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There’s no denying that television could use some diversifying when it comes to the family units portrayed on screen and in a recent interview with HuffPost Live, a member of one of TV’s newest Black families, Black-ish star Yara Shahidi, said she’d love to see the same. Not only because …

Gunna, Young Thug, and Wheezy with Temple University’s Diamond Marching Band (Image: The Temple News/Courtesy of Delyah Fleury) Let’s keep up with the ole college spirit! Young Thug and Kevin Liles are calling all HBCUs to enter their bands in the “Hot” Battle of The Bands Challenge. The digital campaign …

The results of a clinical trial are promising for people living with celiac disease, as a new treatment helps build gluten tolerance. Source link

Alexis Skyy and her boyfriend, Trouble, have had quite the interesting relationship. Ever since the two were slammed for partaking in the rapper’s cucumber-themed pool party in August, they’ve seemingly been unbothered by the public’s criticisms of their sometimes strange dynamic. However, it seems as a recent social media argument led to …

Serena Williams has been included in Harper’s Bazaar 2015 “Daring” list and it’s not difficult to see why the tennis champion is being recognized for being a bold woman. The 34-year-old has nabbed the Grand Slam title 21 times and still going strong when most would have retired the game …

Source: David Crotty / Getty Princess Love And Ray J Reveal Baby’s Gender Time for some adorable celebrity seed news. Princess Love and Ray J have found out the gender of their new baby, yayy! Princess announced her pregnancy back in August, but she still has a bit of a …

Biotech company Biogen have announced that they will file for official approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug, while results in clinical trials were uncertain. Source link

Written by Starr Rhett Rocque The first episode of Tyler Perry’s The Oval establishes that this series is going to bring the drama. Let me make that clear. Bring. The. Drama.  The Oval follows what is, in this imaginary world, the first interracial couple in the White House. It’s a …

The season is here, and the pumpkins are cuter than ever. Source link

Eric Lidji is a man who cares deeply about modest ambitions. He has lived in Pittsburgh on and off for 20 years. It is a city perfectly sized to his sensibility, neither very small nor very large—a place known to but mostly ignored by those who do not live there. …