Queen Latifah
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Rebel, Rebel: For White Women Who Block Black People on Twitter Because Apologizing Is Too Damn Much [Updated]
Before this weekend, I never really paid very much attention to Rebel Wilson. I knew she existed and had caught glimpses of her in a few things. I knew enough to know that her usual schtick is playing the funny, goofy or dorky fat girl in white comedies, but in my mind, she wasn’t as…
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25 Things Overheard When Watching Girls Trip In a Hotel Room Full of Men During a Bachelor Party in New Orleans
This time last week, I was in New Orleans for Panama’s bachelor party weekend. I arrived Friday afternoon, and after the fellas already in New Orleans returned from the plantation tour, we gathered in Panama’s hotel room to kick it and determine our plans for the night. The TV happened to be on, and Girls…
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6 Women, Endless Inspiration: Black Girls Rock! 2018 Reminds Us of Our Infinite Potential
“Tonight’s honorees represent our radiance and our royalty … Thank you all for showing the world how bright we shine and how hard we rock,” said Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond, speaking to the audience at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center during the Black Girls Rock! Awards, which aired on BET on Sunday…
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Janet, Lena, Latifah and More: Black Girls Rock! Returns to the Red Carpet
The ceremony won’t be televised until Sept. 9, but on Sunday night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J., black girl magic was on full display as an array of our established and future icons hit the red carpet for Black Girls Rock! 2018. Honorees Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Naomi Campbell,…
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In a ’90s Kind of World, I’m Glad I Had My Girls: Living Single at 25 and Me
Growing up 55 shades of gay in the ’90s, there were not a lot of places for a young whippersnapper like me to draw inspiration from what life could be like as an adult. Friends? Too unseasoned. Seinfeld? I don’t know her. Fraiser? Cute, but for a six-year-old with a serious Princess Ariel obsession, not…
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Pack Your Bags: Plans For Girls Trip 2 Are Already in the Works
The shenanigans the Flossy Posse got into at the Essence Festival in New Orleans last year are legendary, so how will they up the ante for their next Girls Trip? That remains to be seen, but actress Regina Hall confirmed to BuzzFeed News that a sequel is in the works. During a visit to AM…
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The 'Black Don't Crack' All-Stars
I was watching Set It Off the other day because there’s never not a good time to watch Set It Off. Watching Vivica, Jada, Kimberly Elise (looking as homely as they could possibly make her) and Queen Latifah rob banks and be overly dramatic is one of my favorite pastimes. Queen Latifah as Cleo, though,…
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Queen Latifah Is Creating a Female-Comedian Travel Series
The only Queen I acknowledge is Latifah. Queen Latifah is teaming with Electus to develop a travel documentary series, according to Variety. The series is entitled Friends in Strange Places and will highlight the adventures that a set of female comedians and their famous friends have all over the world. “There are so many funny,…
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Queen Latifah’s Mom, Rita Owens, Dies After a Long Battle With a Heart Condition
Queen Latifah’s mom, Rita Owens, died Wednesday after a 10-year battle with heart disease, the legendary rapper and actress said. In a statement to People magazine, Latifah wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I share the news my mother, Rita Owens, passed away today. Anyone that has ever met her knows what a…
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Set It Off! FBI Hunts for the ‘Freedom Fighter Bandit’ Who Says She Robs Banks for a Cause
This story is just too juicy: Authorities say that a young black woman has robbed at least nine banks à la Set It Off-style, and now the federales are in hot pursuit. WSB-TV 2 reports that authorities suspect that 25-year-old Nilsa Marie Urena is the woman police have dubbed the “Freedom Fighter Bandit” since, according…