Welcome to Catch (20)22, a series exploring how we all can maximize our new year while being sensitive to the current moment and gracious to ourselves. There are some who never skipped a beat with their workout regimens during the pandemic. When the gyms closed, they built makeshift gyms in …
Read More »Taco Bell® Rolls Out New Business School To Break Down Barriers in Franchise Ownership
Taco Bell asked itself: Shouldn’t the leaders in the Taco Bell system reflect the people who eat and work there? In an effort to break down potential barriers and further diversify its franchise system, Taco Bell announced today that it is rolling out Taco Bell Business School in partnership with University …
Read More »And Then There Were 4
(L to R) Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers, Odell Beckham Jr. of the Los Angles Rams, and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. Photo: Harry How, Michael Zagaris, Katelyn Mulcahy (Getty Images) Well, damn. I don’t even know where to begin. …
Read More »Here’s what tax experts say Black households should know before filing with IRS
Experts are cautioning Black households from filing their own taxes in 2022. They predict 2021 filings will yield historic tax returns, but worry self-filing software miss tax credits and deductions incurred during the pandemic or programs newly established by the federal government. Tax form and mobile phone with e-filing apps. …
Read More »Idaho Is Sitting on One of the Most Important Elements on Earth
On September 13, I took my first plane trip in 18 months: Kansas City to Boise with a layover in Denver. The trip itself was largely uneventful, with one exception. After I boarded my connecting flight in Denver, a pilot announced that we would be briefly delayed because Air Force …
Read More »Producer Will Packer Announces That Girls Trip 2 Is Heading Our Way
According to the producers of Girls Trip, the Flossy Posse are back in the saddle despite the pandemic. Plans to bring the gang back to the theaters for a sequel are underway. The original Girls Trip, written by Tracy Oliver (First Wives Club, Little) and Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Coming to America), directed …
Read More »Whoopi Goldberg is Back as Guinan in New Star Trek: Picard Trailer
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan and Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard.Photo: Paramount Plus It’s the reunion Star Trek: Picard fans have been waiting for. The new trailer for the series’ second season reveals Whoopi Goldberg’s return to the franchise as Picard’s friend and confidante Guinan. Premiering March …
Read More »50 Cent Trolls Teairra Mari Over His Court-Ordered $37,000, ‘She Better Give Me My Money’
Internet troll and rapper 50 Cent took to social media to troll reality star and singer Teairra Mari about the 37 stacks she owed him. On Instagram, the 46-year-old “In Da Club” emcee posted a photo of Mari and her attorneys with a petty caption on Jan. 19. “Remember this, …
Read More »Black Twitter Drags Awkwafina after NAACP Image Awards Nomination
Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (Getty Images) Crazy Rich Asians actress Awkwafina is facing backlash on social media after being nominated for an NAACP Image Award, reported Yahoo! News. Last year, she was facing harsh criticisms about her consistent use of a blaccent. Now, that blaccent has won her a nomination in a …
Read More »Actress Awkwafina Faces Backlash On Twitter For NAACP Nomination
Crazy Rich Asians actress Awkwafina incurred backlash on social media when the NAACP announced the organization gave her nomination for an Image Award, Yahoo! News! reports. Last year, the comedian/actress came under fire about using a “blaccent” in her acting roles. Her exploitation of Black culture has landed her a nomination …
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