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The Obamas are out here securing the bag. After inking a book deal worth over $65 million with Penguin Random House and signing a multi-year agreement to produce films and shows for Netflix, the couple is now joining forces with Spotify to produce podcasts, CBS Chicago reported. The Obamas signed a deal with the audio streaming platform through their company Higher Ground Productions. They launched the company in 2018 as an avenue to bring diverse ... Read more

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Hip hop mogul Jay-Z doesn't only preach about the importance of entrepreneurship and ownership in the Black community; it's something that he practices. The Brooklyn-bred rapper is investing in the futures of African American entrepreneurs. According to Black Enterprise, he recently invested $1 million in a Black-owned vegan cookie company. The brand-dubbed Partake Foods-was created by Denise Woodard. She founded the company after she struggled to find healthy snacks for her daughter who had several ... Read more

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Derion Vence is the prime suspect in the death of a four-year-old Maleah Davis. There have been many reports surrounding Vence, one being that Maleah's mother Brittany Bowens broke up with him after she reportedly found nude pictures he sent to another man. Now, his alleged mistress is speaking out. The woman who chooses to remain anonymous says Vence changed her name in his phone to a man's name so Brittany wouldn't suspect him of ... Read more

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Just days after Linda Fairstein said she would not be dropped by her "fantastic" publisher, Penguin Random House and  its subsidiary, Dutton, has dropped the former Manhattan District Attorney's Office prosecutor. Fairstein was played by Felicity Huffman in Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us." She was a key figure that wrongfully locked up Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise. TMZ confirms Dutton has terminated their relationship with the crime novelist. ... Read more

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Several new questions surrounding John Singleton have reportedly emerged after the Oscar-nominated movie director's untimely death following complications from a stroke more than a month ago. Singleton's family is "very suspicious of the events leading up to John," according to TMZ. The filmmaker was feeling ill after returning from Costa Rica, but it was reportedly unclear how Singleton, who died April 28 at the age of 51, first got medical attention. "We're told nobody seems ... Read more

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This day celebrates the doughnut and honors the Salvation Army Lassies, the women that served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI. In 1917, the original "Salvation Army Doughnut" was first served by the ladies of the Salvation Army.  It was during WWI that the Salvation Army Lassies went to the front lines of Europe.  Home cooked foods, provided by these brave volunteers, were a morale boost to the troops. The doughnuts were often cooked in oil ... Read more

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R&B Singer R. Kelly is pleading not guilty to eleven additional counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse.  In a Chicago courtroom yesterday, R. Kelly entered the plea through his attorney and was released on the same bond from previous charges against him.  According to his attorney, the new charges are from an existing case involving one of the four alleged victims in the prior charges.  In February, R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to ten ... Read more

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Members of the Somali-American community are showing support for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.  Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center yesterday evening to rally support for Noor.  The event was held just hours before his sentencing for the killing of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Noor will learn the parameters of his sentencing later this morning.

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New Prince music is here, just in time for what would have been his 61st birthday today.  An album titled Originals, featuring some of Prince's unreleased demos, hits Tidal music service today.  It will be available on all other music streaming services on June 21st.  Prince died three years ago in April. 

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Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us" had made all eyes turn to former Manhattan District Attorney's Office prosecutor Linda Fairstein, the woman who helped to lock up Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise. She has been forced to resign from her position at nonprofit Safe Horizon and Vassar College, but it appears her publishing company, Penguin Random House, is standing by her racist side. TMZ reports, "We've reached out to ... Read more

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