In 2015, Charlotte Carew Pole gave birth to her first child, a daughter she named Jemima. Having her was “a bit of a struggle,” she told me, with some understatement. Carew Pole had been through miscarriages and IVF before Jemima arrived, tiny and blonde and—to her mother—utterly perfect. “We were …
Read More »LeVar Burton Responds To Jeopardy Host Petition
The devastating loss of Alex Trebek has made many wonder if Jeopardy can even continue with a new host. Others, though, have an idea of who would be an appropriate heir apparent for the prestigious role. A change.org petition has been started in support of LeVar Burton to be hired …
Read More »School Principal And Wife Drown During Puerto Rican Vacation
An Atlanta-area high school principal and his college professor wife reportedly drown during their vacation to Puerto Rico. Jamar Robinson, the principal of Westlake High School in South Fulton, and his wife AnnMari Robinson, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, have been identified as the drowning victims. They reportedly …
Read More »HBO Releases First Teaser For Upcoming Tiger Woods Doc
Tiger Woods fans get ready! A new two-part documentary about the legendary golfer is coming your way. On Tuesday (November 10), HBO released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming film Tiger, which will highlight “the rise, fall, and epic comeback” of the 44-year-old professional golfer. RELATED: Tiger Woods Speaks …
Read More »Three MSNBC Contributors Have Left the Network to Become Part of the Biden Administration
After being elected by the American people to lead the nation for the next four years, President-elect Joe Biden has been getting his staff and administration together to start the official transition to the Oval Office. In the process of doing so, according to reporting by the DailyMail, three contributors …
Read More »Louisiana Pediatrician Accused of Punching and Using N-Word While Verbally Assaulting Black Woman Student
Shane McKinneyPhoto: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office A Louisiana pediatrician was arrested in Baton Rouge Wednesday and charged with punching and verbally assaulting a Black student-athlete at Southern University. KATC 3 reports that 54-year-old Shane McKinney, a pediatrician at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, has …
Read More »What a Simple Haiku Can Do for a Friendship
Judy: Yeah. You get in the mode. If I’m out for a walk or a hike and I see things, I start thinking in haikus. Lisa does it too. We might send three in a day as opposed to just one. Beck: Could you read me the ones you wrote …
Read More »George Floyd's Sister Helps Create Internship For Black Men
George Floyd is no longer with us but his legacy lives on. Texas A&M, where Floyd played college basketball, will now have an internship in his honor. Bridgett Floyd, his sister and president of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, said in a statement, “We are honored to launch the ‘Be …
Read More »Stacey Abrams Mulling Second Run At Georgia Governor
After working diligently to turn Georgia into a Democratic stronghold and helping the country dump President Trump, many close to Stacey Abrams say she is mulling a second run at governor. Abrams lost the 2018 governor election to Brian Kemp, who was accused of widespread voter suppression. While Abrams has …
Read More »Will Smith Reunites With “Fresh Prince” Cast, Including O.G. Aunt Viv, in Reunion Show Trailer
‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); It’s the reunion we ALL have been waiting for. Will Smith released the trailer for the highly anticipated Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion this morning, and it’s everything and then some! The reunion special—which will debut next Thursday (Nov. 19) on HBO …
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