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Monsters University Wins Weekend Box Office

Two animated monsters have captured the top spot in the box office this weekend. Monsters University , the prequel to 2001’s  Monsters, Inc. , beat out the other major release,  World War Z , to win the weekend. The Pixar film earned $82 million over the three day period, while  World War Z took in $66 million. Dropping down from first to third,  Man of Steel added $41.2 million to bring its total gross to $210 million. Hit the jump for this weekend’s Top 10: Box office top 10: 1. Monsters University , $82 million 2. World War Z , $66 million 3. Man of Steel , $41.2 million 4. This is the End , $13 million 5. Now You See Me , $7.9 million 6. Fast & Furious 6 , $4.7 million 7. The Internship , $3.42 million 8. The Purge , $3.41 million 9. Star Trek Into Darkness , $3 million 10. Iron Man 3 , $2.2 million

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Michelle Obama Is Not Some Angry Black Woman! [VIDEO]

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For every time someone calls a black woman strong, 5,000 others will call her angry. When you’re a strong black woman and the wife of the first black president, you’re going to get called angry more often than not. Michelle Obama has fallen victim to the angry black woman label thanks to a new book written by New York Times writer, Jodi Kantor . In the book, Kantor tells of The First Lady having issues with President Obama’s top advisers. Michelle Obama was interviewed by Gayle King where she refuted those claims. Obama told King, “I guess it’s just more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here. That’s been an image people have tried to paint of me since the day Barack announced, that I’m some kind of angry black woman.” Mrs. Obama also stated that she has no real contact with Obama’s staff. “If there’s communication that needs to happen, it’s between staffs,” she said. “I don’t have conversations with my husband’s staff.” For more on the story, head over to Black Voices . RELATED POSTS: Happy Birthday Obama: 50 Things You Might Not Know! 12 Black Couples Who Make It Last [PHOTOS] President Barack Obama Spotted Singing With Justin Bieber [VIDEO]

Michelle Obama Is Not Some Angry Black Woman! [VIDEO]

2012 Essence Music Festival Lineup Announced

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Earlier today Essence Magazine announced the lineup to their annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans July 6 – 8. Mary J. Blige, Fantasia Aretha Franklin, Charlie Wilson, SWV, Dru Hill, Ledisi, Estelle, Goapele, Vivian Green, and many more are slated to perform over the three-day event. Click here to check out the full roster. Excited about the Louisiana function? Plan on heading that way come July? Let us know. RELATED STORIES: Kelly Rowland To Be Honored By Essence Magazine D-Wade and Gabrielle Union Talk About Love In Essence Magazine [PHOTOS]

2012 Essence Music Festival Lineup Announced

Mission: Impossible 4 Tops New Year’s Box Office

Tom Cruise has still got it. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol continues to dominate the holiday box office, raking in an estimated $31.3 million over the three-day (Friday to Sunday) weekend. That represents a 6 percent jump from Christmas weekend, when it also led the field. Ghost Protocol , the fourth entry in the franchise, has now made $134.1M total. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Trailer M:I-4 could top the first Cruise-led installment, which earned $181 million in 1996. It’s already surpassed Mission: Impossible 3 , which topped out at $134 million. In second place this weekend was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows , which rose 9 percent to $22.1 million. The sequel has taken in $132.1 million in 17 days. The original Sherlock Holmes , by comparison, earned $165.2 million by this point. Chipwrecked jumped an impressive 45 percent to finish third at $18.3 million. The top five for the weekend: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – $31.3 mil Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – $22.1 mil Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – $18.3 mil War Horse – $16.9 mil The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – $16.3 mil

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