Share1 Nashville (Image via @mtzionnashville/Instagram) We previously reported on Oprah Winfrey’s pledge of $10 million toward her COVID-19 relief fund to help communities from cities across the country who have been severely impacted by the viral outbreak. One of the cities was Nashville, Tennessee, which has seen a high rate …
Read More »Screenshot: The Root “What They Do” The mid-to-late 90s ushered in an era of opulence in hip hop. While Sean “Puffy” Combs gets most of the credit for taking hip hop into the “Shiny Suit” era, he was far from the only artist making music and videos that exhibited lifestyle …
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ABC News placed executive Barbara Fedida on administrative leave Saturday (June 13) while the network investigates allegations that she made racist remarks about Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts and other Black employees. A HuffPost report prompted the probe. The outlet based its investigation on interviews with 34 anonymous sources …
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Meek Mill took to social media on Sunday (June 14) to defend B. Simone over allegations that she plagiarized passages of her book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want. “B Simone canceled because she finnesed a book and made her way from the bottom lol what major companies y’all …
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It’s still too painful to think about the tragic loss of her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, Vanessa Byrant explained Sunday (June 14) about blocking her Instagram fan page. “@nataliabryant and I have unfortunately had to block fan pages because it’s been really hard to go online …
Read More »Photo: Getty Images If you’ve been hankering for a new Verzuz battle, look no further. This Friday June 19, Alicia Keys and John Legend will be taking to Instagram Live for a special Juneteenth edition of the music match-up that grew out of COVID-19 quarantine. So far, Verzuz matchups have …
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Meek Mill took to social media on Sunday (June 14) to defend B. Simone over allegations that she plagiarized passages of her book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want. “B Simone canceled because she finnesed a book and made her way from the bottom lol what major companies y’all …
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19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau has reportedly been found dead a little over a week after she went missing in Tallahassee, Florida. The City of Tallahassee Police Department reported Sunday morning (Jun. 14) that two bodies were found just after 9:15 p.m. Saturday night (Jun. 13) …
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Adam Serwer: The white nationalists are winning Despite Reddit’s public claim that it doesn’t tolerate harassment, moderators of subreddits that draw attention from racist trolls say they have had to make do with their own ingenuity and technical know-how for years. TheYellowRose, a 30-year-old moderator of the subreddit r/blackladies who …
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Reality television has catapulted C-list celebrities to A-list stars, created pop culture icons and billionaires, but not everybody is ready to do what it takes to secure that bag. During a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, host DJ Envy and his guest LisaRaye McCoy both explained why they turned …
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