Photo: Craig Barritt (Getty Images for SK-II) For months, Simone Biles has asked USA Gymnastics for one thing: an independent investigation into its handling of the Larry Nassar scandal. So when the USAG attempted to @ the greatest gymnast of all time this weekend, it should have known what her …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Remember the Election?
To paraphrase my colleague Derek Thompson, these candidates are really freaking old: We have now before us three candidates divided by ideology, but united in dotage. All three white men were born in the 1940s, before the invention of Velcro and the independence of India and Israel. Amazingly, each …
Read More »Megachurch Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell Pleads Guilty
A Houston megachurch pastor has plead guilty to several charges which involved defrauding the vulnerable and elderly out of their money. On Wednesday (March 11), Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell was federally indicted of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy for selling over $1 million of phony Chinese bonds, according to …
Read More »Bay Area to Institute Strictest Measures Seen in the U.S. to Contain Rapid Coronavirus Spread in the Region
Screenshot: San Francisco Chronicle Officials in six Bay Area counties are about to institute the strictest measures seen yet in the U.S. in an effort to contain the rapid spread of coronavirus infection in the region. The “shelter in place” order requires all residents in those counties to stay in …
Read More »Say Goodbye to Movie Theaters
Read: The James Bond movie was unusually vulnerable to the coronavirus Many major municipalities, such as New York and Los Angeles, have closed all movie theaters as part of wider bans on group gatherings. The theaters that remain open around America are trying to limit audience sizes—AMC and Regal, the …
Read More »Eric B.'s Daughter In Critical Condition After Car Accident
Erica Barrier, the daughter of rap icon Eric Barrier, is in the hospital under critical condition following a major car accident on Sunday. News of her condition was first reported on social media and then confirmed by Eric B.’s longtime publicist, who added that “the family is at her bedside …
Read More »Entrepreneur Kelly Francis Is Who She Is—And She Isn’t Sorry
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »Coronaaa?! Soulja Boy's Soap Business Is Booming Due To Coronavirus
Soulja Boy attends Spotify “Best New Artist 2019″ event on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images for Spotify) Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way) has always been ahead of the game. He has boasted that he “created the internet” and he was definitely one of the …
Read More »The Democratic Nominee Won Last Night’s Debate
Each raised the issue of the competence and character of the incumbent. Sanders declared it unacceptable for Trump to be “blabbering with unfactual information which is confusing the general public.” In his telling, Trump is the most dangerous president in the modern history of the country. “The United States cannot …
Read More »21 Savage’s Fans Are Concerned He Has Coronavirus
21 Savage has sparked concern among his fans that he has contracted coronavirus after he posted a video to his Instagram stories describing symptoms consistent with the pandemic virus. In the video posted to social media on Saturday (March 14), Savage says, “I been breaking down my symptoms I been …
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