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Now that we’re three episodes in to The Oval, it’s safe to say that this is exactly what we’d expect from a Tyler Perry drama. It’s over-the-top, juicy, scandalous and ridiculous all at once. The bad characters are just so bad you want to punch them in the face, while …

Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford made headlines after she suddenly went missing at the end of October. The 21-year-old’s disappearance captured the attention of many and urged police to encourage anyone who knew about her whereabouts to come forward and speak up. Now it’s sadly being reported that …

Written by Jerry L. Barrow Over the last four seasons of NBC’s This Is Us, Sterling K. Brown has established himself as America’s new TV dad. His searing portrayal of Randall Pearson, a flawed but earnest people pleaser trying navigate his identity as a Black man raised by White parents, …

Bowel disorders affect the organs in the digestive system, including the small and large intestines. These conditions can prevent the body from properly digesting and absorbing nutrients from food. This can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation. If a person does not seek treatment for them, bowel disorders can …

Yara Shahidi is using her passion for activism as a means to educate others. The Grown-ish star is set to speak at the RLJ Summit and Day Party: Mental Health Matters on November 9 at A Noise Within Theatre in Pasadena, California. The event seeks to raise awareness about mass …

While most of social media has been dragging T.I. for admitting that he takes his 18-year-old daughter on annual trips to the gynecologist just to make sure she’s a virgin by confirming her hymen is intact, he does have one surprising supporter. During Thursday’s episode of The Real, co-host …

Source: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images / Getty Airbnb To Pay For Orinda Shooting Victims Funerals Airbnb had to have their arm twisted into doing the right thing after the families of five victims killed at a Halloween party raised seven levels of hell. According to the San …

Ruminating thoughts are excessive and intrusive thoughts about negative experiences and feelings. A person with a history of trauma may be unable to stop thinking about the trauma, for example, while a person with depression may persistently think negative, self-defeating thoughts. Many different mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, phobias, …

Famed author Ernest J. Gaines, known for writing The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, has passed away. He was 86. According to the Associated Press, Gaines, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist and MacArthur Foundation fellow, died in his sleep of cardiac arrest at his home in Oscar, Louisiana. He was most …

Chris Brown hosted a massive yard sale at his house in Tarzana, California yesterday, and one customer got a little something extra in a hoodie she purchased from the singer. TMZ reports that a woman who says she bought a hoodie Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Chris Brown’s yard sale …