CBS has determined that more time is needed for its investigation of racism levied against The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne after she was involved in a heated discussion with co-host Sheryl Underwood while she defended British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan. She was then accused of racist rhetoric and …
Read More »It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's—Blake Griffin Is Dunking Again?!
Photo: Harry How (Getty Images) Thanks to a global pandemic that has completely defecated on how we conceptualize time, December 2019 feels like eons ago. Hell, I don’t even remember what I got for Christmas that year. But with a little help from Blu Ivy’s Internet, I can tell you …
Read More »White Teacher Forces Black Student To Kneel And Apologize
The white headmaster at a Catholic school on Long Island humiliated a Black student by ordering him to kneel and apologize to a teacher because that was the “African way,” the child’s mother told the New York Daily News. “My son was humiliated, hurt, embarrassed, sad and confused,” Trisha Paul, …
Read More »Priests Pledge to Raise $100 Million for Reparations to Black Descendants of Enslaved People
The largest known association of descendants of enslaved ancestors and descendants of the enslavers have announced is entering into a partnership with Jesuit priests. The partnership is named The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation. This organization is a billion-dollar vision to move the country toward deep racial healing. The Foundation, …
Read More »Disinfectant Every Filthy Surface With This 5-Pack of Wipes for Just $10
Best Home DealsBest Home DealsThe best home, kitchen, smart home, and automotive deals from around the web, updated daily. 5-Pack: 72ct Disinfectant Wipes with Bleach | $10 | Meh Even if we weren’t in a global pandemic with constantly cleaning and wiping things down, I’d still recommend a giant box …
Read More »Of Miracles and Multiverses
Photographs by Balarama Heller On the morning of October 13, 1917, a year from the end of World War I, a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in the town of Fátima, Portugal. They came to witness a miracle. Three shepherd children had prophesied that the Virgin Mary would miraculously …
Read More »Did Quavo Really Repossess The Bentley He Gave Saweetie?
Social media was overrun with rumors on Saturday (March 20) that Quavo sent a Repo Man to take back the Bently he gave his ex, Saweetie, before they broke up. While there has been plenty of pettiness to go around in the 72 hours since the rappers announced their split, …
Read More »Baltimore’s Marilyn and Nick Mosby Are Involved In A Federal Probe Concerning Their Finances
A federal probe is underway for two of Baltimore’s most prominent leaders. According to the Baltimore Sun, the city’s state attorney Marilyn Mosby and her husband Nick Mosby, president of the Baltimore City Council, are being scrutinized over allegations of campaign finance violations. You can read the subpoena here. Baltimore …
Read More »Bill Aimed at Police Reform in Texas Named for Black Police Shooting Victim Michael Ramos. Predictably, Some Officials Are Mad
A mural honoring Michael Ramos, 42, is seen painted on the facade of La Mexicana Bakery on March 10, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Taylor was indicted by a Travis County grand jury for the murder of Ramos on March 10, 2021 the first time in decades an Austin police officer …
Read More »Meghan Markle Breaks Silence After P.I.’s Illegal Admission
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are speaking out after a private investigator admitted to being hired by a British tabloid to dig into the Duchess of Sussex’s personal life during the first few years she dated Harry. Daniel Portley-Hanks, the American P.I., told the BBC he illegally obtained personal info …
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