Of the new cases to be cleared under D.A. George Gascón’s order, 20,000 are possession or cultivation felonies, the rest misdemeanors. In a bold move, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has announced it will dismiss roughly 60,000 marijuana convictions. Last year, under Jackie Lacey, the City of Angels’ previous district attorney, more than…
In a new “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett Smith and her daughter shared how Brazilian butt lift surgery was once on their respective wish lists. In a new episode of Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith and her daughter, Willow Smith, revealed that they considered getting Brazilian butt lift surgery — dubbed BBLs for short. “I’m…
A California news anchor was suspended indefinitely from a Bay Area news station last week, after he suggested KTVU air a short segment about the disproportionate media coverage of the Gabby Petito case. Frank Somerville, 63, wanted to add a 46-second tagline following a longer report about the homicide investigation into Petito’s death, questioning the…
Under her recent deal at the streaming giant, Brock Akil has created story27, with plans set for four new series. Television producer and writer Mara Brock Akil has launched a new production company under her recent deal at streaming giant Netflix. Brock Akil’s new company, story27, will be headed by Susie Fitzgerald, its president of…
Lenox Hill Hospital Chair of Emergency Medicine Yves Duroseau receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Doctor Michelle Chester at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on December 14, 2020, in New Hyde Park on Long Island, New York. | Source: Scott Heins / Getty UPDATED: 10:45 a.m. ET, Sept. 28 Originally published Sept. 14 Public health officials…
Tamar Braxton‘s Instagram Live on Sunday, Sept. 26, got sidetracked when the singer’s son Logan Herbert joined the conversation. In the social media post, Braxton was seen chatting and joking around with her friends Larry Sims and Wardell Malloy as they finished a meal. Tamar Braxton’s Instagram Live with friends gets derailed when the singer’s…
Source: Getty Images / Getty It’s been a week since the horrific images of the U.S. Border Patrol’s treatment of Haitian asylum seekers circulated in the media. During that time, I couldn’t help but notice the unrelated coincidence of many popular Haitian Americans making headlines as trending topics. Twenty years ago, if the average citizen…
His apology “wasn’t just about me,” Hill says. “It really was about, How do we stop this problem that I had come to symbolize?” Brandeis University professor Anita Hill is best known to the public for her role in the 1991 confirmation hearing of then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, who she accused of sexual harassment. …
Martin, who wrote hit songs for Monica, SWV, En Vogue and others, died Monday of a cause not yet announced. Andrea Martin, a celebrated singer-songwriter behind some of the greatest hits in R&B music, has died. Martin, who wrote songs for Monica, SWV and En Vogue, passed away on Monday at the age of 49….
Source: Twitter / Twitter (opens in a new tabUPDATED: 9:40 a.m. ET, Sept. 28, 2021 — While they never really went anywhere, Karens and their Karening — white women amplifying and weaponizing their privileges when it comes to exerting their purported moral authorities — are apparently making a serious comeback. The pandemic seemed to bring…
