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Black-ish Creator And Wife Donate $1 Million To Clark Atlanta University
Kenya and Rainbow Bar- ris, alumni of Clark Atlanta University, donated $1 million to the instituion, according to a statement from the univer- sity. Named the Kenya and Rainbow Barris Annual Schol- arship Award, half of the money will support students pursuing majors in mass- media arts and the remaining half will go to students major- ing in biology.
The couple are 1996 gradu- ates of Clark Atlanta. Kenya, the creator of the hit TV show Black-ish, majored in mass media arts and Dr. Rainbow, who is the inspira- tion for Tracee Ellis Ross’ character on the show, earned a degree in biology.
Dr. Rainbow Barris, is a board-certified anesthesiolo-
Clark Atlanta alums, Kenya and Dr. Rainbow Barris.
gist and has worked for a major hospital group in Los Angeles for the past six years. She has recently decided to devote her- self fulltime to raising the cou- ple’s six children.
Jada Pinkett Smith And Gabrielle Union Squash 17-Year Beef
Jada Pinkett Smith’s
Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk has been getting rave reviews for its upfront and honest ap- proach to tackling everyday topics.
Monday’s episode (May 28) saw the actress and Gabrielle Union squashing their 17-year beef like grown- a** women. According to Smith, her relationship (or lack of) with Union “was some petty a** sh*t.”
“Gabrielle and I were never really girlfriends, we were great associates that at some point, that dissolved and for 17 years we have not really spoken,” said Pinkett Smith. “We don’t even know [what we’re mad at].
The episode was about
A scene from the Red Table Talk.
healing.”
Union said that she found
delight in tearing other women down during her “rock bottom” phase, which was after her first marriage ended. However, her trainer/life coach AJ John- son set her straight.
“I’m a hater, I’m a troll,”
Union explained. “[John- son] was like, all those nega- tive things that had been happening in your life, it’s ex- actly what you’re putting out, you’re getting back.
The duo said that their discussion for the show was helpful for growth and re- claiming their own time.
Cardi B Cranks Out Another Video From New Album
Bronx rapper Cardi B has cranked out another music video for one of her Invasion Of Privacy singles. The latest video, which serves as the vi- sual for the Latin-inspired “I Like It,” was released on Tues- day (May 29).
In addition to Cardi, the song’s collaborators Bad Bunny and J Balvin both ap- pear in the colorful video
The song peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 for the April 21 chart.
Tuesday’s release of Cardi’s “I Like It” video comes roughly a week after she released the music video for “Be Careful.”
Along with DJ Khaled,
Cardi B is working while awaiting the arrival of her baby.
Cardi also recently appeared in the video for Jennifer Lopez’s “Dinero.”
Ricky Smiley Gives Teen Who Walked And Caught Bus To Graduation A SUV
A viral photo of Birming- ham teen Corey Patrick catching the city bus to his high school graduation touched the hearts of every- one who saw the viral image.
Patrick’s perseverance even incited radio host and comic Rickey Smiley to gift the teen with a new car.
Smiley reposted the pic- ture and gathered his celebrity friends Tyrese, Mike Epps and Da Brat to gift Patrick with an SUV and driving lessons so he can get
Rickey Smiley and friends gifted Corey Patrick with new SUV.
his license, according to ABC13. On Smiley’s morning show, Patrick said
he’s not sure what college he’s going to yet but intends to study computer science.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Joins Cast Of ‘Maleficent II’
Dr. Dre Building Underground Compound Underneath His Mansion
Plunking down $40 mil- lion dollars for Tom Brady's mansion was just not enough for Dr. Dre.
The super-producer who has made stars out of Em- inem, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar to name a few, is making his mega- mansion more mega.
Dre has applied for per- mits to build a massive un- derground compound underneath his estate.
According to reports, just the excavation and the con- struction of the underground compound could run well
Dr. Dre bought Tom Brady’s old house in 2014.
into the millions.
Dr. Dre bought the estate
back in 2014 and he also re-
cently purchased another mansion in Calabasas worth $4.9 million.
‘12 Years A Slave’ star Chiwetel Ejiofor joins cast of ‘Maleficent II’, starring Angelina Jolie.
Disney’s Maleficent II is in production in the UK and Chiwetel Ejiofor is def- initely attached.
Maleficent II cameras are rolling at the UK Pinewood studios with Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning reprising their roles as the dark fairy Maleficent and Princess Aurora. Ejiofor has not been attached to specific role,
that has been revealed. Maleficent II picks up a
few years after the original film and will focus on the complex relationship between Maleficent and the eventual Queen. New alliances will be formed and new adversaries will also be introduced, with the central edict to protect the magical creatures within the moor.
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