Tyler Perry (Twitter) The outbreak of COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has created seismic changes across the country and the economic downfall has been severe. Over 3 million people filed for unemployment within the first week after the stimulus package was passed with over 700,000 jobs being lost as …
Read More »Trump Keeps Promoting Unproven Coronavirus Cure Despite Actual Doctors Saying He Shouldn’t
Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) In today’s “Y’all’s president be wilding” news, Donald Trump shows us that he’s a lot of things, but a medical professional is not one of them. According to the New York Times, Trump is continuing a push for the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to be used …
Read More »Halle Berry Shuts Down Criticism After Son Wears Heels
Halle Berry is spending her time in quarantine by sharing precious moments with her children. On March 24, the actress posted a video of her 6-year-old son Maceo-Robert playing in his mom’s stylish thigh high boots. “#Quarantine Day 12 🥴,” she captioned the Instagram post, showing how her family is …
Read More »Be Very Careful About Taking Medical Advice From President Trump
In the U.S., Fauci continues to hold the same line as the rest of the medical community—cautious optimism, with a close eye on the many ongoing clinical trials. Trump, meanwhile, escalates as a peddler. “What do you have to lose?” the president said in a press conference on Saturday. “I’ll …
Read More »Dwyane Wade Makes Am Appearance On Zaya Wade’s Instagram
Zaya Wade is bringing us more fun content on her official Instagram page. In her most recent post on Saturday (April 5), the 12-year-old is seen standing by her father, retired NBA basketball player, Dwyane Wade, making this his first appearance on his daughter’s social media profile. With big smiles, …
Read More »Watch Delroy Lindo Challenge White Men To Use The N-Word
Actor Delroy Lindo has the perfect response in a fictionalized debate about the so-called double standard, in which it’s OK for Black people to use the N-word but white people can’t. The video clip went viral on Instagram. According to Meaww.com, the clip is from the CBS show The Good …
Read More »Spike Lee Says Bill Cosby ‘Jacked’ ‘School Daze’
Spike Lee had a few words for Bill Cosby. In an April 3 tweet, the Oscar-winning film director claimed that Cosby “jacked” his idea for the film School Daze for the television series A Different World. Both scripts were based on the HBCU experience. “And For Record. SCHOOL DAZE Was …
Read More »The Career of Music Legend Bill Withers Offers Business Lessons to Lean on in Tough Times
When songwriter and musician Bill Withers died on April 3, the outpouring of respect pierced through our national COVID-19 coma like a rocket. And no wonder. Withers’ musical legacy is comprised of a number of hits that resonated across generations, races, religions, genres, and geographical borders, including 1972’s “Lean On …
Read More »New Orleans: COVID-19 Hotspot, Epicenter of Hope
COVID-19 has caused unspeakable pain within our community here in New Orleans and across the globe. With the infections of so many that we love, it became alarmingly clear that our initial assumptions about this virus were misguided; no race, gender, age, or social station is immune. With the fastest …
Read More »Tyler Perry Helps Fired Workers Of His Favorite Restaurant
With employment figures plunging, Tyler Perry made the day for a group of restaurant workers in Atlanta. Perry left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers at Houston’s on Sunday (April 5), TMZ reports. That’s a $21,000 tip for takeout. The movie mogul is said to be …
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