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Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with two former online adversaries who became friends. They met arguing in the comment section of a Facebook forum …
Read More »Eve Shares Adorable Selfie with Infant Son Wilde Wolf
Eve Jihan Cooper, or Eve to her fans, shared an adorable selfie with her nearly 3-month old son, Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper. The rapper and actress plays the mother of five as Brianna (a.k.a. “Professor Sex”) in ABC’s musical television series, Queens. Eve and her husband, British entrepreneur Maximillion …
Read More »For Muslims with eating disorders, Ramadan can pose dilemmas
CAIRO (AP) — When the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, a battle rages in Habiba Khanom’s mind: If she goes without food or drink, is she doing it for God or because of her anorexia? Deep down she knows the answer, and it saddens her. “If I did fast, …
Read More »Trey Songz Could Pay $5 Million In Settlement Case For Alleged 2013 Sexual Assault
Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage (Getty Images) Trey Songz is making headlines yet again for accusations of sexual assault. A young woman claims that the singer—born Tremaine Neverson—groped her in August 2013 during “Foxwoods Liquid Sundays with Trey Songz” at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. In reports obtained by TMZ, …
Read More »A DEI expert’s advice on spotting a safe workplace 
Since the summer of 2020 and the reinvigoration of the Black Lives Matter movement, we’ve mastered the art of calling out companies and organizations that fake care about Black people. All it takes is one tweet or off-key social post and we’re done. But now, big corporations have become experts at …
Read More »A Cozy, Whimsical Film About Growing Up
In the early scenes of Céline Sciamma’s gentle new film, Petite Maman, 8-year-old Nelly (played by Joséphine Sanz) is exploring a haunted house of sorts—the quiet abode of her recently deceased grandmother. The location is mundane. Nonetheless, it’s tinged with melancholy, a feeling that someone Nelly’s age would have trouble …
Read More »Simone Biles says ‘wedding planning is going pretty good’
Star gymnast Simone Biles is excitedly sharing details about her upcoming nuptials to NFL player Jonathan Owens. In an exclusive interview with People, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist confirmed that the ceremony will be in 2023. “Right now, wedding planning is going pretty good,” Biles told the magazine. “I feel …
Read More »Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X To Lead Season 4 Of Nat Geo/Disney+’s ‘Genius’
The fourth installment of Disney+ and National Geographic’s documentary series Genius will be devoted to two iconic civil rights leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Disney made the announcement earlier this week. Joining series executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard for this landmark season are husband …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey picks Viola Davis memoir for her book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Viola Davis’ latest honor is not for her acting, but for her writing. The Oscar winner’s upcoming memoir, “Finding Me,” is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick. “Finding Me,” which comes out next Tuesday, traces Davis’ journey from what she has called a “crumbling apartment in …
Read More »Blac Chyna Denies Knowing $100,000 Payout Was Rob & Chyna ‘Kill Fee’
Blac Chyna attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) This Blac Chyna vs. the Kardashians trial will get worse before it gets better, and when all is said and done, no …
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