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On Sep. 3, comedian Fuquan Johnson was pronounced dead after an apparent overdose at a party in Venice, California. According to Deadline, two comedians Ricky Angeli, 48, and Natalie Williamson, 33, also died. Comedian Kate Quigley was hospitalized and eventually released. Johnson’s mother is now speaking out about the death …

Blac Chyna isn’t happy about people who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. The entrepreneur was captured on video in the concourse of Miami International Airport loudly demanding bystanders “get f*****g vaccinated.” “Go get f–king vaccinated, stop being stupid hoe,” she yelled at one passerby. According to TMZ, Chyna, who was …

Season 13 of The Wendy Williams Show is finally returning but without Wendy Williams. A statement from the show read, “The Wendy Williams Show will start airing originals on Monday, October 18, with an exciting lineup of guest hosts and panels to be announced shortly.” The statement continued, “Wendy continues …

Few things are more rewarding than learning and mastering a new skill. Whether it be learning how to cook, tending to and harvesting from a new garden, or learning a new language, there’s a certain measure of confidence that comes from self-improvement. If you’re musically inclined, then you know just …

Blac Chyna isn’t happy about people who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. The entrepreneur was captured on video in the concourse of Miami International Airport loudly demanding bystanders “get f*****g vaccinated.” “Go get f–king vaccinated, stop being stupid hoe,” she yelled at one passerby. According to TMZ, Chyna, who was …

Photo: Astrid Stawiarz (Getty Images) Fans of Wendy Williams and her eponymous talk show will have to continue waiting for the popular host’s return. According to People, Williams, who had previously been delayed from returning for the new season of her daytime talk show due to a breakthrough case of …

Dave Chappelle has been accused of homophobia and transphobia thanks to his latest Netflix special, The Closer. But the streaming platform is standing by the legendary comedian, despite a viral video stating that the streaming service is pulling the special. On Oct. 8, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in a memo, …

Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West revealed he was released from a hospital after battling pneumonia related to COVID-19 over the weekend. West, who is not vaccinated, was admitted Saturday and tweeted it was due to concerns about his oxygen saturation levels. On Monday, West posted a video to his …

Photo: Light Design Photo (Shutterstock) In Minnesota, a group of Black parents are suing the city’s school system, claiming that their children experienced unfair treatment, racial insensitivity and bullying from classmates and faculty. According to NBC News, the parents say that a teacher cut off a student’s dreadlock before throwing …

In 2014, the executives at a brand-new start-up called Andela made a decision whose consequences they would only understand much later. Andela’s model was to recruit and train promising African engineers, then place them at Western tech firms, which meant its employees and clients were scattered across time zones; it …