While it seemed everyone rushed to stock up on toilet paper at the start of the pandemic, a group of Black men saw it as an opportunity to launch a startup that brings a new toilet tissue line to the market. Five Black men from Ohio, who call themselves “mogul …
Read More »Martellus Bennett Exposes the Rotten Underbelly of NFL Football: 'It’s a Traumatic Experience'
Photo: John Lamparski (Getty Images) Throughout the course of his 10-year NFL career, Martellus Bennett endured more than his fair share of labels. He was deemed a malcontent, immature and an assortment of other descriptors that unfairly detracted from his contributions on the field. But despite whatever coaches or journalists …
Read More »The Books Briefing: Murder, They Wrote
In the 1940s, Raymond Chandler, one of the most well-known detective-fiction writers, took his skills to Hollywood. He wrote for The Atlantic about his experience as a screenwriter, which he found thoroughly boring after only two years and stifling for writers’ talent, preferring instead the written page. His books would …
Read More »The Weeknd’s Super Bowl Performance Will Have No Guests
Super Bowl LV will be held this Sunday, Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd will be the headline performer for the Halftime Show, which is presented by Pepsi and Roc Nation. Now the Weeknd has revealed he will be the only …
Read More »Biden Administration To Deploy 1,000 Troops Across U.S. To Assist In Vaccine Effort
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will send more than 1,000 troops across the U.S. to assist in the coronavirus vaccine effort. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost vaccination efforts with active U.S. troops White House Senior Advisor Andy …
Read More »Issa Rae Celebrates 10th Anniversary of ‘Awkward Black Girl’
Issa Rae is celebrating a major milestone that helped jumpstart her career in TV and film. On Wednesday (Feb. 3) the Insecure actress celebrated the 10-year-anniversary of her award-winning web series, The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl. She believes her popular Youtube series is the basis for her success in …
Read More »'QAnon Shaman' Moved to Virginia Jail So He Can Be Provided With Organic Foods
Photo: Sau Loeb (Getty Images) Maaaaan, to be white and a terrorist. Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Moron…I mean, Shaman, was moved to a Virginia jail Thursday after a federal judge ordered corrections officials to provide him with organic food. I know some of you are confused as to why legal …
Read More »Ice Cube Claims He’s Setting Up A Meeting With Biden
Rapper Ice Cube received backlash after he met with Jared Kushner in Washington, D.C. last year. He had reportedly refused to do a Zoom call with then Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for his Contract With Black America. Now, Cube says he is setting up a meeting with the Biden administration. …
Read More »<em>Malcolm & Marie</em> Isn’t Art. It’s a Meltdown.
Read: The dark teen show that pushes the edge of provocation In one scene, Malcolm complains about how past filmmakers didn’t have to talk about whether their work had a political message, but he does. In another, he goes on a didactic tangent about why authenticity shouldn’t matter; “interpreting reality,” …
Read More »‘Malcolm & Marie’ Is Not Your Netflix And Chill Flick
Fair warning: Malcolm & Marie is not a love story. Those anticipating the release of this movie, out on Netflix Feb. 5, as a potential date night or pre-Valentine’s Day flick might find this confusing, given that the marketing for Sam Levinson’s story leans into a sexy 35mm black-and-white format …
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