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The Biden administration announced Friday that it will send more than 1,000 troops across the U.S. to assist in the coronavirus vaccine effort. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost vaccination efforts with active U.S. troops White House Senior Advisor Andy …

Issa Rae is celebrating a major milestone that helped jumpstart her career in TV and film.  On Wednesday (Feb. 3) the Insecure actress celebrated the 10-year-anniversary of her award-winning web series, The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl. She believes her popular Youtube series is the basis for her success in …

Photo: Sau Loeb (Getty Images) Maaaaan, to be white and a terrorist. Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Moron…I mean, Shaman, was moved to a Virginia jail Thursday after a federal judge ordered corrections officials to provide him with organic food. I know some of you are confused as to why legal …

Rapper Ice Cube received backlash after he met with Jared Kushner in Washington, D.C. last year. He had reportedly refused to do a Zoom call with then Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for his Contract With Black America. Now, Cube says he is setting up a meeting with the Biden administration. …

Read: The dark teen show that pushes the edge of provocation In one scene, Malcolm complains about how past filmmakers didn’t have to talk about whether their work had a political message, but he does. In another, he goes on a didactic tangent about why authenticity shouldn’t matter; “interpreting reality,” …

Fair warning: Malcolm & Marie is not a love story. Those anticipating the release of this movie, out on Netflix Feb. 5, as a potential date night or pre-Valentine’s Day flick might find this confusing, given that the marketing for Sam Levinson’s story leans into a sexy 35mm black-and-white format …

Ludacris had a stroke of bad luck when his $150,000 Mercedes Benz S63 was stolen in midtown Atlanta last month. Thankfully the car was ultimately recovered. Taking the theft in stride, the rapper posted a hilarious video about the incident. In the viral video, comedians DeWayne Colley and Desi Banks …

Next month will mark a year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country. Unfortunately, the virus is still spiking, and many people continue to test positive. Nick Cannon is the latest celebrity to be diagnosed with COVID-19.  A spokesperson for Cannon confirmed the news Variety. The 40-year-old …

The importance of education for Blacks cannot be underestimated and is best described by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as such, “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Nothing could be …

Wendy Williams’ ex-husband has found a new career now that he is no longer managing her or acting as executive producer on her show. Kevin Hunter revealed on social media that he is opening an Italian restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn named Loreto. According to Page Six, Hunter posted on a …