In a statement, Daniel Ek said he and the staff at Spotify “have a clear opportunity to learn and grow together from this challenge.” Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify, released an internal statement to employees apologizing for the ongoing backlash against podcaster Joe Rogan and his use of the N-word…
His death comes days after his brother, fellow blues artist Jimmy Johnson, died at 93 Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. “A fiery, fierce, fighter, always standing for the pursuit of justice as it related…
Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty Popular podcaster and dude-bro cult leader Joe Rogan has been using his massive platform to unapologetically spread COVID-19 misinformation under the guise of “just asking questions” for a minute now. Neil Young threatening to pull his music from Spotify over it probably didn’t have the impact he hoped it would,…
Tia Mowry‘s latest TikTok shenanigans left fans in shambles on Sunday, Feb. 6, after she participated in The Drop dance challenge. This trend, which incorporated the intro to Beyoncé’s 2013 single “Partition,” showcases individuals doing their regular routine when they suddenly drop to a squatting position to the song’s beat while glaring at the camera….
People think that trying to explain why they commit harm towards Black people—rather than simply admitting they’re wrong—is enough. It’s not. After dodging questions for years about her cultural appropriation of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) via the use of a “blaccent,” Nora Lum, popularly known as Awkwafina, recently issued a passive statement on Twitter that…
Reports indicate Abrams only removed her mask on the condition that everyone in the classroom continue to wear a face-covering. A photo of Stacey Abrams is getting pushback from Georgia Republicans after the Democratic gubernatorial candidate posed maskless with a classroom of elementary students. According to CNN, the photos were posted on Twitter Friday by Abrams…
The founding branch of Black Lives Matter could lose its nonprofit status if the organization’s leaders do not provide its financial records to the IRS in less than two months. The California Department of Justice (CDOJ) sent a letter to the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN) on Jan. 31 alleging the organization has failed…
Charisse Gibson of WWL-TV in New Orleans shared an email from a viewer implying that she lacks patriotism. Charisse Gibson, an anchorwoman for WWL-TV in New Orleans, shared on Twitter last week an email she received from a viewer who took umbrage at a piece of jewelry she was wearing on air. “If you persist…
Ciara’s fans are convinced that the singer is concealing a baby bump on after viewing a Feb. 5 visual upload to her latest Ten to One Caribbean rum promotion. The 36-year-old became an investor, co-owner and director for the company last year. Ciara, who currently has three children, shares a daughter, Sienna Princess Wilson, 4, and a…
Jury selection in the federal trial of Gregory McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan starts today. After a judge rejected the guilty plea agreement of two of the three men facing federal hate crime charges in connection with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the trial of Gregory McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael…
