Tyler Perry was officially declared a billionaire by Forbes last week, and he’s wasting no time flexing his status. The media mogul, who is known to work hard and live large, is under construction on an epic estate in Atlanta, which reportedly will feature a horse farm and…an airport. TMZ …
Read More »Texas High School’s ‘Cotton Pickers’ Mascot Draws Outrage
Social media is outraged after finding out a high school in Texas still sports the mascot the “Cotton Pickers.” The revelation was brought to light by KIll 3 Sports reporter Chris Thomasson, who tweeted a video on Friday (September 4) of the Robstown High School football team taking the field …
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Graphic: Elizabeth Lanier Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. A, a Keurig K-Cup coffee maker, discounted Mario games, a Dyson V7 Origin cordless vacuum, Urban Decay All Nighter long-lasting makeup setting spray, and JACHS NY men’s short sleeve shirts …
Read More »Charlie Kaufman’s First Movie in Years Is a Mind-Bender
The early action is largely confined to a car on a snowy country road, where our heroine (played by Jessie Buckley) and Jake (Jesse Plemons) banter amiably while driving to the farm where he grew up. But the woman’s inner thoughts suggest something darker is afoot—she’s thinking of ending things, …
Read More »50 Cent and T.I. Beef Ahead Of Possible ‘Verzuz’ Battle
50 Cent already warned us, he becomes enemies with people as a business strategy. So it should come as no surprise that the “In Da Club” rapper did his part to continue his feud with T.I. over social media last night. It started with Tip reigniting his feud with Fiddy …
Read More »Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Stop Funding Anti-Racism Trainings, Calling Them 'Un-American'
Photo: Marie Kanger Born (Shutterstock) In another tacit admission that he believes American equates to whiteness, President Trump has ordered the cease and desist of any government funding for anti-racism federal training programs because they are “anti-American propaganda.” The edict was delivered by Russel Vought, director of the White House’s …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: A Mini Guide to Staying Safe on Labor Day
If you’re planning on going to the pool … It’s a similar deal to the beach, except staying apart may be a bit trickier. Olga Khazan warned of the challenges around poolside distancing back in May. If you’re planning on camping … “I keep saying we need positive examples of …
Read More »Delta Air Upgrades Black Woman Harassed By White Passenger
Delta Air Lines is receiving praise after it upgraded the seat of a Black customer after she was reportedly harassed by a white woman during a flight last week. Demetria Poe says she was seated next to a white woman who purposefully switched up her American flag face mask for …
Read More »Nickelodeon Pulls New Animated Series After Internet Calls Out Its Striking Similarities to Hair Love
Image: Nickelodeon Press Nickelodeon will be removing a new animated Nick Jr. show, Made By Maddie, from its schedule to look further into the “creative journey” of its development, after releasing a trailer for it this week that left Black Twitter clocking many similarities to Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short Hair …
Read More »The Southern-Gothic Stripper Drama That TV Deserves
Read: ‘Hustlers’ and the rise of the stripper ensemble film Hall, who serves as the showrunner and staffed her directing team exclusively with women, trains the lens of the southern gothic on a group that rarely gets such aesthetic treatment: Black women strippers in the “Dirty Delta.” P-Valley is lush, …
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