5 Stoner Comedies To Stream For 4/20
Source: Archive Photos / Getty In honor of 4/20, we’ve put together this list of stoner comedies you should enjoy while smoking on some of that good. Cheech And Chong’s Up in Smoke We can’t make a list of stoner movies without mentioning the movie that launched the entire genre. Cheech and Chong’s Up In […]
New film ‘Ricky’ asks the question we keep avoiding: What happens after prison?
Before you write off “Ricky” as another film about the criminal justice system, here’s what director and writer Rashaad Frett needs you to understand: 90-something percent of it doesn’t even take place in prison. The film, starring Stephan James and Sheryl Lee Ralph and co-written by Frett and Lin Que Ayong, is less about what […]
Trump’s effort to reform marijuana policy won’t keep Black people out of prison, remove economic barriers
Four months after signing an executive order instructing the rescheduling of cannabis, President Donald Trump accused his administration of “slow-walking” its execution. “You’re going to get the rescheduling done, right, please?” Trump said to an administration official in the Oval Office on Saturday before signing a separate order on expanding medical research on the use […]
‘I’ve done it all’: Stephanie Elam’s departure from CNN adds to list of Black men and women saying goodbye to TV news
For more than two decades, Stephanie Elam was a familiar face at CNN. The Howard University alum had covered everything from the deaths of Michael Jackson and Prince to the volatile swings of the stock market and last year’s devastating Eaton fire that displaced many Californians, particularly in the primarily Black city of Altadena. That […]
420 Laws: US Cannabis Legalization Through The Decades
Source: Katja Forster / Getty Happy 4/20, folks! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when dispensaries have insane deals, the smell of that good kush fills the air, and we even get the Raw after WrestleMania. Before we celebrate, though, why don’t we take a look back at the long, fraught road toward […]
Kash Patel Files $250M Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic For Reporting On His Alleged Drunken Behavior
Source: Tom Williams / Getty FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic over what he described on social media as a “hit piece,” referring to a story the outlet posted last Friday, titled “The FBI Director is MIA.” The piece includes allegations that Patel has engaged in “excessive drinking” as well as “conspicuous inebriation […]
Obama And Mamdani Singing ‘Wheels On The Bus’ Is The Wholesome Moment We Needed Today
Source: Pool / Getty – NEW YORK, NEW YORK, APRIL 18: Former President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani sing “Wheels on the Bus” to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center on April 18, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis – Pool/Getty Images). Watching former President Barack […]
Singer D4vd charged with first-degree murder as LA County D.A. reveals suggested timeline of 14-year-old girl’s death
Eight months after the decomposing remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were discovered in a Tesla belonging to singer D4vd, the 21-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with her death. During a news conference on Monday (Apr. 20), Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman revealed that the singer is being charged with […]
The reason Michael Jackson’s biopic is simply called ‘Michael’
When you hear the name Michael Jackson, there are a plethora of words, songs, and memories that come to mind for any given person. However, what do you think of when you just hear Michael? That shift is exactly why director Antoine Fuqua and producer Graham King decided to name their upcoming biopic about the […]
What Does 420 Mean For Black People When We Own So Little Of The Cannabis Industry?
Source: Rawpixel / Getty When it comes right down to it, 4/20 is an arbitrary holiday. For those who already smoke cannabis regularly, we might as well be celebrating “Wearing Pants Day” or “Drinking Water Day.” (Happy 4H20, anybody?) Even the origin story about how 420 came to be is mundane. So, back in the […]