Iyanna Mayweather is not going to be facing her legal issues alone. Her mother, Melissia Rene, broke her silence about the harrowing incident on Instagram. The 19-year-old daughter of boxing icon Floyd Mayweather could face 99 years in prison for allegedly stabbing a woman who shares a child with her …
Read More »When All of This Is Over, Kill the Office Dress Code
Read: Wearing a suit makes people think differently Racial bias, or at least blind spots, has also been embedded in dress codes, perhaps most notably in prohibitions on hairstyles popular among black people, such as braids and afros. “It’s a lack of perspective or empathy,” says Angela Hall, an associate …
Read More »Blac Chyna Charging Fans For FaceTimes And Follows
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people across the country out of work. But it looks like Blac Chyna is finding new ways to make her money. The 31-year-old recently added new products to her cosmetic line website. Fans can now FaceTime her for $950 and get a follow …
Read More »‘Black Ink Crew’ Star Reveals Mother's Coronavirus Diagnosis
Ceaser Emmanuel of Black Ink Crew has a lot to celebrate this Easter, after a very tough month. The reality star announced on Instagram that his mother was suffering from the deadly coronavirus. “They finally released my mother @desiree_simpson from a month quarantine. I am not going lie this month …
Read More »‘Black Ink Crew’ Star Reveals Mother's Coronavirus Diagnosis
Ceaser Emmanuel of Black Ink Crew has a lot to celebrate this Easter, after a very tough month. The reality star announced on Instagram that his mother was suffering from the deadly coronavirus. “They finally released my mother @desiree_simpson from a month quarantine. I am not going lie this month …
Read More »Ex-Viking Tom Johnson Wins $475,000 Settlement in Police Brutality Lawsuit
Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Former NFL player Tom Johnson just scored a point for police accountability enthusiasts everywhere by reaching a $475,000 settlement with the city of Minneapolis putting to rest a 2016 lawsuit alleging police brutality and violation of Johnson’s civil rights. According to StarTribune, the lawsuit said …
Read More »The Pubs Are Closed, but Brits Keep Quizzing
The Corona Arms, which boasts more than 8,000 followers, or “regulars,” on Instagram, uses multiple platforms to host its weekly quiz nights. The one I attended attracted 52 participants on Zoom and an additional 200 players following along on Instagram Live, with some tuning in from as far afield as …
Read More »Brian McKnight's Live Performance Had The Internet Swooning
If there’s any silver lining to be found amid coronavirus quarantine, it’s the sheer volume of surprise social media performances we’re getting from our favorite musicians. The latest to bring his talents to Instagram Live is 90s R&B legend Brian McKnight. With only his sultry voice and an electric piano …
Read More »ACLU Sues Baltimore Police Department Over Aerial Surveillance Program
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) On the first day of April, Baltimore officials approved a deal between the Baltimore Police Department and Ohio-based company Persistent Surveillance Systems to use drones equipped with high-resolution cameras in order to spy on the city’s residents through around-the-clock surveillance despite formal objections filed by …
Read More »An Ode to Driving in America
Till Lauer It used to hit me particularly in rental cars. “Ameripanic,” I called it: an overwhelming (for a Brit) apprehension of scale, a kind of horizontal vertigo at the vastness and possibility of this great country. I learned to drive on a smaller scale, noodling along the winding country …
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