A 19-year-old Detroit man has been convicted of the slaying of two gay men and one transgender woman at a house party last year. Devon Robinson was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder, assault with intent to murder, and felony firearm on Tuesday (Mar. 17). Robinson shot and killed …
Read More »Shareef O'Neal Shoots His Shot At Tinashe
Coronavirus-induced self-quarantine has made for some really interesting social media content from bored celebrities, but at least one isn’t letting “social distancing” keep him from shooting his shot. Shareef O’Neal, college basketball star and son of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, stumbled across singer Tinashe’s TikTok video in which she’s dancing …
Read More »Shea Couleé' Says Cousin Died From Coronavirus
There are still many questions about the coronavirus, which has shut down much of the country. Sadly, the number of infections is rapidly increasing, but doctors do maintain that death is rare unless you are elderly or have underlying health conditions. Now, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shea Couleé says their …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Responds to Rumors She Was Arrested
OWN – Affiliate [OWN] Oprah is just fine people! TV and entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey has denied news reports that she was arrested and had her home raided by law enforcement, according to CNN. Rumors were circulating on social media that the 66-year-old talk show host had been arrested for …
Read More »Tori Spelling Apologizes After Getting Dragged for Dressing 8-Year-Old Daughter As Woman Named “McQuisha”
Social distancing is getting some of these celebrities caught up with their social media antics. Shortly after Vanessa Hudgens was dragged for making light of the deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tori Spelling was dragged after posting an offensive image and caption of her daughter on Instagram. Spelling …
Read More »Maryland General Assembly Authorizes $580 Million For HBCUs
Morgan State Univeristy in Maryland (Image: Instagram) The Maryland General Assembly has recently acted to protect funding for the state’s historically black colleges and universities. In a unanimous vote held on Sunday, the state Senate passed a bill that cleared the House of Delegates by a 129-to-2 vote. The legislation …
Read More »Oprah Reacts To Online Rumors That She Was Arrested
Oprah Winfrey’s name was trending on Tuesday night (March 17) for the most bizarre of reasons. Rumors were spreading around the internet that the media mogul had been arrested for — wait for it — sex trafficking. If that sounds implausible to you, it’s because the reports were absolutely false, …
Read More »Social Distancing Pushes Zoom’s Founder’s Net Worth Over $2 Million
Image/Credit: svetikd Eric Yuan, the founder of Zoom Video Communications Inc., added more than $2 billion to his net worth as the coronavirus outbreak and social distancing have led to a significant rise in video-conferencing. While the stock markets around the world are in freefall and governments have to grapple with …
Read More »Linda Fairstein Reportedly Suing Ava Duvernay
Linda Fairstein, the woman who helped prosecute the now-vindicated Exonerated 5, is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in When They See Us. The Netflix series depicts the story of the young men who were wrongfully accused of raping a woman in Central Park in 1989. According …
Read More »As Coronavirus Cases Ramp Up Across the U.S., States Consider Closing School for the Rest of the Year
Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN (AFP via Getty Images) As more places across the country are coming to grips with the urgent and unprecedented nature of the coronavirus outbreak, school districts are mulling over whether to close for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Kansas took this step on Tuesday, …
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