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Read More »Duke Bootee, Producer Of ‘The Message,’’ Dies At 69
Duke Bootee, a legendary Hip Hop emcee, writer and producer, has passed away. He was 69 years old. His wife, Rosita Fletcher, confirmed the news to The New York Times and says her husband died from heart failure on January 13 in his home in Savannah, Georgia. Bootee, born Edward …
Read More »Kelly Rowland Announced Second Child And JustFab Collection For Women
A few months ago, Kelly Rowland launched her new footwear and apparel collection and now the Destiny’s Child alum just gave birth to her second child. Rowland and her husband Tim Weatherspoon announced the big news on Saturday and introduced Noah Jon Weatherspoon to the world. “On the 21st day, of …
Read More »Police Chief and Officer in Hamilton, Ga., Caught on Body-Cam Footage Being Disgustingly Racist
Screenshot: WTVM News It’s frequently said that modern video technology has helped expose the truth of the racism in America that Black people have long said is endemic, especially in institutions like policing. The latest evidence of this comes in the form of recently released body camera footage of two …
Read More »Wendy Williams Shares First Trailer For Her Movie Biopic
The Wendy Williams biopic airs on Lifetime on January 30 and the trailer has finally dropped. Titled Wendy Williams: The Movie, the biopic appears to hold nothing back. The film details Williams’ ups and downs, from her start in radio to her highly successful syndicated talk show. The movie takes …
Read More »Taylor Bracey Still Suffering Effects of Brutal Bodyslam By School Resource Officer Ethan Fournier
An Osceola County teen who was brutally slammed to the ground head first by a school resource officer is reportedly suffering from memory loss, insomnia and headaches, her family, said on Friday. According to WFTV News, 16-year-old Taylor Bracey is still experiencing the effects of the injuries she sustained from Officer Ethan …
Read More »Memorial to Rep. John Lewis Will Replace a Confederate Monument at Georgia's DeKalb County Courthouse
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Some good will follow all the unrest and sadness that took place in 2020. Part of that unrest were the many protests against racist violence, which included the long-overdue downing of several Confederate statues and monuments across the country. Last year was also characterized by …
Read More »The Other Tiger
Jorge Luis Borges was a poet, but he was also a dreamer of wild fiction, a thoughtful essayist, and—in all of his works—a philosopher. He was always pulling at the threads of perspective and reality, questioning his own point of view. In “The Other Tiger,” he marvels at the power …
Read More »Fight The Man: What GameStop’s surge says about online mobs
It’s a fable for our times: Small-time investors band together to take down greedy Wall Street hedge funds using the stock of a troubled video-game store. But the revolt of online stock-traders suggests much more. The internet is shifting society’s balance of power in unanticipated ways. And the same tools that empower …
Read More »How Wendy Williams Found Out About Ex’s Baby Scandal
The Wendy Williams biopic airs this Saturday, January 30 on Lifetime and the talk show diva is revealing all. In a recent interview to promote Wendy Williams: The Movie, she opened about how she found out her ex-husband Kevin Hunter got another woman pregnant. While talking to E! News’ Daily …
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