Read: Why the Curiosity rover stopped singing to itself NASA has explored Mars for decades, with all kinds of spacecraft. Each mission has sharpened our view of the red planet. The orbiters provide stunning overhead views of craters carved by meteor strikes and deltas sculpted by ancient water. The rovers …
Read More »Whoopi Cuts Off Meghan McCain Over COVID Comment
As millions of Americans are waiting anxiously to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Meghan McCain is upset that her privilege hasn’t allowed her to jump the line. While discussing the COVID-19 death toll hitting the tragic 500,000 deaths benchmark on the Feb. 22 episode of The View, McCain complained about the …
Read More »BET+ New Deal With Macro Television Studios And Lena Waithe
Today, Monday, February 22, BET+, the premiere streaming service for the Black audience, announced the production of the new original series, “BIRTH OF COOL,” in partnership with MACRO Television Studios (RAISING DION, GENTEFIED) and Hillman Grad Productions (QUEEN AND SLIM, THE CHI, TWENTIES). The ten-episode series marks MACRO Television Studios’ …
Read More »More Than 7 Million Texans Still Either Have No Water or Can’t Drink Their Water
(Reuters) Over 7.9 million people in Texas still had issues with their water supply as of Monday evening, authorities told Reuters, after a record-breaking freeze knocked out power stations last week. Millions of Texans were advised to boil water before using it, though all power plants were back online over the …
Read More »André Leon Talley, Fashion Editor, In Dispute Over Mansion
Fashion world icon André Leon Talley is caught in a feud with former friend and shoe industry executive George Malkemus over the rental of a suburban New York City mansion. According to The New York Post, Talley, the former creative director of Vogue magazine is being evicted from the 11-room colonial White Plains, N.Y., home …
Read More »28 Days of Black Joy: Nicknames That Cancel Out the Need for Government Names
Portrait of happy senior African American man looking at cameraPhoto: Diego Cervo (Shutterstock) They used to call me “Cheekie.” They still do. It all started during the AOL chat room days and I was a huge fan of Mr. Cheeks’ “Lights, Camera, Action!” Since I had always been known for …
Read More »Ava DuVernay To Tackle Police Accountability In New Podcast
Ava DuVernay is set to produce a new podcast about the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP) in her first series for Spotify. LEAP Files was announced during the streaming giant’s Stream On event on Monday (February 22) and will investigate officers who commit murder and expose the blue wall of …
Read More »Trump's Damage to a Cold War Icon
Among the visible remnants of Donald Trump’s presidency is a blank patch of wall along a hallway a short distance from Capitol Hill. Just eight months ago, that wall in the headquarters of the United States Agency for Global Media, the independent body charged with overseeing the country’s five federally …
Read More »Spike Lee Gets Candid About Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine
American film director, producer, and actor, Spike Lee was recently honored by his peers and associates becoming the 34th recipient of the American Cinematheque Award last month. The honor is given to an extraordinary artist who has achieved, and continues to achieve, great success by making significant contributions to American …
Read More »Stevie Wonder Is Permanently Moving To Ghana
Stevie Wonder is packing his bags and moving to Ghana. The music icon recently spoke to Oprah Winfrey and explained his decision. “I wanna see this nation smile again. And I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana because I’m going to do that,” …
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