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Kanye West delivered a number of shocking diatribes while appearing on TMZ Live on Tuesday.  

The first of these occurred early in the program when he was asked to respond to a statement made by Tha Dogg Pound rapper Daz Dillinger last week in which he said that he wanted members of the Crips to assault Kanye for referring to President Trump as his ‘brother.’

‘I said wow, this is really like the Malcolm X movie. They are really going to send some black people out to me,’ said Kanye.

He then

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Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, and speculation for Avengers 4, ahead.

At the end of Avengers: Infinity War, the credits promised "Thanos will return." But while Josh Brolin's purple-tinted, gigantic villain will return in 2019's Avengers 4, who else will be back? If you've seen Infinity War, you know it's a bit of a mystery. Here come the spoilers!

In his quest to balance the universe, Thanos acquired all the infinity stones and zapped half of the universe's population, just as he threa

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In a world overloaded with talk and tweets, we need a little twinkle. As Marvel prepares to launch Avengers: Infinity War this Friday, in the depths of our hearts we yearn for a divine spark. We yearn for Groot. What is it about Groot, that Flora Colossus from Planet X, that touches our collective conscience? Is it his inherent sustainability? His pot-bound dance moves? His loyal commitment to his family of rag-tag galactic warriors? With so many enviable qualities, the ephemeral, transcendent,
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Black Panther Is Still going In!

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It’s now grossed more than Iron Man, Thor, and the first Captain America combined.


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Black Panther isn’t just a terrific movie — it’s also proved to be a record-crushing machine. Here’s a quick roundup of its success thus far:

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Greenleaf has been a major hit for the OWN network, but, according to a screenwriter and a pastor, it’s also stolen. In a lawsuit filed today in federal court in California, Shannan Lynette Wynn and Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie claim that Greenleaf is actually just a ripoff of a show they’d pitched to the network in 2014 called Justice & Glory. Both shows center around a powerful African American family and their megachurch.

The writing team says that after pitching to the network they were g

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Black Panther‘s box office dominance continues to shatter records as the Marvel blockbuster vaulted past Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time.

James Cameron’s Titanic – which enjoyed a 12-year reign as the highest-grossing film until it was usurped by the director’s Avatar in 2009 – fell to Number Four on the all-time list after Black Panther leapt past th

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More than 30 days after its release on Feb. 16, Marvel’s Black Panther broke a box office records of earning $1 billion dollars and triumphantly became the top-grossing superhero film of all time in the United States, snatching the title from The Avengers. An incredible feat for the Marvel’s first predominantly black cast that has shattered the narrow-minded idea that black people don’t have international appeal to the masses.

Show them, they did. 

Black Panther was compelling in the layer

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The film accomplished the milestone on Saturday, eclipsing Marvel’s 'The Avengers.'

Black Panther just keeps on breaking records. After another successful week at the box office, the Marvel epic is now the top earning superhero film ever in North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It accomplished the milestone on Saturday, eclipsing Marvel’s The Avengers, which, in 2012, made $623.4 million at the domestic box office. The Ryan Coogler-directed saga has also become one of seve

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King T'Challa is still on his throne. "Black Panther" opened five weeks ago, and it's come in No. 1 at the box office for all five of those weeks. That makes the Marvel superhero movie the first film to do so since "Avatar" in 2009.

Ticket sales over the weekend earned the blockbuster film $27 million more, according to studio estimates. "Black Panther" has grossed more than $605.4 million domestically and more than $1.1 billion worldwide. Watch that domestic total of $605.4 million -- if "Bla

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Pictured: Directors Ryan Coogler and Ava Duvernay

Now that A Wrinkle in Time has premiered in theaters, fans are getting to see director Ava DuVernay’s take on the classic young adult novel.

And though the film might be competing in the box office against Black Panther, the two directors are nothing but supportive of each other. Marvel Studios director Ryan Coogler penned a heartfelt tribute to DuVernay that was recently published on ESPNW, championing his friend’s accomplishments.

“Ava DuVer

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From Pepsi to Dove, companies really need Black and brown folks on their marketing department. The latest stunt from Snapchat is further proof of the cluelessness of those who sit in boardrooms and approve ads that will reach millions of people.

According to Twitter users, this ad is popping up on their Snapchat.

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In case you do not know, on February 8, 2009, Chris Brown physically assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna. On June 22, 2009, Brown pled guilty to a felony assault and accepted a pl

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“A Wrinkle in Time” author Madeleine L’Engle. (Crosswicks)

It took 26 publisher rejections before Madeleine L’Engle could get “A Wrinkle in Time” into print in 1962. The book was an instant hit, winning the Newbery Medal the following year, but despite its wild success, L’Engle still had fierce critics — including a good number of them who disliked her book for faith reasons.

While L’Engle considered herself a devout Christian and sprinkled the book with scriptural references, she was accused

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Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther has leapt across the $1B mark globally. The Ryan Coogler-helmed superhero phenomenon gets to the milestone today, its 26th day of release, and is now Walt Disney Studios’ 16th title and the MCU’s 5th ever to pass $1B. The film is at $531M domestic and is crossing $500M at the international box office this weekend, bolstered by a strong start in China where it’s now at about $49M after two days.

The $1B worldwide milestone is the latest impressive feat for the Waka

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Disney's mega hit "Black Panther" has passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. The studio said Saturday that the milestone is based on Disney's estimate of ticket sales. The announcement comes on the 26th day of release for the blockbuster. The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan.

Disney notes that "Black Panther" is the fifth film in its Marvel universe to reach the milestone. The others are "The Avengers," ″Avengers: Age of Ultron,"

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You’ve heard the buzz: A Wrinkle in Time, based on the classic children’s book by Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007), hits theaters this week as a $100 million Disney movie.

A lot more than money is riding on the film’s success. Not only is the sci-fi novel beloved by millions of readers—since winning the 1963 Newbery Medal, it has sold upwards of 16 million copies—but its author was one of the most adored writers of Christian faith in recent history.

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As I’ve learned while writing her spiritual bi

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A teenager raised $20,000 in the hopes of helping to send hundreds of girls to the upcoming science fiction film “A Wrinkle in Time,” according to the fundraising website GoFundMe.

Taylor Richardson, 14, is no stranger to fundraising for a good cause. At age 9, she raised enough money to send herself to space camp and moved a step closer to her dream of a career in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). She also raised more than $18,000 and hosted multiple scr

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When “Black Panther” made its record-smashing $201 million start last month, it was expected to easily keep the No. 1 spot at the box office until Disney released its next film, Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” But as Madeleine L’Engle’s famous science fantasy adaptation gets ready to enter theaters on 3,980 screens this weekend, that expectation may have been premature.

When tracking for “A Wrinkle in Time” first came out three weeks ago, opening weekend estimates were set at approximately

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If you didn't get your fill of Tiffany Haddish at the Oscar's last night, fret not because you're about to be seeing a lot more of her very soon.

The Girls' Trip comedian has been tapped to star alongside Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick in the upcoming Tyler Perry production The List, Deadline reports. Slated to release in November 2018, the plot is described as: "When her wild sister (Haddish) gets released from prison and re-enters her life, Danica (

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When Kobe Bryant retired from the game of basketball, he was only 37 years old. With Bryant ready to embark on the next chapter of his life, he knew he wanted to be a storyteller. But any time Kobe spoke out about his post-retirement plans, he was met with the same reaction"That's cute." 

In the days leading up to this year's Oscars, Kobe sat down with The Undefeated to reflect on his Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film for Dear Basketball. "I've always b

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