Azealia Banks has a story to tell.

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Barack Obama will be the first guest to appear on Michelle Obama‘s Spotify podcast.

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As viewers of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ know, Porsha Williams has many a hustle.

Now she’s adding author to her growing list of jobs.

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Keke Palmer is silencing the critics by setting the record straight about her ‘Good Morning America’ talk show ‘Strahan, Sara, & Keke.’

Taking to Instagram over the weekend (July 18), the 26-year-old singer-actress addressed murmurs the recently canceled show got the axe due to her highly publicized involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Having made headlines the world over for her impassioned speeches at a number of rallies supporting the cause (as well as written op-eds), diehard fans began to draw connections between the timing of said headlines and the surfacing of reports the series would not be renewed for another season.

Tired of the chatter, look inside to see just what Palmer said to hush the noise:

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Tamar Braxton‘s rise to Pop cultural prominence came by way of WE tv’s ‘Braxton Family Values.’

Indeed, for eight seasons the outspoken star has shone on the reality series – which also birthed spin-off shows ‘Tamar & Vince’ and most recently the incoming ‘Get Ya Life!’

With news of Braxton’s alleged suicide attempt sending shockwaves through the media sphere, the cable network has released a statement:

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Much ado has been made about Britney Spears and the conservatorship in place that governs both her career and personal life.

Recent times have seen conspiracy theories run rife, but a new source close to the matter is hitting back with information that paints a much different picture to some of the commentary making a splash on social media.

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Hazel-E is bringing the heat to Marriage Boot Camp: Hip-Hop Edition.

Renowned for her spicy, these days the reality TV veteran is enjoying the calmer role of motherhood.

Before welcoming daughter Ava Dior, Hazel and partner De’Von Waller took part in the latest instalment of the hit WEtv series – which also features Phaedra Parks.

As the drama heats up on screen, That Grape Juice caught up with the smitten couple, who opened up about their romantic journey, parenthood, and living with their co-stars.

Hazel also dished on a possible return to ‘Love & Hip-Hop.’

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The last few years may have seen funnywoman Loni Love go from veteran comedienne to EMMY and NAACP Image-winning household name thanks to the top-rated daytime talk show, ‘The Real,’ but for decades the 49-year-old says she was being forced to be everything but real.

From her appearance to her comedic material and everything in between, Hollywood’s encouraged Love to trade authenticity for likability – an exchange she’s fought and prevailed against as she candidly reveals via a series of stories in her new memoir ‘I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have To: True Life Lessons’ (available now).

That Grape Juice caught up with the ever-hilarious Loni in early June (ahead of Amanda Seales and Tamera Mowry-Housley‘s respectively announced departures from ‘The Real’) to dish on the new book, her community activism during the pandemic, and so much more.

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Sheree Whitfield is recovering from COVID-19 after contracting it weeks ago.

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July 13 marks what would have been the 71st birthday of Kanye West‘s late mother Donda.

To commemorate the occasion, the GRAMMY winner unveiled a heartfelt musical tribute in the form of a new song titled in her honor.

“There can never really be justice on stolen land,” her voice can be heard saying on the track over KRS One‘s ‘Sound of Da Police.’ “Are you really for peace and equality? Or when my car’s hooked up — know you wanna follow me? Your laws are minimal because you won’t even think about the real criminal.”

Later, Kanye chimes in with:

“Mama I need you to tuck me in / I done made some mistakes and they rubbed it in,” raps Yeezy. “I know you and grandma had enough of them / Why I gotta be so stubborn then / I’m doin this one for y’all / So we can end racism once and for all.”

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature developed to celebrate some of TV and Film’s brightest moments.

Today, we revisit Douglas Sirk‘s version of Fannie Hurst‘s ‘Imitation of Life’ tale.

In it, a young woman living in a pre-Civil Rights world, makes her way into a violently racist society hiding a secret she hopes those closest to her will never uncover.

A secret, rooted in the reality that she is a black woman passing as a white one.

“How do you tell your child that she was born to be hurt”.

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Tamera Mowry used her platform on the hit show ‘The Real’ to insist that her husband Adam Housely was not anti-black after her fans discovered that he worked for Fox News.

Unfortunately, remarks he made about the murdered teenager Trayvon Martin shortly after his death have given many of her fans cause to pause after they resurfaced online this week.

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