Halima Aden And Iman Talk About “Privilege Of Wearing A Hijab” And Being Muslim Women In America

Last week we told you that Halima Aden has been having quite a bit of success since stepping off the runway of the Miss Minnesota pageant that catapulted her into the spotlight. She made her runway debut in Yeezy Season 5 on Wednesday, and Aden just snagged one of the coveted covers of CR Fashion Book Issue 10. She rocks it, wearing Louis Vuitton, a mean set of braces, and of course, her hijab.

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Milo Yiannopoulos Loses Book Deal For Endorsing Pedophiliac Relationships, Roxane Gay Says Her Protest Still Stands

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the very courageous stand author Roxane Gay took in refusing to let Simon and Schuster publish her book. Her decision was a direct result of the publishing house’s decision to offer Milo Yiannopoulos a book deal.

That book deal has since been rescinded. According to the Washington Post, Simon and Schuster announced their decision with little explanation.

“After careful consideration, Simon & Schuster and its Threshold Editions imprint have cancelled publication of ‘Dangerous’ by Milo Yiannopoulos.”

As for her protest against the company, Roxane Gay says it still stands.

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Future Dropping Another New Album This Friday?

Future just dropped a new self-titled album last Friday (Feb. 17) that’s receiving plenty of praise, social media love and will be a chart topper this week. Now word is that Future Hendrix is dropping another new album this Friday, Feb. 24.
Reports Hits Daily Double:
On the heels of his big self-titled release—headed for chart dominance this week—A1/Freebandz/Epic’s Future will be dropping another album on Friday, as artist and label vie for back-to-back #1s. Word has it the second set is more Rhythmic-leaning and radio-friendly.
The first of Future’s two new sets is on track to bow with 145-155k on our SPS chart, with 125-150 million streams. His DS2 bowed at #1 in 2015 with 153k SPS; he and Drake released a joint mixtape a few months later, and it too had a #1 debut, with 379k SPS.
Future hinted at releasing music at the rate his fans demanded it in his Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe.

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