Jerry Jones says Monday’s team trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture was not a P.R. stunt to ingratiate him with black fans … it was the players who pushed for the visit. TMZ Sports spoke with the Dallas…
Showing posts with label African. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African. Show all posts
Monday, October 22, 2018
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West Chill with Kids at Luxury African Resort
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West were pretty much like any other fam visiting Africa … except they had a phalanx of security at a five-star luxury resort. Kim, Kanye and their brood arrived at Entebee International Airport Friday with a huge…
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Dikembe Mutombo is Rooting for Brazil Over African Nations In World Cup
He’s a living legend in Africa — he was born there, he does a ton of charity work there … but when it comes to the World Cup, Dikembe Mutombo says his #1 team is from ANOTHER continent. “My #1 team is still Brazil,” Mutombo told TMZ Sports…
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
South African Triathlete Attacked with Chainsaw, Tried Hacking His Legs Off
A South African triathlete found himself in a scene outta ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ on Tuesday — escaping a trio of attackers who tried to CUT BOTH HIS LEGS OFF. Mhlengi Gwala was out biking in Durban when he came across the 3 lunatics. Gwala…
Sunday, October 8, 2017
T.I. Leads Protest Against Houston"s Restaurant, They Discriminate Against African Americans
T.I. led a big group of demonstrators in a protest against Houston’s Restaurant in Buckhead, outside Atlanta, claiming the joint treats African Americans like second class citizens. The protest was ignited after Deb Antney and Momma Dee from “Love…
T.I. Leads Protest Against Houston"s Restaurant, They Discriminate Against African Americans
T.I. led a big group of demonstrators in a protest against Houston’s Restaurant in Buckhead, outside Atlanta, claiming the joint treats African Americans like second class citizens. The protest was ignited after Deb Antney and Momma Dee from “Love…
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
White Cleveland Browns Player: "I Kneeled to Support My African American Teammates"
Cleveland Browns tight end Seth DeValve — the first white NFL player to kneel during the national anthem — says he demonstrated on Monday night to support his African American teammates. 12 Browns players in total knelt in a circle before…
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Serge Ibaka On African Stereotypes: "You Can"t Change People"s Minds"
Serge Ibaka is now giving advice to other Africans forced to confront negative stereotypes about their homeland … essentially telling TMZ Sports — screw the haters. We got the Toronto Raptors star at Catch in West Hollywood over the…
Friday, June 2, 2017
"The Carmichael Show" Star Calls for Retaliation to Noose at African American History Museum (VIDEO)
‘Carmichael Show’ star Tiffany Haddish is putting hate mongers on notice … keep leaving nooses at museums, and there will be consequences. We got Tiffany at LAX Thursday and asked about the 2 noose incidents — one was inside the…
Friday, March 31, 2017
Broncos" Brandon Marshall Has HUGE Elephant Scare ... During African Safari (VIDEO)
Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall almost got TRUCKED by an elephant in Mozambique … and the whole thing was caught on video. The NFL star is on safari in Africa with fellow football players William Gay, Duke Ihenacho, Omar Bolden, Mike…
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Rachel Dolezal Changes Name to West African for "Gift of God"
Rachel Dolezal — the white former NAACP leader who believes she’s black — is doubling down with a legal name change to Nkechi Amare Diallo. The 39-year-old filed to adopt the West African moniker in Washington State … according to Daily Mail.…
Monday, February 27, 2017
Demi Lovato: I"m 1% African!
Think the Oscars getting the Best Picture winner wrong was controversial?
Okay, it was. Big time.
But Demi Lovato found herself in some hot water as well on Sunday, for reasons not related to either La La Land or Moonlight.
The singer (who did attend a post-Academy Awards party sponsored by Vanity Fair… and who looked gorgeous at the event, as you can see above) jumped on Twitter over the weekend in an excited state.
She had recently received the results of a DNA test and thought one piece of surprising news from it was worth sharing with followers.
“I did a DNA test and found out I’m mainly Spanish, with Native American, SCANDINAVIAN (which I had NO idea), Irish, BRITISH….” Lovato wrote, adding:
“And I’m 1% African!!!!”
Oops. That’s where the message fell off the acceptable rails, according to far too many critics.
Some questioned her knowledge of science, such as this individual:
“everyone’s got a little bit of African in them. No matter where we come from. #biology #evolution.”
Others, meanwhile, were far more cruel. To wit:
“ever since you got that spray tan you think your 1 African demi what you smoking.”
And still others were especially mean, while being grammatically inept. An example:
“she causes drama bc neither of them wants her (africans,americans,mexicans etc).”
Lovato wasn’t entirely sure how to reply to these responses, since she thought she was just sharing a harmless tidbit about herself.
“Just thought it was cool and totally random,” Lovato Tweeted. “Some of y’all are mean af. Twitter sucks.”
But she did recognize, to some extent, why some users out there raised an eyebrow over her statement, replying to one fan as follows:
“I also included the other nationalities. But I understand and respect your point of view and didn’t mean to offend anyone.”
Lovato has unfortunately faced the wrath of the Twittersphere many times over the years.
Last June, for example, the artist quit Twitter and Instagram to avoid trolls, saying she preferred Snapchat “‘cause I don’t have to see what some of y’all say.”
“Follow me if you want: theddlovato,” she wroe at the time. “But why do people actually give a f–k what I say?? Like if you don’t care the gtfo haha.”
Like so many celebrities who have tried to drop off the social media planet, however, Demi quickly reversed course.
After fewer than 24 hours, she tweeted: “F–k this.. I’m back bitches. And I’m coming back more honest than ever.”
Lovato later said she loves her fans too much to “leave them over some lame ass haters.”
We don’t blame Lovato for wanting a break from these platforms.
But we’re glad she came back.
Few stars out there keep things as real as Demi does!
Thursday, February 2, 2017
All Modern Presidents Declared "National African American History Month"
Donald Trump, turns out, did not officially change Black History Month to National African American History Month … it’s been that way for decades. The official presidential proclamation coins the phrase … African American History Month.…
Donald Trump Changes Black History Month to African American History Month
Donald Trump has changed Black History Month to National African American History month, and we know why. A senior administration official tells TMZ, after meeting with African American leaders, he believed the consensus was that the term “black” is…
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