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Ava DuVernay says she teamed up with “like-minded” people to get new film ‘Origin’ made

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ABC/Heidi Gutman Ava DuVernay says if she had gone the “traditional route” with trying to bring to life her new film, Origin, the filmmaking process would’ve been tough.  The award-winning director told Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts that because of the content of the movie — a portrayal of Isabel Wilkerson‘s seminal book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which describes racism in the United States as an aspect of…

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K Camp reveals track list for new album, ‘Float 2 London’

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Prince Williams/WireImage K Camp will soon deliver a new album called Float 2 London. Ahead of its release Friday, January 12, he unveiled the track list.  His latest musical effort will include 18 songs with features from Fredo Bang, Vory, Hunxho and others. “What feature you most excited for??” K Camp asked of fans when sharing the song list on Instagram.  Float 2 London seems to be…

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Lady London is BET’s Amplified Artist for January

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Carol Lee Rose/WireImage BET has announced the Amplified Artist — an up-and-coming music star — for the month of January: Lady London. The network recognizes the Bronx, New York, native as one of the “best storytellers in the music industry today,” citing her viral freestyles and the millions of views on her songs, including the most recent, “Yea Yea” with Dreezy.   In October, London made her…

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Nat Geo unveils first trailer for ‘Genius: MLK/X’

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National Geographic National Geographic has unveiled the first trailer for Genius: MLK/X, the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X installment of its Genius anthology series.  “We meet at last,” says a voice in the beginning of the clip, in which King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, come face-to-face. Weruche Opia plays King’s wife, Coretta Scott King, and Jayme Lawson takes on the role of Malcolm X’s wife, Betty Shabazz.…

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Michael Strahan’s daughter reveals brain tumor battle

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Heidi Gutman/ABC Michael Strahan‘s 19-year-old daughter Isabella Strahan is battling a malignant brain tumor known as medulloblastoma, the Good Morning America co-anchor and Isabella shared Thursday. “I literally think that in a lot of ways, I’m the luckiest man in the world because I’ve got an amazing daughter,” Michael Strahan said in an interview with his fellow co-anchor, Robin Roberts. “I know she’s…

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Colin Kaepernick added to honorees of The Gordon Parks Foundation’s annual awards dinner

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Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for GQ   Colin Kaepernick has joined the list of people to be honored by The Gordon Parks Foundation. He’ll be recognized alongside acclaimed mixed-media artist Mickalene Thomas and Myrlie Evers-Williams, the former chair of the NAACP and Medgar Evers‘ widow, at the foundation’s annual awards dinner, which celebrates those carrying on Gordon Parks’ legacy of advancing social justice. Also being celebrated are…

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Tina Knowles serenaded by Destiny’s Child for 70th birthday

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Amy Sussman/WireImage for Parkwood Tina Knowles celebrated her 70th birthday among some “kicka** women,” including some friends and the ladies of Destiny’s Child. The businesswoman — and mother to Beyoncé and Solange — spent the weekend in Malibu Beach, where she tapped in with her Instagram followers and gave them an update on her birthday festivities. “This is ‘turn up’ Tina,…

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