“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. “The roots of vegetables … attach them fatally to the ground,” the philosopher George Santayana wrote in his 1964 essay “The Philosophy of Travel.” “They are condemned like leeches to suck up …
Read More »Fantasia Brings Home Daughter Keziah, One Month After Birth
American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino has finally brought her baby girl home! According to People, Keziah had spent nearly one month in the hospital after her birth. She was born on May 23 and had been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since then. The singer and her husband …
Read More »Woman Charged After Calling 911 On Black Man
A woman has been charged with a hate crime after she reportedly accosted a Black man working in her neighborhood in April and called him a derogatory name. According to a police report, Berkeley, California resident Julie Walrand, who is white, confronted the 25-year-old man, who was delivering Amazon packages …
Read More »Mary J. Blige Reflects On Painful Childhood In New Doc
Mary J. Blige’s new documentary My Life hits Amazon Prime on June 25. The legendary R&B singer recently opened up about sharing such challenging moments on screen. Blige told ET’s Kevin Frazier, “To go back and actually show them where the pain came from, it was heavy, but it was …
Read More »White Man Faces Life In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Stabbing A Man ‘Because He Was Black’
A man’s racist ways and views have landed him in jail with the possibility of staying there for the remainder of his life. The Department of Justice for the District of Oregon has announced that a white Colorado man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for stabbing a …
Read More »“I Felt a Social Responsibility to Take On This Role:’ Taryn Manning Explains Why She Said Yes to Playing Karen
Karen (2021)Screenshot: YouTube/Flixville USA As we reported yesterday, audiences can expect a new horror film about racist white people. Aptly titled Karen, the film made waves online when the trailer hit the Twittersphere and was subsequently roasted, with many users airing out their grievances at yet another poor Get Out-esque …
Read More »Tyler Perrys Assisted Living
After Jeremy loses his job, he moves his family into the dilapidated assisted living home his grandfather Vinny owns and attempts to revive the business with the help of Mr. Brown. Source link
Read More »Soulja Boy And Bow Wow Exchange Insults on Twitter Ahead Of Upcoming Verzuz Battle
The build-up to the next Verzuz battle has led to two rap artists going back and forth with each other on Twitter. Soulja Boy and Bow Wow are the next artists to gear up for the competition, which is taking place this weekend on June 26. But right now, all …
Read More »'I Hear You': Michael B. Jordan Apologizes for Cultural Appropriation, Will Rename 'J'Ouvert' Rum Brand
Michael B. Jordan participates in the Hollywood talent agencies march to support Black Lives Matter protests on June 06, 2020.Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images) Michael B. Jordan’s may play the lead in Without Remorse, but in real life, he’s issuing an apology. Recently, Jordan received criticism after debuting his new …
Read More »Pride Event Asks Whites Pay ‘Reparations’
A Seattle organization called Capitol Hill Pride spoke out against a Pride event that is asking white attendees to pay a $10 to $15 “reparations” fee. According to Yahoo, Take B(l)ack Pride is an exclusively Black event that advertises “white allies and accomplices are welcome to attend, but will be …
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