paris
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Highlights From Pharrell Williams’ Star-Studded Louis Vuitton Menswear Show in Paris
All eyes were on Paris as the stars came out to check out Pharrell Williams and the Louis Vuitton SS26 menswear collection.
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You Ready for Some Wet Ass Paris? Cardi's Balenciaga Campaign Billboard Unveiled on the Louvre
Leave it to Cardi B to give new meaning to the idiom “French kiss.” The “WAP” rapper may still be riding high from making Hot 100 history, despite having been knocked from Billboard’s top spot this week by BTS’s latest release. But she has a new win to celebrate, as she was just revealed to…
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French-Cameroonian Jazz Legend Manu Dibango Dies at 86 From COVID-19 Complications
Jazz legend Manu Dibango has died at the age of 86. According to BBC, the French-Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphonist died due to complications stemming from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain. “It is with deep sadness that we announce [to] you the loss of Manu Dibango, our Papy Groove, who passed away…
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A Tale of Two Churches: How the Notre Dame Cathedral Illustrates America's Unwillingness to Acknowledge Black Suffering
Police gun down so many black men, I can’t even recall which one is the impetus for this story. But a few years ago, after yet another one of us was mowed down in the street in cold blood, I arrived to my TV writers room in a less than pleasant mood. I was tired.…
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Breakdancing Could Earn You a Gold Medal in the 2024 Olympic Games
If Olympic organizers get their way, “Niggas in Paris” will take on an entirely new meaning. As they’ve formally submitted one of the five elements of hip-hop—breakdancing—as a new competition they’d like to introduce during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to NBC News. It’s not exactly a secret that hip-hop has evolved into…
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J'Adore! Zendaya Will Debut Her 1st Collab With Tommy Hilfiger During Paris Fashion Week
She’s already an It girl here in America, and now ingenue and fashion muse Zendaya will attempt to conquer France. According to industry site Fashionista, the actress and singer will debut the first capsule collection in her collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger with a presentation during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday, March 2. Zendaya was announced…
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There Is Only 1 Thing that Can Make a Beyoncé Concert Better: Michelle Obama
What a time to be in Paris. As even the most sports-averse among us might have found out by now, the city was a whole lit-uation on Sunday as France saw their national soccer team, Les Bleus, take home the World Cup for the second time in 20 years. But that wasn’t the only blessing…
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Rihanna Meets With French President to Discuss Education Fund
Weeks after tweeting to her millions of Twitter followers, “bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, will France commit to #FundEducation?,” Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna met Wednesday with recently elected French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. French first lady Brigette Macron welcomed Rihanna at the palace, where the president of France resides, before she was set…
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Mayor of Paris Seeks to Ban City’s 1st Afro-Feminist Festival Because It Excludes ‘White People’
Paris is buggin’. Or at least its mayor is. She says she will ask the city to formally ban Paris’ first Afro-feminist festival on the grounds that it is discriminatory against “white people.” Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo made her announcement on Twitter, adding that she reserved the right “to prosecute the organizers for discrimination,” because…
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"Niggas In Paris" Are Still Niggers To Parisians
I have an older cousin named Halima. She lives in Nimes with her husband and five-year-old daughter, named Hikma, who is an avid Frozen enthusiast (called La Reines des Neiges in French) and Beyonce-in-training. For the most part, they live relatively peaceful middle-class existences. But every morning, Halima makes the trek from Nimes to Avignon…