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Read: In praise of summer camp For Steve the aha! coronavirus moment came this spring, when he heard through the grapevine that if the state health department allowed overnight camps to open at all in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, there could be no … singing. “It wouldn’t be camp …

George Floyd’s family attorney Benjamin Crump is confirming that his family intends on filing a civil lawsuit against “everybody” involved in the 46-year-old’s death. During an interview with CNN, Crump said former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other officers surrounding him on May 25 when Floyd died …

Reality television has catapulted C-list celebrities to A-list stars, created pop culture icons and billionaires, but not everybody is ready to do what it takes to secure that bag. During a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, host DJ Envy and his guest LisaRaye McCoy both explained why they turned …

Is Donald Trump OK? It sure doesn’t look like it. Worries concerning the President’s physical and mental health arose earlier today after video showed him struggling while walking down a ramp after his speech to U.S. Military graduates at West Point Academy. As one Twitter user put it: “He …

Screenshot: Michael Jackson “Thriller” I mean, I couldn’t “well duh” think of a video any harder than this one. “Thriller” is probably the most iconic music video of all time. Of ever. And will probably be forever. And forever is a mighty long time. It’s so iconic it’s that I …

Vanessa Bryant’s 17-year-old daughter got an adorable surprise while recording a Tik Tok video with family friend and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu. The young ladies were dancing to StayStolidRocky’s “Party Girl” when an unexpected visitor dropped in: Natalia’s little sis Bianka Bryant. This isn’t the first time Bianka has crashed …

Officials with the Atlanta Police Department have released the names of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. The cop who shot and killed Brooks has been identified as Garrett Rolfe, who has been fired as a result of the fatal incident, an Atlanta Police …

I remember at the time, we didn’t have proper phones or anything, so we would chat on the [Nintendo] DS. There were three floors [in our houses]—my room was on the second floor, and Shannon was on the top. We’d message each other on the DS and be like, “Right, …

Protesters angry over the police killing of an unarmed black man at a Wendy’s drive-thru in Atlanta marched onto the highway late Saturday night (Jun. 13), shutting down part of the Interstate 75/85 downtown connecter, which is a major road through the city, CNN reports. Protesters in Atlanta shutdown …

Queen Latifah, in partnership with Procter & Gamble and Tribeca Studios, is aiming to promote gender and racial equality among filmmakers through the Queen Collective, a short film development program which is in its second year. The rapper-turned-actress became the first woman to receive a Grammy for Best Rap Solo …