Matthew A. Cherry, the creator of the Oscar-nominated short film “Hair Love,” along with former NBA player Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union, who are producers of the animated film, have invited Texas high school student DeAndre Arnold to the award ceremony. Arnold has received a wave of support after …
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Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing “Music To Be Murdered By” on Friday — along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to 2018’s “Kamikaze” — also released without warning — was announced on Twitter just after midnight. The Detroit rapper’s new …
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Sharon Stone was blocked on Bumble after users on the online dating application reported her profile for being “fake.” The “Basic Instinct” actress went on Twitter to get back on the popular app. Stone, 61, pleaded her case to Bumble on the social platform to reinstate her account early …
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Another week, another history-making milestone in the beauty pageant world. For the first time ever, black women wear the crowns of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and now Miss World. Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, was crowned the 69th Miss World at a ceremony at the Exhibition …
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Netflix made a “lowball offer” to the comedian Mo’Nique that was millions of dollars lower than compensation the streaming service has offered other comics of her pedigree, lawyers for the Oscar-winning actress claim in a lawsuit filed this week. The lawsuit comes one year after the former star of “The …
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Actress and comedian Jenny Slate, known for quirky and eclectic roles in movies and TV, has struggled with anxiety, something she delves into in a new book of personal essays, “Little Weirds.” In an interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason, Slate talked about that self-doubt and how she …
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Just before midnight, Kanye West made a return to Twitter to confirm what fans had been hoping for: His long delayed album, “Jesus is King,” would debut at the stroke of midnight on Friday, October 25. Fans who thought the release was too good to be true were correct – …
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Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard is set to award the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah and six other recipients on October 22. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, school’s Hutchins …
Read More »At New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the planets are just an arm’s length away. “The way it interacts with the sky, the way it interacts with the skyline, anyone can appreciate it,” said Kelly Baum, curator of ParaPivot, the outdoor exhibit currently on the museum’s rooftop. At first …
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Country singer Granger Smith says that his youngest son, River Kelly Smith, has died after an undisclosed accident. According to multiple reports, the boy drowned in an accident at Smith’s home. In a statement posted Thursday on Instagram, Smith said that after doctors were unable to revive the 3-year-old, the family …
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