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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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  • Watch: Rihanna Teaches Malawi Students Math in Short Documentary

    While some people spend time body-shaming Rihanna, she spends her time making a difference in the lives of children across the world. Earlier this year, Rihanna visited students in Malawi as part of her organization’s effort to raise money for education in developing countries. Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation joined forces with the Global Partnership for…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Rihanna Has a Word for Those Not Appreciative of Her Thickness

    In today’s “Think I give a damn, boy, don’t you know who I am?” Rihanna news, the singer posted a viral Instagram message for those hating on her supposed weight gain. Last week a blogger on Barstool posted an article about Rihanna’s weight and got eloquently dragged out of the paint on social media—and is…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • ‘Sports’ Site Gets Dragged for Fat-Shaming Rihanna

    There’s one site that exists in the underbelly of the internet that calls itself a “sports” site, but it seems to be a site where “meninist” dude bros and trolls love to converge to bash women. But the site, Barstool, picked the wrong one this time. Earlier this week, the site posted a photo and…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Rihanna to Be Honored at Parsons School of Design Benefit 

    Rihanna is once again being celebrated. This time she’s set to be honored May 22 at this year’s 69th Parsons Benefit, for the Parsons School of Design, alongside other big names, like designer Eileen Fisher and Neiman Marcus. It’s pretty much accepted by everyone that RiRi is a fashion icon, known for her eclectic taste…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Why Are TLC Going on Tour With the Dude From Sugar Ray?

    Last month, TLC celebrated the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, Ooooooohhh … on the TLC Tip. Last week, TLC announced that they’ll be headlining the “I Love the 90’s Tour: The Party Continues,” which will feature Montell Jordan, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Naughty by Nature and Biz Markie. Presently, I’m wondering how a…

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    Michael Arceneaux

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  • Watch: Rihanna’s Humanitarian of the Year Award Acceptance Speech at Harvard

    Bad gal RiRi was on hand at Harvard University on Tuesday night to accept her award for Humanitarian of the Year. “I’m incredibly humbled to be acknowledged at this magnitude for something that, in truth, I never wanted thanking for,” Rihanna said during her speech. “We are all human and we all just want a…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Rihanna Named Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year

    Rihanna has joined the likes of Arthur Ashe and James Earl Jones after being named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year. Rihanna will be on Harvard’s campus next Tuesday to accept the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. The university made the announcement Wednesday and noted the singer’s charitable contributions, which include a center…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Rihanna Breaks Michael Jackson’s Billboard Record

    Not only did Rihanna celebrate her 29th birthday this week, but she also broke a Billboard music record along the way. Even though it was released a year ago, Rihanna’s album Anti is still dropping singles, and “Love on the Brain” has moved up on the Hot 100 chart from the No. 13 position to…

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    Yesha Callahan

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