A month after Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter crash, Lamar Odom is wishing his friend could be by his side to give him some wisdom. “I miss my guy,” he said. “Real talk. I’ll miss him just for his advice.” Odom told TMZ that his former teammate would often act as …
Read More »Rapper 50 Cent Hints at Becoming The New CEO of Def Jam Recordings
Rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, hinted that he may be taking the vacant chairman/CEO position of Def Jam Recordings. The business mogul took to his Twitter account and tweeted “I have decided to take the job at Def Jam, somebody gotta do …
Read More »Tyler Perry Breaks Silence On Death of Nephew Gavin Porter
The death of Gavin Porter, Tyler Perry’s nephew, has caused the famed actor and director to spring into action. Porter reportedly passed away while in his prison cell. Police have ruled the death a suicide, however, Perry is questioning the ruling. According to a memo he posted on Instagram, Perry …
Read More »Shaq’s Daughter’s Near Slam Dunk Goes Viral
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has been known for his heavy handed dunks when he played in the league and now the doting dad is apparently passing down his talents to another one of his children. A viral video surfaced Tuesday night of O’Neal’s 13-year-old daughter, Me’arah, going up for a …
Read More »Ghanaian Teacher Teaches Microsoft Word to Students Using a Blackboard
Richard Appiah Akoto, a teacher from Ghana, garnered international praise for instructing his students on how to use Microsoft Word in a very unusual way—without utilizing a computer. Two years ago, images of him drawing screenshots of Microsoft Word on a blackboard in great detail went viral. Teaching Word in …
Read More »Storm Reid On Feeling Invisible As A Black Woman
Written by Samantha Hunter You may know the story of Invisible Man from the classic H.G. Wells book and subsequent iterations of the character on film and in television, but in his latest film, writer/director Leigh Whannell offers us this classic sci-fi thriller with a twist. In The Invisible Man, …
Read More »Your Friday Boost: Watch This UCLA Gymnast Crush Her Beyoncé 'Homecoming' Routine
Photo: AP Images At this point, we ought to be used to the women of UCLA’s Gymnastics squad going viral—who could forget Katelyn Ohashi’s perfect 10 routine from last year? Well, there’s room at the top if you’re a Bruin, a fact gymnast Nia Dennis proved with this routine (which …
Read More »Jordan Peele Flips Beyoncé's ‘Say My Name’ For ‘Candy Man’
This summer, Oscar winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic. RELATED: Tiffany Boone Talks Nazis, Working With Al …
Read More »The Costs of Spying
The NSA shuttered the program in 2019, due in part to the fact that it repeatedly collected more data than was legally permissible. The law that allows the NSA to search the data trove, moreover, expires next month, on March 15. But the Trump administration wants Congress to reauthorize the …
Read More »Kyla Pratt Returns To ‘The Proud Family’ Revival On Disney
The rumors are indeed true, the Disney Channel Original, The Proud Family, is making its return to the small screen (and handheld device) on Disney+ streaming service. The hugely popular show has been praised for being a pioneering animated series telling Black stories first premiered in the early 2000s. The …
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