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‘This Is Impactful’: Kerry Washington and Don Cheadle Among Hollywood A-listers Helping to Launch TV and Film Magnet School for Underserved Students

July 1, 2021
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Hollywood A-listers Kerry Washington and Don Cheadle are teaming up with some of their notable peers and the Los Angeles Unified School District to launch a new magnet school in the fall of 2022. The specialized academy will provide “underserved communities a pathway to employment within the industry” by offering hands-on experience in television and…

Local Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Former Georgia Trooper Who Shot Black Man In Head Seconds After Running His Car Into a Ditch

July 1, 2021
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A grand jury in Georgia has declined to indict a former state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after running his car off the road during a vehicle pursuit in August 2020. The 22-person Screven County grand jury returned a no-bill Monday afternoon, declining to indict 27-year-old former Georgia State Patrol trooper Jacob Gordon…

Family confirms Biz Markie is alive after false death report

July 1, 2021
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“Biz is still under medical care,” they said, “surrounded by professionals who are working hard to provide the best health care possible.” Hip-hop legend Biz Markie is still alive, despite reports Wednesday that he had passed away. The 57-year-old musician is reportedly in hospice care, and his family is asking fans for their positive thoughts…

Trump company, executive indicted in tax prob

July 1, 2021
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The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, were expected to involve alleged tax violations related to benefits the company gave to top executives Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, two people familiar…

‘People … Throwing Glass at Her Onstage’: Willow Smith Details the ‘Intense Racism and Sexism’ She Says Her Mom Jada Pinkett Smith Faced as a Rock Singer

July 1, 2021
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Willow Smith is following in her mother Jada Pinkett Smith‘s rocker chick footprints but is doing her best to learn from the darker parts of the path. In 2002, Jada formed the nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom and served as frontwoman for the group, going by Jada Koren. The band was made up of herself and…

Biz Markie’s Family Debunks False Reports That Hip-Hop Legend Died

July 1, 2021
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Source: Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Biz Markie was a top trending topic early Thursday morning after false reports of his death flooded social media timelines across the internet. A couple of media outlets even went so far as to publish their own news article declaring the rap legend had died at around the same…

‘Alexa Play Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number’: Toni Braxton Slays In Barely-There Bikini

July 1, 2021
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Toni Braxton proved to be defying the aging process on Monday, June 28, after posting a steamy Instagram video of herself walking out of a pool in a burnt orange strappy bikini. In the Instagram Reel, a 15-second multi-clip video captioned, “Monday Splash ,” Braxton appeared to have shock value on her mind when she showcased her…

Rapper Pooh Shiesty indicted for alleged involvement in shooting, robbery

July 1, 2021
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Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Denell Williams Jr., made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, June 29 Rapper Pooh Shiesty is reportedly facing federal charges for his involvement in shooting and robbing two men outside a Bay Harbor Islands hotel in Miami last October. The 21-year-old Memphis-based Shiesty Season rapper, whose real…

‘It Wasn’t Something I Needed to be Saved From’: The Woman Behind Upcoming Movie ‘Zola’ Shares An Unexpected Take On Her Life Choices

July 1, 2021
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In 2015, when a 19-year-old exotic dancer A’ziah King, aka “Zola” tweeted a 148-part saga of a wild adventure, she never expected it to go viral. “I was just doing what I do, which is express myself and share myself to my online community. I call them my internet family,” Zola said. She also didn’t expect…

Tenure Secured: Nikole Hannah-Jones Credits UNC Student Protesters For Pressuring University Trustees

July 1, 2021
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Source: Monica Schipper / Getty The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday finally voted to grant tenure to award-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, ending more than a month of controversy following the school’s initial reluctance. Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize last year for her “1619 Project” of essays about Black history…