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Read More »Black People Are Contracting COVID-19 At An Alarming Rate
As the cases of coronavirus exponentially grow, scientists are starting to gather more data about which populations it’s affecting the most. While technically the virus can affect anyone, at any time, new data shows that Black people have been most affected. A new report from ProPublica concludes that, as COVID-19 …
Read More »Iyanna Mayweather Reportedly Stabbed NBA YoungBoy’s Baby Mama in Both Arms Because She Was Losing the Fight, Injuries Required Emergency Surgery
New details have emerged about the stabbing incident that sent NBA YoungBoy’s baby mama to the hospital and his fiancée, Iyanna Mayweather, to jail. According to The Blast, police were called around 7:00 p.m. Friday evening (Apr. 3) for a disturbance at YoungBoy’s Texas home. When officers arrived on …
Read More »Blacks and Latinos Affected Most by Job Losses During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) In news that shouldn’t be surprising to anyone, black and brown workers were disproportionately hit by job losses last month, according a report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In the Employment Situation report (pdf) for March released on Friday, the U.S. saw …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather's Daughter Iyanna Arrested For Stabbing
Floyd Mayweather’s 19-year-old daughter Iyanna Mayweather has been arrested in Houston for allegedly stabbing NBA Youngboy’s baby’s mother at his home. The incident reportedly went down just after midnight on Friday, TMZ reports, with Iyanna showing up at Youngboy’s house and getting into a confrontation with the other woman, named …
Read More »Tom Dempsey, Legendary NFL Kicker Who Set Record for Longest Field Goal, Dies of Coronavirus at 73
Tom Dempsey, a legendary NFL kicker best known for his record-setting 63-yard game-winning field goal back in 1970, died Saturday (Apr. 4) from complications from coronavirus, his family confirmed to the Times-Picayune. He was 73 years old. Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot and without fingers …
Read More »Houston Chef Jonny Rhodes Converts His Restaurant Into a Grocery Store to Handle Coronavirus Needs
(Image: Facebook) We have to do what is necessary to help the community, and Chef Jonny Rhodes has come up with a way to do his part! Rhodes, who is from Houston, has converted his popular soul food restaurant, Indigo, into a grocery store. The store will give low-income families …
Read More »Mississippi State Football Player Announces He's Transferring Days After Coach Posts Tweet With a Noose
Mississippi State University coach Mike Leach.Photo: Rogelio V. Solis (AP Photo) Two days after Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach posted an offensive meme of an elderly woman knitting a noose, defensive tackle Fabien Lovett announced in a tweet that he will be transferring from the university, USA Today reports. …
Read More »Tyler Perry's 'Ruthless' Episode 2 Recap: 'Precious Jewel'
At the end of episode two of Tyler Perry’s Ruthless, Lynn (Nirine S. Brown) has been detained by the Rakadushi, a sex cult led by The Highest, a man who believes he is Jesus Christ in the flesh. Lynn went to the Rakadushi’s compound without telling her husband Brian (Jaime …
Read More »Omarion Makes Care Packages For Grocery And Delivery Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has rightly put the sacrifices of healthcare workers front-and-center in terms of our national dialogue, and lots of celebrities have jump in to make donations and provide critical supplies for people working in hospitals. RELATED: 21 Questions With Omarion, The Unbothered King But Omarion is making sure …
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