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The Diss That Took Ghostbusters’ Ernie Hudson Ten Years To Get Over
The Quantum Leap star says he was “selectively pushed aside” on-set.
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Lizzo Ready to Shake Things Up on SNL; Eddie Murphy Will Bring Entire Family and Maybe Some Old Characters
Tomorrow, Eddie Murphy will finally return to the Saturday Night Live stage. And everyone is excited that the Brooklyn-born comedy king will host the variety-sketch comedy series for the first time as host in 35 years—including this week’s musical guest Lizzo. The body-positive pop music sensation couldn’t contain her excitement about Murphy’s comeback during a…
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Meet the Mayor of Miami Gardens, Fla., One of the Largest Black-Run Cities in the Country
“Every night in my sleep, I need you beside me.” Imagine this line sung in the style of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” off-key but with the same amount of confidence that Dion’s golden vocals boast. That’s how Miami Gardens, Fla., Mayor Oliver Gilbert started our interview. Clearly, I was in for a…
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Will Megyn Kelly Be Less Racist Now That She’s on NBC?
If one were in need of confirmation that you, too, can get away with Bill O’Reilly’s type of racism so long as you’re a pretty, blond white woman, look no further than the news that Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News for NBC. According to reports, Kelly will host her own daytime talk show and…
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Lee Daniels Needs to Stop It With This White-Girl Lead in Star and His Magical Negro Speeches
Lee Daniels often espouses racial views typically heard only from characters in a Magical Negro movie. It’s one of those characteristics about the celebrated director that you like to forget in order to enjoy his art. Unfortunately, Daniels won’t cooperate with some of us in such an endeavor because he refuses to stop assuaging white…
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Mariah's World Is Flat and Uninteresting
In theory, Mariah Carey, reality star, sounds nothing short of must-see television. Long before Real Housewives came along, Carey offered the world various strains of grandiosity, eccentricity and lots o’ theatrics. Surely, someone who admittedly acknowledges living in her own bubble would be the perfect vehicle for a new reality series. However, Carey has been…
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More Beyoncé, Less Britney: How MTV Can Improve the VMAs
For some years now, MTV has largely relied on nostalgia and the promise of returning to what used to make its Video Music Awards show vital viewing to lure people into watching. You watch—majorly because the performers list is so stacked that you can’t help giving in to temptation—and then you’re let down. This year…
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Was Tamar Braxton’s Neck-Rolling Too Real for The Real?
Bless her heart: It’s been mighty rough for Tamar Braxton within the last year. Not only was she forced to leave Dancing With the Stars because of a life-threatening health crisis, but her very good album, Calling All Lovers, caught the fade from consumers. Now one of the biggest breaks in her post-Braxton Family Values career—a slot on the hit daytime…