temperament,” Meghan beamed, as she stroked her new son’s head. The couple also chatted…
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It's a Boy! Prince Harry Confirms Meghan Markle Has Given Birth to a Son
Royal watchers, he’s here! After Buckingham Palace announced that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex went into labor early on Monday morning, Prince Harry has confirmed (via the Associated Press) that the newest member of the British royal family has arrived! The announcement ends weeks of speculation about whether Meghan and Prince Harry’s first child, had, in…
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TGIF: Beyoncé Teases Her Ivy Park/Adidas Collab with Help from Grambling State (and Serena Williams Puts More ‘Love on Top’)
When we heard buzz that Beyoncé booked Grambling’s dance team and marching band for a private event during Coachella 2019 last weekend, it seemed like the appropriate second coming of Homecoming, the star’s triumphant Netflix special chronicling her history-making HBCU-inspired 2018 performance. As it turned out, Bey was once again looking forward, not back. On…
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Privacy, Please: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Opt for a Non-Traditional Birth Announcement and Oprah Defends the Duchess
When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcome their first child later this month, don’t expect the traditional photo-op on the hospital steps of St. Mary’s, where Kate Middleton gave birth to all three of her children in the hospital’s private Lindo Wing. In fact, People reports that in yet another break with royal tradition,…
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Sussex Royal Watch Goes Live: Meghan and Harry Are Now on the 'Gram!
Yeah, yeah, we know. You don’t understand all this fascination with Meghan Markle marrying into the British royal family, and she’s biracial and therefore somehow not worthy of The Root’s blackety-black attention, and elitism, and colonialism, and…You can go now and let people enjoy things, like seeing whether or not her first child is a…
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‘Do Better’: Audra McDonald Blasts the Relentless Criticism of Meghan Markle
This is what it looks like when women stand up for each other. Broadway royalty Audra McDonald came to the defense of another royal over the weekend, calling out the online abuse and dubious reporting on Meghan Markle—now, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Posting a throwback video of her own eight-month-pregnant belly (McDonald gave birth for…
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On International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle Got a New Job—and Gave Insight on Equality
On International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle got a promotion, of sorts. The Duchess of Sussex is now vice president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. Joining husband and Trust president Prince Harry, and the Trust’s patron, Queen Elizabeth, mom-to-be Meghan will largely be tasked with providing support to young people throughout the British Commonwealth, with a…