Forbes released its annual list of the 400 Richest Americans earlier this week. While many people took a financial hit during the pandemic, wallets became fatter for this small circle of ultra-wealthy Americans. Their collective fortunes climbed to $4.5 trillion, an increase of 40 percent compared to 2020. But only …
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In honor of the holiday season, former NBA star, entrepreneur, and investor Baron Davis is the gift that keeps on giving. He is proud to collaborate with Crypto.com NFT to announce the first “Black Santa: Giving Has No Season” NFT collection, which dropped on Friday, Dec. 17. Davis created the …
Read More »Photo: Merie W. Wallace/HBO Every Monday of the fifth and final season of HBO’s cultural flashpoint show, Insecure, Very Smart Brothas Senior Editor Panama Jackson and Contributing Freelance Writer Shanelle Genai have broken down the latest episode. But just like the fan-favorite show, all good things must come to an …
Read More »Tens of thousands of heavy steel slats, once destined to become part of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, are slowly rusting in the open air throughout the southwestern borderlands. The bollards—18- or 33-foot-long hollow posts, most of them reinforced with concrete and rebar—are worth at least a quarter of …
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Usher welcomed his fourth baby and second child with girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea in late September. On Tuesday (Oct. 12) the singer announced that the couple welcomed baby boy Sire Castrello Raymond on Wednesday (Sept. 29). The latest addition to the Raymond family was born at 6:42 p.m. and weighed 7 …
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The normally poised Kamala Harris lost her cool during an interview with media personality Charlamagne Tha God as the vice president found herself defending President Joe Biden. The exchanged happened during Charlamagne‘s Comedy Central talk/variety show, Tha God’s Honest Truth. Referencing the ongoing Senate standoff around the president’s proposed Build Back Better Act, the radio …
Read More »Photo: WAYHOME Studio (Shutterstock) You did it again, didn’t you? We gave you ample warning, gift guides, and even Cyber Weekend deals, but for the umpteenth year in a row, you waited until the absolute last possible minute to even start thinking about holiday shopping—and now, your options are woefully limited. …
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Black transgender comedian, Flame Monroe, is coming to the defense of Dave Chappelle and his Netflix special The Closer following the backlash he has received. Speaking with TMZ, Monroe says that making jokes about the LGBTQ+ community is fair game and something that is unique about the world of comedy …
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Kyrie Irving is back. Kinda. The Athletic’s Shams Charania dropped the first bomb, reporting that the Brooklyn Nets star was ramping up for a return. The news sent shockwaves through the online NBA community, but it also raised questions. Chief among them: if Kyrie’s ramping up for a return, what …
Read More »In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter becomes emotional as she testifies in court, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Potter is charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old …
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