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What This Remy Ma Vs. Nicki Minaj Beef Says About Female Rappers
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Feb 27, 2017
Entertainment
Why Last Night's Oscars Felt Like Redemption
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Feb 27, 2017
Entertainment
More Details About #OscarGate Emerge Thanks To Emma Stone
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Feb 27, 2017
Entertainment
Jimmy Kimmel Just Stole A Joke From Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Tina & Amy did it first.
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Entertainment
A Muslim, An Immigrant & A Woman Take The First 3 Oscars Of The N...
Someone has been paying attention.
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Entertainment
Ryan Seacrest Just Spoiled The Oscars Opening & Justin Timberlake...
Loose lips sink ships, Ryan!
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Music
Why This New Calvin Harris Song With Migos Worries Me
It's often a rocky road to the mainstream.
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Pop Culture
The Black History Behind Your Favorite Slang
If you insist on using these words, at least know where they're from.
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TV Shows
The Secret To Tracee Ellis Ross’s Funny On
Black-ish
If you still think being a famous actress or even the daughter of one of the most iconic music divas of all time is all glitz and glamour, you’d be w
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TV Shows
Black-ish
Just Proved (Again) That We Should Trust Black...
Last night’s black-ish was pretty light compared to other episodes of the show. Rainbow wants the kids to open up to her more after the mom of one of
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Pop Culture
The Oscars We Thought Would Avoid #OscarsSoWhite
For all the talk about #OscarsSoWhite, you would think that the Academy Awards had no examples of what acknowledging Black people’s work in film look
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Movies
Moonlight
Editor Joi McMillon On Making Movies & History
The Oscars are nearly upon us again. To say the energy around Hollywood’s prom feels different this year would be an understatement. After coming und
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TV Shows
This Is Us
Honored William By Being Honest About Addiction
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the last episode of This Is Us. It finally happened: after his season-long battle with cancer, William is dead.
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TV Shows
Nick Made A Classic Mistake When Addressing Race On
The Bache...
When Rachel Lindsay appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to reveal that she was the next Bachelorette, she alluded to the fact that her hometown date with curren
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Pop Culture
Channel Your Rage & Help Beyoncé Make Lemonade At The Same Time
The theme of 2017 is distraction. It’s what Donald Trump does on Twitter every time the news breaks a story about him lying. It’s what the rest
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Pop Culture
The Love Story Behind These Black History Moments
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TV Shows
This Is Us
Finally Settled The Duke Debate
Quite a bit happened on last night’s episode of This Is Us. We’re obviously moving closer and closer to the deaths of Jack and William and I&rs
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Music
The Strange Case Of Lil Mama
Niatia Jessica Kirkland wears many hats. She’s a dancer. She’s a Black girl. She’s a rapper. She’s a New Yorker. She’s an ent
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Why I’m So Over Black History Month
Black History Month is an interesting time of year. Whatever hasn’t been decked out in pinks and red for Valentine’s Day is covered in earth to
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Pop Culture
This Might Be Our Favorite Celebrity Pregnancy Announcement Yet
Obviously, Beyoncé is the winner of any birth announcement or maternity shoot contest you can dream up. But another celebrity is coming in at a very
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TV Shows
How Rachel Lindsay Changes The Fairy Tale As The First Black
...
Many people are crying SPOILER ALERT after Jimmy Kimmel announced that Rachel Lindsay will be the next Bachelorette. But many people saw this coming, espec
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Pop Culture
Why You Shouldn’t Accuse Beyoncé Of Cultural Appropriation
In the moments following Beyoncé’s godly performance, several things happened. The Beyhive literally combusted from the glory of it all and tr
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Music
Adele’s “Black Friends” Comment Was Taken Way O...
When Adele accepted the award for Album of the Year at last night’s Grammys, she was thinking the same that everyone else was thinking. This award ac
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Pop Culture
Barack Obama Can Break Up With America, But Not Pop Culture
When Barack Obama boarded Air Force One for the last time on January 20, he left quite a legacy behind him. From health care reform to unemployment lows an
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Music
Why Beyoncé Deserves Album Of The Year
Update: It seems we were right to prepare for the worst. Beyoncé lost the award for Album of the Year, yet again. This time it was to Adele, who had
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TV Shows
Snapchat Gets Its First TV Show — & You Might Want To Watch
The future is here, so make sure you have a strong wi-fi connection. 45th & Dean, the digital storytelling hub of cable network A+E, is going to be pro
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Movies
This Wild Trailer For
Girls Trip
(Finally) Celebrates Bl...
Universal Pictures just released the red-band trailer for its upcoming film Girls Trip and let’s just say it earned its R rating. Girls Night stars Q
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Books & Art
I Need More Self-Help Gurus Like Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer made it clear that her new book I Don’t Belong To You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice isn’t a memoir. It’s more of a &ld
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Pop Culture
Aretha Franklin Is Retiring, But May Her Shade Live On Forever
Aretha Franklin, the current reigning Queen of Soul, made a major announcement today. She told local Detroit news outlet WDIV that she will be retiring thi
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TV Shows
Is Trey Songz Trolling Us With His New Dating Reality Show?
When Keke Palmer blasted Trey Songz on social media last month for using footage of her in a music video without her permission, some naysayers speculated
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