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The Grammys Is Hosting a Live Tribute Concert for Prince—The Question Is, Would He Have Shaded Some of the Artists?
This April will mark four years since we lost the unmatched legend known as Prince, and the Recording Academy is holding a live tribute concert to honor The Purple One. A couple of days following the Grammy Awards telecast (Jan. 26), Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince will take place in LA to…
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White Supremacist Pacification Is a Hollywood Burden
The trailer for Burden has arrived and I’m fucking tired. From the film’s official press release: When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy (Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker) resolves to do everything in his power to prevent long-simmering racial tensions from boiling over. But…
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ONE Musicfest Is a Musical Homecoming for the Culture
The universal impact that black people have had on music is undeniable. One could go as far to say that we invented music in all of its forms. We have not only used music to entertain ourselves and the masses, but we’ve also used it to heal, educate and inspire people to do and be…
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Zion Williamson, Bill Russell, Giannis Antetokounmpo Among Those Honored at 2019 ESPYs
On Wednesday night, some of the most celebrated athletes and entertainers converged at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the year that was in professional sports at the 2019 ESPY Awards. Prior to the awards, there were plenty of celebrity sightings to be had on the red carpet. Ciara and her beau Russell…
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Usher's $20 Million Herpes Lawsuit Dismissed, Settled Out of Court
It would appear that Usher’s $20 million lawsuit, in which Laura Helm accused the “Confessions Part II” singer of exposing her to herpes, is finally behind him. TMZ reports that with an “amiable resolution” in place, both sides have reached a settlement and the case has been dismissed. Terms were not disclosed. Of particular note,…
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Hats Off to Black Excellence: How the Trifecta Gala Became the Kentucky Derby’s Best Party
Three siblings, “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” and one major philanthropic event. Now entering its third year, the Trifecta Gala has been named the “Best Derby Party” by Kentucky’s Louisville Voice-Tribune—and by all appearances, also by the celebs and well-heeled guests who flock to the annual festivities. “I always tell people that it…
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Yung Joc Is Officially Hair Goals—Or, He Should Be
Straight black men, we need to talk about Yung Joc’s hair. Unless you’ve been on another planet beneath a rock with your hands over your eyes, you’ve likely seen the former Bad Boy rapper’s increasing love for colorful, daring haircuts. Beginning with a (fairly bad) perm in 2016, Joc’s hair journey has taken nearly as…
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Conk Fight: Days After Usher Debuts a New 'Do, Yung Joc Says 'Hold My Beer'
Looks like 2019 is officially starting off with a bang—a blue, side-swept bang, to be specific. After Usher debuted a very retro pompadour hairstyle on New Year’s Eve, rapper, producer and auntie-hair aficionado Yung Joc took to social media to ask “Who Is the Real King of Hair & Fleek?” (No, really. That’s what he…
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Usher Got a Conk for the New Year—and the Internet's Got Jokes
The new year traditionally marks new beginnings: renewed commitments to health, progress and prosperity—and, in the case of many, a new look. We can only assume that’s what R&B singer Usher was thinking when he decided to go Team Unnatural on the eve of 2019, debuting a ’60s-era, Sammy Davis-styled permed pompadour the likes of…
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If There Is an R&B King Right Now, It's Not Jacquees (Yet)
I don’t know what constitutes R&B anymore. Rather, I don’t know who is an R&B artist anymore. That’s the first thing that popped into my head when Decatur, Ga., singer Rodriguez Jacquees Broadnax, popularly known as Jacquees, proclaimed himself the king of R&B for this generation. For starters, he’s 24, so I suppose his generation…