Simone Biles, of the United States, right, poses for pictures with teammate MyKayla Skinner, after an artistic gymnastics practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) OPINION: Anyone who looks back fondly on U.S. Gymnastics’ era of abuse needs to sit down and shut up. The…
A$AP Rocky and his son RZA in Classics by Savage X Fenty campaign (Photos courtesy of Savage X Fenty) This week, A$AP Rocky and his firstborn son, RZA, posed for Rihanna’s new Classics by Savage X Fenty campaign. It’s a family affair over at Savage X Fenty. This week, to promote its Classics by Savage…
Source: Orlando Sentinel / Getty Let’s say two children are sitting in a room playing with their toys. The first child has a toy box that is overflowing and spilling toys onto the floor while the second child has only one toy. He had more, once, but they were stolen a long time ago. At…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services/Emmai Alaquiva The resume of multi-disciplinary Pittsburgh artist Emmai Alaquiva reads like a wish list scrawled in a teenager’s journal sometime in the 1990s. Creative director for visual projects for recording artists Common, Slum Village, and Raheem Devaughn – check. Direct videos for Jay-Z’s “Book of HOV” exhibit at the Brooklyn…
Jayson Tatum #10 of the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team talks to members of the media after a practice session during the team’s training camp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on July 8, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Tatum says wearing Bryant’s Team USA jersey number is “nothing…
A Missouri man accused of torturing and raping a Black woman he trapped in his basement for nearly a month faces new charges in the disturbing case. Timothy M. Haslett Jr. made national headlines in October 2022 for allegedly kidnapping and confining a 22-year-old Black woman against her will at his Excelsior Springs home. Police…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services/Gregory Scott Williams, Jr. An accomplished filmmaker and photographer, Pittsburgh native Gregory Scott Williams Jr. is deeply rooted in community and passionate about empowering young people to become the tellers of their own stories. His films include the documentaries Tar Baby Jane and Introducing August Wilson, as well as the short…
Steve Harvey agrees with fans that Meagan Thee Stallion is a tall order of legs, hips, and body. The comedian found himself having a knee-jerk reaction to a response the Houston hottie gave on “Celebrity Family Feud,” and now social media is buzzing with reactions. “Name something that might be curvy,” said Steve as Megan…
A viral video showing several NYPD officers beating a Black man on the Fourth of July began when the cops first approached a white man shooting off fireworks and spoke to him in a cordial manner about the legalities of fireworks under New York state law, according to Hawk Newsome, who co-founded Black Lives Matter…
Sha’Carri Richardson looks on ahead of competing in the women’s 100 meter semi-final on Day Two of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) “My [track] lane is my catwalk,” track star Sha’Carri Richardson said, explaining how she brings her creativity and style to the sport. Beyond her…
