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Without Belafonte And Stevie Wonder There Would Be No Jay-Z And Lil Mo
As a young Black man with an acute interest in Black history, I cannot learn and hear enough about great men and women like Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott-King,...
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6 Questions Every Black Woman Must Ask Her Gynecologist
Courtesy of Cocoa Fab When you’ve got to put your feet in the stirrups, you might not be feeling too chatty. Understood—but since you must see your gynecologist yearly, asking the right questions can...
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American Idol Faces Discrimination Lawsuit By Ten Black Contestants
By Colby Carrington American Idol is being sued by ten former black male contestants for alleged discriminatory practices. The lawyer for Corey Clark (Season 2), Jaered Andrews (Season 2), Jacob John...
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Watch This: ‘Sanya’s Glam & Gold’ [VIDEO]
Last week, we had the opportunity to attend the premiere of “Sanya’s Glam & Gold,” starring Olympic Gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross and her husband Aaron Ross, who just inked a $15-million deal...
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First Look: Amar’e Stoudemire and Alexis Welch Wedding Photos
Dapper New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stourdemire and longtime love Alexis Welch celebrated their union with a lavish dream wedding in Miami and Essence nabbed an exclusive first look at their fabulous...
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For Sharpton and National Action Network, Financial Woes Persist
Courtesy of BlackEnterprise.com A new report by MSN’s Money Now blog says that National Action Network (NAN) is still mired in a potentially devastating financial predicament despite two contrasting...
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Tamar Braxton Dismisses Motherhood Critics
Courtesy of Sister 2 Sister Tamar Braxton is too amazed by her new son to be terribly concerned with how much people think she loves him. Tamar got people talking last month when she said that she...
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Sneak Peek: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story [VIDEO]
By Colby Carrington Now this is how you do a trailer. VH1′s original movie about Left Eye, Chili and T-Boz – CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story premieres in October, 2013. The network has just released a...
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6 Entertainers Who Made Big Money Performing For Corrupt Leaders
By Jasmine Browley Lord knows Hollyweird is full of morally-corrupt individuals who will sell most of anything for fame and fortune. This statement is especially true when it comes to entertainers who...
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Top 5 Celebrities with Mental Health Disorders
Courtesy of Loop 21 Mental health is a difficult issue to address, especially if you’re constantly in the limelight. Celebs in the public’s cross hairs are subject to scrutiny, criticism and hate so...
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Black Women and the White Men They Love
Courtesy of The Root The book Is Marriage for White People? says that black women have the power to alter the “relationship market” by marrying interracially. If so, these celebs are agents of change....
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AIQ…Rae Dawn Chong, Dwyane Wade, Erykah Badu, more
Give celebrities a platform or shove a mic into their faces, and they’ll say anything. This week in celebrity quotes, Rae Dawn Chong likens Oprah to a field slave, Dwyane Wade responds to his ex-wife...
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Girl Talk: I Refuse To Call Myself “Light-Skinned”
Courtesy of The Frisky When you grow up in a relatively small town in suburban New Jersey, being the only person of color in your class, you’d understand why I had no idea that other members of my race...
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New TV Projects for Nicole Ari Parker, Ving Rhames, Shonda Rhimes
By Colby Carrington This week, there’s been a flurry of good news for black Hollywood, with new projects announced for Nicole Ari Parker, Ving Rhames, and Shonda Rhimes. There will be a new face...
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90′s Girl Groups We Love
In anticipation of the new TLC biopic (set to premiere on VH1 in October), we decided to take a walk down memory lane and look back on some of the R&B girl groups that we grew up with. 1. SWV These...
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Kim Fields Expecting Son Number 2
By Colby Carrington Kim Fields announced a new co-production with her husband Christopher on Wednesday’s episode of new talk show, The Real. The new project, Quincy Xavier, is baby number two for the...
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Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty, Gets Life Plus 1,000 Years
(AP) CLEVELAND — The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade agreed to plead guilty Friday in a deal to avoid the death penalty. In exchange, Ariel Castro...
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How to Prevent Media-Induced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Courtesy of Ebony.com It has now been two weeks since George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Do you find yourself needing to read every post about the...
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NeNe Leakes Sued By Wedding Planner
It looks like NeNe Leakes’ extravagant wedding may cost more than she expected. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star remarried her ex-husband, Gregg Leakes, in a lavish ceremony last month. But now,...
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Harry Belafonte Joins ‘Stand Your Ground’ Protest In Florida Capitol
Courtesy of Huffington Post Black Voices Singer and entertainer Harry Belafonte on Friday called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to listen to protesters who are asking for a special legislative session to...
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