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Gwen Ifill would rather be Rihanna than Beyoncé

Betsy Rothstein Gossip blogger
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Over the weekend, a fan of PBS “NewsHour” anchor Gwen Ifill told her she was the Beyoncé of PBS. But Ifill prefers a different black singer. If she has to be to compared to another one-named star — and since it is Martin Luther King Day — she prefers Rihanna to Beyoncé no matter who came to first lady Michelle Obama‘s birthday party last night.