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Actress Keke Palmer isn’t shy about showing some love with her rumored new boo. The 27-year-old actress was getting a little touchy-feely while out with musician Styn on Sunday (February 21). According to Page Six, the two were getting coffee in Hollywood. While sitting outside of the Blue Bottle, Palmer …

New York City mayoral candidate Ray McGuire announced his plan to expand the city’s gifted and talented program to children who are not enrolled in pre-K or lack digital access. According to a release, McGuire plans to create public/private partnerships to provide universal online access to more than 1.5 million …

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A monument of Jefferson Davis after a much deserved stomping in Virginia Photo: PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE (Getty Images) The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), estimates that approximately 160 Confederate monuments were taken down over the course of 2020. Come y’all, those are rookie numbers, we need to pump those numbers up. …

Vanessa Bryant has caught wind about rapper Meek Mill’s latest song that thoughtlessly references her husband’s tragic helicopter crash.  Lyrics to the rapper’s new unreleased song, that is reportedly titled “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe),” were released on Wednesday (Feb. 17), E! Online reports. A few lines in the track appear …

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Mary Cosby is creating controversy over comments she made about race. Cosby, who is Black, had previously said during an episode of the Bravo show that “If I go to a 7-11 and I see Black people, I go to a different 7-11.” Then, …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden‘s nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding a key member to his national security team nearly a month after her confirmation hearing. The 100-member Senate backed Thomas-Greenfield by 78 to 20 …

Screenshot: Twitter (Other) An investigation has been launched by the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana after a video released shows one its officers apparently holding a 13-year-old Black child in a chokehold. According to NBC News, officers were responding to a call about a disturbance last Sunday. Baton Rouge …

Jay-Z is continuing to move his global brand. According to the New York Times, Jay-Z and the company that owns Dom Pérignon and Moët & Chandon, LVMH, are joining forces. LVMH has taken a 50 percent stake in Jay-Z’s Champagne brand Armand de Brignac. The terms of the deal are …

Recognized for executive producing some of the most insatiable shows on television, including VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and Cartel Crew, veteran film and TV producer Lashan Browning hit another career milestone last year when she inked a major deal with MTV Studios. The deal was part of ViacomCBS’ …