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Why Young Money Records Had the Biggest Fall-Off in Hip-Hop History

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Black Mom Telling Parents to Not Go Broke Trying to Make Their Kids Happy Sparks TikTok Debate

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The Wild TikTok Theory About Teyana Taylor’s Meteoric Rise—and the Sudden Fade of Exes Iman Shumpert and Aaron Pierre

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Brandon Scott Shuts Down Reporter After Questions About His Pricey Executive SUV

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Jamal Bryant Responds After White Pastor Disrupts His Church Service

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Detroit Judge Allegedly Embezzles $300K From the City’s Poor — Here’s What She Bought With It, Feds Say

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Relationship Goals’ Stars Kelly Rowland, Method Man Talk New Film, Give Priceless Dating Advice

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Trump Wants to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Before Midterms, Here’s Why You Should Worry

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You Won&#8217;t <i>Believe</i> How Long it Took Colman Domingo to Become Joe Jackson for New &#8216;Michael&#8217; Biopic!

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The Chilling Sentence Just Handed Down to Calif. Couple Who Decapitated Their Two Kids and Made Siblings View Their Remains

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Kirk Franklin Calls Out the Church&#8217;s Silence Over ICE, Makes Surprising Claim About Jesus

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Project 2025 Creators are Ready to Control Your Marriage and Childbirth &#8212; and It&#8217;s Scary

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After Bernice King Chimes in, Shaboozey Finally Breaks Silence on &#8216;Immigrants Built America&#8217; Controversy

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Shaboozey Finally Breaks Silence After &#8216;Immigrants Built America&#8217; Speech Backfires

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Some of the Best Places Around the Country to Learn About Black History All Year Long

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The Internet Is Hot Over Kim Burrell&#8217;s R.Kelly, Diddy Comments

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2026 BHM: Secret Black Systems That Kept Us Alive (And Still Do)

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Billy &#8216;Bass&#8217; Nelson and Other Black Stars We Lost in 2026

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NFL Star Russell Wilson Shuts Down Rumors After His Name Appears in Epstein Files

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The Essential Luther Vandross Playlist of His Best Songs

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