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Image: Audible Most of us only know six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin because of his exploits on the court. But if you pay a little more attention, you’ll see that he’s a burgeoning stand-up comedian—who’s actually funny—who also dabbles in several other forms of self-expression, creativity, and entertainment. One of …
Read More »How FDR Changed Political Communication
This note is to kick off a resumed set of chronicles in the “Our Towns” series, after time away for a long Atlantic project on the origins of this era’s public-health and economic disaster. The results of that project are here: “Three Weeks That Changed Everything.” If you’re wondering, the …
Read More »Cam Gets the Offer of a Lifetime on Survivors Remorse
Cassie’s house-hunting takes a toll on Reggie’s finances, and Cam is offered the endorsement deal of a lifetime on the next Survivor’s Remorse, Wednesday at 10:30/9:30c. Source link
Read More »MassMutual Great Lakes Announces Partnership With The Only Black Bank Based In Michigan
MassMutual Great Lakes (MMGL) a financial services firm has announced a strategic alliance with First Independence Bank (FIB), the only Black-owned in Michigan. The alliance will boost FIB’s efforts to provide service to its retail and commercial clients in Detroit and nationwide, many of which have been ignored when seeking …
Read More »The Game Is On at Paramount+, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez Will Reprise Their Roles
Wendy Raquel Robinson attends ‘BET Her Fights Breast Cancer’ special event on September 25, 2019; Hosea Chanchez attends the Nylon + BCBGeneration May Young Hollywood Party on May 8, 2014.Photo: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for BET (Getty Images), Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Nylon (Getty Images) As The Game’s very own Tasha …
Read More »An Ode to My Flip Phone
Tim Lahan This article was published online on May 14, 2021. Lump in my pocket; buzz against my thigh; beloved, clunky Kyocera flip phone, let me salute you. I can’t remember how long we’ve been together. Seven years? More? Even back then, you were retro. The salesman in the phone …
Read More »Trial Date Pushed For Cops Charged In George Floyd’s Death
Former Minnieapolos police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were set to face trial on August 23 on charges of manslaughter and aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, but now the trial date has been pushed back to March 2022. According to …
Read More »Yara Shahidi Honoring Black and Iranian Roots With New Adidas Collection
Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi is set to celebrate her Black and Iranian heritage through a new sportswear collection with Adidas. The multifaceted star has shown she’s more than just a pretty face through her executive producer and starring role on the Black-ish spin-off as well as her activism for women’s rights and …
Read More »Republicans Introduce Federal Bills to 'Restrict the Spread' of Critical Race Theory as CRT Continues to Live in Their Heads Rent-Free
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on the House steps at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) At this point, Republicans are Haley Joel Osment curled up underneath his covers whispering to Bruce Willis, “I see …
Read More »Joe Budden Fires Co-Hosts, Confirms Podcast Is Over
The Joe Budden Podcast will no longer feature co-hosts Rory and Mal, according to the show’s creator. During the latest episode of the show, Budden called out Rory, who presumably wasn’t present for the recording, and labeled him “entitled.” “We’re gonna do this since Rory feels like he has so …
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