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Tip recently called out the outspoken actress after she attempted to take an unprovoked shots at him and fellow rap peers like Jay-Z, Jim Jones and more.
Raven reposted a pic of Tip alongside several hip-hop heavyweights who were in attendance at Hov?s pre-Grammy party, accusing the successful Black entertainers of “perpetuating the worse black stereotypes to the ears and eyes of the planet”.
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Several New York influencers were invited to AMC 19th Street to enjoy a special screening of the flick, which was hosted by VIBE Magazine.
Special attendees included Raven Symone (The View), Yandy Smith (Love & Hip Hop NY), BBOD?s Moe (Love & Hip Hop NY), Dutchess (Black Ink Crew), Puma (Black Ink Crew), Monifah (R&B Divas Atlanta), Terez Thorpe (R&B Divas Atlanta) and more.
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Meet Orlando Brown. ?You may remember the man above?from when he starred alongside Raven-Symone in Disney’s ‘That’s So Raven’.
The ex-Disney star posed for the mugshot above after being arrested for domestic violence last month after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend in a police station parking lot in California.
Brown and his girlfriend reportedly got into a heated confrontation, which eventually led up to him pulling into the parking lot of a police station (of ALL places?) and hitting her. Continue Reading…
During her interview, Leakes spoke about her decision to leave RHOA, if she’ll return to RHOA, her upcoming stint on Broadway in Chicago, her new Georgia Mansion and more.
While many were expecting Nene & Raven Symone to bump heads, it seems another one of the ladies had plans of her own to agitate Mrs. Leakes!
Raven-Symone is speaking out after being dragged online for derogatory comments she made about her thoughts on Ghetto Black names.
The former child star made a few controversial statements when asked if she would ‘judge’ a person by their name and in a world filled with children growing up with names like ‘North’ West, ‘Blue Ivy,’ and Apple many felt Raven-Symone’s statement about ‘Watermelondrea’ was blatantly racist and out of line.
[READ: Raven-Symone Admits She?s ?Discriminatory? Against Black Names + #BlackTwitter Responds? (VIDEO)]
Raven recently offered an explanation and an apology of sorts to the millions of people she offended with her comments about how she would NEVER hire anyone with a name like ‘Watermelondria,’ stating:
As an equal opportunity employer, I have never discriminated against a name….even though I said I would, it’s not true. My comment was in poor taste.
Raven’s father, Christopher B. Pearman also hit the net to offer an apology for his daughter, stating that she often says ‘dumb sh*t’ but he’s still proud of his little girl.
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NEWSFLASH! Former Cosby Kid Raven-Symone won’t hire you for a job if she can tell you’re Black by reading your name.
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The women on of ?The View? discussed the topic ?Are You Judged By Your Name?? and when the topic of racism based on someone?s name arose, Raven, 29, said she thought it would be better to call it ?discriminatory,? stating, ?I think that?s a better word.?
She goes on to say:
?I?m very discriminatory against the words like the ones they were saying in those names. I?m not going to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea. It?s just not going to happen. I?m not going to hire you.?
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