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The events that have unfolded during the past year and a half have forced a sizeable amount of the population to take a step back with their fitness goals. Although gyms have started to reopen their doors, there’s still a valid hesitancy to return to what was once normal pre-pandemic. …

Photo: BLACKDAY (Shutterstock) A pharmaceutical science major at the University of Georgia is the latest headline making crusader for the natural hair movement. Niyah Brown was looking for a way to create a safe and celebratory space for Black hair on the predominately white campus, where you are far less …

Two of hip hop’s greatest legends, Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One, went hit after hit during the latest Verzuz on Sunday (Oct. 17). Both artists have stood the test of time since the golden age of rap from Kane’s debut release, Long Live The Kang in 1988, to KRS’ first …

Terra Field, the Netflix employee who was suspended then almost immediately reinstated for attending a meeting meant only for senior executives following the release of Dave Chappelle‘s special, has left the company. Field had drawn attention for a social media thread in which she criticized both Chappelle and Netflix for …

Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) While Black Twitter has long been referred to as a digital space to share cultural critique, break celebrity news, kick shit, and engage in “friendly” debate, one CU Boulder researcher claims that the hub serves an even greater purpose, one with historical roots. Shamika Klassen, …

Tiger Woods appears to be recovering after a Feb. 23 car accident. Photos have surfaced of the legendary golfer walking for the first time without crutches since the crash. According to The Shadow League, the photo is from Oct. 9 and he was watching his son play golf, see below: …

Gabrielle Union takes on a lot of roles in her life. She’s a successful actress, entrepreneur, author, and mother. But one thing she’s not is a “step-parent”. The Bring It On star is the second wife of Dwyane Wade, a three-time NBA champion who already had three kids plus his …

US media personality Kim Kardashian (L) and husband US rapper Kanye West attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 92nd Oscars at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 9, 2020. Photo: Jean-Baptiste LaCroix (Getty Images) Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye …

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A 103-year-old grandmother has become a viral sensation after recalling her experience with picking cotton for little to no wages. TikTok user Shanika Bradshaw filmed her grandmother, Madie Scott sharing her experience of picking cotton when she was a teenager, Buzzfeed reports. The three-minute video details Grandma Madie explaining how she …