OPINION: Sometimes figuring out if appropriation is happening can be difficult. I’m a little sad because one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn just closed. It’s heartbreaking when a restaurant you’ve fallen in love with dies, and you can’t get that taste anywhere. The place I’m talking about was called the Gumbo Bros, a small…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Marjorie Taylor Greene always says the quiet parts out loud. A clip shared by Right Wing Watch shows Greene trying to position herself as protecting children’s futures and helping families have economic opportunities under the guise of Christian Nationalism. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says that Christian nationalism is nothing…
Over the years, Chad Johnson has been known to find loopholes in his expenses to save money. The list includes living in the Cincinnati Bengals training facility for two years during his time in the football league to doing his fiancée Sharelle Rosado’s hair and makeup for a photo shoot. Chad Johnson shares tips on how to save money…
‘Hope Tomorrow he’s not gonna come online to drag his father’: Kerrion Franklin Sends Thanks to His Father Kirk Franklin and Pastor John P. Kee Upon Being Released From Jail, Social Media Dredges Up the Strained Father-Son Relationship Gospel music juggernauts Pastor John P. Kee and Kirk Franklin are receiving thanks from Franklin’s son Kerrion. …
Kiki Layne Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty Known to slay the carpet and bring beauty to the main screen, actress KiKi Layne is now lending her voice to “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers.” The popular 90s Disney cartoon is now a movie. “From the moment that I read the script, I knew that this was…
During the two years since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, there have been more efforts to remove Confederate symbols. Returning with its first in-person event in almost three years, the Country Music Association has announced a ban on the display of Confederate imagery during its four-day festival in Nashville, Tennessee. The new policy…
Earlier this week, the New York state Senate approved a bill that would limit how song lyrics can be used as evidence in a court of law, a new report states. According to a report from Pitchfork, while Senate Bill S7527, also known as “Rap Music on Trial,” would not ban song lyrics from being…
The syndrome excited delirium has been often used to increase force against people in police custody and justify their deaths, but a new study by Harvard doctors has outed it for its racist roots, its lack of scientific basis and its disproportionate use against Black people. A Berkeley Law professor found out of 166 people reported…
The Roots Picnic, the annual summer event created by the legendary hip-hop crew, returns to Philadelphia’s Mann Center this weekend. After two years of virtual performances, one of the most beloved urban festivals in the nation is returning to Philadelphia. The Roots Picnic, the annual summer event created by the legendary hip-hop crew, will be…
The state’s Department of Corrections, claiming a security threat, has so far banned seven books. The Michigan Department of Corrections has banned dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili, contending the material may incite violence. Corrections officials claim books and dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili are a security threat, according to NPR. (Photo: Adobe Stock) “If certain…
