Dame Dash has doubts about the extent to which holistic practices can cure diseases. The media entrepreneur, who is a Type 1 diabetic, turned the health issue into a trending topic on X when clips of him and herbalist Yah’ki Rapha’El Awakened debating the efficacy of a natural and food-based approach to healing the body...
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Malia Obama debuts short film ‘The Heart’ at Sundance Film Festival (video)
Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of former first couple Barack and Michelle Obama, made her motion picture debut at one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals over the weekend. The reluctant 24-year-old celebrity, who graduated from Harvard University, unveiled the movie short The Heart at the Sundance Film Festival near Salt Lake City. She...
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Drake Upset By Criticism from Rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Claiming Canadian Star Makes ‘Pop Music’ for Shoppers at Target
It is extremely rare that rapper Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, does social media or interviews. So it was surprising when the Brooklyn native was a guest on “The Cutting Room Floor” podcast last week. That interview is now going viral for what he had to say about one of rap music’s biggest stars, Drake....
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R. Kelly Reveals His Literacy Skills, at Best, Are That of a ‘Grade Schooler’ In Fight to Withhold Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Award from His Victims
R. Kelly wants illiteracy used as his defense in the legal battle to avoid paying millions of dollars to six of his alleged victims who appeared in the “Surviving R. Kelly” docuseries. The three-part A&E/Lifetime production first premiered in 2019 and released its final installment of sexual abuse and harassment claims levied against the disgraced...
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Denzel Washington’s Role as Carthaginian General Hannibal Sparks Outrage With Tunisians, Here’s Why His Casting Historically Makes Sense
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington has been cast in Netflix’s movie Hannibal, sparking debate between many about the historically accurate race of the famed Carthaginian general. The central point of contention revolves around whether Hannibal Barca, one of history’s greatest military strategists, was of West Asian or African descent. Here’s why Denzel Washington role...
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‘I’m Forever Indebted to You’: Ma$e Credits Jermaine Dupri, Not Diddy, for Being the First to Pay Him What He Was ‘Really Worth’
It seems that Atlanta native Jermaine Dupri is just as important to New York hip-hop as any other music mogul in the business — at least if you ask rappers Ma$e and Cam’ron. For one of the Children of the Corn, Dupri gave him his first seven-figure check. During a recent episode of the Harlem...
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‘I Would Have Fought You’: LeVar Burton Claps Back at Troll After Learning His Great-Great-Grandfather Was a White Confederate Soldier
“Reading Rainbow” star LeVar Burton got the unexpected when he discovered some hard truths about his family’s ancestry on a new episode of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots.” “Roots” star LeVar Burton responds to troll after discovering his great-great-grandfather was white. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) The show was created with inspiration from Alex Haley’s television...
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Jonathan Majors’ Search for His ‘Coretta’ Dredges Up Quincy Jones’ Past Statements on Black Men Marrying White Women as an Act of ‘Freedom’ and ‘Revolution’
As the drama surrounding Jonathan Majors and the assault of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, continues to take social media and airwaves by storm, a conversation Majors had with Jabbari, discussing his importance in Black culture and asking her to ‘sacrifice’ for him like Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama has become center of discussion. King’s...
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Angela Rye Says CNN Gave Her the Boot After Chris Cuomo Sent Her a Lewd Text, She Regrets Not Speaking Up Sooner
Former CNN contributor Angela Rye is upset for not speaking up for herself when Chris Cuomo, a one-time network darling, took a screenshot of a bikini photo she posted on Instagram and texted it to her with the message: “Happy New Year tinsel crotch.” According to the political “it” girl, she didn’t report the sexual...
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Don Lemon Is Vindicated After CNN Ousting with Launch of Show on X, ‘The Biggest Space for Free Speech’
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is set to make a return to the news arena, nearly a year after parting ways with his position at the esteemed cable network. The African-American host revealed that he is slated to host one of three new shows on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. US journalist Don...