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Ostentatious recipes are out; practical, inclusive cooking is in. Hannah Giorgis, who previously wrote about her own pandemic cooking experience, notes the shift: “A wave of culinary experts is responding to the pandemic with an accessible and empathetic approach to home cooking—and audiences can’t get enough.” And people are rediscovering …

Terry “Southwest-T” Flenory, the co-founder of Black Mafia Family (BMF) and brother of drug kingpin Big Meech, is expected to be released from prison on Tuesday (May 5), citing COVID-19 health concerns, the Detroit News reports. Terry Flenory, the now 50-year-old oversaw BMF’s Los Angeles hub, was approved for …

Amid nationwide shortages in coronavirus testing, Beyoncé is stepping in to help people in her hometown get properly screened for COVID-19. In a press release posted to her website, the superstar and her mother Tina Knowles Lawson reveal that they have created an initiative called #IDIDMYPART to encourage Houston residents …

Somebody, anybody … please come get Boosie Badazz RET NAH! The “Wipe Down” rapper has been no stranger to saying and doing crazy things on social media over the past few months. Just this morning, Boosie posted a video on Instagram of him at a clothing store molesting a …

Share0 Image: Instagram Due to the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, pandemic, many businesses have been forced to close their doors under the stay-at-home orders issued by their respective state, closing all “non-essential” businesses in the process. Since the start of the pandemic, over 700,000 jobs have been lost leaving nearly …

Video footage showing the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery—the unarmed 25-year-old black man who was chased down by two white men while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia—has surfaced, prompting a call for the grand jury to review the case. As seen in the video from the February 23rd incident, Arbery …

Photo: Steven Ferdman (Getty Images for TIDAL) If there’s any self-care mantra I can offer to anyone right now, it’s to believe in yourself the way French Montana believes in himself. The “Unforgettable” rapper, in an interview with DJ E Rock on 92.3’s The Bassment (h/t Complex), maintained, once again, …

Well, this is certainly alarming. The United States could see up to 3,000 COVID-19 deaths and 200,000 new cases PER DAY by June 1st, according to a leaked CDC report obtained by a number of newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. This is incredibly shocking …

Read: Why TV is so worried about free will That flaw had been nagging at me for each of the season’s eight episodes, which dispensed gory action with practiced efficiency but felt hollow nonetheless. The show’s villain problem was crystallized in the season finale, “Crisis Theory,” in which the vengeful …

After 10 seasons, Cynthia Bailey may be letting go of her peach, though whether it’s by choice or force remains unclear. Tamara Tattles is exclusively reporting that Cynthia has been fired from The Real Housewives of Atlanta following the conclusion of the show’s 12th season. Despite her becoming engaged …