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image: Verizon Media Player Global sports company PUMA has announced a partnership with Grammy Award winner J.Cole. The rapper shot a commercial that is being aired during this weekend’s NBA All-Star game. The commercial and a short film was conceived and co-directed by Cole himself. The theme of the commercial …

When a child’s feelings make a parent uncomfortable, sometimes that parent will try to talk the child out of those feelings. For instance, the child says, “I’m angry,” and the parent says, “Really? Over such a tiny thing? You’re so sensitive!” Or the kid says, “I’m sad,” and the parent …

Chicago natives Jennifer Hudson and Common opened up the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday (Feb. 16) with emotional tributes to basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Before tipoff, Hudson took to the stage on the court to sing a beautiful rendition of the classic “For All We Know” …

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Queen of Katwe star Nikita Pearl Waligwa reportedly passed away on Sunday (Feb. 16). Sadly, Nikita was only 15-years-old.  Deadline reports the teenage actress was diagnosed with a brain tumor back in 2016, according to Uganda’s Daily Monitor. After receiving support from her Disney film family, Nikita received treatment in India. In 2017, Nikita made a recovery. However, …

Let’s just go on ahead and get this out of the way. Chaka Khan is a legend. That fact cannot be disputed. However, in the age of social media, even legends are impervious to the scrutiny that comes from Twitter. And let’s just say … Chaka Khan’s rendition of …

Love will conquer all. In new ESPN documentary, Dwayne Wade shares details of telling Gabrielle Union he fathered another child outside of their relationship. Photo: Getty Images Dwayne Wade is letting it all hang out in an upcoming documentary about his life on and off the court. One nugget the …

Brian Tyree Henry is set to make history as the first Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first openly gay superhero!  Best known for his role as Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles in the hit TV series, Atlanta and his most recent role as Carl in the Joker movie, the 37-year-old actor will play the character Phastos (a married …

Hot Damn Heaux, Here We Go Again: Racist images continue to be promoted in the fashion world, this time during a celebratory showcase produced by New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Photo: Bennett Raglin (Getty Images) The trashion fashion world is still about that bullshit! One would think that …

One afternoon in April 2018, Raul Rodriguez was working on his computer at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Los Indios, Texas, when two managers entered the building. Somebody must be in trouble, he thought. The managers usually arrived in pairs when they needed a witness. For nearly …