Cardi B may have hinted at why she filed for divorce from Offset in her Instagram stories earlier this week. According to Hot97, she said in a post that “her heart finally told her to stop wasting her time.” The “WAP” rapper filed for divorce from the Migos superstar, according …
Read More »The Exonerated Five’s Yusef Salaam Co-Authors Young Adult Novel on the ‘Criminal System of Injustice’
After spending almost seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Dr. Yusef Salaam is using the hard lessons he learned about the industrial prison complex to educate today’s youth. Salaam was 15 years old when he and four other teenage boys of color were falsely imprisoned …
Read More »Chadwick Boseman Laid To Rest Near South Carolina Hometown
Chadwick Boseman has been laid to rest near his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. The groundbreaking actor, who died at age 43 on Aug. 28 after a four-year battle with colon cancer was buried in a private ceremony on Sept. 3 at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, South Carolina, …
Read More »American Express Launches 'Coalition to Back Black Businesses,' Applications for First Round of $5,000 Grants Now Open
Photo: First Class Photography (Shutterstock) The coronavirus pandemic has placed an extraordinary toll on the Black community. The virus has become the third-leading cause of death for Black people and the economic fallout has had a disproportionate effect on Black people, as well. A program launched by American Express intends …
Read More »Why John Boyega Stepped Down As Jo Malone Ambassador
Actor and activist John Boyega is stepping down from British Perfume and Candle Company Jo Malone after they reshot a short film that he created. The brand replaced the Star Wars actor with Liu Haoran for the Chinese market and excluded all the Black people who appeared in the original …
Read More »Do You Speak Fox?
All happy families are alike; some unhappy families are unhappy because of Fox News. You might have come across the articles (“I Lost My Dad to Fox News” / “Lost Someone to Fox News?” / “‘Fox News Brain’: Meet the Families Torn Apart by Toxic Cable News”), or the Reddit …
Read More »Kamala Harris Asks Maya Rudolph How She Impersonates Her
Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph have finally met! Well, at least, virtually. The comedic genius joined the vice presidential nominee for a fundraiser on September 14. And the star-power didn’t stop there, SNL alum Amy Poehler also made an appearance along with former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Being that Rudolph …
Read More »Lil Nas X Has A Children’s Book In The Works
Lil Nas X is spreading his creative wings. The “Old Town Road” star announced on his Instagram Tuesday (September 15) that he’s working on a children’s book called C Is for Country, and it’ll be arriving early next year. “I’m dropping the best kids book of all time soon!” he …
Read More »CBS All Access Will Rebrand As Paramount Plus
CBS All Access will rebrand into Paramount Plus early next year. According to Variety, the streaming service’s new name will coincide with another expansion of its original programming efforts as well as its catalog of programming drawn from the recent merger of Viacom and CBS corporation’s archives. “Paramount is an …
Read More »White Houston Woman Appears to Call Police on Black Census Worker, Claiming That He’s ‘Threatening’ Her
0 (Image: Screenshot) A white woman in Houston has been caught on video harassing a Black census worker who told her he was “minding my own business” before she called the police and accused him of being obnoxious and walking toward her in a threatening manner. According to The International …
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