During Joanna Smith-Griffin’s time at Excel Academy Charter Schools in Boston, working as a student engagement director, she noticed the glaring truancy her school suffered from and became determined to do something about it. After realizing this was a nationwide issue across all K-12 schools, she came up with a …
Read More »Donald Glover Interviewed Himself and Twitter Is Aflame
Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (Getty Images) Whether you met him as Childish Gambino the rapper or as Donald Glover the writer and actor, we all know by now that both characters are indeed the same dude. And yet, the “Atlanta” showrunner has recently decided to revel in this duplicity by interviewing himself. …
Read More »Tope Awotona One of Richest Immigrants in US After Founding Calendly App Worth $3B
Forty-year-old entrepreneur Tope Awotona of Nigeria is the proud founder and chief executive of Calendly, a scheduling platform to streamline work life, appointments, and meetings. His software is now worth $3 billion after exploding in Silicon Valley, making him one of the richest immigrants in the country at a net …
Read More »Tiger Woods Drops F-Bomb On Hot Mic During Masters Tournament
Photo: David Cannon (Getty Images) Tiger Woods dropped an F-bomb while playing at the Masters on Thursday, and if you’re a true Tiger fan, you know that in his best performing moments–the cussing comes with it. In what was otherwise a triumphant round of golf during his first tournament since …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Trump’s Seven-Hour Records Gap
Seven hours and 37 minutes. That’s the now-infamous length of time for which there are no records of Donald Trump’s phone calls on the day of the Capitol riot in 2021. As the House January 6 committee continues to investigate the events of that day (the group interviewed Ivanka Trump …
Read More »Las Vegas Police Will Not File Charges Against Trey Songz For Sexual Assault
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department cleared R&B singer Trey Songz in their sexual assault investigation, People reports. “The LVMPD has conducted the investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Tremaine Neverson and determined that no criminal charges will be filed,” said a rep on Friday to People. “If any …
Read More »Academy Officially Bans Will Smith From Attending Any Academy Events for 10 Years Due to 2022 Oscars Slap Incident
Will Smith holds his award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” as he attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022.Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP (Getty Images) While it’s been nearly two weeks since the infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock slap …
Read More »<em>Ambulance</em> Is Classic Michael Bay Mayhem
Ambulance is an action movie with a simple hook, the kind of “high concept” story pitch that one can just imagine a Hollywood executive’s eyes lighting up at. Two bank robbers, the adoptive brothers Danny (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), hijack an ambulance after a …
Read More »Become Masterful In Pet-Training With This Pet Learning Bundle
Owning a pet can be one of the most rewarding things a person can experience. No matter your preference of animal, the companionship and sense of comfort a pet provides can’t be replicated. Some people are fortunate enough to not have to worry about owning mild-mannered pets. For others, however, …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson Invokes History, Family in Emotional Speech
Speaking through tears and punctuated by emotional sighs, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson invoked ancestors who overcame slavery and segregation in her first public comments about her confirmation as the first Black woman Supreme Court justice in the country’s history on Friday. Flanked by President Joe Biden, who nominated her for …
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