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A face recognition-equipped Detroit roller rink reportedly kicked out a Black teen on June 10 after misidentifying her as a person who’d allegedly gotten into a fight there in March. According to Gizmodo, the girl, Lamya Robinson, says security scanned her face upon entry and then forbade her from entering, …

VH1 is resurrecting The Surreal Life after a 15-year hiatus. The revival is slated to hit the air this fall and will feature Dennis Rodman, August Alsina, Manny MUA, Tamar Braxton, CJ Perry and Stormy Daniels as celebrity cast members. The Surreal Life follows the cast who cohabitate under one …

Just because Killmonger died in the original Black Panther doesn’t mean the Marvel Universe can’t find a way to miraculously bring him back for the sequel. Michael B. Jordan appeared on the July 19 episode of “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” podcast and talked about the possibility of his character Eric …

Prince onstage at the 36th NAACP Image Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 19, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) If you’ve grown weary of wearing your raspberry beret and are looking for some new sounds to blast in the speakers of your little red …

After the end of the world, there will be birdsong. I used to imagine this when everything was going awry. I would lay in bed in my college dorm room and listen to the lone mockingbird who sang all night outside my window in the spring months. I was worried …

The Alabama Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of a white lawmaker after he referred to a fellow councilmember as a “house n****r” during a Monday night (July 19) meeting. “Do we have a house n****r in here?” Tarrant City Councilman John “Tommy” Bryant said, referring to City Councilwoman …

National Public Radio is under fire after the outlet mixed up Maria Taylor with fellow Black female ESPN reporter Kimberley Martin. On Wednesday, NPR was reporting about Taylor’s exit from ESPN to take on a hosting position for the Tokyo Olympics, NY Post reports. However, instead of using an actual …

Photo: Alena Veasey (Shutterstock) Covid rates have continued to rise throughout the country at honestly the worst time. What should’ve been a fall that marked a true return to pre-pandemic life, has instead been derailed because suddenly everyone thinks they’re an expert in vaccines, despite likely getting a C at …

In Old, the director confronts the everyday, existential terror of life passing by too quickly. Universal Pictures / Everett M. Night Shyamalan has been making Hollywood thrillers for more than 20 years, and despite his career’s ups and downs, he’s never lost the power to wring tension out of the …

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