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  • Kenya Barris Sued for $1,000,000 Over Credit for Black-ish

    Kenya Barris, creator of our favorite primetime sitcom, Black-ish, has been sued for $1 million by a former collaborator, a director who says he stole the show idea from him, Deadline reports. Music video director Bryan Barber, who helmed the 2006 film Idlewild, says he met Barris at Clark Atlanta University in 1996 and formed…

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  • Hillary Clinton Sets Off Tweet-Storm by Calling Racist, Xenophobic Trump Supporters ‘Basket of Deplorables’

    Racist, xenophobic and misogynistic language has been the cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign since he began running for president, allowing white nationalist groups and the white people who love them to come out of the woodwork to express how they really feel about blacks, Mexicans, Muslims and women. Friday night, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton…

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  • Rapper Bobby Shmurda Gets 7 Years in Prison

    Rapper Bobby Schmurda, the man behind the popular Shmoney dance—a craze all over America for a moment—copped a plea for seven years in prison just days before his trial on conspiracy and weapons charges was set to begin. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, was facing 25 to life as prosecutors maintained…

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  • NFL Linebacker Brandon Marshall Loses Endorsement Deal for Taking a Knee

    Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall took a stand by taking a knee during the national anthem, and now it has cost him an endorsement deal, according to the New York Daily News. Air Academy Federal Credit Union dropped Marshall as a spokesman after he joined San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, his college teammate­, to…

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  • The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Simone Biles

    Simone Biles is a shining star. Her light shines brightly on and off the gymnastics floor. The 19-year-old has amassed many accolades, including 10 world championships—and most notably, Biles won four gold medals in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. If that’s not enough, the champion gymnast has a forthcoming autobiography to be…

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  • Outkast, Hip-Hop’s Brothers From Another Planet, and the Stars Behind ATLiens: Where Are They Now?

    Twenty years ago, Outkast released their critically acclaimed sophomore album, ATLiens. At the 1995 Source Awards, amid boos and jeers, Outkast, who had just won for Best New Artist based on their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, warned the industry that “the South had something to say.” The next year, Outkast’s second studio album, ATLiens, said it…

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  • Watch: Meet the Designer Who Lets Your Smartphone Talk to Your Clothes

    You may not have heard the name Christopher Bevans, but you have, no doubt, seen his work. From his tenure with Head Tennis and Nike to styling Jay Z and LeBron James, Bevans has his finger on the pulse of the fashion industry and its trendsetters. Today he is breaking new ground with his brand-new…

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  • Diddy: Black People Got ‘A Little Bit Shortchanged’ with Obama Presidency

    Sean “Diddy” Combs said he thinks that black voters “got a little bit shortchanged” by Barack Obama’s presidency, and urged the black community to withhold its very important vote as a pivot in strategy. “The heat has to be turned up so much that as a community, we’ve got to hold our vote,” Diddy told…

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  • Kanye West Catches Fade for ‘Multiracial Women Only’ Casting Call

    In what will surely incense his critics, Kanye West recently called for “multiracial women only” in Sunday’s audition for his upcoming “Yeezy season 4” casting call, questioning some to ask if he’s really asking for light-skinned, curly-haired women. Though the self-hailed musical genius showed explicit black love during his recent broke-the-internet video, “Fade,” with Teyanna…

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  • Resurfaced Dunham Tweet Sparks Outrage: ‘I Dreamed I Molested an African-American Rodent’

    Lena Dunham has apparently been failing at the art of “shut the f—k up” for a very long time. Unfortunately for her, the tweets never forget. In the wake of her conversation with girl crush Amy Schumer on topics including faux outrage over rape jokes, “grinding her ass” against Michael B. Jordan for 20 minutes,…

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