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Carol Sutton, the veteran actress known for her role in Steel Magnolias has died due to complications related to COVID-19. She was 76. Sutton had been hospitalized at New Orleans’ Touro Infirmary for several days prior to her death on Thursday (Dec. 10), WGNO reports.  New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell …

Photo: Stephanie Keith (Getty Images) Roaming bands of white supremacists trawled the streets of Washington D.C. on Saturday, setting fires to Black Lives Matter banners and getting into stabbing fights in what appeared to be a free-for all outpouring of racist rage. Earlier in the day, MAGA supporters gathered in …

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal was caught in Megan Thee Stallion’s comments, trying to shoot his shot with the “WAP” rapper on Tuesday (Dec. 8).  The Good News artist recently filmed an Instagram Live stream and Shaq posted a comment that he was watching her backside. But the former …

I suspect that parsing social niceties is, however, not what Epstein was getting at. Addressing Biden, Epstein wrote: “Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title ‘Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting …

Kaavia also spent quality time with mom as both rocked matching grey lounge sets, looking all too cozy!  “So I’m all in on this #twinningwithmommy business 🤷🏾‍♀️ All. In,” Union captioned on her IG. Kaavia is too cute and we are just loving these adorable family moments!  Source link

WNBA players rallied behind two Florida high school basketball players after their school suspended them for one game on Thursday (Dec. 10) for wearing Black Lives Matter shirts in warm up. Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV identified the student athletes as Jordana Codio and Khadee Hession of American …

Tyler Perry donated $100,000 on Sunday (Dec. 13) to the legal defense fund of Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, who Louisville police officers shot dead in her own apartment in March. Variety confirmed Perry’s contributions to Walker’s GoFundMe campaign. It helped Walker surpass his fundraising goal.  Steve Romines, …

Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported how some Black-owned bookstores were seeing a surge in sales amid the protests against racial injustice and police brutality earlier this year. This week, a Colorado-based bookstore found a way to expand their business now making them the largest Black-owned bookstore in the country. The Tatter …

Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Ummm…we are now within two weeks of Christmas (and Kwanzaa—and nearly halfway through Hanukkah)—have you locked down your holiday gifts yet? With shipping slower than usual this year, most retailers aren’t guaranteeing holiday delivery on orders placed past the middle of this week, so your options are …

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