“To Be Real” is a coming-of-age comedy about three queer friends who attend Pride Weekend in New York City Combine the 2007 movie Superbad with the 2019 film Booksmart, then centralize its LGBTQ storylines and hire Billy Porter to direct it and what do you get? According to Variety, this is roughly the premise of…
Illinois reported 4,904 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases Friday, prompting the mask mandate Masks will be required indoors throughout Cook County beginning Monday, regardless of whether a person has been vaccinated. The Cook County Department of Public Health issued the order Friday, saying it’s needed as new COVID-19 cases continue to increase due to…
“We’ve had enough and we’re not taking it anymore,” union workers said in a statement If you were to walk into any grocery store in America, you’d likely see the popular snack brands Oreo, Chips Ahoy and Ritz Crackers lining the shelves. Now, as hundreds of union employees for those brands’ manufacturer, Nabisco, are on…
‘Atlanta’s Finest’, an elite group of influential people honored in a newly unveiled mural in the metro Atlanta city of East Point, has people talking. The mural, located at Fun and Play park just blocks from City Hall at 1622 Ware Avenue, features Jovita Moore, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Tyler Perry, Amario Andre, Marvin Bussey, Stacey Abrams,…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Mississippi public health officials warned residents against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The state’s poison control center received a surge in calls related to people trying to use the drug, including a version for animals. The reports from Mississippi represent a growing concern with the FDA reminding people they aren’t cows…
Actress Nicole Ari Parker has joined the cast of the new “Sex and the City” 10-part series, “And Just Like That.” Sarah Jessica Parker shared a picture on Instagram of herself along with co-stars Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Nicole Ari Parker. The Instagram post had fans wondering if the four ladies posing together meant…
Actress Niecy Nash has merged the worlds of mask wearing with segregation. And at their intersection is a slew of commentary from her fans who had much higher expectations for her. The ongoing pandemic and division caused by recommendations of health officials for all people to continue wearing masks was clearly on Nash’s mind when…
Religious leaders, conservative politicians and more are helping parents evade COVID-19 protocols, which medical experts say undermines virus recovery efforts An Oregon school superintendent is telling parents they can get their children out of wearing masks by citing federal disability law. A pastor at a California megachurch is offering religious exemptions for anyone morally conflicted…
After several faculty members objected to a return to in-person instruction, the college has come to terms with them and their concerns over the virus Days after announcing they would not return for in-person instruction over COVID-19 safety concerns, Spelman College professors and faculty members say they will be present for classes on Monday. Initially,…
Bryan was a writer and the producer behind the independent film “Equal Standard” staring Ice-T A writer and film producer behind the independent film Equal Standard has been shot dead in New York City, rapper and actor Ice-T announced on Friday. Joseph “Taheim” Bryan was killed on Thursday night, according to the New York Post….
