Earlier this month, it was reported that William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr., the man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s death, was being investigated for sex crimes. Now, more information has come out about the accusations. Roddie is under investigation for child molestation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, News4Jax reports. According to …
Read More »Taylor Swift Rebrands Album Merchandise After Black-Owned Retailer Accuses her of Stealing Designs
Share0 (Image: Twitter) Taylor Swift, after being called out by a Black business owner for ripping off her name and logo, has quickly rebranded the merchandise associated with her latest album release, folklore, according to CNN. Amira Rasool, the founder of the online retailer The Folklore, had taken to Instagram with …
Read More »I Just Want to Hit the Brunch LeBron James Apparently Went to Last Night
Screenshot: Twitter So the NBA bubble thing is weird. And the social justice messaging on the jerseys is dumb. So dumb. SO DUMB. But I am also weird and dumb, and I am fascinated by the uncanny valley of the NBA’s reboot. The crowds are computer-generated avatars! Some people in …
Read More »Toni Braxton Breaks Her Silence On Tamar’s Hospitalization
On July 16, reality star and singer Tamar Braxton was reportedly found unresponsive in a Los Angeles hotel and hospitalized for unspecified reasons. Tamar’s sister, the legendary R&B singer Toni Braxton, is now speaking out for the first time. Yesterday (July 29), Toni posted a photo on Instagram with her …
Read More »The Books Briefing: And the Winner Is
Awards of any kind are weighted with subjectivity and competition, two qualities that can make them seem unilluminating, corrupting, or just plain useless. Yet the public is still drawn to what critics and judges deem the best of the best: We closely watch the Oscars and the Emmys, and pore …
Read More »Oprah Honors Breonna Taylor With ‘O’ Magazine Cover
The tragic killing of Breonna Taylor has sparked uprisings across the country. Over four months since she was killed in her home by police, the officers involved in her death have not been arrested or charged. Now, Oprah Winfrey is honoring the 26-year-old EMT worker. For the first time, in …
Read More »Ayesha Curry Had ‘The Talk’ With Her Daughter Riley
Ayesha and Steph Curry are not raising their kids in a protective bubble. The NBA player and lifestyle entrepreneur are parents to son Canon W. Jack, 2, plus daughters Ryan Carson, 5, and Riley, 8. They revealed that after the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others, …
Read More »Beyoncé Sends Megan Thee Stallion Flowers After Shooting
Megan Thee Stallion has been recovering from a shooting incident back on July 12. However, she recently received a touching message from “Savage” collaborator Beyoncé that surely gave her some joy. According to Chart Data, Meg and Bey’s epic hit “Savage” has now sold over 3 million units in the …
Read More »University of Iowa Football Program Found to Have Racial Bias and Bullying Problem
Iowa Head Coach Kirk FerentzPhoto: Steven Branscombe (Getty Images) After multiple former players spoke out last month about instances of racism and bullying, an inquiry found that a culture of racial bias and bullying has persisted within the Iowa football program. ABC News reports that the University of Iowa hired …
Read More »Tamar Braxton Speaks Out After Hospitalization
On July 16, reality star and singer Tamar Braxton was reportedly found unresponsive in a Los Angeles hotel and hospitalized. She is now speaking out for the first time since then. In a statement on Instagram, the 43-year-old wrote, “In this present moment, it is my only responsibility to be …
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