Before I even got my daughter dropped off at school, there was the most specific, complimentary, thoughtful note from Maia. There were voicemails from Mary Clare and another friend. And by the time I got home later, there were flowers, wine, and cookies waiting. Mary Clare at a WoMo holiday …
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As promised, Drake has released his Scary Hours 2 EP. With three highly anticipated tracks, “What’s Next,” “Wants and Needs,” and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” the project has two guest features with Lil Baby and Rick Ross. Drake’s Certified Lover Boy project is reportedly expected to drop sometime this year. He …
Read More »Black Tampa Police Officer Terminated After Being Caught on Body Cam Footage Saying ‘Ghetto Ni****’
A Black Tampa police officer, working as a school resource officer, has been terminated after bodycam footage revealed him using the N-word and he later admitted that he had done so previously. According to NBC News, Tampa police officer Delvin White was terminated “for violations of policy that prohibit discriminatory …
Read More »Sen. Ron Johnson Forced Senate Staffers to Read All 628 Pages of the COVID Bill Out Loud and It Backfired
Photo: Ting Shen (Getty Images) In what can only be called the pettiest of petty bullshit, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) forced Senate staffers to read the entire 628-page COVID bill aloud on the Senate floor, Thursday, delaying the debate and vote on the bill. Because Republicans are basically a group …
Read More »The Books Briefing: <em>Gender Equality</em> Is Valuable but Vague
The feminist case for happiness “There’s a subtle radicalism to [Jill] Filipovic’s vision of politicized pleasure … She’s proposing a thorough remodeling of the house that white men built.” 📚 The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness, by Jill Filipovic BIANCA BAGNARELLI A timely, dynamic examination of women and power …
Read More »Dionne Warwick Wants Wendy Williams On Her Talk Show
The legendary Dionne Warwick is about to launch her own YouTube talk show titled Dionne Speaks and she wants Wendy Williams to be her first guest. Back in December, Warwick clapped back at Williams for referencing her marijuana charge from nearly 20 years ago. However, that doesn’t mean the 80-year-old …
Read More »Civil Rights Groups Urge Coca-Cola and Delta to Join Fight Against Georgia Voting Restrictions
(Reuters) – Voting rights groups are calling on companies such as Coca-Cola Co and Delta Air Lines Inc to oppose efforts by Republican lawmakers in Georgia to enact sweeping new restrictions on voting access in the battleground state. The organizations, including Black Voters Matter, the New Georgia Project and the …
Read More »Predictably Florida: White Men Caught on Video Shouting Racial Slurs at Black Fisherman
Screenshot: YouTube Proving once more that Florida is always going to Florida, a group of white men was caught on camera yelling racial and homophobic slurs at a Black man just trying to fish. According to NBC Miami, Shannon Bustamante was invited to join a group of fishermen to record …
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Read More »Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. Acquires Majority Ownership in Jay-Z’s Streaming Service TIDAL
The pockets are lining up by the minute in the world of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. After Forbes recently estimated Jay-Z’s Ace Of Spades deal had netted the businessman rapper $315 million, the billionaire has struck another deal. Square Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire …
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