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Photo: Ezra Shaw (Getty Images) This weekend, Steph Curry is setting aside his love for basketball in order to embrace another one of his passions: golf. Earlier this month, the three-time NBA champ announced an expansive deal with NBC that includes both scripted and unscripted television projects, as well as …
Read More »Kash Doll Announces Pregnancy
Congratulations are in order for Kash Doll, who just announced she’s pregnant via social media. Taking to Instagram on Thursday (September 23), the Detroit rapper posted a series of nude reveal photos. “The Lord just keep on blessing me! Look it’s a baby in there and today it’s the bmf …
Read More »What It Was Like for Me to Watch Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony
Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings was the first thing on my mind when I woke up on September 27, 2018. From my own experience in 1991, I knew that from the minute Ford began her testimony, her life would never be the same. Some …
Read More »Melvin Van Peebles, Icon Of Black Hollywood, Dead At 89
Iconic filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89 years old. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Van Peebles, father of Mario Van Peebles, passed away the evening of Sept. 21 and he was surrounded by family. The Criterion Collection and Janus Films said in a statement, “In an unparalleled career …
Read More »Hollister’s New Back-To-School Collection Aims to Help Close the BIPOC Education Gap
Hollister Co., a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is furthering its long-term partnership with The Academy Group, a non-profit organization devoted to unlocking opportunities for youth from the most resilient communities. For the fall season, Hollister and The Academy Group have co-created a unique product collection that is dedicated to driving …
Read More »Ashton Sanders to Portray Bobby Brown in Upcoming Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Ashton Sanders, left; Bobby Brown.Photo: Theo Wargo/ Paras Griffin for BET (Getty Images) Whitney Houston will be getting the biopic treatment (albeit, for the 50-leventh time) soon, thanks to the upcoming feature from Sony and TriStar Pictures, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. While the role of the iconic late singer …
Read More »Adam Kinzinger: Republicans Are ‘Frigging Crazy’
In each edition of my newsletter, I’ll bring readers inside The Atlantic, and discuss the issues that concern us the most. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to get future issues of Notes from the Editor in Chief. Political courage is a fascinating phenomenon, particularly at moments …
Read More »Wendy Williams’ Ex-Husband Blasted For Insensitive Comments
Wendy Williams is currently fighting a breakthrough COVID infection and has been hospitalized for a psychological evaluation. After her ex-husband Kevin Hunter posted on social media about his own thriving health, some are saying he was being insensitive. Hunter wrote on Instagram, “Bday vibes ALL WEEK..so THANKFUL to the MOST …
Read More »Stephen And Ayesha Curry Share Surprise Vow Renewal
Bring the tissues! After celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on July 30, Stephen and Ayesha Curry share photos from an intimate wedding vow renewal ceremony. According to PEOPLE, Ayesha revealed the details and a few photos of how the NBA player pulled off planning a surprise renewal ceremony. ”A couple …
Read More »Special Envoy To Haiti Resigns Over ‘Inhumane’ Deportations Of Migrants
Reuters – The U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest in a letter that blasted the Biden administration for deporting hundreds of migrants back to the crisis-engulfed Caribbean nation from a camp on the U.S.-Mexican border in recent days. Daniel Foote, a career diplomat named to his post in …
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