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Proving Misogynoir Is Alive and Well, Blue Ivy, Ari Lennox and Teyana Taylor Were All Insulted Online for New Year's
Remember when you were a kid, and your elders told you “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” Apparently, a few writers for some of the world’s most illustrious publications didn’t get that memo, as each got the New Year’s reckoning they deserved after commenting on the evolving beauty…
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Tiffany Haddish Defends Blueface for Making It Rain on Homeless on Skid Row in L.A.
Oh, Tiffany Haddish. She’s riding a wave as a mainstream media darling with a white-hot Hollywood career that’s showing no signs of slowing down. But The Last Black Unicorn author can’t avoid controversy. Haddish has come to the defense of trash rap idol Blueface—who was lambasted on social media for making it rain as he…
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They Good: Meet the Team Behind the Epic Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Social Media Campaign
On August 19, 2019, #TheChickening came home to roost when the Popeyes Chicken Twitter account tweeted two simple words in response to Chick-fil-A: “Y’all good?” Naturally, we all wanted to know the face(s) behind such a tweet. Then, I, along with the rest of Black Twitter, noticed a pic floating around of this year’s Brandweek…
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Model Slick Woods May Be Fighting Cancer—but She's Nobody's Victim
In her characteristically irreverent style, on Tuesday, model-actress Slick Woods made another stunning reveal. This time, she seemed to announce a cancer battle (h/t Madame Noire), posting a group photo on Instagram with the cryptic caption: “How I feel about chemotherapy, shout out to everyone that gotta go through it. #atleastimalreadybald” While no further details…
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Unfollow, Unfriend, Block, Delete: After Excruciating Embarrassment, T.I.’s Daughter Unfollows Her Father on Social Media
Two things in life are inevitable: If your parents are in your life, they will always consider you their child—literally and figuratively—and as such, they will inevitably embarrass the shit out of you, especially if you’re connected to them on social media. But while posting pics of you in your diapers may be cringeworthy, publicly…
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If You Googled 'Boondocks Characters,' Kanye West's Picture Showed Up as Uncle Ruckus
“What’s a king to a God? What’s a God to a nonbeliever who don’t believe in anything? Will he make it out alive? Alright, alright, no church in the wild.” Frank Ocean probably wasn’t talking about “Google” when he crooned about the wild on Watch the Throne, but the Lord works in mysterious ways. This…
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I Wonder What Ja Rule Thinks About Popeyes Chicken Sandwiches, Said No One
Gather around citizens: Ja Rule has some thoughts on the cultural phenomenon known as the Popeyes Chicken sandwich—because we certainly wondered and asked! On Tuesday, the rapper and businessman decided to add his thoughts on the deliciously crispy piece of chicken having relations with a couple of pickles between a brioche bun, which made its…