In 2016, actor and activist Jesse Williams went viral for his powerful BET Awards speech. The Grey’s Anatomy star, who was given the Humanitarian Award, poignantly addressed police brutality and other topics that are important to the Black community. While Williams was praised in some spaces, he also encountered backlash. …
Read More »High School Basketball Announcer Who Hurled N-Word at Players and Blamed Diabetes is All White People Who Hate Athletes Who Kneel
Screenshot: TMZ Sports By now, many of you have heard about the high school basketball game announcer in Oklahoma who definitely wishes Klan-sketball was a thing. A lot of people are upset at 44-year-old Matt Rowan for referring to members of the Norman High School girls basketball team who kneeled …
Read More »Watch: Gabrielle Union Throwing Shade At Stacey Dash
Stacey Dash has gone viral after an awkward apology for being the “angry, conservative, Black woman.” However, another clip has blown up on social media of Gabrielle Union throwing some classy shade at the Clueless actress. In 2016, Stacey Dash said on Fox News there should be no Black History …
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Photographs by Tine Poppe This article was published online on March 13, 2021. When you are an ant, the stakes are always high. There are those who would eat you—birds, snakes, bigger bugs—and those who could trample you and your environment in a single sneakered step. These enormous beings may …
Read More »Bon Appetit’s Racial Reckoning Inspires HBO Comedy Series
Bon Appétit’s problematic behind the scenes unraveling is the subject of a new HBO Max comedy series. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Enjoy Your Meal will satirically examine the toxic culture of the food media industry. The half-hour program will “draw inspiration from the multiple media scandals of summer 2020 …
Read More »IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way
Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring some Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday that processing of the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank …
Read More »Candace Owens Slams Meghan Markle
Candace Owens is slamming Meghan Markle over her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. The conservative commentator responded to the Duchess of Sussex’s claims that the palace held “conversations” about “how dark” her first child Archie “might be.” “It’s so ridiculous,” Owens told Sean Hannity on his Fox News show this …
Read More »Black Choir Conductor At Royal Wedding Refutes Racism Claims
The Black choir that famously performed at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding is speaking up on the allegations that the Royal family is racist. TMZ reports that the founder and conductor of the Kingdom’s Choir, Karen Gibson, says that Prince Charles personally invited her choir to the wedding and …
Read More »Get Your Business Idea Off The Ground With Access To On-Demand Advice From Entrepreneurs
It seems that the world is about to reach the tail end of the pandemic, which means that businesses are starting to spring back to life. But with the economy still in an incredibly volatile state, aspiring entrepreneurs are wary about kickstarting brand new ventures for fear that they will …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Split: Report
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have called it quits, according to sources. Page Six is reporting they have ended their two-year engagement and have broken up. A source told PEOPLE, “This has been a long time coming.” In January, Lopez, 51, told Elle they delayed the wedding due to the …
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