ESPN analyst Jay Williams is facing heavy backlash after defending NBA superstar Kyrie Irving’s decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. In footage posted by TMZ, Williams says he’s been receiving death wishes from people following his take on Kyrie’s decision not to get the vaccine. New York, Los Angeles, …
Read More »Rick Ross’ Near Fatal Seizure and Health Scare Inspired Him to Partner On New Hemp Line
Hip hop mogul Rick Ross has partnered with Rap Snacks Founder and CEO, James Lindsay to develop and manufacture a line of hemp products that will disrupt the tobacco industry. Dubbed Hemp Hop, the line includes a series of smokables with different cannabinoids, Delta 8 products, and hemp blunt smoking …
Read More »'I’m Learning It’s OK to Be Who I Am': Chlöe Bailey on Owning Her Sexuality, Self-Acceptance, and Upcoming Solo Album
Chlöe visits the SiriusXM Studios on October 15, 2021 in New York City.Photo: Cindy Ordfor SiriusXM (Getty Images) Beyoncé once said: “You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation.” Now, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Bey’s protégé Chlöe Bailey is definitely doing that and …
Read More »The Volcanologist’s Paradox
On March 16, 2017, Mount Etna almost killed Boris Behncke. He was on the volcano’s snow-covered flanks, accompanying a film crew from the BBC. Serpents of lava were slithering out of a southeastern crater, but Behncke, a volcanologist at Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, felt no need to …
Read More »Torrei Hart Defends Keeping Her Ex Kevin Hart’s Last Name
Torrei Hart and Kevin Hart divorced each other in 2011, but Torrei has no plans to give up her ex-husband’s last name. “That’s something that people always ask me, and I’m like: That’s my name — get over it!” Torrei told Toofab.com on Oct. 12 while leaving LAX. “They’re gonna …
Read More »As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide
The actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on the iconic Star Trek TV show, is set to embark on a mission to space with Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin. “Risk is our business,” James T. Kirk once said. “That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her.” …
Read More »Black Senate Candidates Shatter Fundraising Expectations As Midterms Near
Black candidates for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2021 midterm elections have shattered fundraising expectations which could reshape U.S. politics. In the last 90 days Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock has raised $9.5 million. Democrat Val Demings, who’s challenging GOP Senator Marco Rubio, has raised $8.5 million and South Carolina …
Read More »Jury Selection Begins in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial
A mural depicting Ahmaud Arbery on July 17, 2020 in Brunswick, Georgia. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan appeared before a judge for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.Photo: Sean Rayford (Getty Images) Ahmaud Arbery committed the crime of jogging in a neighborhood where three white men decided he …
Read More »It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
Illustration by Rodrigo Corral. Sources: Hugh Sitton / Getty; Been There YB / Shutterstock Many years ago, when I was a junior professor at Yale, I cold-called a colleague in the anthropology department for assistance with a project I was working on. I didn’t know anything about the guy; I …
Read More »Tyga Denies Domestic Violence Allegations
After surrendering to the police on suspicion of domestic violence, Tyga wants his fans to know that he’s innocent. According to The Daily Mirror, the rapper took to Instagram on Oct. 15 to break his silence about the alleged abuse of his ex Camaryn Swanson. “I want everyone to know …
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