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by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 19, 2024 DJ Khaled is debuting his new line of gold-plated toothbrushes that come with premium gold-infused toothpaste and mouthwash. DJ Khaled is debuting his new line of gold-plated toothbrushes with premium gold-infused toothpaste and mouthwash. The Grammy-winning hip-hop producer teamed up with Aurezzi, a Swiss …

by Rafael Pena March 21, 2024 A Black student enrolled at BYU-Hawaii finds himself embroiled in a dispute with the institution over hair policy, which targets his locs. The Guardian reported that Kanaan VyShonne Barton, a Black student enrolled at Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU), finds himself embroiled in a dispute …

Over the past two years, there have been over eight million suspicious activity reports related to identity theft and income tax filing. This year will be no different. Scammers are only doubling down on their efforts to break into your accounts — and are getting more sophisticated in the ways …

A large group of pro-Trump protesters stands on the East steps of the Capitol Building after storming its grounds on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Photo: Jon Cherry (Getty Images) As of now, more than 780 people have been charged with riot-related federal crimes based on the Jan. 6th …

Picture a philosopher, and you’ll probably come up with someone old and wise, like Socrates, or avant-garde, like Simone de Beauvoir. Or maybe you’ll imagine an academic, toiling in a tweed jacket. Whatever image you’ve got, you’ve likely pictured an adult. But the truth is that philosophers are more common …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Trump lost a battle to have civil contempt charges against him tossed out in an ongoing investigation in New York, and still faces multiple other probes.Photo: Allison Joyce …

Megan Thee Stallion performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Indio, Calif. Photo: Photo by Amy Harris/Invision (AP) When will ‘protect Black women’ finally become more than a popular hashtag? If Megan Thee Stallion’s sit-down interview with Gayle …

Photo: Mike Powelll/Allsport (Getty Images) Air Jordan. His Airness. M.J. The GOAT. Whatever name you know him by, Michael Jordan is one of the best players in the history of basketball and is considered by many (including me) to be the greatest basketball player of all time. His play on …

Cuba Gooding Jr. looks up as he departs his court arraignment in New York on October 15, 2019.Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP (Getty Images) Nearly two weeks after Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pled guilty to charges of forcible touching stemming from several accusations of sexual misconduct, the actor is …

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Robin Roberts almost let history pass her by. The Good Morning America anchor told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Monday that she almost turned down a 2012 exclusive interview in which then-president Barack Obama publicly shifted his stance on marriage equality. Obama had previously …