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Alicia Keys talks self-acceptance for ‘People”s February digital cover

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Alicia Keys is all about self-care: She works on nurturing her well-being, as she believes it has an affect on her externally. “If you’re not connected to your inner [self], then you can’t present your[self] most confidently outwardly,” Alicia tells People for the digital cover of its February issue. “When I’m really hearing negative talk…

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Usher on Chilli turning down his marriage proposal: “I went through a great deal of pain”

Theo Wargo/WireImage Usher recently married longtime girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea, but at one point in time he wanted Chilli to be his wife. In this week’s People cover story, he discussed the time he popped the question and the TLC star turned him down. The two dated from 2001 to 2004. “I wanted to marry her,” he shared. “I proposed and she told me no.” He said…

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On this day in Black history: NJ abolishes slavery, first Black orchestra conductor and more

On this day in Black history, February 15: — In 1804, “an act for the gradual abolition of slavery” was passed in New Jersey, making it the last northern state to outlaw slavery.  — In 1848, a young Black girl named Sarah Roberts was turned away from an all-white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, brought forth one of the…

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Oklahoma country station plays Beyoncé’s new track after outcry from Beyhive

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy An Oklahoma country radio station’s initial decision to not play Beyoncé‘s new country single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” has changed thanks to her fans. A fan named Justin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday to share the response he received from his local station KYKC after requesting the song via email.…