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Megan Thee Stallion, the Founders of Black Lives Matter and More Top Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020
They’re activists, artists, athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and above all else, influencers. ‘Tis the season when we begin to reflect on those who’ve had the greatest impact upon our collective culture in the past year—and as 2020 has been a year unlike any other, this year’s influencers are equally remarkable. On Tuesday night, Time magazine…
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The 2020 VMAs Were Virtual and It Was Like MTV Started Playing Music Videos Again
It’s time for yet another awards ceremony with a virtual stage! This time, it’s MTV’s biggest night for music—the Video Music Awards (VMAs)! The actual ceremony as a whole was pretty—er—white, but here’s a Black-ass fact: Keke Palmer was the first-ever Black woman to host the VMAs solo! The first VMAs debuted in 1984, so…
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Amid Calls for More Black Voice Actors, a Few Famous Voices Are Taking on Animated Roles
Hollywood is beginning to take accountability and action in terms of diversifying their casts for television shows and films. Amid calls for change, last month white voice actors Jenny Slate (Big Mouth) and Kristen Bell (Central Park) announced they’d be stepping down from their roles as characters of color in order to allow voice actors…
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Usher Launches #ClimaxChallenge After The Weeknd Claims He Inspired the 2012 Song [Updated]
In a recent interview with Variety, The Weeknd got candid about the far-reaching influence of his despondent alt-R&B sound, which he believes began with his 2011 project House of Balloons. Per the musician (born Abel Tesfaye), the R&B game took a dark turn, which he thinks is the direct result of the acclaimed mixtape. To…
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Blackness Is Coming: SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott to Release 'Power is Power' for Game of Thrones Soundtrack
After four score and 50-11 years, Game of Thrones has reached its final season. What better way to celebrate than with a black ass soundtrack? In honor of its eighth and final season, Game of Thrones is teaming up with Columbia Records to release an official soundtrack entitled, For The Throne. The soundtrack will release…
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H&M Hires ‘Diversity Leader’ After Global Backlash to the Racist Monkey Hoodie
Fashion retailer H&M, more than a week after a photo of a black boy in a “coolest monkey in the jungle” hoodie caused an international backlash, announced Wednesday that the company has appointed a diversity leader. The Swedish-based company announced its decision on its Facebook page: The recent incident was entirely unintentional, but it demonstrates…
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When You Look at Us, Make Sure You See Glory: Diddy and LeBron James Respond to Racist H&M Photo
Two of the world’s most powerful, renowned and affluent black men, LeBron James and Sean “Diddy” Combs, took to social media Monday to share uplifting images of the black child model featured in a racist photo from an H&M site. On his Instagram account Monday night, King James posted an image of the black boy…
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Kendrick, Trap Queens, and Tamar! Let's Talk About These Grammy Nominations!
If you know like I know, then you woke up to an alert on your phone telling you that the Grammy nominations came out today. It informed me that Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar led the field. Now, let’s be real, I have no idea why they even lumped them into THAT same sentence. Kendrick…