A controversial episode of black-ish that was banned from ABC over two years ago is available for the first time on Hulu. Titled “Please, Baby, Please,” involved the show’s lead character Dre (Anthony Anderson) talking to his toddler son about political unrest and racism in the country in the form …
Read More »Tina Lawson Says Daughters Helped With Her Divorce
Divorce is difficult for everyone but it’s especially hard in the public eye. Tina Knowles-Lawson recently opened about her separation from Matthew Knowles in 2011 and how her daughters Beyoncé, and Solange, as well as her self-proclaimed daughter Kelly Rowland, supported her during a difficult time. While on an August …
Read More »Black Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison Over $30 Marijuana Sale Set to Be Freed
In Louisiana, a Black veteran currently serving life without parole over a $30 weed sale is set to be released. Read more… Source link
Read More »John Legend Developing Political Drama Starring Nia Long
Nia Long is returning to television with the help of John Legend. According to Deadline, John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co is teaming with Sony Pictures TV to bring Goldie Taylor’s 2018 novel Paper Gods to ABC. Nia Long is set to star and executive produce. Paper Gods is the …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Brace for a Potential ‘Blue Shift’
James Hamblin talks through some relevant research in his “Paging Dr. Hamblin” column: An interesting study of the effectiveness of cloth facial coverings appeared [in June] in a physics journal … When it came to stopping airborne viruses from penetrating the mask, some materials were better than others. Bandannas …
Read More »Banned ‘Black-Ish’ Episode Is Now Available To Watch
A controversial episode of black-ish that was banned from ABC over two years ago is available for the first time on Hulu. Titled “Please, Baby, Please,” involved the show’s lead character Dre (Anthony Anderson) talking to his toddler son about political unrest and racism in the country in the form …
Read More »BLM Leader Tianna Arata Charged With Five Felonies
Social media is coming to the aid of Tianna Arata, a California-based Black Lives Matter organizer, who was arrested after a protest last month and is now facing some serious charges. Arata was arrested by the San Luis Obispo police department on July 21 after she organized a protest that …
Read More »New Name, Same Free Stuff: Amazon Rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming
Photo: Tashatuvango (Shutterstock) To put it bluntly, being a gamer can be expensive as shit. Between dropping hundreds of dollars on hardware and having to spend upwards of $60 on the latest games, blasting fools, or orbital striking them as The Root’s news editor Monique Judge is fond of doing …
Read More »How a Small Brewery Can Survive COVID-19
Here is one more item about a bellwether business category that until recently had been an indicator of downtown renewal and locally focused entrepreneurship—and which now is figuring out how and whether it can survive. I am talking about the small, independent, start-up breweries and distilleries whose numbers have increased …
Read More »Meek Mill Helped With Juelz Santana’s Prison Release
Recently released from serving 19 months of his 27-months sentence, Juelz Santana for an airport drug case, the rapper has another fellow artist to thank. TMZ reports that Meek Mill helped Juelz’s wife Kimbella with a lawyer to help guide her through the courts and prison system process. The outlet …
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