Following her historic win at the 63rd Grammy Awards, Tiffany Haddish received a surprising video message from Whoopi Goldberg to congratulate her on her successes. Haddish is the second Black woman to win a Grammy for Best Comedy Album after Goldberg, who won in 1986. On Friday (April 16), the …
Read More »Chauvin Defense Seeks Mistrial Over Maxine Waters’ Comments
As a jury deliberates Derek Chauvin’s future, his legal team is asking for a mistrial because of U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters’ recent comments about the case. On April 17, Waters said of Chauvin’s trial that if the former Minneapolis police officer is not found guilty, that “we’ve got to stay …
Read More »Pharrell Williams Opens The Goodtime Hotel In Miami
Are you ready to stay at Pharrell’s new Miami Beach hotel? The multi-talented producer, artist and entrepreneur unveiled his Goodtime Hotel on Friday (April 16) with his business partner David Grutman, TMZ reports. And several major A-listers were in town to kick off the grand opening including Kim Kardashian, Chris …
Read More »Climate Activists Keep Pressure On President Biden To Enact Real Change
Reuters – Climate activists rallied in New York’s Union Square on Monday with a message for the Biden administration: Time is running out, but it is not too late. Along with demands to end fossil fuel reliance, activist leaders unveiled an addition to the digital “climate clock” displayed on a …
Read More »‘I Knew I Had More to Give:’ Simone Biles on Returning to the Mat and Representing Abuse Survivors at 2021 Olympic Games
Simone Biles competes on Day 9 of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 12, 2019, in Stuttgart, Germany.Image: Laurence Griffiths (Getty Images) Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is speaking out about her return to the mat for the 2021 Games. Glamour reports that Biles, in conversation with …
Read More »I’m Not Ready to Perform
Dave Grohl: The day the live concert returns But the actual performance; the rebuilding of the sonic cathedral, as Dave Grohl wrote last spring; communally reaching for rock-and-roll transcendence? I’m not there yet. I’m not concerned that I’ll get sick. I received my second vaccine shot at the end of …
Read More »Lori Lightfoot Rejects Resignation Rumors
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed on Sunday (April 18) to “continue to lead” the city while denouncing “rumors” that she might be stepping down. In a five-part tweet, Lightfoot called the online chatter “homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors,” adding that “It’s shocking and disappointing to see some media members and …
Read More »Adult Film Star Launches Collective to Support BIPOC Sex Workers
Sinnamon Love is a veteran adult film star who launched a collective in efforts of supporting the safety and sustainability of BIPOC sex workers. Love launched the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective with a mission to be “a resource for education and support services to make the adult entertainment industry a …
Read More »Scottie Pippen Shares That His Firstborn Son Antron Has Died at the Age of 33
Retired NBA player Scottie Pippin walks the runway during the Kith Sport fashion show on September 7, 2017.Photo: Brian Ach (Getty Images) On Monday, Scottie Pippen shared some tragic news via Twitter. His eldest son Antron died this past Sunday at the age of 33. “I’m heartbroken to share that …
Read More »The Western Rides Again
So my ears perked up when, maybe two-thirds of the way through watching Chloé Zhao’s third film, Nomadland, my partner, sitting next to me on the couch, suddenly said aloud, as if in recognition, “Oh, right! The Western is always about suicide.” You might not immediately think of Nomadland as …
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