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South Los Angeles Street Gets Renamed After Barack Obama
In 2007, Barack Obama was a young and spry freshman senator from Chicago who made South Los Angeles, Calif., his first stop during his presidential election. In 2008, he became the first black president and successfully won a second term four years later. In honor of the former president, the L.A. City Council voted to…
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Lauryn Hill Addresses 'Common Misconceptions' and Plagiarism Allegations in 3,000 Word Medium Post
If you have 12 minutes to spare today, Lauryn Hill has written a 3,000 word soliloquy addressing allegations that fellow musician Robert Glasper made about her in an interview earlier this month. Some of the allegations made by Glasper include plagiarism, and claims that she treated her band like crap during her 2008 tour. “She…
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23 Prince Albums Hit All Major Streaming Services
Fans of the “Purple One” and streaming music sites can now rejoice because 23 previously unavailable Prince albums between 1995-2010 are now on all the major streaming services, according to Rolling Stone. Over 300 songs are now available on sites like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Amazon Music. In honor of Prince’s music being streamed, Tidal and…
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Release the Tapes, Omarosa!
Whether you like Omarosa Manigault Newman or not, she seems to be the only one who has successfully ruffled the White House’s dirty feathers. And in a recent New York Times report, the news outlet alleges that Omarosa could have as many as 200 tapes in her possession and it has the White House administration…
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Captured FBI Fugitive Does 'In My Feelings' Challenge on Tarmac
Earlier this year, Antwan Mims made it to the FBI’s Most Wanted list after being accused of a double murder in Benton Harbor, Mich., but that didn’t stop him from joining in on the viral “In My Feelings” challenge as he was transported off a fugitive flight, according to Click on Detroit. On Monday, Mims…
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BET Awards: I’m Too Old for This
I turn 42 in August, and although I’m often mistaken for a 20-something (thank you, coconut oil and good genes), my inner being is that of an old black lady. If you took the DNA of Dorothy from Golden Girls, Daria Morgendorffer, Richard Pryor and Thanos, you’d basically have me. I’m kind of cutthroat and…
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Netflix Fires Chief Communications Officer After Use of N-Word
After using the n-word on two separate occasions, Netflix’s chief communications officer, Jonathan Friedland, has been fired. In a memo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that Friedland’s use of the word at work “showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the n-word was used during a staff meeting and during…
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Alfre Woodard Is Back as Mariah Dillard on Luke Cage: ‘Black Women Have Always Had Superpowers’
A new trailer for Netflix’s Luke Cage has dropped, and this time Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) is dropping some gems about black women in power. But don’t let Dillard’s proud-black-woman stance fool you. She’s still one of Harlem’s biggest crime bosses, but she’s about to meet her match. Last season, Dillard thought Luke Cage was…
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Tennessee Woman Says She Was Racially Profiled, Accused of Shoplifting and Handcuffed at Victoria’s Secret Store
A Victoria’s Secret store in the Carriage Crossing mall in Collierville, Tenn., has issued an apology and offered a $100 gift card to a customer who was handcuffed and accused of shoplifting Monday after attempting to return an item to have a security tag removed. Instead of simply having the tag removed from her item,…
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Diddy Changes Mind About Buying NFL Team, Says He Doesn’t Want to Be Associated With Oppressing Black Men
If there was one person who wanted to get his hands on the Carolina Panthers, it was Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul had his sights set on buying the NFL team but eventually backed out. Now Combs is singing a different tune and says he doesn’t want to be associated with an organization like…
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