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Whoopi Goldberg Disagrees With Viola Davis, Says There’s Plenty of Opportunity for Black Actresses
Every now and then, Whoopi Goldberg acts as if she’s beyond race, that she doesn’t understand why black people bring it up when explaining why they don’t have access to the same resources or opportunities as white people. Goldberg caught that case of amnesia when commenting on Viola Davis’ acceptance speech at this year’s Emmy…
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Watch: Taraji P. Henson Talks About the President and First Lady’s Love of Empire
Well, who knew that President Barack Obama and the first lady were hooked on Empire, just like the rest of the nation? The way Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon on the show, found out about the first couple’s stamp of approval made Henson drop her phone. During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on…
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Denzel Washington Is Directing an Episode of Grey’s Anatomy
Because he’s Denzel Washington, a brilliant actor, when he decided to add directing to his résumé, he skipped television and went straight to films (Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters). Now, though, according to TVLine, the Academy Award winner is circling back and will be directing an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Washington’s choice of the…
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Whoopi Goldberg’s Marriage Advice: Cheat With Reputable People, Tell Secrets 3-4 Years in and Sign a Prenup
Whoopi Goldberg has been married and divorced three times, so she knows a thing or two about what sends marriages to the graveyard. She’s putting all of the knowledge she’s picked up over the years in a no-holds-barred marital-advice book. And since this is Whoopi Goldberg we’re talking about, she’s not sugarcoating anything. The book…
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T.I. Apologizes for Saying He Wouldn’t Vote for Hillary Clinton Because Women Make Rash Decisions
No, T.I. No. No. No. And to think you were my #MCM last week for telling everyone that being a social media activist isn’t enough. Now here you go this week, during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, arguing that you wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton, or any other woman, for president because women make…
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John Ridley Will Direct Movie About Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots
John Ridley is keeping the ball rolling with his career and is not letting that Academy Award he won for writing the screenplay for 12 Years a Slave make him complacent. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ridley will be directing a movie about the Rodney King beating that was caught on tape and the Los…
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Star Wars’ Black Stormtrooper Actor Has a Message for Racist Fans of the Franchise
John Boyega, the black British actor who was cast in a lead role in the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, has already responded to racist fans of the the franchise. When a trailer of the movie was released late last year, they were grumpy that a black man, Boyega, was playing a Stormtrooper.…
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#MCM: Charlamagne tha God Perfectly Called Raven-Symoné’s Bluff
New York City radio host Charlamagne tha God shot down Raven-Symoné’s I-would-never-hire-a-person-named-Watermelondrea comment from an angle that no one else has considered. (Yep, Raven-Symoné made that statement during a taping of The View, where she sits as one of the co-hosts.) There are a number of spot-on think pieces arguing that Raven-Symoné should take a…
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Iyanla Vanzant Reveals What She Learned After Trying to Commit Suicide
Iyanla Vanzant is usually the one trying to get people to open up about their past, but she recently revealed how she tried to commit suicide. During a recent interview with OWN, Vanzant revealed that after she had her third child at the age of 21, she dealt with postpartum depression. “I took a bunch…
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Imagine the Possible Storylines for BET’s Reality Show Featuring Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Birdman and Damon Dash
Cable network BET will be airing a new reality show in late 2016 featuring a lineup of personalities that almost guarantees its success: Damon Dash, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg and Birdman. Production for the series, aptly titled Media Moguls, begins next month. Let’s take a closer look at the cast members and the potential storylines…
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