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Moments of crisis, which disrupt habit and invite reflection, can provide heightened insight into the problems of everyday life precrisis. Whichever underlying conditions the pandemic has exposed in our health-care or political system, the lockdown has shown us just how much room American cities devote to cars. When relatively few …

Real Housewives of Atlanta has ended its twelfth season and Kenya Moore has some thoughts.  The popular reality star and new mom is outraged at how she was portrayed and has some not so subtle shade for NeNe Leakes, who she beefed with all season. On Monday (April 20), Moore …

Real Housewives of Potomac fans eagerly awaiting the fifth season set to premiere next month, will have to wait even longer. According to People, Bravo execs have made the decision to postpone season five of RHOP until the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RHOP was expected to premiere …

Garcelle Beauvais is starting a new chapter of her reality show career and made her debut on the April 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  During the episode, she shared that she was ready for a change after divorcing talent agent Mike Nilon after nearly nine years …

Many people are struggling without access to hair salons during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, reality star Marlo Hampton, of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, is rocking her natural hair.  In an Instagram Stories clip from April 20, Hampton showed off her natural hair with no weaves or extensions, “Hey Hamptons, …

Police in Virginia said they arrested 30 pedophiles earlier this month who were seeking to meet up with children for sex as part of Operation “COVID Crackdown.” The online sting operation was created by authorities to catch predators red-handed as they preyed on kids forced to spend more time …

Get Out/Us fusion TikTok videoScreenshot: @eugenebush (TikTok) If there’s one thing black folks can do well, it’s make a way out of no way. Every day we sink deeper into the stay-at-home-ordered abyss, it feels like we’re trapped. Thankfully, this bizarre era of self-isolation has produced some creative content. Whether …

Garcelle Beauvais is starting a new chapter of her reality show career and made her debut on the April 22 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  During the episode, she shared that she was ready for a change after divorcing talent agent Mike Nilon after nearly nine years …

Fred the Godson has died after battling coronavirus, reps for the rapper confirmed to Complex. The New York rapper revealed he was in the hospital after testing positive for the disease and had been placed on a ventilator on April 6th. “I’m in here with this Covid-19 sh**! Please …

Consider the past few weeks just the first iteration of our new, strange social lives. In the coming months, we’ll work out the bugs and find ways to create joy and community, together. Below, some observations from this period of social experimentation: People are already developing new white lies to …