Lil Baby is NOT here for Walmart appearing to sell jewelry inspired by him via their online marketplace. Images from Walmart.com surfaced Monday (Jun. 22) showing various chains described as: “Hip Hop Celebrity Style Fashion Silver Plated LIL BABY 4PF Pendant with Silver Tone Plated 16″ Cuban Chain” or …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Trump’s Miserable Week
“Trump keeps losing not because of something obscure, but because of something fundamental: his abuse of the executive branch,” two legal experts argue. Team Trump failed to block John Bolton’s book. The former national security adviser’s memoir comes out tomorrow, despite allegations from Trump’s camp that it spills classified information. …
Read More »Andres Guardado Shot 6 Times in the Back With His Hands Up, Cops Destroyed Security Cameras & Seized DVR Footage (Report)
As demonstrators continued to protest after the shooting of 18-year-old Andres Guardado by sheriff’s deputies in California, new reports say that police officers destroyed security cameras that might have captured the incident. Guardado was working as a security guard for a local body shop when two officers approached him, …
Read More »NYPD Cop Caught Using Chokehold After Ban
Some cops seem unable or unwilling to stop using brutal tactics. Even after New York prohibited chokeholds, a New York City police officer was caught on video using the deadly maneuver on Sunday (June 21) in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Police officials released a statement …
Read More »Cam Newton Confirms Son With Instagram Model La Reina Shaw, Reveals He Has SEVEN Kids in Father’s Day Post
Cam Newton is a proud papa to seven children. The NFL quarterback celebrated Father’s Day by sharing what being a dad means to him, and for the first time, he publicly acknowledged his child with Instagram model La Reina Shaw, as well another son. In a Father’s Day Instagram …
Read More »New York City Parks Will Be Renamed After Black Americans In Honor of Juneteenth
Share0 Image via @nycparks/Instagram Juneteenth celebrates the day where Union troops liberated enslaved Black people in Texas two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. In honor of the country’s oldest holiday, New York City Recreation Parks announced that numerous parks across the five boroughs will be renamed in honor …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Joins Lauryn Hill As the ONLY Female Rappers to Debut at #1 on Billboard Hot 100
Nicki Minaj has made history as the first female rapper this century to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj was able to grab the honor thanks to her “TROLLZ” collaboration with Tekashi 6ix9ine, which is the #1 song in the country this week. “TROLLZ” also …
Read More »Jodie Isn't Just Daria's Black Friend—Comedy Central Picks Up New Spinoff Starring Tracee Ellis Ross
The “black sidekick” character trope certainly isn’t new, but it’s still relevant—so relevant that there are still references to it in TikTok videos. Since Daria was a television show dripping with sardonic humor, one of its supporting characters Jodie Landon called it out directly. Tired of the obvious tokenism behind …
Read More »Fabolous & Longtime Girlfriend Emily B. Announce That They’re Expecting a Baby Girl
Fabolous and his girlfriend Emily B. are having another baby together … and it’s a girl! The rapper took to Instagram Sunday (Jun. 22) to announce that he had received “the best gift ever for Father’s Day.” Along with the message, he shared a photo of an ultrasound with …
Read More »What It Means to Understand Bruce Lee
A big part of Lee’s legacy is the philosophy he developed called Jeet Kune Do, the way of the intercepting fist. But even that—a treatise on the limitations of stylistic purity, often argued to be the foundation of modern mixed martial arts—found a life of its own. Lee’s attempt at …
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