The Hollywood male #MeToo movement has long been overshadowed by the female #MeToo movement. Males who have been sexually assaulted by other males in Hollywood have notoriously not been taken as seriously due to the narrative that men assaults are somehow not as critical. NFL player turned actor Terry Crews …
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Broadway Star Robert Hartwell Purchases A New York Home Built By Slaves In 1820
Congrats are in order to black Broadway star Robert Hartwell who has purchased a home that was built in 1820 by slaves for a family that owned the cotton mill in town. Hartwell, who is the founder of The Broadway Collective, a training program for young artists, made the touching …
Read More »Former Miami Garden Officer Charged With Assault After Kneeling On a Woman’s Neck
A former Miami Gardens police officer has turned himself in and been charged with four counts of battery and two counts of misconduct for tasing a Black woman’s stomach as he pressed his knee firmly against her neck outside of a popular Miami-area strip club. Adding insult to injury, he …
Read More »28 Family Members Contract Coronavirus, Father Dies
Written by: @kristenshylin_ A 60-year-old man, Vidal Garay, died the day before Father’s Day ahead of a celebration with his family, according to The Central Valley Business Journal. Vidal’s wife, Norma Garay, said she wished it was all a bad nightmare as she described the loss of her partner. Norma’s …
Read More »Pool Cleaner Sues Ezekiel Elliott; Claims His Dogs Violently Attacked Her
On March 11, a woman claims she was viciously attacked by Ezekiel Elliott’s dogs while cleaning his pool. The unidentified woman claims the player’s three dogs; a Rottweiler and two bulldogs “ambushed” her. She alleges the Rottweiler bit her arm and dragged her before the other two dogs attacked her …
Read More »Texas Real Estate Company Will Use The Term “Primary” Instead Of “Master” To Describe Rooms On Property Listings
Written by: @kristenshylin_ On Thursday, CNN reported that the Houston Association of Realtors announced its decision to retire the word “master” to describe bedrooms and bathrooms in its listings. As the Black Lives Matter movement progresses and demands to remove symbols of racism within corporate America, erasing “master” from real …
Read More »Brian McKnight Says Kobe Bryant Was “Absolutely 100% Serious About His Rap Career”
Back In February, R&B legend Brian McKnight honored NBA legend Kobe Bryant with a tribute song titled “Can’t Say Goodbye.” Unbeknownst to the public, Bryant and McKnight have been friends for years. Die-hard fans would know that Bryant rapped a verse at the end of McKnight’s 1998 song “Hold Me.” …
Read More »Minneapolis Council Moves Forward With Plan To Abolish Police, Suggests Implementing Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention Instead
The city council for Minneapolis is moving forward with its plans to abolish the police force. On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council voted on a proposal that would change the city charter to allow the city’s police department to be removed following the tragic police-killing of George Floyd. The vote …
Read More »Lil Duval Sued By Co-Creators Of Hit Song “Smile (Living My Best Life)” Over Copyright Infringement
Comedian Lil Duval has been sued for allegedly stealing his hit song “Smile (Living My Best Life)” from the rest of its co-creators and solely profiting off of it. That’s now two lawsuits in one week for the 43-year-old jokester. According to BOSSIP, just days before the mother of his …
Read More »TikTok CEO Speaks On The Company’s Role In The Tulsa Trump Rally
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer sat down on Thursday with Peter Csathy, a seasoned digital investor and a former mentor at the Disney Accelerator, for an hour-long virtual conversation where he discussed the company’s role in the Tulsa Trump Rally. Mayer chose to remain neutral on the grassroots movement on TikTok, …
Read More »Kanye West Joins The Gap Family; Signs 10-Year Deal For New ‘Yeezy Gap’ Line
Kanye West has signed a new 10-year deal with clothing brand Gap. The Yeezy name has officially been extended to the Gap family. The new deal consists of the musician having his own clothing line within the Gap name called Yeezy Gap. Fans and followers of the rapper can expect …
Read More »Spring Breakers May Have Brought COVID-19 Back To Their Communities, According to New Study
Seven million US college students were tracked by GPS from their cellphones, traveling during spring break before lockdowns. During the trip, several were believed to have contracted COVID-19 and, upon their return, spread the novel virus within their communities, according to a new study. The study supports public health experts’ …
Read More »Elijah McClain’s Mom: “They’re Covering Up His Murder…I want Life In Prison For Cops Who Killed Him”
In an exclusive interview with TMZ, the mother of Elijah McClain firmly believes the City of Aurora, Colorado, and the police officers that killed her son are trying to cover it up. Sheneen McClain told the outlet that despite the reopening and massive attention brought to her son’s case, she …
Read More »Research From Florida Scientists Indicates Newly Found Mutated Strain of the Coronavirus Is More Infectious Than The First Virus That Circulated Across The World
Written by: @kristenshylin_ “The virus has, under selection pressure, made itself more stable,” scientist Michael Farzan said. This month, the Scripps Research Institute scientific team published online that the mutant virus infects cells at a higher and more efficient rate. Scripps Research Institute is a facility where principal investigators and …
Read More »Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus Offered His Resignation After Hispanic Man Was Smothered To Death By Police
This past Wednesday, Tucson Police Chief offered his resignation after a 27-year-old Hispanic man was murdered while handcuffed in police custody. The unjust death also led to the resignation of three police officers that, according to the police chief, violated department policy. Police Chief Chris Magnus reportedly announced his departure …
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