It has been over a year since Jussie Smollett claims he was assaulted in a racist and homophobic attack on the streets of Chicago in January of 2019. The Empire star was accused of staging the attack and charged with 16 felony counts, but eventually all charges were dropped. In …
Read More »Beyoncé Donates $6 Million to Provide Mental Health Services for Essential Workers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Beyoncé is giving back during the coronavirus pandemic. The singer announced via her official website Thursday morning (Apr. 23) that her BeyGOOD foundation has partnered with Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall charity to provide $6 million in funding to various organizations providing mental health services with help …
Read More »The Pandemic Shows What Cars Have Done to Cities
Moments of crisis, which disrupt habit and invite reflection, can provide heightened insight into the problems of everyday life precrisis. Whichever underlying conditions the pandemic has exposed in our health-care or political system, the lockdown has shown us just how much room American cities devote to cars. When relatively few …
Read More »Why Kenya Moore Calls NeNe Leakes 'Trash'
Real Housewives of Atlanta has ended its twelfth season and Kenya Moore has some thoughts. The popular reality star and new mom is outraged at how she was portrayed and has some not so subtle shade for NeNe Leakes, who she beefed with all season. On Monday (April 20), Moore …
Read More »“Real Housewives of Potomac” Season 5 Premiere Pushed Back Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Real Housewives of Potomac fans eagerly awaiting the fifth season set to premiere next month, will have to wait even longer. According to People, Bravo execs have made the decision to postpone season five of RHOP until the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RHOP was expected to premiere …
Read More »Garcelle Beauvais On Revenge Plot Against Her Cheating Ex
Garcelle Beauvais is starting a new chapter of her reality show career and made her debut on the April 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. During the episode, she shared that she was ready for a change after divorcing talent agent Mike Nilon after nearly nine years …
Read More »Marlo Hampton Flaunts ‘Weave Free’ Look During Quarantine
Many people are struggling without access to hair salons during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, reality star Marlo Hampton, of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, is rocking her natural hair. In an Instagram Stories clip from April 20, Hampton showed off her natural hair with no weaves or extensions, “Hey Hamptons, …
Read More »Mugshot Madness: 30 Pedophiles Trying to Meet Up With Kids for Sex Arrested in Operation “COVID Crackdown”
Police in Virginia said they arrested 30 pedophiles earlier this month who were seeking to meet up with children for sex as part of Operation “COVID Crackdown.” The online sting operation was created by authorities to catch predators red-handed as they preyed on kids forced to spend more time …
Read More »TikTok Users Are Showing Off Their Editing Skills During Self-Isolation—and These Videos Make the Cut
Get Out/Us fusion TikTok videoScreenshot: @eugenebush (TikTok) If there’s one thing black folks can do well, it’s make a way out of no way. Every day we sink deeper into the stay-at-home-ordered abyss, it feels like we’re trapped. Thankfully, this bizarre era of self-isolation has produced some creative content. Whether …
Read More »Garcelle Beauvais On Revenge Plot Against Her Cheating Ex
Garcelle Beauvais is starting a new chapter of her reality show career and made her debut on the April 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. During the episode, she shared that she was ready for a change after divorcing talent agent Mike Nilon after nearly nine years …
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