A 10-year-old Nigerian refugee living in New York recently became one of America’s youngest chess masters. Tanitoluwa Adewumi competed at the Fairfield County Chess Club Championship tournament in Connecticut on May 1, and bumped his chess rating up to 2223, the United States Chess Federation reported this month. A rating of 2200 is required to gain…
After the daytime talk show host crowned Minaj “an icon and a legend,” the Queens rapper returned the love on social media. It looks like Nicki Minaj has buried the hatchet in her months-long feud with Wendy Williams. Nicki Minaj and Wendy Williams (Photo: Getty Images) After the daytime talk show host crowned Minaj “an…
Rep. Andrew Clyde made headlines last week when he claimed the Jan. 6 Capitol takeover was just another day of “normal tourist visits.” The GOP representative who downplayed the Capitol riots was seen on camera barricading a door on the deadly day. Read More: As GOP restricts voting, Democrats move to expand access Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA)…
Retired rapper Joe Budden has issued an apology to former employee DJ Olivia Dope. Earlier this week, DJ Dope, whose real name is Tamika Haywood, accused Budden’s podcast boss of sexual harassment. In a post uploaded to her Instagram account on Monday, May 17, Haywood alleged that Budden was in attendance during episode 16 of…
‘Queens’ and ‘The Wonder Years‘ reboot are set to head to your small screen real soon ABC is dropping first looks at two of its new series, and it’s jam-packed with a handful of our favorites in Hollywood. Queens and The Wonder Years reboot are set to head to your small screen this fall. The network released the anticipated…
An unidentified white man was caught on video footage destroying a George Floyd Square memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a now-viral clip. The nearly 4-minute-long video, which was initially shared on Reddit, showed a truck driving up to the memorial site, which is reportedly one block away from where former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin killed…
“This is a really tough subject,” Pinkett Smith says in a teaser of the newest ‘Red Table Talk’ episode. “There is real animosity between Blacks and Asians and that is rarely talked about.” The next episode of Red Table Talk will provide space for one of many much-needed conversations about tensions between Black and Asian…
The series comes after ESPN’s highly successful Michael Jordan series, ‘The Last Dance’ It looks like ESPN’s next great sports docuseries will cover the popular New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Executive produced by Spike Lee, the docuseries was announced on Tuesday by ESPN films. While a premiere date has not been announced yet, the highly anticipated project…
Rae enters the reality show field with a brand new show “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” Issa Rae is set to deep dive into the world of Black 20-somethings living in the City of Angels via her new HBO Max reality series Sweet Life: Los Angeles, the streaming service announced on Tuesday. Read More: Issa Rae’s…
Jamar Medor, who plays basketball for Fairfield Warde High, says he was at first confused by the message A teenager in Connecticut has reportedly been expelled from high school and is now facing charges after allegedly directing racist Snapchat messages to his Black classmate. Read More: Fisk University receives largest gift in its history from…
