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Getting Zoom-bombed is not a good thing, unless it’s Gabrielle Union who’s crashing your video conference. That’s what happened during Variety’s “Power Of Young Hollywood” event, when Cheer star Jerry Harris got the surprise of his life. Harris, the Navarro cheerleader who has become a fan favorite since the release …

A group of Alabama cheerleaders are receiving backlash after they posed holding a T-shirt featuring the Confederate flag and the words, “I love Redneck Boys.” The shirt was so offensive that it caused Reagan Coleman, a Black cheerleader on the squad, to call out her teammates who participated in the …

Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) Y’all, I’m thinking Michigan might be gunning for the position of most racist state, because it’s the only way I can make sense of a state official just casually dropping the hard-R at the start of a public meeting. NBC News reports that on Tuesday, Tom …

R&B singer Zonnique Pullins is pregnant! The daughter of music moguls T.I. and Tiny is expecting her first child with her boyfriend of two years, rapper Bandhunta Izzy (born Israel James), People reported in an exclusive interview. Pullins, 24, who is currently five months along and in her second trimester …

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 …

Comedian Kevin Hart is defending his friend Ellen DeGeneres whose daytime talk show is currently under investigation following multiple allegations saying that the show maintained a toxic and hostile workplace environment.  Sharing his thoughts on his Instagram on Tuesday (August 4), Hart said that DeGeneres has always been nice to …

What should have been a day of celebration and glory turned out to be one of confusion and disappointment for high school graduate Dean Holmes. He says he was forced to take off his Black Lives Matter face mask in order to graduate. Holmes is a student at York Catholic …

The world is still mourning the passing of the legendary John Lewis.  Last night, CBS honored the icon with the one-hour special John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero. The event was hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt. However, it was Jennifer Hudson who brought down the …

Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo (Getty Images) Milwaukee’s chief of police was demoted to captain Thursday due to the way he handled multiple situations, including the protests that happened in the wake of George Floyd’s death. NBC News reports that Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to captain following a unanimous …

Essential workers are some of the most crucial people during the coronavirus pandemic.  And Tyler Perry wanted to make sure two hospital workers at Emory Hospital in Decatur, Georgia knew they were valued.  During a segment on Good Morning America, Tina Jones and Lesa Kelly, spoke to TJ Holmes about …