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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: Kelvin Harrison Jr attends the UK Premiere of “CYRANO” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 07, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures & Universal Pictures )Photo: Jeff Spicer (Getty Images) Famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is getting another biopic …
Read More »America Is Running Out of Time
History finds us two ways, to borrow from Hemingway: gradually, then suddenly. One year after Donald Trump led his supporters in an attempted coup against the United States, the nation is still very much in the throes of that attack. Despite blaring sirens and flashing lights, despite ever more visible …
Read More »SWV’s Coko Expresses Joy After Revealing Being Stranded on I-95 During Winter Storm in Virginia
With the recent winter storm that ravaged the Virginia area earlier this week, hundreds of drivers were stranded for nearly 12 hours in their vehicles as cars were stuck after a large snowstorm blanketed the area. A former reality TV star and R&B singer was one of the unfortunate people …
Read More »A New Aaliyah Album is Set to be Released This Week But Surprisingly There Are Hardly Any Women Featured
Aaliyah at ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Ca. 7/25/01.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The first ever-posthumous album from R&B’s “baby girl” Aaliyah is finally expected to hit streaming services this month. Titled Unstoppable, according to Billboard, news of the album’s release was confirmed …
Read More »O.J. Simpson Takes Jab at Antonio Brown’s Dramatic Exit Off Field
Former running back and current disgraced public citizen O.J. Simpson was not too happy over the early departure of NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown during Sunday’s Buccaneers and New York Jets game, and named his actions “inexcusable.” In a short video posted to Twitter, Simpson explained that he was watching the …
Read More »A Year After the Insurrection, Where's Accountability for Accomplices in Congress?
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks with the media after the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 27, 2021.Photo: Jose Luis Magana (AP) Thursday marks a year since thousands of losers stormed the U.S. Capitol, trying to keep an even …
Read More »U.S. Officials Charge Suspect Connected to The Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
U.S. authorities have officially charged the main suspect in connection with the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last July. On Tuesday, Mario Antonio Palacios appeared in federal court in Miami and was charged with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support resulting …
Read More »Chicago Teachers Union Votes to Teach Virtually Rather, City Cancels Classes for 330,000 Students
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) On Tuesday, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to not show up for in-person teaching and instead decided to switch to remote learning. As a result, the city canceled classes for all 330,000 Chicago Public School students Wednesday, according to USA Today. The union also voted …
Read More »The Movie That Understands the Secret Shame of Motherhood
Maggie Gyllenhaal has a theory that the mothers we see on-screen tend to fall into one of two categories. First, there’s the “fantasy mother,” who’s perfect in every way except when she has, say, some oatmeal on her sweater or runs a little late for a parent-teacher conference. On the …
Read More »Nearly 70% of Minority Business Owners Fear Omicron Will Hurt Their Business
The COVID-19 Omicron variant is punishing small businesses across America, including those run by Black entrepreneurs. A fresh Alignable’s Omicron Pulse Poll shows that 69% of minority business owners are worried that the latest variant will affect their recovery and could hurt their business. That was the highest rate out …
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