Eminem has barely acted since his breakout role in 2002’s 8 Mile. However, he is jumping to the small screen for 50 Cent’s Starz drama Black Mafia Family. According to The Wrap, Eminem will play infamous Detroit FBI informant Rick Wershe Jr., who became known in the streets as “White …
Read More »This War Needed to End
Peter van Agtmael / Magnum As a pastor, I have loved and ministered to many members of my church who have suffered grievous hurt in war. Some have suffered visible injuries to the body; others cannot be seen but are serious injuries to the mind and soul. Moral injury is …
Read More »Drake Reveals COVID-19 Caused Hair Loss
Drake revealed Tuesday (Aug. 18) that he had COVID-19, and the virus affected his hairline. The revelation came after an Instagram fan account made fun of the heart design shaved into the rapper’s hair. The fan commented, “That heart is stressed.” “I had COVID that sh*t grew in weird I …
Read More »R. Kelly Trial Begins With Opening Arguments
Testimony has begun in R. Kelly’s federal trial. In her opening statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Melendez labeled the disgraced R&B singer a “predator,” telling the jury that he was “a man who used his fame, popularity and the individuals at his disposal to target and groom girls, boys and …
Read More »Tia Mowry Responds To Fans About ‘Sister, Sister’ Reboot
Tia Mowry-Hardrict crushed the hopes of Sister, Sister fans who have been longing for a reboot of the 1990s sitcom. In a TikTok video on Tuesday (Aug. 18), the actress answered a few fan questions that she’d been asked repeatedly. Text flashed across the screen, reading, “Will there be a …
Read More »Quake Survivors In Haiti Continue To Beg For Help As Death Toll Hits 2000
Reuters – Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding. Quake damage to several major hospitals hampered humanitarian efforts, and …
Read More »PageTurners: Tryin' to Imagine What (YA Literature) Looks Like
Me (Moth), Redemptor, Sometimes I Trip Over How Happy We Could BeImage: Feiwel & Friends, Amulet Books, Grand Central Publishing There’s a literary genre kicking all other genre’s asses and taking over the literary world and TikTok—and I bet you know what it is. It’s young adult (also known as …
Read More »What a Weird Movie About a Puppet Reveals About the Nature of Evil
Annette follows a comedian and an opera singer who are raising a puppet child. Oh, and it’s also a musical. Amazon Studios Annette, the fragile child at the heart of the director Leos Carax’s new film, is a perfect avatar for a work that can drift from odd to distressing …
Read More »Don Cheadle Explains His Viral Moment With Kevin Hart
A clip from Kevin Hart’s new Peacock series Hart to Heart went viral after people interpreted the comedian throwing some shade toward Don Cheadle over his age. However, the Oscar nominee has explained, it’s all love. Responding to a user who called Cheadle an “ass,” the Hollywood legend responded with, …
Read More »White Michigan Man Sentenced 4-10 years For Racial Attacks on Black Family’s Home After Seeing Black Lives Matter Sign
A white man has been sentenced to prison after he terrorized a Black family who had displayed a Black Lives Matter sign in their window. According to Macomb Daily, a white man who was a neighbor to a Black Michigan family, harassed the family when he slashed tires on one …
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