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Andre 3000 set to play Jimi Hendrix in biopic
11:49 AM on 05/08/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Andre 3000 may not be releasing music of his own anytime soon but we'll still get to witness his creative genius in action as he prepares to take on the lead role in a biopic based on the life of Jimi Hendrix...
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Food service workers are rewarded with Mrs. Butterworth's award
2:28 PM on 05/07/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Food service workers of the month at the hospital at Missouri University who have been crowned workers of the month were given a pretty interesting gift as an award...
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'Chad and Ev' boycott moves on to VH1 advertisers
11:41 AM on 05/01/2012
MADAME NOIRE - In only a matter of a week, Alexis M.'s petition to boycott 'Basketball Wives' spinoff 'Chad and Ev' has gone from 691 signatures on day 1 to 17,546 and counting, and now the creator is ready to turn up the heat...
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Black female politicians who made history
3:24 PM on 04/30/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Some black women have been trailblazers in the political arena, shaping history and leaving a legacy that cannot be erased...
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1st 'Miss Black France' pageant not so welcome in Paris
2:20 PM on 04/27/2012
MADAME NOIRE - As the country's capital city of Paris prepares to host its first ever 'Miss Black France' pageant tomorrow, questions over the necessity and the effect this event could have on race relations are brewing...
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Martin Lawrence and his wife call it quits
9:58 AM on 04/25/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Martin Lawrence and his wife Shamicka Gibbs never flaunted their relationship like other Hollywood couples, but that didn't stop the low key couple from going the way of many a Hollywood union...
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7 men face charges for sexually abusing a mentally disabled girl
2:41 PM on 04/20/2012
MADAME NOIRE - South Africans are shocked and outraged over a disturbing video of seven teenage boys and young men sexually assaulting a mentally-handicapped teenage girl that has gone viral...
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Antonio Cromartie's 7 ex's want a reality show
8:26 AM on 04/18/2012
Eight women have actually given birth to 10 children by 28-year-old New York Jets player Antonio Cromartie,..
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Mo'Nique's landlord calls her and husband potheads in lawsuit over $370k in back-rent
1:35 PM on 03/26/2012
MADAME NOIRE - A new set of documents has been filed in the case, including a string of nasty emails sent between the parties...
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Stabbing blamed on fictitious black man
3:14 PM on 03/20/2012
MADAME NOIRE - When you're a white person who just committed a crime, it seems the trend to get out of the situation is to make up a scary black man (or two) and point the finger at him. Fail much?...
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6 signs you're dealing with a ratchet stylist
5:29 PM on 03/19/2012
MADAME NOIRE - If there's one thing most women have in common, it's that we've all had our good and bad moments when it comes to our hair while sitting in the chair of a stylist...
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Are we becoming a child-intolerant society?
3:38 PM on 03/14/2012
My desire to delay child rearing as long as I physically can is not all about the fear of giving up a certain level of comfort and freedom...
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Doug Christie and his wife allegedly producing pornography
1:40 PM on 03/12/2012
According to Rolling Out, Jackie Christie is about to get into something even messier than the drama on "Basketball Wives"--the Adult Videos industry...
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Regina King rumored to play NY Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in new film
12:00 PM on 03/06/2012
MADAME NOIRE - While Regina hasn't said anything about the role for some time, Kerry Washington recently let the news slip in an interview with Kam Williams for BMoreNews.com...
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Is Rihanna rice cake tweet a racial slur directed at Chris Brown's girlfriend Karrueche?
3:48 PM on 03/05/2012
Last night, Rihanna tweeted a seemingly innocent and playful, yet potentially shady instagram of a rice cake dressed up with shades and gold hoops to look like a person with the caption, 'Ima make you my b***h'...
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Wendy Williams: Viola Davis natural hair Oscar look not formal
9:29 AM on 02/28/2012
MADAME NOIRE - As a woman with an afro, I applauded her, and thought she looked stunning...
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8 black actresses and roles that should have won Oscar
1:44 PM on 02/27/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Some of these ladies weren't even nominated, but their performances deserved some recognition in our eyes...
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Essence under fire for Evelyn Lozada wedding shoot
2:11 PM on 02/24/2012
MADAME NOIRE - Essence is doing damage control after unexpected backlash for featuring a wedding photo shoot of Evelyn on their website...
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Should black women boycott Nicki Minaj?
6:16 PM on 02/22/2012
OPINION - There is a video floating around the internet of a man calling for a boycott of Nicki Minaj, mainly because of her alleged disparaging lyrics and the potential effect it may have on black women and girls...
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'What was I thinking?': Regrettable celebrity couples revisited
3:26 PM on 02/14/2012
MADAME NOIRE - One of the certainties of growing through life is if you look at a picture of yourself that's old enough, you're likely to wonder what was going through your mind at the time...
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