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Mariah Carey performs during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1, 2019; Jennifer Hudson performs a tribute to Kobe Bryant before the 69th NBA All-Star Game on February 16, 2020; Ariana Grande performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on January 26, 2020.Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images (Getty Images), …
Read More »The Pandemic Clarified Who the Kardashians Really Are
The first time the Kardashian family discusses the coronavirus on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, it’s during an early 2020 dinner at Nobu, the famous sushi restaurant offering $80 truffle-lobster plates and a bottles-in-the-club vibe. Kim and her sister Kylie Jenner first negotiate who will get a lychee martini and …
Read More »Ex-Cop Charged In George Floyd Death Seeks To Bar Evidence
Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer who put his knee in George Floyd’s neck, is asking the judge overseeing his case to block prosecutors from introducing evidence of his alleged previous use of similar neck and body restraints on other people. In new court documents, obtained by the Washington Post, …
Read More »FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again following a pair of deadly crashes
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight. The nation’s air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, saying it was done after a “comprehensive and methodical” 20-month review process. Regulators around the world grounded the …
Read More »What Does The CROWN Act Mean For Black Women With Natural Hair In The Workplace?
In January 2020, California’s CROWN Act—CROWN being an acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair”—went into effect. The law, which was championed by a Black female lawmaker in California with natural hair, explicitly bans discrimination against natural Black hairstyles, including cornrows, afros, braids, twists, and dreadlocks, …
Read More »Love & Hip Hop New York's Rah Ali Welcomes Baby Girl
Congrats to Rah Ali! She is a new mommy. The 36-year-old Love and Hip Hop reality star confirmed to PEOPLE that she gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Nov. 11. Baby Anaiá weighed in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., measuring 18 inches long, and was born in Miami, …
Read More »NCAA Dead Set on Risking Health of Student-Athletes to Make That Sweet March Madness Money
Photo: Patrick Smith (Getty Images) The NCAA is, in my humble opinion, the most fucked up organization in American sports. For some reason (capitalism, to be clear), college sports have continued despite there being a whole-ass pandemic. While this year’s March Madness tournament was canceled as a result of the …
Read More »‘Black Panther 2’ Will Not Digitize Chadwick Boseman
The sequel to Black Panther, which starred the late Chadwick Boseman, is still in limbo. But what fans can be assured of is that the producers will have no substitution for the deceased actor. It is now confirmed that there will be no digital replacement of the actor. Victoria Alonso, …
Read More »The Last Children of Down Syndrome
Photographs by Julia Sellmann Every few weeks or so, Grete Fält-Hansen gets a call from a stranger asking a question for the first time: What is it like to raise a child with Down syndrome? Sometimes the caller is a pregnant woman, deciding whether to have an abortion. Sometimes a …
Read More »‘MasterChef Junior’ Ben Watkins Dies From Cancer
Ben Watkins, a popular contestant on the Fox show MasterChef Junior, has reportedly died. He was 14 years old. The Chicago Tribune reports that Watkins passed away on Monday (November 16) after struggling with a rare form of cancer for a year and a half. Tragically, his death comes three …
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