The Church of England is apologizing for the racism they’ve enacted on “countless Black, Asian and minority ethnic people” over the past 70 years. In a statement by General Synod, the church’s legislative body, they voted on Tuesday (February 11) to issue an official apology and commission an outside expert …
Read More »Charles Barkley Says Kobe Bryant’s NBA Career & Rape Case Are Both Part of His Legacy: “He Had a Flaw That We All Know About”
Following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant that shocked the sports world and the world at large, most people honored his storied legacy in the way they best saw fit. Murals of the legendary NBA athlete quickly went up across the country, current players made on-the-court gestures to remember …
Read More »Power Couple Dana Chanel and Prince Don Talk Marriage, Love, and Money (Video)
Like many millennial love stories, their romance started with a DM. Dana Chanel and Prince Donnell, married serial entrepreneurs, initially met while attending the Community College of Philadelphia. However, they both ended up dropping out at different times and taking separate journeys—Chanel moved to New York City and founded a …
Read More »Kodak Black Professes His Love for Zendaya From Jail With Valentine’s Day Poem
With Valentine’s Day season in full swing, people all across the country are searching for love, but few are doing it quite as publicly as rapper Kodak Black, who apparently has it bad for actress/singer Zendaya. Rather than sliding into Zendaya’s DMs, Kodak decided to let everyone in the …
Read More »Bloomberg Is the Real Slim Shady, Warren Says Call Me Maybe and Voters Ask Biden, ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 29
Graphic: Jim Cooke (G/O Media) The committee loves Valentine’s Day, not just because it’s an excuse to eat lots of candy and make reservations at places that you never cared about going to so that you actually look like you’ve made an effort because last Valentine’s Day we were waiting …
Read More »Serena Williams Teams Up with Secret Deodorant to Champion for Gender Equality
It’s no secret that Serena Williams is at the top of her game. In 2019, Williams was recognized as the female athlete of the decade by the Associated Press. Beyond her athletic abilities, Williams champions for women’s rights from health to technology. And now, she is partnering with Secret Deodorant …
Read More »Books Briefing: Giving Romance a Language
📚 Find Me, by André Aciman 📚 Call Me by Your Name, by André Aciman How to fall in love over text “Emergency Contact is a book about how relationships that begin as a collection of pixels can become capital-R Real—in the Velveteen Rabbit sense. It’s also about the vague …
Read More »“Divorce Court” Couple Goes Viral After Revealing Fight Over Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef Caused Their Separation
The lines are drawn so deep between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B stans that the beef is even causing marriages to break up. A couple is going viral this week after their appearance on Divorce Court and their unexpected reason for divorcing after two years of marriage. When Judge …
Read More »Negro Leagues Centennial Patch To Be Issued Nationally
A century ago this week the Negro Leagues were created in Kansas City in response to the 100 anniversary of the creation of the negro baseball leagues. Baseball teams and organizations across the country will be using a logo designed in the Missouri city with and for the Negro Leagues …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson Will Perform a Special Tribute to Kobe Bryant During the NBA All-Star Game
Jennifer Hudson will perform a special tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant during the 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago. The National Basketball Association announced that the GRAMMY Award-winning singer, Academy Award-winning actress, and Chicago native will perform a special tribute to the late Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the …
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