Towns reportedly lost six other family members to the virus NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns is the latest pro-vaxxer calling on those who are vaccine-hesitant to get over themselves, comply and take the jab. Jacqueline Towns, the mother of the Minnesota Timberwolves star, died in 2020 following a weeks-long battle with coronavirus, theGRIO previously reported. Towns…
The Oscar-winning actress insists she was joking when she made the comment to the ‘Baby One More Time’ singer The world clapped and jumped for joy when Britney Spears announced her engagement to Sam Asghari, her boyfriend of four years. The engagement comes amid the worldwide “Free Britney” campaign to have Spears conservatorship overturned. One…
A woman who recently attended a school committee meeting in suburban Boston has apologized for questioning how a Black mother became a member and suggesting she was unqualified in a presumption that seemed based on nothing more than skin color. Dr. Kenann McKenzie, an adjunct professor and Director of the Aspire Institute at Boston University’s…
The Arkansas native was a longtime faculty member at the university A veteran actress who was known for her booming voice and was a beloved teacher of voice and acting at CalArts has died. Fran Bennett—a native of Arkansas, was a member of the Linklater Voice faculty at the illustrious institution from 1978 until her…
Palmer cheekily shared a photo of her plate to Twitter after hosting the red carpet at the Met Gala While much has been made about the food at the Met Gala, event organizers are defending it after Keke Palmer‘s viral picture sparked online ridicule. While the Met Gala drew in celebrities from all over the…
Former NFL player Kevin Faulk, is mourning the loss of his daughter who passed away on Monday The daughter of former Patriots running back Kevin Faulk passed away at the age of 19 on Monday. Kevione Faulk, who was a student at Louisiana State University, died on Monday, according to the statement that was announced…
The administrator of the Nipsey Hussle estate, his brother Samiel Asghedom (aka Blacc Sam) is suing those caught selling bootlegs of Hussle’s clothing line, Marathon Clothing. The fake merchandise is being sold in neighborhoods as well as online. Amazon, eBay and Etsy all had bootleg merchandise for sale online. Nipsey Hussle performs onstage at the…
Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned a third-degree murder conviction of Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis Police officer who shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk Damond on July 15, 2017. The court agreed with the argument from the defense that the prosecution did not prove Noor acted “without regard…
A Florida woman pled guilty in federal district court on Monday, Sept. 13 to a six-count indictment charging her threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, admitted during the change of plea hearing that in February she sent her husband, who was in prison, 30-second video clips in which she’s threatening…
Aaliyah and R. Kelly wed in August 1994, but her parents annulled the marriage six months later Fans of Aaliyah have turned to social media to slam the singer’s uncle for claiming her mother was aware of the illicit relationship between the late songstress and R. Kelly. R. Kelly and Aaliyah (Photo: Lifetime) Barry Hankerson…
