Still pushing his 2020 presidential campaign forward, Kanye West has successfully filed paperwork to appear on state ballots in Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Illinois. With most states requiring political candidates to submit a petition that’s signed by a certain number of registered voters in that state to prove candidate …
Read More »Barack Obama And George Clooney Fundraiser For Biden
The jokes came out between Barack Obama and his friend George Clooney during a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden. During a 45-minute event on Tuesday (July 28) held on Zoom and at their own homes, the former president and Hollywood actor spent time pitching why Joe Biden was the best …
Read More »Watch Godfrey's Impression Of Terry Crews
Terry Crews has been in the news cycle for some questionable tweets and then defending himself in interviews. And now, the 51-year-old’s actions have earned him an impression from comedian Godfrey. On a July 24 episode of In Godfrey We Trust, his popular YouTube show, Godfrey jumped into imitating Crews, …
Read More »Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dies After Battle With COVID-19
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Former presidential candidate and ardent Trump supporter Herman Cain has died after a battle with COVID-19. According to WSB-TV, Cain had been hospitalized for over a month in an Atlanta hospital after attending a Trump rally in which he was photographed without a mask. The …
Read More »Record Number Of Black Actors Received Emmy Nominations
Black actors and actresses are setting new records in the entertainment industry for their incredible work in television. Variety reports that after the Emmy nominees were revealed on Tuesday morning (July 28), 34.3 percent of those who received a nod were Black. Among those receiving recognition was Sterling K. Brown, …
Read More »The NBA’s Florida Bubble Follows an Age-Old Historical Model
“When you combine the [classic sports] bubble with volatile times—think Berlin in 1936 or Mexico City in 1968—you sometimes get moments that defy the control of those staging the bubbles,” Dyreson said. “The tighter the NBA, Disney, and ABC/ESPN squeeze in an effort to be all things to all consumers, …
Read More »Netflix Announces Launch Of Seven Classic Black Comedies
After what seems like years of Black Twitter urging Netflix to bring classic Black sitcoms to the streaming platform, it is finally happening! Netflix, along with Strong Black Lead, proudly announced on Twitter, Wednesday (July 29) that seven classic Black comedies will debut on the streaming site in the next …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci Replies To Trump Says ‘I Was Never Wrong’
Dr. Anthony Fauci has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for the last 36-years serving under the leadership of six U.S. presidents from Ronald Regan to Barack Obama to Donald Trump, all of whom have had differing political agendas. But his role is …
Read More »Al Roker Describes Racist On-Air Incident In New Book
Al Roker is known for being a television host and personality, however, he has a long history of being an author. The 65-year-old released his thirteenth book on Tuesday (July 28), titled You Look So Much Better in Person: True Stories of Absurdity and Success. The book is a collection …
Read More »Rapper Malik B., Founding Member of The Roots, Dead at 47
Screenshot: YouTube/Noisey (Other) As a superfan of the hip-hop group The Roots, I will always contend that “Water,” a raw and vulnerable tale of addiction and friendship. is the best song they ever made, and—along with Kendrick Lamar’s “Duckworth”—one of the greatest examples of hip-hop storytelling ever. Malik B., the …
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