AFROTECH reported that a Black and Asian-owned secondhand boutique called Thrilling announced that it raised $8.5 million in a recent Series A funding round. Thrilling offers innovative tools to support small business owners and a personalized, uniquely enjoyable shopping experience. According to additional details, funds raised will be utilized to …
Read More »Wendy Williams Gossips About Erica Mena’s Second Pregnancy
Erica Mena threatened Wendy Williams when the talk show host gabbed about her latest pregnancy and marriage on a May 5 episode of The Wendy Williams Show. On Tuesday, May 4, Erica Mena and husband Safaree Samuels went on social media to announce that they are expecting their second child, …
Read More »ICM Partners Reportedly Had Black Assistants Cosplay as Talent Agents in Corporate Video to Appear Diverse
CEO boss female speaker manager presenting a lecture in the boardroom office workplace to colleagues.Photo: El Nariz (Shutterstock) The ongoing “reckoning” in Hollywood has placed a spotlight on many facets of the industry, including awards organizations and industry gatekeepers. As more stories come to light, it becomes crystal clear that …
Read More »50 Cent Moves To Houston And Teases New Show
50 Cent is now living in Houston, Texas. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, announced Tuesday that he left New York and moved to Houston, reported the Houston Chronicle. On Twitter, Jackson is shown wearing a Houston Astros baseball hat standing in front of a stadium. Jackson tweeted, “I Love NY, but …
Read More »Former Olympic Boxer Felix Verdejo-Sanchez Arrested for Kidnapping and Killing Pregnant Woman
“I commend our partners in the FBI, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice for their dedicated and tireless efforts that led to the charges and arrest of the defendant,” said United States Attorney Muldrow in a written statement. “We will continue working towards the …
Read More »South Carolina House Votes to Add Firing Squad to Execution Methods. Why? Beats Me, Y’all
Photo: Trent Nelson (AP) Apparently, the lack of prisoners getting killed is a pressing problem in South Carolina—so much so that the state House voted on Wednesday to add the use of a firing squad to its list of execution methods. According to the Associated Press, the state house voted …
Read More »Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
The little Havanese likes to sit in a window of the one-story house, looking out onto the quiet street in Boca Chica, Texas. From its perch, it can watch neighbors passing by, glossy black grackles pecking in the grass, and palm trees swaying in the breeze. The dog’s presence is …
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NFL superstar Cam Newton hosts a series of in-depth conversations with celebrity guests centered on Black culture from his cigar lounge, Fellaship, in Atlanta. Source link
Read More »Warner Bros. ‘Committed’ to Hiring Black Director for Upcoming ‘Black Superman’ Movie
With the “Black Superman” movie set for a future release, Warner Bros. and DC Comics know who they want as a director. Well, kind of. According to The Hollywood Reporter, with reports of award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) writing the film and blockbuster mainstay J.J. Abrams …
Read More »Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Continues Republican Push to Make Voting Hard AF for Black People
Ron DeSantis aka Big Baby Brian KempPhoto: Mark Brown (Getty Images) Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, aka Big Baby Brian Kemp, continued the Republican streak of enslaving the fuck out of the Black vote by signing a controversial bill into law that would limit access to mail-in voting in the …
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