A terminally ill teen girl from Houston, Texas lost her battle with cancer Saturday night, which was just days after she talked with her musical idol Beyonce via a video chat.

As the time has come again for us to honor those whose work in the fields of television, music, literature, film and social justice shone so brightly via the 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards, we’d like to take a moment to express our gratitude for those who made a tough year so much easier to survive.

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After meeting on Tuesday afternoon, GOP members collectively agreed not to move forward with their proposed changes.

Mirror, mirror on the Internet, who is the best dressed celebrity of them all? Take our poll and don't miss the best style moments from some of the most fashionable women.

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Trump has decided to pay a $25 million settlement in the lawsuits related to Trump University.

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Rose believes that the rape accusations caused indelible harm to his image.

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Roland Martin called out the CMA Awards for removing all traces of Beyonce from their social media platforms after a racist backlash.

When in doubt, be Beyoncé! Check out 31 of the best Halloween costumes paying tribute to Queen Bey.

Plus, University of Texas-San Antonio offering academic course on Beyoncé's "Lemonade" and Trayvon Martin's parents will release new memoir about their son's death in Jan. 2017.

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Roland Martin and NewsOne Now were on hand to capture the sights and sounds of this year's Essence Festival.