One of the most controversial FBI raids in American history is coming to the big screen. The official trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, dropped on Thursday (August 6). Based on true events, the film will tell the story about the assassination of Black Panther Party leader and chairman, …
Read More »The Death of a Mississippi Teacher From COVID-19 Increases Fears of an Outbreak as Schools Reopen
Photo: maroke (Shutterstock) Despite most medical professionals saying “Hey, don’t do that,” schools across the country are steadily beginning to reopen. In Mississippi, the death of a beloved teacher while self-quarantining has increased fears of a COVID-19 outbreak during the first week of school. Mississippi Today reports that 42-year-old Nacoma …
Read More »King Keraun Describes Experience During Police Stop
Keraun Harris, better known as King Keraun, is used to going viral for his hilarious social media posts, but his most recent post is getting attention for a very serious reason. The clip, which now has over 2.5 million views, shows the comedian and actor detailing his first experience being …
Read More »The Empty Nesters Who Run a Bookstore—And Live Together
Beck: What is it about reading that facilitates friendship for you? VaLinda: Me and Arrylee, we will argue or discuss a book for days. Arrylee: We have different opinions on every book we read. VaLinda: I am a big Agatha Christie fan. She likes the Hercule Poirot TV show, and …
Read More »Watch Gabrielle Union Surprise Jerry Harris
Getting Zoom-bombed is not a good thing, unless it’s Gabrielle Union who’s crashing your video conference. That’s what happened during Variety’s “Power Of Young Hollywood” event, when Cheer star Jerry Harris got the surprise of his life. Harris, the Navarro cheerleader who has become a fan favorite since the release …
Read More »Black Cheerleader Quits Squad Over Confederate Shirts
A group of Alabama cheerleaders are receiving backlash after they posed holding a T-shirt featuring the Confederate flag and the words, “I love Redneck Boys.” The shirt was so offensive that it caused Reagan Coleman, a Black cheerleader on the squad, to call out her teammates who participated in the …
Read More »Michigan Public Official Facing Calls to Resign After Saying N-Word During a Public Meeting
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) Y’all, I’m thinking Michigan might be gunning for the position of most racist state, because it’s the only way I can make sense of a state official just casually dropping the hard-R at the start of a public meeting. NBC News reports that on Tuesday, Tom …
Read More »T.I. And Tiny’s Daughter Zonnique Pregnant With First Child
R&B singer Zonnique Pullins is pregnant! The daughter of music moguls T.I. and Tiny is expecting her first child with her boyfriend of two years, rapper Bandhunta Izzy (born Israel James), People reported in an exclusive interview. Pullins, 24, who is currently five months along and in her second trimester …
Read More »Another Lesson from the Roman Empire
This note is to kick off a resumed set of chronicles in the “Our Towns” series, after time away for a long Atlantic project on the origins of this era’s public-health and economic disaster. The results of that project are here: “Three Weeks That Changed Everything.” If you’re wondering, the …
Read More »Kevin Hart Defends Ellen DeGeneres During TV Show Scandal
Comedian Kevin Hart is defending his friend Ellen DeGeneres whose daytime talk show is currently under investigation following multiple allegations saying that the show maintained a toxic and hostile workplace environment. Sharing his thoughts on his Instagram on Tuesday (August 4), Hart said that DeGeneres has always been nice to …
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