It was only right for Will Smith to bury the hatchet with the original Aunt Viv for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion. Last November, Smith and actress Janet Hubert ended their 27-year long feud by sitting down and addressing the creative differences that led to her leaving the show …
Read More »Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Teams Up with Reform Alliance to Hold Job Fair at Madison Square Garden
Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images) Jay-Z was born on the streets of Brooklyn in the late 60s. He sold drugs, rose to the heights of the entertainment business, and even got the hottest chick in the game to wear his chain. Decades removed from his tenement building in Marcy Projects, …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Still Stuck in the Pandemic Blues? You’re Not Alone.
If you’re not feeling 100 percent, you’re not alone: In a recent NPR poll, half of households reported that someone in the home was experiencing serious problems with depression, anxiety, stress, or sleep. One biweekly Census Bureau survey estimated that almost one in three Americans was experiencing symptoms of depression …
Read More »Hitman Holla Shares Photo Of His Girlfriend In Hospital
Hitman Holla, born Gerald Fulton, Jr., is asking for prayers after his girlfriend Cinnamon was shot in the face during a burglary. He is now sharing a photo of her in the hospital. The rapper tweeted, “Really appreciate the love and support from you all, it really mean a lot… …
Read More »Juror No. 7 Dismissed from Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for Jokingly Asking ‘Why Did it Take Seven Shots to Shoot Jacob Blake?’
A juror involved in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was dismissed on Thursday for saying a joke that references the Kenosha police shooting—captured on a cellphone video—that involved a Black man in Wisconsin. According to NBC News, a juror, identified as Juror No. 7, was being led to his car …
Read More »Dating, ‘talking white’ and the proximity to whiteness
Recently, I returned to the world of online dating. Or rather, I have attempted to date recently. In the early stages of the pandemic, amidst acclimating to a new job, the protests, and managing my anxiety around catching COVID-19—the loss of the sole person in my pandemic bubble hit me …
Read More »Ex-NFL Player Clinton Portis Pleads Guilty In Health Care Fraud Scheme
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Read More »New Exhibition in NYC will Showcase Rare Artwork from Jean-Michel Basquiat
Photo: Astrid Stawiarz (Getty Images) Jean Michel-Basquiat’s impact on art and popular culture is the stuff of legend. Although he was only 27 when he died of a heroin overdose, this former graffiti artist was known for his colorful abstract paintings, unorthodox hairstyle, and friendships with pop artists Keith Haring …
Read More »A New Way to Look at the Natural World
For the natural-history writer David George Haskell, a mere sound is enough to identify a tree. Each has a different song—a tune that evolves with the seasons. Now we’re in the moment when, as he put it to my colleague Ed Yong in 2016, you can listen as the “soft …
Read More »Grand Jury Eyes Ex-Cop Accused Of ‘Terrorizing’ Black People
A criminal grand jury investigation is underway involving a former Kansas City, Kansas police detective who allegedly “exploited and terrorized” Black people, CNN reports. According to federal prosecutors, Roger Golubski, who reached the rank of captain when he retired in 2010, targeted residents of the city’s north end for decades. …
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