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How TikTok Influencer Nara Smith Finally Became 'Legit'

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All the Times Stephen A. Smith Went Viral For Annoying Everyone

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The Weird and Messy Romantic Rivalry Between Michael Jackson's Brothers Randy and Jermaine

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Lip Reader Reveals Alleged Baton Attacker's Speech, Hairstylist Drags Teen Client By Hair For Non-Payment, Racist and Sexist LAPD Recordings Go Public, Kindergarten Karen Pops Off at a Black Woman and Other News Stories From the Week

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LeBron James' Beef With Stephen A. Smith, National Rest Day For Black Women, Black Influencer's Family Responds to Her Death Rumors, Black Influencers Living Like Meghan Markle, Blood Moon Concerns and Other Culture News

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Latino Voters Want Black Folks to Join Them After Dissing Us, Black Folks React to Tim Walz Standing Up, Words You Can't Say in the Trump Administration, Lauren Boebert's Derogatory Statement and Other Political News From the Week

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Our Favorite Black Looks From Paris Fashion Week

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Teen Who Cracked Track Star's Head in Baton Incident Tells Her Side of the Story, and Social Media Comes for Her Head

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Kendrick Lamar Just Dropped a New Verse on Playboy Carti's Album, and Social Media is Losing It

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Everyone 50 Cent Has Trolled and Beefed With Over the Years

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From Interviews to Hospitalization: Inside Wendy Williams' Sad and Dramatic Week

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Billionaire Mark Cuban Has Some Surprising Advice for Black Woman Business Owners

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SZA Calls Out Shannon Sharpe, New Twist in Wendy Williams Drama, R. Kelly Joins 'Residuals' Challenge, 'Harry Potter' Has New Black Character and Other Entertainment Stories From the Week

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This Woman Staged a Cross Burning to Help Elect First Black Mayor of Colorado Springs

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Lizzo's Revelation About Her Mental Health to Fans at a Los Angeles Concert Will Break Your Heart

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These Domestic Violence Allegations Against Chiefs Player Xavier Worthy are Scary , But Here's How He Responds...

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Why Nate Dogg's Son is Having the Messiest Feud With His Father's Widow

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Wow! 3 Total Shockers We Just Learned From Jonathan Majors

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En Vogue Singer Dawn Robinson's Ex Offers an Olive Branch After She Reveals She's Homeless

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Black TikTok Creator Claims Police are Targeting Him for His Exotic Monkey, But His History Tells a Different Story

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