(Image: Twitter) Brooklyn Nets’ player Spencer Dinwiddie has come up with an idea that he believes will make things interesting for the NBA playoffs when they do return to action, according to CBS Sports. With the current NBA season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dinwiddie wants the NBA, when …
Read More »Report: New York Suspends Evictions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Image: Instagram In light of many companies being forced to close down their offices due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the outbreak has left many Americans in fear of how they are going to keep up with their bills. Many cities have had to take matters into their own hands …
Read More »Cynthia Claps Back At Kenya Again
Dinner time with the Real Housewives of Atlanta is always sure to be a show and last Sunday was no exception as the ladies stepped out in Greece. “There’s this weird line in the group of when is it okay to poke fun at people and when is it not,” …
Read More »Donald Trump's Old Ebola Tweets Reveal His Incompetence on Coronavirus
Image: Michael Harriot (Twitter/The Root/G-O) Trump’s old tweets prove he’s a hypocritical idiot. That’s it. That’s the lede. What? OK. After writing this article comparing Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis with his previous statements, The Root’s Managing Editor Genetta Adams just informed me this lede is not enough. All …
Read More »‘Ruthless’ Star Melissa L. Williams Dishes On New Series
Melissa L. Williams, star of Tyler Perry’s BET+ series Ruthless, is having a full-circle moment. The Oklahoma City native and graduate of Clark Atlanta University’s Theater department began her acting career as an extra on the set of Tyler Perry’s 2007 film Daddy’s Little Girls. The thing is, like most …
Read More »NFL Players Approve Latest Collective Bargaining Agreement
(iStock.com/fredrocko) There will be no work stoppage or lockout anytime soon or within the next 10 years due to the latest collective bargaining agreement that the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) approved with the NFL owners, according to Sports Illustrated. In an announcement by The NFLPA, the union members voted by 60 …
Read More »The Doctor Who Had to Innovate or Else
Vivi, a 12-year-old girl, was sweating, gasping for air, and on the verge of death when he recommended that she be treated in a different way: As was sometimes done in the operating room, they should perform a tracheotomy and force oxygen into her lungs using “manual intermittent positive pressure …
Read More »Kellita Smith Shares Her Secret To Longevity In Hollywood
As a well-known face in Black sitcoms of the ‘90s, Kellita Smith is widely recognized as one of our favorite aunts. But before playing Aunt Wanda on the famous Bernie Mac Show, Smith graced television screens for sitcoms like Martin, Sister Sister, Malcolm & Eddie, and The Jamie Foxx Show. …
Read More »Joe Biden Projected To Win Florida, Illinois Primaries
Joe Biden likely added to his delegate lead on Tuesday night (March 16) as the projected winner of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Illinois. In Florida, Biden looks poised to win by a big margin against rival Bernie Sanders, NBC News reports, with 61% of the vote and …
Read More »Idris Elba Slams Theories About Black People And Coronavirus
Idris Elba hopped on social media today (March 16) to update fans on his health following his positive test for coronavirus. But before he talked about himself, he had a message to share, specifically with Black folks: “Something that’s sort of scaring me when I read the comments and see …
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