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Welcome to Catch (20)22, a series exploring how we all can maximize our new year while being sensitive to the current moment and gracious to ourselves. As January comes to a close, many are full steam ahead in actualizing their new year’s resolutions. Some may be reevaluating them. Others may have …

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 04: Lizzo performs live from Miami Beach at the Platinum Studio for American Express UNSTAGED Final 2021 Performance at Miami Beach EDITION on December 04, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express)Photo: Bryan Bedder (Getty Images) Superstar Lizzo is …

Tisha Campbell took to Instagram to recount a harrowing experience she recently had where she narrowly escaped an alleged trafficking setup on Friday. The veteran actress and singer shared details of the frightening occurrence with her followers.  Campbell had been shooting a film in Brownsville, Texas, and the workday had …

Photo: NicoElNino (Shutterstock) Black women are disrupting the tech industry across the globe, and Timnit Gebru is leading the charge. As a computer scientist and well known advocate for diversity in artificial intelligence, Gebru ruffled feathers at her former employer Google when she co-authored a paper on how AI can …

The family of 53-year-old Brenda Rawls is seeking answers from the same Connecticut police department that has come under fire for its handling of the investigation into the death of Lauren Smith-Fields. According to Insider, Rawls was also killed Dec. 12, and just as was the case with Smith- Fields, was not …

Screenshot: Fair Use On this week’s episode of ‘What Grinds Candace Owens’ Gears’, we focus our lens on a well known character, loved by children of all ages for decades, Minnie Mouse. Ah, yes, Minnie Mouse. The fictional rodent recognizable by her big bow, polka-dotted dress, and court day pumps. …

Logitech has tapped Grammy Award-winning artist Lizzo as the face of its latest marketing campaign, in a concerted effort to appeal to a broader, younger audience. The company launched its partnership with the Houston native and other influencers and creatives with the debut of its newest “Defy Logic” commercial on …

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Screenshot: Matthew Murphy New York City is rejoicing! After major pandemic related setbacks, Broadway is back. And with strong attempts made to diversify its full time casts, there is additional reason to celebrate. Broadway’s longest running musical, ‘Phantom of The Opera’ has debuted its first Black actress to play the …

A 23-year-old woman who was arrested for the gruesome murder of a 93-year-old Syracuse woman avoided a mandatory life sentence by pleading guilty to this and several other crimes. According to Syracuse.com, Victoria Afet confessed to murder, robbery and assault, carrying a total of nearly 30 years worth of minimum …