The untimely death of a young Chadwick Boseman has had the world at a loss for words for the man who to many was the real-life version of the brave character he played, Black Panther. His death took the world by surprise and people were concerned that the “Black Panther” …
Read More »Carmelo Anthony Is the Inaugural Recipient of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award
Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers kneels with teammates and coaches during the national anthem before the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at The Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on July 31, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.Photo: Mike Ehrmann (Getty Images) On Tuesday, ESPN and …
Read More »Finally, a Film That Understands Social Media
The surreal, refreshing Zola posits that we use our digital personas to fool ourselves as much as to fool others. A24 When A’ziah King, a.k.a. Zola, a.k.a. @_zolarmoon, hit Send on the first of her 148 tweets about a trip to Florida gone wrong, Twitter was a different place. In …
Read More »BET Awards 2021: The Red Carpet Download
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Read More »U.S. House Passes Bill Removing Statues Honoring Civil War Losers, Racists
Reuters – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to remove statues honoring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building, which displays statues selected by all 50 states. It is the second year in a row that the House passed the bill, which the then-Republican-controlled Senate in 2020 …
Read More »H.E.R. Brings Back 'Lights On' Festival With Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox, Lucky Daye, Masego and More
(L-R) H.E.R., Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox, Lucky Daye and Masego.Photo: Emma McIntyre for The Recording Academy/Michael Loccisano/ Rich Fury/ Arturo Holmes/Noel Vasquez for BET (Getty Images) If you’ve been looking for a reason to slide to the west side, then H.E.R. might’ve just given you one! Over the weekend, the …
Read More »The Internet Is a Collective Hallucination
Sixty years ago the futurist Arthur C. Clarke observed that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The internet—how we both communicate with one another and together preserve the intellectual products of human civilization—fits Clarke’s observation well. In Steve Jobs’s words, “it just works,” as readily as clicking, tapping, …
Read More »Jazmine Sullivan Wants To Work With Megan Thee Stallion
Jazmine Sullivan is shooting her shot at Megan Thee Stallion. Via Instagram, the legendary singer/songwriter tried to connect with the H-Town hottie after they both won big at the 2021 BET Awards last Sunday. Sullivan made it clear to Meg that she’s interested in a collab. “MEG LETS DO A …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Claims to Have Earned $100M from ‘A Fake Fight’
It wasn’t exactly the fight of the year, but it did make enough noise that it garnered major attention from sports fans. Over the weekend, undefeated pugilist “Money” Floyd Mayweather admittedly boasted that his boxing match with YouTuber Logan Paul was “fake,” but he walked away with some real coins …
Read More »Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Appears to Defend Fundraising Event Co-Hosted With White Supremacist.
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Here’s a question: If Republicans aren’t racist then why do they keep appearing to be so buddy-buddy with white supremacists? I mean, KKK leaders are showing up at GOP campaign rallies; neo-Nazi’s are running for office as Republicans; David Duke and the “very fine people” …
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