The popular personalities will be among a celebrity contingent covering the Games for the hometown audience Thanks to Sha’Carri Richardson and several other qualifying athletes that have been announced this week, the Tokyo Olympics are shaping up to be more compelling than many of us may have expected. And as if that wasn’t reason enough…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty An Indiana woman who happily participated in the parade of clowns that stormed the U.S. Capitol evaded punishment on Wednesday after a judge sentenced her to three years of probation, $500 in restitution, and 40 hours of community service as part of a plea. Anna Morgan-Lloyd, a 49-year-old grandmother…
Just three days after her eligibility for the Summer Olympics was in limbo due to losing the 100m freestyle trial, it looks like Simone Manuel has redeemed herself. On Sunday, 50m freestyle trial at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Manuel came in first place by 0.01 seconds, which means she will be going to the Olympics….
The series is set to return with twice the amount of episodes after an acclaimed first season Ziwe is here to stay. The viral comedian sensation is staying with Showtime, as her acclaimed variety sketch show has been renewed for a second season. Ziwe has been one of the biggest debuts of the year for…
“Any appointment of Ms. Hannah-Jones without tenure is unacceptable.” The legal team for Nikole Hannah-Jones has fired off a letter to UNC-Chapel Hill this week noting that she will not begin her position as Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism on July 1, as scheduled, without tenure. Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, does not…
Walton, 38, built her campaign on education, reallocating police funds, employment, and reducing crime in the city It looks like Buffalo, New York– the state’s second largest city– has a new mayor. Based on the vast majority of votes counted on Tuesday and early voting, it appears activist India Walton was ahead of four-term incumbent Byron W….
King took to social, not to defend his conversation with Rice, but to defend his Blackness One thing Shaun King knows how to do is trend on Twitter. The writer and civil rights activist posted a conversation he had with Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by police back in…
There’s no place like home. Almost a month after giving birth, Fantasia Barrino and her husband, Kendall Taylor, are celebrating being able to take their newborn home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She shared an Instagram photo of her daughter’s outfit on Tuesday, June 22, writing, “𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒 @keziahlondontaylor,” under it. Fantasia Barrino reveals…
Just days after announcing that he would be launching a rum brand called J’Ouvert, Michael B. Jordan was accused of cultural appropriation by many people online, including rapper Nicki Minaj. Now the “Black Panther” star is issuing an apology and has even promised to rename the liquor line. On Wednesday, June 23, Jordan took to…
“I just don’t know that my voice is Netflix’s voice. The stuff I want to do is a little bit more edgy, a little more highbrow, a little more heady, and I think Netflix wants down the middle,” Barris said. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kenya Barris shed light on his exit…
