Locales around the nation are experiencing a real estate boom as home prices nationally continue to soar. In June, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index shared data that showed an 18.6% increase in home prices, which is the biggest gain in more than two decades. Real estate has always provided lucrative …
Read More »Red Table Talk Returns To Facebook Watch This September
Get ready because Red Table Talk is back! Premiering on Wednesday (Sept. 15) with new episodes streaming weekly, the tight-knit family of RTT: Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris have returned to the conversational tabletop. The multigenerational trio will discuss their connections and experiences with their crowns on …
Read More »White Truck Driver Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison After Stabbing Black Man At Oregon Arby’s
Nolan StraussPhoto: Malheur County Jail On Thursday, a white Colorado truck driver was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a hate crime after repeatedly stabbing a Black man in the neck, completely unprovoked. In December 2019, 27-year-old Nolan Strauss ambushed Ronnell Hughes, …
Read More »Girls Trip!: Oprah Winfrey And Gayle King Take A BET
Oprah Winfrey and her best friend Gayle King have hit the road for a hilarious girls road trip. Part one of their three-part series, The OG Chronicles: Joy Ride, is out now and follows the gal pals as they take a “multi-stop adventure through Santa Barbara” and bring their fans …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Uneasy Place of Politics in Fiction
Sally Rooney’s novels have long been criticized as insufficiently political, but reconciling ideology and storytelling has always been a thorny issue for writers. Erik Voake / Getty; Bettmann / Getty; The Atlantic In Sally Rooney’s novels, idealistic college students espouse Marxism despite never having read any of the ideology’s foundational …
Read More »Wendy Williams Experiencing ‘Ongoing Health’ Issues
Wendy Williams has canceled promo for her talk show after her social media pages indicated she’s experiencing ongoing health issues. The latest post from the @WendyShow Instagram account reads: “Wendy is dealing with some ongoing health issues and is undergoing further evaluations. She will not be able to complete her …
Read More »Former President Barack Obama Supports Gov. Gavin Newsom In TV Advertisement
Former President Barack Obama Is helping California Gov. Gavin Newsom by asking residents to reject the recall in a new TV ad released Wednesday. The former president is the latest Democratic politician to back Newsom. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Vice President Kamala Harris have come to the governor’s defense …
Read More »Is Activism Must-See TV? Usher to Co-Host Upcoming Global Citizen Competition Series, The Activist
Usher onstage at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards, broadcast live on FOX on May 27, 2021.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) “Does the winner get a blue vest?” asked veteran artist and tour manager Dennis De Groot on Twitter, in response to a Thursday announcement that “international education and advocacy organization” …
Read More »La La Anthony Latest Celeb To Invest In Cannabis Company
Even celebrities realize the importance of multiple streams of income and back in April, La La Anthony is just the latest actress to add to her empire. The “Power” star is one of several high-profile investors in Leune, a California-based cannabis company with a social justice focus. Anthony recently opened …
Read More »What’s the Most Crucial Part of the Clinton Affair?
Impeachment: American Crime Story tells a humanizing story, but misses a bigger point. Tina Thorpe / FX If you’re in the mood for ’90s nostalgia, the first episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story is a scrunchie-wearing, SlimFast-drinking, Jane magazine–reading coast down memory lane. It has shopping malls and step-aerobics classes …
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