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Not Everyone Likes Frank Ocean’s New Album [Photos]

Frank Ocean took just over four years to release his follow-up to Channel Orange, his Def Jam debut, over the weekend with the official release of Blonde. Although Ocean’s rabid fanbase is eating up not only the material on Blonde and also the visual album Endless, several people have been left largely unimpressed. Continue

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Back Off, Baby! Elephant Mother Loses Her Cool With Calf [VIDEO]

Watch as an elephant mother gives a stern warning to a calf who tries to nurse from her, without her consent!

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Retro-Soul Grammy Winning Artist Kendra Foster Releases Self-Titled Album Featuring Single “Promise To Stay Here”

Retro-soul songstress Kendra Forster released her new self-titled album today featuring her single “Promise to Stay Here”. Bossip recently chatted it up with the Grammy award winning artist about funkadelic music, her work with D’Angelo on Black Messiah, and addressing pressing social issues through song. When talking about her single, Kendra says that this song embodies the way many of us have felt over the course of our lives when we think we’ve found our “soulmate”. I think it’s really about that feeling that you feel when you at least think that you found the one or your soulmate or whatever it is and that feeling that you have especially if you feel that way about each other that you don’t wanna leave that. I wrote this song 7 years ago and I was touring 85%of the year with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. And I had a long distance relationship with a young gent who was in school and really trying to find his way. I mean he was much younger than me by a few years. I was so in love with this person and I felt like they were the one. I’m always afraid of being the one left in love. So I was asking them to promise to stay here. I was promising to stay here. And then of course one finds themselves offering everything, the best of themselves in return. Like If you do, I’ll make it worth your while…the best of me you have that because that’s how much I love you. It’s about that kind of love. Did you like the single? See what Kendra has to say about working with her producer Kelvin Wooten after the flip! Plus, get a link to purchase the album.

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Zika Virus Has Significantly Increased Demand For Abortion Pills

Demand for the abortion pill has increased in several Latin American countries where citizens are currently suffering from the Zika virus, says the New England Journal of Medicine. In their latest study conducted with Women on Web, a non-profit organization that provides the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol in countries where doctors don’t administer abortions, researchers focused on how the Zika virus affects the choices pregnant women have to make specifically in Latin America. What the authors found was demand for abortion pills has increased from 36 to 76 percent in countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras since the Pan American Health Organization put out an alert in 2015 that Zika causers birth defects… [ MadameNoire ] For The Last Time, Please Stop Looking To Waist Trainers For A Weight-Loss Miracle …As reported by The Daily Mail, Waist Gang Society, the company behind waist trainers that have been promoted by the Kardashians, recently settled a lawsuit with a customer. Sara Hawes of California filed a $5 million lawsuit stating that the Florida-based company, which is quite successful (allegedly raking in $2 million as of last year), has been out here selling people a bald-headed lie. As The Daily Mail pointed out, “The lawsuit goes on to explain that women, like Hawes, who want a smaller waist are targeted but the marketing is being done in a deceptive manner. The company’s website even quotes its founder, PreMadonna, who says ‘it’s a unique and efficient way to help women shed unwanted inches and feel good about themselves — no diet and exercise required’…” [ MadameNoire ] Killer Mike Says Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt Talked About The Crack Era On Shakespearean Levels 20 years after its release, Killer Mike feels that Jay Z‘s work on his debut album Reasonable Doubt deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as William Shakespeare and Zora Neal Hurston. When Killer Mike visited HipHopWired.com’s studios recently, he took a couple of minutes to wax poetic on Jay Z’s first classic album, Reasonable Doubt. “Jay Z’s first album is an incredible testament to the will it takes for someone to artistically, put what it’s like to escape the streets,” says Mike. He went on to compare the album to Black cinema treasure Super Fly, saying that it was written beautifully and poetically. “Jay gave you Shakespearean level art, talking the crack era and the drug game and escaping it,” says Mike…”. [ HipHopWired ] Future Drops O.J. Murder Song … Did He Just Threaten Russell Wilson? [ TMZ ] Affirmative Action Lives To See Another Day At The Supreme Court [ Huffington Post ] Tyra Banks Responds To Kendall Jenner & Gigi Hadid Being Called ‘Supermodels’ [ iHeart Radio ] NY Passes Bill To Mandate Free Pads & Tampons In Schools, Jails & Homeless Shelters [ Baller Alert ]

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Jesus Take The Wheel: Mother Who Filed First Flint Water Lawsuit Shot To Death

The First Woman To File Suit Against The City Of Flint Shot Dead If Flint’s poison water doesn’t kill you, the violence will… Via NYDailyNews A 19-year-old Michigan mother who was one of the first to file lawsuits on behalf of the thousands of children poisoned by water in Flint was found shot to death this week. The body of Sasha Bell was discovered Tuesday night at Ridgecrest Village Townhouses in Flint, authorities said. The body of a second woman, Sacorya Reed, was also found in the home. Cops have not made any arrests or determined a motive. An infant was found uninjured in the apartment, but it’s not clear if that was Bell’s son. Sasha Bell’s lawsuit alleges that her 16-month-old son suffers from lead poisoning because of “corporate and government misconduct.” “She just wanted what was best for her son,” her New York-based lawyer Corey Stern told the Daily News on Friday. “She loved her son.” Beyond sad. R.I.P. to both women. Thoughts and prayers go out to their families. Hopefully the lawsuit that Sasha help set off will endure and bear fruit for those who have been done wrong by the crooked azz city. Image via GoFundMe

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Africa’s Own Spa: Where To Find The Best Hot Springs In Ethiopia And Kenya!

Here are 10 of the best hot springs in Ethiopia and Kenya where you can relax and decompress courtesy of Mother Nature.

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So Sad: Stevie Wonder Fights Back Tears After Being Asked To Perform A Prince Tribute [Video]

So, so sad… Stevie Wonder Fights Back Tears Over Prince On CNN today Stevie Wonder almost had a breakdown when Anderson Cooper asked him to perform an impromptu Prince tribute. “I’d probably break down right now if I had to,” said Stevie who was visibly upset. Damn Stevie, we feel your pain. R.I.P. Prince

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California Senator Pushing For “Pay Protection By Race” Law Ensuring Equal Pay For Minorities

A California State Senator wants to boost pay protection in the state by adding race to the current equal pay legislation. California already protects pay by gender, but Sen. Isadore Hall thinks a pay proposal regarding race is also necessary and is working to pass such a law. Hall’s proposal would be an addition to California’s current fair pay law that requires employers justify any pay discrepancies between men and women who do “substantially similar” work. Hall would like to add “race or ethnicity” to the requirement as well. “No one should be paid less than what they’re worth and no one should be discriminated against because of the hue of their skin or their gender,” said Hall, a Democrat, in a statement. “This is the most robust racial equality bill in the nation…” [ MadameNoire ] Would You Leave Your Job Or Get Married To Stay In A Relationship With A Co-Worker? Finding love out here is hard. The only thing harder? Finding a good job. So what would you do if you ended up in a romantic relationship with a really great person who just happened to work with you, only to have your job tell you that said relationship goes against their policy, which prohibits dating between co-workers? And to make matters worse, what if they said that in order for you to have your relationship and not have to hide it, one of you would have to leave the company? So yes, it’s a complicated situation indeed when two parties just so happen to fall in love in the workplace. Or even just “like.” The desire for employers to avoid in-office conflict is real… [ MadameNoire ] Spike Lee Threw A Brooklyn Block Party In Remembrance Of Prince After news of the passing of Prince hit the airwaves yesterday (April 21) the outpouring of condolences and praise for the man who transcended his musical generation immediately and appropriately followed. While some places held Prince tributes, Spike Lee took his eulogy a step further and spread his love the Brooklyn way by throwing a mini block party in the Fort Greene neighborhood for the man who personified the word “cool.” The Do The Right Thing director took to his Instagram page to announce the gathering proclaiming “We will dance, sing, and should to his music. Wear something purple.” And wear purple they did. Thousands of Prince fans and admirers gathered outside of Lee’s 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks offices where they danced and recited classics such as “If I Was Your Girlfriend,” “Little Red Corvette,” and of course, “Purple Rain…” [ HipHopWired ] Mariah Carey Dedicates “One Sweet Day” To Prince During Paris Concert [ Vibe ] Prince: Percocet Triggered OD Days Before Death [ TMZ ] Michelle Obama Wears Purple, Melts Our Grieving Hearts [ HuffingtonPost ] Fetty Wap Has An Inspiring Message (And New Song) For The Class Of 2016 [ IHeartRadio ]

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Yuck On Yuck On Yuck: Utah Woman Finds Snake Head In Her Green Beans

KATU News Snake Head Found In Cans Of Green Beans A woman from Utah is claiming she found a snake’s severed head in a can of green beans according to KATU News . An Oregon distribution company has since stopped shipment of the canned vegetables as they investigate her claims and the claim of one other person. Troy Walker said she spotted the snake head after removing the beans from the slow cooker. Walker took a photo of the snake and sent it to Western Family, the company who’s information was listed on the food can. In a similar incident, Christi Smith reported to the Associated Press that she spotted cut up pieces of snake after cooking for her kids. Western Family, the company responsible for shipping them, says they’re working to fix this slithery blunder. A company representative says they’re working hard to find out where the remaining cans were shipped from and to pull them off shelves.

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Did She Kill It? Demi Lovato Does Her Best Fetty Wap Impersonation On Jimmy Fallon [Video]

Demi Lovato Does Her Best Fetty Wap Impersonation On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Demi Lovato took her best shot at becoming a one-eyed drug-dealing crooner on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. LOL! What do you think? Demi Lovato featuring Fetty Wap coming soon? Image via YouTube

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