‘No better choice’: Shaboozey backs Bad Bunny as Super Bowl Halftime Show pick
Shaboozey is throwing his two cents in on one of pop culture’s most lightning rod topics: Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl halftime show. The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” artist made it clear that he’s 100 percent behind the Puerto Rican hitmaker taking the state. “I think Bad Bunny’s awesome,” the country star told Billboard […]
‘Make your point without [my] name in it’: Joe Budden responds to Native Land Podcast’s comments
From “tricky” word choices to “sucka” comments, Marc Lamont Hill and QueenzFlip’s viral back-and-forth on the Joe Budden Podcast has set Black social media ablaze. The clip sparked so much conversation that Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, Andrew Gillum, and Bakari Sellers, the hosts of Native Land Podcast, weighed in on a recent episode titled “Joe […]
Fans rally around Brandy after critics question her abrupt Chicago tour exit
After Brandy revealed the reason she left the stage mid-show in Chicago on Saturday, fans are coming to her defense. On Sunday, Oct. 20, a day after the incident, the 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer shared she had been experiencing dehydration in a statement posted to social media. “I sincerely apologize for the abrupt end to last […]
‘This really not cute’: Fans call out Gayle King for selfie with Fox News host Jesse Watters
Gayle King has taken plenty of selfies in her lifetime, but her latest one has drawn some strong responses from both sides of the political spectrum. On Monday (Oct. 20), the CBS News host shared a photo with controversial Fox News host Jesse Watters on her Instagram account. “Two TV people from competing networks walk […]
Ex-NFL player Doug Martin dies while in police custody in Oakland after a “brief struggle”
Former NFL All-Pro RB Doug Martin died in Oakland police custody on Saturday (Oct. 18), according to the East Bay Times. At 4:15 a.m., officers received a call regarding a reported burglary in the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo. Simultaneously, officers received a call about a person […]
LeBron James loses major historic record to Kevin Durant
While he may be broadly considered the “GOAT,” LeBron James no longer holds the record for the highest career earnings in the NBA. On Sunday (Oct. 19), ESPN reported that Kevin Durant signed a two-year, $90 million deal with the Houston Rockets, making him the league’s all-time highest-paid player in career earnings. The 37-year-old forward, […]
Chick-fil-A offers apology after Black police officer made to pay while white colleagues ate for free
Chick-fil-A is apologizing after a Black police officer in South Carolina was forced to pay for his food while his white colleagues ate for free. Tracy Reid, a police officer in Clover, South Carolina, said the incident, which occurred during a visit to a Georgia location a few weeks ago, left him feeling “humiliated” and […]
‘So damn heartbreaking’: Viewers weigh in on award-winning ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ documentary
Netflix has another hit on its hands. The streaming platform’s latest documentary, The Perfect Neighbor, doesn’t have talking heads or experts to help tell the story of what happened to Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four who was gunned down by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz. Instead, director Geeta Gandbhir relied on two years of […]
Karine Jean-Pierre defends Biden against claims about ‘mental acuity,’ says Dems are missing the mark in Trump era
Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is sticking beside her former boss, President Joe Biden, despite broad criticisms of his presidency and decision to run for re-election, only to drop out four months before the 2024 election. While promoting her new book “Independent: A Look Inside A Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” […]
‘See you in Oz’: Colman Domingo joins the ‘Wicked: For Good’ cast as the Cowardly Lion
Colman Domingo is taking a trip to Oz! The award-winning actor took to social media on Monday (Oct. 20) to announce his casting in the upcoming and highly anticipated Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good. The star shared a collaboration post with the film on Instagram. “See you in Oz,” Domingo shared in the video after revealing himself behind […]