According to an explosive report, “the door is closed” to Nene Leakes for season 13 of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta.’

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‘Noah’s Arc’ is back!

The groundbreaking series bulldozed boundaries during its original run, airing – for the first time – a take on the Black LGBTQ experience that had never been seen.

Now, in salute of its 15th anniversary, the cast are regrouping for a special.

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Though enjoying the ongoing success of her FOX Soul-hosted talk show ‘One on One with Keyshia Cole,’ the ’11:11 Reset’ singer is ready to press the reset button on her music career as evidenced by a recently announced partnership with Primary Wave Music management.

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Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas certainly missed the mark when he took to social media to criticize the beauty of dark-skinned women, using Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o as an example to prove his point.

After staunch criticism for saying the 37-year-old beauty is ‘cute when the lights are off,’ the basketballer has now gone to social media to retract his statement and wield an apology.

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Less than two weeks separate us from the 2020 BET Awards!

Pressing forward unconventionally with its first ‘virtual showing’ on June 28, Urban entertainment’s biggest night is set to be hosted by actress-comic Amanda Seales and feature stage-blazing performances by the likes of Usher, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and more (as we reported here).

As fans clamor over which of their favorite acts will take home the show’s coveted trophies (click here to see nominations), BET is saving for last its announcement of who will be the recipient of its prized Lifetime Achievement Award.  Already listing legendary acts like Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Patti Labelle, Prince, and Lionel Richie among its honorees, the 2020 trophy has been shrouded in mystery as to who will be its designated awardee.

As we await official word, we turn to you – That Grape Juice faithful – to ask:

Who should be the recipient of the 2020 BET Lifetime Achievement Award?

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Armed with a brigade of her biggest hits (i.e. ‘Free Yourself,’ ‘Hood Boy,’ ‘When I See You,’ ‘Lose To Win,’ and many more), Fantasia took to Charlotte’s Fillmore recently (June 12) to salute the #BlackLivesMatter movement and pay homage to those who have fallen at the hands of police brutality.

Hosting a virtual concert with proceeds going to families who have been affected by police violence, the event requested viewers contribute a minimum donation of $8.46 (in honor of the 8 minutes and 46 seconds former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Black Minneapolis man George Floyd‘s neck leading to his death).

Showing out like only she can, did you miss the jam-packed event?  See Fannie crank out her greatest hits alongside some classic R&B favorites inside:

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Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has officially announced 11 charges against Garrett Rolfe –  the recently fired Atlanta officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot.

After footage showed Rolfe shooting at Brooks multiple times in the back as the 27-year-old African American man attempted to flee the scene, national outrage followed with calls for the officer’s termination and indictment.

Now, those calls have been answered. Detail inside:

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J. Cole‘s first solo record of 2020 is coming in the form of a powerful protest tune, ‘Snow on Tha Bluff.’

Addressing police brutality and other racial injustices across the Kelvin ‘Wu10’ Wooten-production, Cole’s cut comes as a response to social activist NoName after she called out top-selling rappers who have largely remained silent on the latest racially-charged events.

“She mad at the celebrities, low key I be thinkin’ she talking about me,” he raps. “Now I ain’t no dummy to think I’m above criticism so when I see something that’s valid I listen / But shit, it’s something about the queen tone that’s bothering me.”

Later, he got Twitter fingers blazing after listeners got wind of the line that states:

“F–k is the point of you preaching your message to those that already believe what you believe?/” I’m on some ‘F–k a retweet,’ most people is sheep / You got all the answers but how you gon’ reach?”

Look inside to read his reaction to the criticism.

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Comedian Affion Crockett‘s spent the greater half of his life delivering smiles to audiences across the country, but his latest effort sees him tackle subject matter that’s no laughing matter.

The star in H.E.R.‘s gripping visual for the heartbreaking ‘I Used to Know Her’ track, ‘I’m Not Ok,’ the actor-comic reenacts the horror of being victimized police brutality and the profound impact abuse and deaths at law enforcement’s hands have on the Black community.

“For every Black man who literally & figuratively can’t seem to get off the ground, as they kill our bodies & spirits. We are surrounded by Grandmothers, Mothers, Wives, & Daughters trying to help us,” he says in the visual. “Praying for us yet left with the aftermath of watching us die. It is time to say we are not ok.” 

While the tune was not originally designed as a protest song, its repurposing is still apt.  See its accompanying emotional clip inside:

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Having earned critical acclaim from her previous hits that have sampled the likes of Beyoncé‘s ‘Crazy in Love,’ Khia‘s ‘My Neck, My Back,’ and Petey Pablo‘s ‘Freek-a-leek,’ rising rapstress Saweetie is keeping the trend going with the Too $hort-sampled, ‘Tap In.’

A summer-ready anthem akin to its forerunner, the double Platinum ‘My Type,’ ‘Tap’ sees her pay homage to her fellow Bay native ‘s hit ‘Blow the Whistle’ while also boasting about her sexual prowess aboard the tune’s catchy hook.

“Lil’ waist, fat a**, b*tch, tap in / Tap, tap, tap in / Diamonds dancin’ on your neck, ni**a, tap in,” Saweetie spits.

Serving as the first official release from her forthcoming debut album, ‘Pretty B*tch Music,’ look below to hear the latest.

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As one of the only A List musicians to debut during the advent of social media, Nicki Minaj has had the surreal privilege of watching her fans grow up in real time online.

In 2019, one of these fans- a teen who went by the name Nas Maraj– used his position as a leading member of her fan base to become the ubiquitous Lil Nas X.

Alas, as his breakout tune ‘Old Town Road’ ruled the charts, a great deal of effort was made to erase his digital history with hopes doing would so erase Minaj’s impact on his life and career.

Today, the pair have put the past behind them.

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With race at the center of global dialogue, brands are speedily attempting to cut ties with practices that are deemed racially insensitive.

Case in point Quaker Oaks. 

For, the food giant has announced that it’s shuttered its Aunt Jemima brand after 130 years.

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