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Out Of Pocket: Kanye West BLASTED By American Parkinson Disease Association For “Ignorant” Lyrics On “Yeezus”

This guy never fails to piss people off… Kanye West Attacked For Parkinson’s Disease Lyrics On Yeezus According to TMZ reports: Kanye West is being slammed as “ignorant” and “distasteful” over a lyric on his new album which uses

In White Folks News: Katy Perry Says Ex-Hubby Russel Brand Asked For A Divorce Via Text Message

Katy Perry Says Russell Brand Asked Her For Divorce Through Text Message Hollyweird popstress Katy Perry has been divorced from her ex-hubby Russel Brand for about a year, but she’s revealing new details behind the reason that their short-lived love

For Discussion: Study Shows Conservatives Think “Mixed Race” People Are Black (And Not White) Moreso Than Liberals

Study Shows Conservatives Think “Mixed Race” People Are Black Black or White???? According to Daily Caller: Mixed-race people are more likely to be considered black by conservatives, who are subconsciously attempting to “justify racial divisions,” said the authors of a

Ho Sit Down: Sarah Palin Criticizes President Obama For Intervening In The Middle-East And Says “Let Allah Sort It Out”

SMH!!!! Sarah Palin Says Let Allah Sort Out Syria Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin seems to have an endless supply of inappropriate and ignorant comments when it comes to politics, and her latest comments do not disappoint. Via News

Guess Which Thicky Thick Reality Star Finally Admitted That Her On-Camera Relationship Was Faker Than A Lil Bit?

Which Reality Star Admitted To Faking Relationship For TV? This big-booty bandit has been all around the wonderful world of reality television and she doesn’t appear to be bowing out any time soon. There’s been much speculation about the validity

On The Party Scene: Video Director And Fashion Designer Va$htie, Melanie Fiona And Others Party It Up At Team Epiphany’s Summer Fridays Event

Celebrities like Melanie Fiona turned up for Team Epiphany’s Summer Fridays. Friday, June 14th marked the second installment of Team Epiphany’s highly anticipated event series, #SummerFridays. Video director and fashion designer Va$htie, and Oscar Sanchez hosted the house party-themed event,

Da Vinci's Patron -- as a Black Man?

(The Root) -- This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. The art of the Italian Renaissance embraced a wondrously varied range of imagery and subjects. Show More Summary

Love & Hip Hop Episode 9 Best Moments: “Catch Fade” K. Michelle Throws Drink At Karlie Redd! [Video]

K.Michelle meets with Karlie in order to move on from their past. Karlie tells K.Michelle about the diss record she made. Turn it for the rest…

Cold World: Serena Williams Blames 16-Year-Old Steubenville Victim For Brutal Rape “She Got Drunk And Deserved It”

You can’t be serious…. Serena Williams Blames Steubenville Victim For Sexual Assault The latest entry is a Rolling Stone profile, which comes on the heels of John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Times Magazine cover story last August and a new documentary

Chief Keef Being Released From Jail (Rearrested Soon After) Gets Mad At His Granny For Talking Loud To Media [Video]

Monday’s suck… for worker bees and for Chief Keef. Monday wasn’t a good day for rapper Chief Keef. It started with him being served with his second paternity suit in a year as he waited outside a Skokie courtroom, where

Race Matters: Howard University Faces Backlash After Allegedly Admitting No Black Male Students Into Their Medical School This Year

Howard University Faces Backlash Over Admitting Male Students To Medical School Taking on a long-standing issue within the tight-knit community of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Dr. Boyce Watkins recently penned an op-ed piece addressing concerns that there is a

You Can’t Be Serious! Twitter Stan Threatens To Murder His Little Sister If J.Cole Doesn’t Retweet Him!

People are truly out of their fin’ minds! J.Cole Fan Threatens To Murder His Sister Unless He Gets A Retweet According to TMZ reports: Rapper J. Cole was extorted by a sick fan who tweeted a photo of a

Pure Comedy: The Most Hilarious Internet Predictions Of What Baby KimYe Looks Like

Funniest Internet Predictions Of What Baby KimYe Will Look Like Over the weekend, formerly knocked up reality star Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl five weeks early with her G.O.O.D music Mr. Kanye West right by her side

An Evil Mother: “Mom” Encourages Boyfriend To Molest 4-Month Old Baby And Murder Her! [Video]

Some people do not need to go to jail… they need to go to hell! Prosecutors in St. Charles County have charged the mother of an infant girl with abuse and second degree murder stemming from an incident last December.

Which One Would You Hit? Lance Gross And Omari Hardwick Hit Up The “Fruitvale Station” Premiere In Lala Land

Lance Gross And Omari Hardwicl Attend Fruitvale Station Premiere A handful of familiar faces were on hand in Lala land recently for “Fruitvale Station” film premiere. Two of black Hollyweird’s finest man candies Lance Gross and Omari Hardwick were among

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