More than 16 years after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe reached into a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle six times to rescue those trapped inside, President Joe Biden presented his widow Tamara the Medal of Honor. She accepted the award on his behalf. “Alwyn Cashe was a soldier’s soldier. A warrior who literally walked through fire…
Christian Walker, the 22-year-old son of former NFL legend-turned Republican politician Herschel Walker, has built quite a name for himself; well, online, at least. MORE: Herschel Walker’s Entitled Son Whines About High Gas Prices While Wearing A $1,200 Designer Hoodie The outlandish social media personality has used his platform to sound off on a number…
OPINION: The Torrance Police Department is just the latest in a long line of law enforcement agencies that have come under fire for officers’ racist texts and social media posts. Credit: Stock image/Getty Images The revelation that officers of the Torrance Police Department in California exchanged racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic text messages is further proof…
The aggressive spread and the uncertainty of whether the current vaccines fully protect us against these new variants have raised the brow of public health officials. Credit: Stock image/Getty Images If you’re experiencing COVID fatigue—apathy towards media coverage of the pandemic, not actual symptoms—you may want to brace yourself because this virus does not appear…
For 12 years, Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has not spoken publicly about his 2009 MTV Video Music Award performance of “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys and the unexpected pop-up during the presentation, Lil Mama. However, the RocNation founder broke his silence during a Twitter Spaces discussion, acknowledging that the “Lip Gloss” emcee is his…
Cardi B made time to step up and defend rap veteran Lil’ Kim after fans trolled the music video for Kim’s latest single, “Big Santa Papi.” Last week, the holiday song was released as part of the Nick Cannon-led film, “Miracles Across 125th Street,” which Kim also starred in. The song received harsh comments about the Queen…
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Diddy won an auction for his previously owned brand Sean John for $7.551 million recently, nearly doubling the initial bid, which was $3.3 million. That reacquisition price nonetheless likely is far less than he received when he sold the brand’s assets back in 2016. It is no surprise that Diddy did this, as he previously…
Honorary Oscars are bestowed at these awards, which this year were scheduled to go to Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover, among others The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to postpone the Governors Awards, which bestow honorary Oscars, due to concerns over the omicron variant. New plans will come at a…
Manchin’s political action committee received a combined total of 36 corporate donations in October and November, according to a CNBC analysis U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told Fox News on Sunday that concerns about inflation played a role in his decision to vote against President Joe Biden‘s signature Build Back Better bill if and when…
