Kanye West and Virgil Abloh after the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 21, 2018 in Paris, France.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain (Getty Images) The rise of Virgil Abloh was swift, and in many ways surreal—a word the late creative used in reference …
Read More »Man Charged With Pop Smoke’s Murder Didn’t Want Gunfire
Pop Smoke was tragically murdered in a home invasion on February 19, 2020. Corey Walker, the one adult suspect who was charged with murder for the home-invasion robbery, encouraged the use of a flower vase to be used by the 15-year-old alleged gunman instead of a gun. Walker, 20, appeared …
Read More »50-Year Old First-Time Mom Welcomes Baby Girl; The Father is 61
Susie Troxler, a 50-year old woman from Greensboro, North Carolina, recently gave birth to a baby for the first time. She and her 61-year old husband Tony are very excited about being parents to their miracle baby. Since the couple got married in 2008, they have always dreamed of having …
Read More »HBO's New Docuseries Unveils The Media's Neglect in Finding Those 'Black and Missing'
Photo: Vadym Pastukh (Shutterstock) At the 2004 Unity: Journalists of Color Conference, the late Gwen Ifill famously coined the term “missing white woman’s syndrome.” While participating in the conference’s “Media Coverage of National Security” panel, Ifill commented “if there is a missing white woman, you’re going to cover that every …
Read More »ESPN Analyst Jay Williams Says People Are Wishing Him Death
ESPN analyst Jay Williams is facing heavy backlash after defending NBA superstar Kyrie Irving’s decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. In footage posted by TMZ, Williams says he’s been receiving death wishes from people following his take on Kyrie’s decision not to get the vaccine. New York, Los Angeles, …
Read More »Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History Launches Online Access With ‘Searchable Museum’
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has taken the first step in making all of its content accessible online through a new Searchable Museum. On Thursday, the Museum launched digital access to its Slavery & Freedom exhibit, which is where visitors of the Washington, D.C. collection begin …
Read More »Old Navy's Santa Boot Camp Aims to Diversify The Santa Market
Photo: Pixel-Shot (Shutterstock) In 2016, retired Army captain Larry Jefferson became the first Black Santa Claus at Bloomington Minnesota’s Mall of America. While mall goers went wild with support, the internet was in an uproar against the new hire. NPR reported that negative attacks against Jefferson began spreading just as …
Read More »RHOP’s Mia And Candiace Finally Apologize To Each Other
It appears that Real Housewives of Potomac co-stars Mia Thornton and Candiace Dillard Bassett have finally buried the hatchet. The two castmates took a break from fighting on Sunday night’s episode (October 17) and decided to handle their issues with a different approach. They agreed that talking things through was …
Read More »Bronx Pastor Who Advocated Spousal Rape Removed By Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Days after a video surfaced of a controversial sermon during which Bronx pastor Dr. Burnett L. Robinson seemed to advocate for spousal rape, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church has stripped him of his title permanently. Robinson made his controversial remarks during a Nov. 13 sermon which was shared to YouTube on …
Read More »Virgil Abloh, Luxury Streetwear King and Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton Menswear, Dies at 41
Virgil Abloh walks the runway during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show in Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2019 in Paris, France.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain (Getty Images) The fashion world wept Sunday morning as word spread: Virgil Abloh, founder of luxury streetwear brand Off-White and artistic director …
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