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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Whitney Houston Is Getting the NFT Treatment, Including Archival Photos and a Never-Before-Heard Demo

If you, like us, couldn’t stop cringing at the idea of immortalizing the iconic Whitney Houston as a hologram (which most definitely happened), here’s some news you might find somewhat more appealing. The late songstress’ digital legacy is growing with the announcement of a debut NFT collection produced by OneOf, the…

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Howard University Students Can Now Pack up Their Tents After Reaching an Agreement with University Officials

Howard University students were tired of the poor housing conditions they were dealing with on campus.

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'QAnon Shaman' Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Failed Coup on Jan. 6

The asshole who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 wearing a dead animal on his head was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the mayonnaise-laced insurrection—or failed coup, as history will call it.

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Chris Tucker Explains Why He Never Returned to the Friday Film Franchise

Though the Friday film franchise has continued on without Chris Tucker and his hilarious role as Smokey in the 1995 cult classic, his absence from the subsequent sequels has arguably felt like having Kool-Aid but no sugar, peanut butter but no jelly, and ham with no burger.

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‘Grown-ish’ Season 4 Second Half Set for January Premiere

Sometimes those last few months of college are the hardest, but they can also be the most important. We’ll get to see where Zoey Johnson lands when grown-ish season 4B premieres Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10 pm on Freeform.

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