Safaree Samuels is officially a #GirlDad now. Safaree and wife Erica Mena welcomed their first child together on Sunday (Feb. 2). The Love & Hip-Hop stars shared the first images of the baby girl on Monday. “These past 24 hrs have been an adventure to say the least!! I’m …
Read More »Black Women In Iowa Say There Wasn’t Proper Outreach To Them
Black potential voters in Iowa say candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination haven’t reached out to them enough during the campaign season. Cheryl Barnes who works at Tranzitions Salon & Beauty Bar in Des Moines, told NBC News she may not vote in the caucus because she feels they …
Read More »Michigan State University Apologizes For Display of Historical Black Figures Hanging From Tree In Campus Gift Shop
Michigan State University issued an apology over what black students called an offensive display that featured African American dolls hanging from a tree. The display, which was discovered inside of the Wharton Center gift shop on the school’s campus, showed historical black figures hanging from rope-like strings on a rack …
Read More »Here's What Happened In Iowa Last Night and What We Know Now
DES MOINES, IOWA—After a night of technical glitches, low turnout and campaigns decrying the caucus process, Iowans woke up this morning without knowing who won the highly contested Iowa caucuses. So far the app used to report results is targeted as the main culprit. Shadow Inc, which built the app …
Read More »15-Year-Old High School Football Player Shot Dead at Grandfather’s Funeral, Shooting Caused by Family Dispute
A high school sophomore was shot dead just moments after attending his grandfather’s funeral. 15-year-old Terrance Jackson was shot in the neck on Saturday (Feb. 1) across the street from the church where he and his family held a memorial service for his grandfather. He was transported to a …
Read More »Do People’s Favorite Foods Originate in the Womb?
These early flavor encounters can shape palates after birth. One study in which Mennella and other researchers randomly assigned some of their subjects to drink carrot juice daily in the last few months of pregnancy or after birth, during lactation, found that those women’s children had a stronger preference in …
Read More »Ice Cube Recalls Beef With Common
Ice Cube recently sat down with Talib Kweli for his podcast People’s Party. The Compton rapper opened about his old school feud with Common, which he’s previously claimed began when he thought Common’s song “I Used To Be H.E.R.” was a diss to West Coast rappers. The tension ended in …
Read More »Live Blog: The Root Is at the Iowa Caucuses!
A woman walks past a sign displayed on a building a Drake University that reads “Road To 2020 Starts Here” on February 2, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tomorrow, Iowa voters will go to their local precincts to caucus for a one of several presidential candidates.Photo: Joshua Lott/Getty Images DES …
Read More »David Schwimmer Responds To ‘Living Single’ Criticism
Former Friends star David Schwimmer recently drew the ire of actress Erika Alexander after suggesting that there should be a reboot of Friends with a minority cast. Social media roasted Schwimmer as well, mostly saying that there was already such a show with Living Single, which Alexander starred in. Now …
Read More »Chaos at the Caucuses
“We know there’s delays, but we know one thing: We are punching above our weight,” she told a cheering crowd at her Iowa headquarters. “I cannot wait. Somehow, some way I am going to get on a plane to New Hampshire. We are bringing our ticket to New Hampshire.” Within …
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