A precious moment between a Tennessee court of appeals judge and a new lawyer is going viral for proving that, sometimes, good things can happen inside a courtroom. A video posted to Twitter shows Judge Richard Dinkins administering the oath to new lawyer Juliana Lamar last week, and shows the …
Read More »Confirmed: NFL Releases List Of Teams That Will Participate In Colin Kaepernick’s Workout On Saturday
Source: Thearon W. Henderson / Getty NFL Release List Of Teams Attending Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick‘s impromptu NFL workout has been surrounded by shadiness, cynicism, and side-eyes from the very beginning. Yesterday we reported that #7 would be getting an official shot to get back into the league but the …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: The Limits of Trump’s Go-To Defense
Here’s just some of what people with a window into the 45th president’s temperament of late have told Peter: “He’d rather be tearing the head off a rooster than putting caviar on a cracker.” —A former senior White House official “He’s not nature’s best diplomat. He doesn’t use a scalpel; …
Read More »Deval Patrick To Enter 2020 Presidential Race
UPDATE: As anticipated, Deval Patrick has officially announced he’s entering the 2020 presidential race. On Thursday (November 14), the former two-term Massachusetts governor joined the already crowded field of Democratic candidates less than three months before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. “In a spirit of profound gratitude for …
Read More »Courtney Adeleye Partners with MAV Beauty Brands and Launches a $30 Million Fund to Support Black Women
Courtney Adeleye, CEO of The Mane Choice On Wednesday, Courtney Adeleye, founder and CEO of The Mane Choice, announced a major partnership with MAV Beauty Brands. MAV Beauty Brands is a global personal care company dedicated to nurturing and growing founder-focused brands. In turn, The Mane Choice will be able …
Read More »Behind The Scenes: Spike Lee To Direct Hip Hop Take On ‘Romeo & Juliet’
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Spike Lee will be adapting a DC Comics/Vertigo graphic novel called Prince of Cats into a movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comic, which was written and illustrated by Ron Wimberly, is described as an “80s-set hip-hop take on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, with …
Read More »Google’s Totally Creepy, Totally Legal Health-Data Harvesting
These days, digital behavior is already used to determine all kinds of real-world outcomes. Google and Facebook can infer your emotional state and predict your chance of depression based on your behavior. Children’s YouTube videos were used in scientific research about using artificial intelligence to diagnose autism. Insurance companies use …
Read More »Sources: Jay-Z Had A Hand In Colin Kaepernick’s NFL Workout
Colin Kaepernick will get a shot to prove he’s worthy of an NFL roster spot this Saturday (November 16), and now we’re learning that Jay-Z may have played a part in the league’s decision to set up the workout and interview session. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Hov — who …
Read More »Classic After Classic: Eddie Murphy Is Reprising His Role As Axel Foley For A Fourth Installment Of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ On Netflix
Source: Xilla Valentine / GlobalGrind Eddie Murphy Is Starring In The Fourth Installment Of Beverly Hills Cop Here’s some good news for all the fans of Beverly Hills Cop out there. Netflix is currently prepping to make another installment of the popular films–but not only that, Eddie Murphy is coming back …
Read More »How Trump’s ‘Green Light’ Moment in Syria Shook the World
There was a time when the withdrawal of roughly 50 American Special Forces from a couple of outposts in a remote part of Syria wouldn’t have generated a wave of angst across the world about the United States unceremoniously dumping its allies and terminating the international system it has led …
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