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Photo: Elsa (Getty Images) The beauty of retirement is that it not only affords you the opportunity to reflect on your accomplishments, but the arduous journey along the way. After 19 years of professional baseball, C.C. Sabathia, one of the most beloved players of this generation, has released a memoir …
Read More »Journalist Ayesha Faines Unexpectedly Dies
Ayesha Faines, an acclaimed journalist, writer, speaker and founder of Women Love Power, has unexpectedly passed away. WJXT 4, where Faines was formerly an anchor, reports she died on Friday (July 2). Her cause of death has not been made public as of Tuesday, nor has her age. Faines worked …
Read More »See What Famous Photo Ciara And Russell Wilson Recreated
Ciara and Russell Wilson recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy, and beautifully recreated a photo of Princess Diana and Prince Charles that was taken of the royal couple in the Italian city in 1985. The recreation of the photo shows the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the Grammy …
Read More »Celebrity Brands and Cultural Appropriation: How to Avoid It
Michael B. Jordan sparked controversy with the launch of his new rum brand, J’ouvert. Many accused the actor and his business partners of cultural appropriation — the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, cultural practices, and ideas of a group by members of another group. J’ouvert, a West Indian …
Read More »Cardi B’s Daughter Kulture Kisses Her Mother’s Baby Bump
Cardi B‘s daughter is excited about the arrival of her sister, as seen on a video shared via Instagram over the holiday weekend. In the black-and-white video shared on Sunday (July 4), Kulture Kiari — who turns 3 on Saturday, July 10— tells her mom that she wants to kiss …
Read More »Big Money Moves: Delaware State University Becomes First HBCU to Acquire Another School on Its Own
Screenshot: Delaware State University (Other) We takin’ over, y’all. By we, I mean Delaware State University, as they are the first HBCU in history to acquire a predominately white school. According to WHYY, DSU announced last year that it intended to acquire Wesley College and it officially completed its takeover …
Read More »Kevin Hart Teaches His Teen Daughter To Drive
Kevin Hart is adding another daddy duty to the list! The 41-year-old actor shared a selfie with his fans on Instagram showing him teaching his 16-year-old daughter, Heaven, how to drive. “My little girl is growing up,” Hart captioned a selfie of him in the passenger seat with Heaven behind …
Read More »Sha’Carri Richardson’s Last Hope For Olympics Dashed
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic dreams have officially been dashed. After she was suspended from the 100 meter run over a positive marijuana test, there was a sliver of hope that the American track star could’ve run as part of the 4×100 meter relay team for the United States. Now, the decision …
Read More »What Celebs Said About The BET Awards 2021
Some of the biggest stars in the world watched the BET Awards 2021 right along with us, and just like us, they had thoughts and opinions on what happened during the show. Whether they were participating onstage, in the audience, or watching from home, celebrity minds (and feeds) were buzzing …
Read More »Former Cop Eric Adams Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary In Loaded Field
Former NYPD police officer Eric Adams has won the New York City Mayoral Primary Tuesday according to the Associated Press Adams held a slim lead of one percentage point over Kathryn Garcia Tuesday afternoon according to new count of votes which included tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Maya Wiley …
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