the chatterati
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Did Kanye West Break Up With Donald Trump?
It looks as though the circle-jerk love affair between Donald Trump and Kanye West is over. The rapper has seemingly scrubbed his Twitter account of any mention of his December meeting with Trump, as well as his tweets supporting Trump. “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future…
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Mr. Dalvin Confirms Jodeci Biopic Is Coming
On the heels of the success of BET’s New Edition miniseries, The New Edition Story, it looks like its parent company, Viacom, sees that R&B biopics are the way to go when it comes to ratings. According to Jodeci member Mr. Dalvin, a Jodeci biopic is in the works and will air on BET’s sister…
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Idiots Can’t Even Boycott Beer Correctly
In today’s “We’re gonna boycott something because it reeks of diversity” news, a group of soggy and hateful people are all in their feelings because of Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial that highlighted Anheuser-Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch’s journey to the U.S. in the mid-1800s, and the prejudice the German immigrant encountered. In the commercial, an American…
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And Just Like That, Frederick Douglass Satire Account Deleted
Parody accounts are infamous on Twitter. From the fake Chris Rock to even characters from your favorite television shows, these accounts provide humor and, well, that’s pretty much it. But apparently, someone didn’t want to let a new Frederick Douglass satire account live. After Donald Trump’s ode to Douglass during his failed Black History Month…
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Chance the Rapper Honors Obama Family With #ThanksObama Fashion Line
Chance the Rapper and his black-boy joy just doesn’t quit. And this time he’s using his notoriety and fan base to pay tribute to the Obama family with a new clothing line. Chance announced the project Thursday on Twitter with a link to ThankUObama.us. “With this project i wanted to timestamp a period in my…
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Frank Ocean’s Father Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Him
Last year, after the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Frank Ocean wrote a tribute post to the victims, and in it he recalled an incident when his father, Calvin Cooksey, used a homophobic slur toward a transgender teen. It’s that simple recollection that has prompted Cooksey to file a $14 million defamation lawsuit…
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BET Orders Pilot Based on Nas’ Life
Fresh off the success of The New Edition Story, BET has announced yet another miniseries based on the life of one of the top five, dead or alive (OK, maybe top 10), rappers of all time. Of course, I’m talking about Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones. According to Deadline, BET has ordered a pilot for…
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Mike Pence Gave a White Man a Shoutout for Black History Month
After Donald Trump’s Black History Month speech and proving to the world that he knows nothing about Frederick Douglass, you’d think his vice president, Mike Pence, would keep his Black History Month comments simple or not say anything at all. But, of course, neither of those happened. Pence made sure his tweet reminded people that…
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Who Knew J.C. Penney Was Part of the Beyhive?
Although I cannot say I am part of the Beyhive, I will never take shots at those who are. But when your social media game is on (as the kids say) 100, you win all of the points for the day.
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Tamron Hall Is Leaving NBC and MSNBC
Tamron Hall just gave NBC and MSNBC the “peace” sign and will not be renewing her contract, even though it’s alleged that the network offered her millions to stay, according to People magazine. Last week it was announced that she-devil Megyn Kelly was joining NBC and replacing Hall and Al Roker in a morning slot.…