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Photo: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images) Doja Cat, the “Say So” and “Dindu Nuffin” singer, says she was recently diagnosed with COVID-19. “It was a four day symptom freak-out,” Doja revealed in an interview with Capital Xtra on Friday. “Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered …
Read More »Winter’s Tale
Reading Maxine Kumin in quarantine solitude, I’ve found something familiar in the way that little details come alive when larger, flashier things have fallen away. Kumin is known for quiet, observational poems, and “Winter’s Tale,” published in The Atlantic in 2009, is quiet both in style and subject matter. “Even …
Read More »WNBA Teams Walk Off Court During National Anthem
The WNBA is serious about justice for those victimized by police brutality. During the league’s opening game on Saturday (July 25), every player from the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm walked off the court during the national anthem. Both teams then held a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna …
Read More »Amber Riley Pays Tribute To Naya Rivera Every Day
Actress Amber Riley is letting everyone know how she keeps Naya Rivera’s legacy alive. In a touching tribute she posted on her social media on Thursday (July 23), Riley shared a slideshow of photos featuring the two of them together, beginning her caption claiming the two of them had the …
Read More »A High School in Virginia Named After Robert E. Lee Will Be Renamed After John Lewis
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) A school district in Virginia has voted that a high school named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will be renamed for Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who died on July 17. CNN reports that the Fairfax County School Board allowed people to submit suggestions for …
Read More »Kanye West Apologizes To Kim Kardashian
Kanye West is apologizing to his wife, Kim Kardashian, for sharing private details about their family, including an assertion he tried to divorce her. On Saturday, the rapper/producer took to Twitter and wrote, “I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a …
Read More »Naya Rivera's Ex-Husband Shares About Her Death
Naya Rivera’s ex-husband and father of her son Josey has broken his silence about the Glee star’s death with a heartbreaking Instagram post. “This is so unfair…there’s not enough words to express the hole left in everyone’s hearts. I can’t believe this is life now,” Ryan Dorsey’s post began. It …
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Read More »Marlon Wayans' Touching Tribute To His Mother Who Died
Marlon Wayans is paying tribute to his late mother Elvira on what would have been her 82nd birthday (July 23). The comedian, who shares his birthday with his mom, took to his Instagram account to post two emotional homages to her. “Losing you shattered me into 1000 pieces I’m putting …
Read More »Black Athletes Donate $100,000 to Help Pay Debts of Former Felons in Florida So They Can Vote in 2020
Photo: Logan Cyrus (Getty Images) Black athletes and entertainers are standing up in a major way to make sure the voices of Black people matter in this year’s elections. More Than A Vote, a group founded by LeBron James and others in June to fight against voter suppression, says it …
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