Due to the coronavirus, Kim Kardashian launched a line of face masks via her shapewear line SKIMS. The face masks quickly sold out but now she is facing backlash for a color description for one of the masks. On Kardashian’s Twitter account, the masks are advertised as five shades of …
Read More »Why wealth building starts in the mind
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to take some time to discuss two big issues in our community: mental health and personal finance. READ MORE: 7 ways to protect your energy and mental health while ‘social distancing’ Mental health and personal finance are two taboo topics we …
Read More »Caucus Leaders of Color Discuss Incarceration, Work, and Racism During Coronavirus
A webinar hosted by the Alliance for Safety and Justice featured members of the black, Hispanic, and Asian Pacific American Caucuses speaking about the challenges their constituents are facing during the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar, hosted Monday by Robert Rooks, CEO of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, featured one …
Read More »Janelle Monáe Calls Trump And His Administration 'Evil'
Many in the music industry and Hollywood have criticized Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in America, particularly how misleading he’s been when it comes to relaying the seriousness and scale of the danger of the pandemic. In a Vanity Fair cover story, Janelle Monáe is calling out the failures …
Read More »Blackballed Reminds Us Why 'Shut Up and Dribble' Is Not an Option for Today's Athletes
Photo: Courtesy of Quibi For fans of the Los Angeles Clippers—which admittedly, is a relatively new concept—April 25, 2014, is a day that will live on in infamy. Donald Sterling, who had spent decades oscillating between openly discriminating against black and brown tenants and being universally reviled as the worst …
Read More »Actor Dorian Missick Explains Black Masculinity In Prison
ABC’s For Life is the latest in a longline of successful projects produced by, and often featuring the talents of, 50 Cent. The first season of the series, which began in February 2020, has received solid reviews and acclaim albeit ABC has yet to indicate whether the show will be renewed …
Read More »Sorry Haters, New York Won’t Die
What’s also almost certainly true is that the city will be poorer when this is over. As anyone who listens to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily updates knows, the state’s finances are in bad shape, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems disinclined to help. It’s possible that the deadbeat federal …
Read More »'White Powder' Was Found Near Body Of Gregory Tyree Boyce
A police report about the death of Twilight actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and his girlfriend Natalie Adepoju indicates that drugs were found near their bodies when they were discovered unresponsive in their Las Vegas condominium, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reports. Witnesses also told police that the couple were known to …
Read More »Michael Jordan Is Selling His Chicago Mansion
Michael Jordan has attempted to sell his Chicago home for eight years and is hoping The Last Dance will have more people willing to buy the property at a reduced price. The 10-part ESPN docuseries follows Jordan and his Chicago Bulls since he joined the team in 1986 and culminates …
Read More »Issa Rae’s ‘The Lovebirds’ Is Coming To Netflix This Week
The Lovebirds starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani is reportedly hitting Netflix this Friday (May 22), according to Nanjiani himself. The romantic comedy reunites Nanjiani with director Michael Showalter, who previously collaborated for Amazon Studios’ The Big Sick. Rae and Nanjiani portray a couple who become caught up in a …
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