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Photo: Associated Press (AP) On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a new policy: The agency will no longer detain and deport victims of crimes. According to CNN, the Biden administration has been working to right Trump’s wrongs when it comes to the undocumented population, focusing on extending some pretty …
Read More »Beyoncé’s Former Personal Trainer Dies From Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, are devastated by a horrible loss after discovering that the singer and entrepreneur’s former personal trainer had died from Covid-19. Taking to her Instagram on Wednesday (Aug. 11), Knowles-Lawson shared the heartbreaking news that Craig Adams …
Read More »<em>Reservation Dogs </em>Is as Fresh as It Gets
FX’s comedy, about four Native teens coming of age in Oklahoma, draws on familiar storytelling beats but feels completely new. Shane Brown / FX Networks / Hulu Reservation Dogs wears its pop-culture influences proudly, and not just in its title. FX’s new comedy series abounds with cinephilic homages: A paintball …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Says Kanye Taught Her To Be ‘More Confident’
Kim Kardashian is sharing some of the best advice she has received from Kanye West amid their divorce. The 40-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star opened up on the Wednesday (Aug. 12) episode of the We Are Supported By… podcast hosted by actress Kristen Bell and Monica Padman. Crediting West for teaching her to be herself …
Read More »Porsha Williams Announces Major Career Change
After eight years, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams is leaving chat show Dish Nation. The 40-year-old wrote on Instagram, “Goodbyes are never easy, and this one is especially hard. For the past eight years, I’ve worked on one of the most fun, collaborative, exciting, and best produced shows …
Read More »Tisha Campbell Shares Wild Bear Encounter At Grocery Store
It’s not every day that you run into a wild bear when you’re out grocery shopping but for Tisha Campbell, she was in for quite a surprise early Saturday morning (Aug. 7). Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the former My Wife and Kids actress said she stumbled upon a 120-pound black …
Read More »California McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers COVID-19 Lawsuit As Cases Continue to Rise Nationwide
Reuters – A McDonald’s Corp franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog diapers and coffee filters to use as face masks. The franchise said in the settlement announced on Thursday that it would provide …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson On Challenges Playing Aretha Franklin
Put some respect on Jennifer Hudson’s name as she is set to debut her much anticipated portrayal of the Queen of Soul in the new Aretha Franklin biopic, RESPECT opening only in theaters on (Friday) August 13. The film follows the rise of Franklin’s career from the early days of …
Read More »PageTurners: These Authors Are Taking You Back to School
In the Country of Others, The Republic of False Truths, RatchetdemicsImage: Penguin Books, Knopf, Beacon Press You know, if I had someone teaching me Ratchetdemics in middle and high school, I might have paid a bit more attention. Honestly, if any of these authors had released books like the ones …
Read More »Cardi B Addresses Celebs Not Showering
Written by Joshua Eferighe Cardi B has caught wind that some of her fellow celebrities don’t bathe, and she isn’t co-signing. “Wassup with people saying they don’t shower? It’s giving itchy,” she tweeted. Wassup with people saying they don’t shower ? 
It’s giving itchy. — iamcardib (@iamcardib) August 10, …