Kendrick Lamar has long been an advocate for Black rights in his music and has re-affirmed his commitment to the cause in person.

For, yesterday the Hip-Hop superstar was on-hand at the Black Lives Matter rally in his hometown of Compton.

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As one of biggest girlbands in UK history, the Sugababes were loved by their fans for their talent, bops, and diversity.

However, this did not quell the flames of racism that often engulfed the group’s longest serving member Keisha Buchanan – who is now opening up about her experience.

During her lengthy tenure with the band, the singer was subject to media scrutiny that was soaked in coded racial bias. A practice that would continue even after her initial 2009 departure.

Indeed, she’d routinely be branded a “bully” and her bandmates asked (in her presence) whether they were “scared” of her. All without evidence to support such line of questioning.

In a candid video statement, she reveals she’d often have to put on a brave face – but the effects of the bias left her fragile.

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Khia is sinking her claws into Trina…again.

The ‘My Neck, My Back’ rapper put her longtime adversary on the proverbial “docket.”

And she didn’t hold back.

Hissing all sorts of venom, the femcee took aim at the Queen of Miami over her much critiqued comments about the race rioters – who she branded “animals.”

Watch below as Khia unleashes. Be warned, explicit language awaits.

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Good vibrations are the last thing some critics are sending the way of rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg after he took to social media to bemoan the death of George Floyd.

Invoking the hashtag #Blacklivesmatter on his official Instagram handle four days ago, Wahlberg stated:

“The murder of George Floyd is heartbreaking. We must all work together to fix this problem. I’m praying for all of us. God bless. ❤️🙏❤️#blacklivesmatter“

The Academy Award nominee may have thought he – like many fellow celebrities – was using his platform to shed light on racial injustice.  Instead, his “activism” only encouraged light to be shed on his own reported racist past.

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Rihanna is leading a party of performers using their voices to cleanse the justice system.

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After inciting a firestorm of controversy for taking to Twitter over the weekend to say “defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy” (as we reported here), Terry Crews has returned to the platform to defend himself from the onslaught of criticism.

Branded a ‘coon’ and ‘Uncle Tom’ in the wake of his comments (which were deemed insensitive by many), the 51-year-old doubled down on his original statement – even asserting that those who misunderstood his initial intent were ‘Black supremacists’ themselves.

Possibly making matters worse with his June 8-posted follow-up, look inside to see his latest weigh-in on the hoopla:

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Last week, baseball star-turned-music executive Carl Crawford was arrested for allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint – an allegation he quickly denied via a statement from his attorney, Rusty Hardin.

As he prepares for the court battle to ensue, his ex-fianceé – ‘Basketball Wives’ star Evelyn Lozada – is coming to his defense to quell rumors that she too suffered from domestic violence at his hands.

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Jennifer Lopez is pairing her verbal support for #BlackLivesMatter with action.

The superstar songstress, along with fiancé Alex Rodriguez and their family, joined the Hollywood rally yesterday (June 7th).

Marching together with over 50,000 civilians, the diva made clear that justice for George Floyd and the countless unarmed Black humans who’ve lost their lives is imperative.

She explained:

“We must take a stand for what we believe in and fight against the injustices in this world. So we continue to peacefully protest until there is change.”

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Not even two weeks after DaBaby nabbed his first top 5 hit thanks to the Roddy Ricch-assisted, ‘Rockstar’ (as we reported here), the Cleveland-bred emcee has run the hit all the way to the Hot 100’s summit.

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Congressional Democrats honoured the good people of Ghana by sporting their traditional Kente attire as they unveiled police reform.

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Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of Pop and Urban Pop music hits.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Christina Aguilera‘s criminally underrated quaternary album, ‘Bionic,’ join us inside as we revisit the epic set.

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Due to the global health crisis, millions of students are unable to walk the stage at their respective graduation ceremonies.

But, in a bid to help them celebrate, YouTube showed up and showed out with a special virtual ceremony named Dear Class of 2020.

Comprised of commencement speeches and performances, the star-studded broadcast was “attended” by the likes of many including Beyoncé. 

Having already seen the likes of Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Barack & Michelle Obama, and others salute, celebrate, and encourage the world’s latest graduates (click here to watch if you missed it), look inside to see what GRAMMY winners Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift (among others) added to the mix.

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