Despite their paper-thin congressional majorities, Democratic leaders were poised to push the sweeping package through the House on Friday Republicans rallied solidly Wednesday against Democrats’ proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as lawmakers awaited a decision by the Senate’s parliamentarian that could bolster or potentially kill a pivotal provision hiking the federal minimum wage. Despite their paper-thin…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Donald Trump may be gone from Washington, but the hateful, conspiracy theory-fueled ideologies that he championed are still very much present on Capitol Hill thanks to Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Tayor Greene. The newly elected upstart politician who has been widely recognized for her racism and anti-Semitism doubled down on her…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” OG Sheree Whitfield‘s love life made headlines on Feb. 24 after TMZ revealed that the former reality star and her boo Tyrone Gilliams have reunited after his prison release — because of COVID-19 spreading throughout the prison — in Kentucky last week. Gilliams was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2013 for his role in a…
‘This is yet another example of LaKeith being able to dish it,’ said Charlamagne, ‘but he can’t take it.’ Breakfast Club host Charlamagne tha God responded to actor LaKeith Stanfield in the latest in what has turned into an ongoing feud between the two celebrities. Last week, Charlamagne asked actor Daniel Kaluuya if Stanfield played…
The “Weedmobile” owned by marijuana activist Ed Forchion, who calls himself NJ Weedman, outside his restaurant NJ Weedman’s Joint in Trenton, New Jersey, on Feb. 12, 2021. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty Moving quickly on recently passed legislation, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy this week signed bills legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana and…
While movie and television audiences may not have known Ruth E. Carter was the costume designer behind some of Hollywood’s biggest films, the industry certainly did. Now, with 40 years and countless films under her belt, Carter is adding on to her list of firsts by becoming the only costume designer thus far to earn a star…
‘Geeking out as a lawyer on this one,’ Emhoff said during his recent tour of the National Archives. Doug Emhoff was seen this week viewing historic court documents from Loving v. Virginia, the historic Supreme Court ruling on interracial marriage. “I gotta see this … Geeking out as a lawyer on this one,” Emhoff said…
Kenya Moore‘s stunning beauty stopped the model’s fans in their tracks on Feb. 23 after she uploaded a glammed post of herself wearing a long-sleeved leopard dress with a high slit showcasing her long legs. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta“ star embellished the ensemble with a full face and her black pumps. In the caption,…
Source: Twitter The Harlem community in New York City has long been synonymous with “Black America” despite its increasing gentrification of the area in recent years. The historically Black and brown neighborhoods of New York City are no strangers to gentrification. Still, some people in Harlem — a community that’s been all but synonymous with…
‘We were all there. It was not Antifa, and it was not BLM,’ Anthony Aguero said, contradicting Greene. A friend and ally of Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 in a deadly insurrection that left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer. Anthony…
