Essential worker. It’s just one of the many new terms, such as social distancing and contact tracing, that have become part of the daily reality of the nation and the world, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official definition of an essential worker is a person who must continue to …

Vanessa Bryant is filled with pride after her late daughter Gianna Bryant was named as an honorary draft pick for the WNBA. Just months after the passing of Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant in the tragic January 26 helicopter crash, the 13-year-old, along with her teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton …

(Image: iStock) With the global outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, countries and major cities around the world shut down to contain the public health crisis. Chicago is one of the many cities around the world where healthcare professionals are fighting to combat the rising number of new …

April 18 would have marked 19 years of marriage for Kobe and Vanessa Bryant.  Former Lakers teammate of Kobe’s, Pau Gasol, and his wife Catherine McDonnell, sent Vanessa a beautiful bouquet of flowers in honor of their anniversary. Vanessa wrote on Instagram, “Thank you for my beautiful pink floral bouquet @catmcdonnell7@paugasol So thoughtful of all …

Photo: Shutterstock Whether it’s revisiting old novels or watching some of your favorite movies, nostalgia can be a useful coping mechanism during periods of intense stress. Personally, my nostalgia comes in revisiting video games I loved growing up. Oftentimes, wonky controls, poor graphics and dated mechanics can make some of …

Although the season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta aired last night (April 19), Bravo will be a “Secrets Revealed” episode this Sunday.  And a preview shows a tense phone call between Kenya Moore and her husband Marc Daly.  Kenya and Marc are chatting on FaceTime with Kenya showing off …

Shadi Hamid: China is avoiding blame by trolling the world This anti-China sentiment has manifested in a number of ways. The term “Wuhan virus”—popularized by President Donald Trump that critics say perpetuates already rampant racism and xenophobia surrounding the crisis—is regularly used in India, as are hashtags such as #ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied …

Kenya Moore and NeNe Leakes have been feuding throughout season 12 on Real Housewives of Atlanta.  The two reality TV stars have very different views on who starts their conflicts and now NeNe is claiming Kenya tried to provoke her into fighting at Kandi’s baby show on the season finale.  …

ESPN’s ten-part documentary series The Last Dance, about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 season, premiered this past weekend and is already has people talking. One of those people is Magic Johnson, an NBA legend himself, who tweeted about the series on Monday afternoon (April 20): He also shared …

Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) April 20 (4/20) is widely recognized as the smoker’s holiday. It’s a day where marijuana partakers everywhere celebrate the festivities by…well…doing the thing most of them do regularly anyway, except on this day, they’re doing it for the culture. The American Civil Liberties Union, on …