Black Twitter quickly reminded Fat Joe that he was in the same boat as Joe Rogan after he posted a video lambasting the professional podcaster for his problematic use of the n-word. On Feb. 10, Fat Joe recorded a roughly seven-minute rant on Spotify’s support of Rogan despite numerous entertainers …
Read More »Orange Is The New Black Star Samira Wiley Was "Really Affected" By Bodyshaming During Photoshoot
Photo: Bryan Bedder (Getty Images) Wiley is co-producing a documentary short set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, The Gratitude Project. “I feel like this was really asking the question of what does it look like to be grateful, not just [by] using your words. And I …
Read More »Not So Fast! Wendy Williams Disputes Claims She’s ‘Of Unsound Mind,’ Fires Back At ‘Disgruntled’ Advisor
It’s no secret popular talk show host Wendy Williams has been publicly struggling with her health issues. But after her bank, Wells Fargo took up the cause saying that the veteran talk show hostess was being unduly influenced after Williams unsuccessfully tried to get access to her millions, a battle …
Read More »The Movement For Restoring Black Cemeteries
Photo: Afro American Newspapers/Gado (Getty Images) In an effort to honor and preserve Black life, Black folks across the US are organizing to care for historically Black burial grounds. Greenwood Cemetery, the first Black commercial burial ground, was founded in 1874 in St. Louis after the Civil War. More than …
Read More »US Treasury confirms Harriet Tubman $20 bill is coming — but here’s why you’ll have to wait
Harriet Tubman’s portrait to the front of the $20 bill. (Photo: U.S. Treasury Department) Contrary to the many speculations online, the Harriet Tubman $20 bill is on track to debut to the public in 2030. In an exclusively obtained internal Black History Month message sent from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …
Read More »What Reality TV Reveals About Motherhood
Most mothers have never glued lashes to their daughters’ eyelids for pageants. They’ve never, as the moms on Toddlers & Tiaras have, gotten their children’s legs spray-tanned. They haven’t stood in the audience, cuing their kids’ routines with kissy faces and arm sweeps, hollering, “Get it, girl!” and “Sparkle, baby!” …
Read More »What are you and your girls doing this Galentine’s Day?
Cue the Girlfriends theme song because it’s that time of the year! Who said friendship and sister love aren’t just as important as romantic love? Celebrated each year on February 13, “Galentine’s Day” is once again upon us and in honor of the occasion, we have curated a fun list …
Read More »Newly Crowned Miss Washington Teen USA Slammed For Using N-Word In A TikTok
Kate Dixon, the 17-year-old newly crowned Miss Washington Teen USA has gone viral after a TikTok video resurfaced showing her hurling the n-word and other racist language. After winning the title, Dixon is set to represent the state of Washington at Miss Teen USA 2022, but many are calling to …
Read More »Have you heard of Black Love Day?
If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt already well accustomed to the annual recognition of Black History Month each February, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black people throughout American history. And you’re likely equally familiar with Valentine’s Day, universally acknowledged as the day of love. But have you heard …
Read More »Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings
The Supreme Court of the United States building was photographed on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Washington, DC. Photo: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times (Getty Images) The U.S. Supreme Court might have a future in making the judicial branch more diverse with President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a …
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