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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is working towards eliminating arrests for publicly smoking marijuana. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the weekend, de Blasio told the NYPD to instead issue summons as opposed to arresting people who are publicly smoking marijuana. Smoking publicly in New York currently can get you arrested. …
Read More »Jada Pinkett-Smith Opens Up About Her Emotional Breakdown During Red Table Talk
#JadaPinkettSmith’s new Facebook Watch show has become a must-watch series, where the audience is enlightened, reflects oneself and is filled with some insight into Jada’s most intimate moments of her life. During a Q&A, Pinkett-Smith shared how she overcame an emotional breakdown. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We learned on the second episode …
Read More »Meghan Markle Asks Prince Charles To Walk Her Down the Aisle After Her Father Confirms He Won’t Be Attending the Wedding
#MeghanMarkle will be walking down the aisle with royalty on her arm, as she’s asked her future father-in-law #PrinceCharles to walk her on behalf of her father. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The former actress announced on Friday that she’d asked the 69-year-old Royal if he’d do her the honor. Markle’s biological father …
Read More »Drew Brees Gifts High School Amputee with First Prosthetic Leg
A high school quarterback’s day has been made after receiving his first prosthetic leg from professional football player, #DrewBrees. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Last Friday, Alex Ruiz says he was “above cloud nine” when his favorite football player, Brees, gifted him with a prosthetic leg after it was amputated. Ruiz is a …
Read More »Wale Signs with Warner Bros. Records
From briefly independent to signed. Rapper #Wale has sealed a new music deal with Warner Bros. Records. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On May 15, Warner Bros. co-chairman, COO Tom Corson and the D.C. rapper celebrated the big news during a dinner in Beverley Hills. In a press release, Corson wrote: “I am …
Read More »Black Man Clears His Name After Being Wrongly Accused of Murder and Sent to Prison for 27 Years
John Bunn was only 14 years old when he was put in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Now, he sheds tears for the years he’s lost, as his case has finally been absolved. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In August 1991, Bunn was convicted of killing a correction officer. Bunn maintained …
Read More »WorkingWhileBlack: White Woman Calls the Cops On a Black Contractor Because He Was Doing His Job
For some reason, white people just can’t let Black people live – literally and figuratively. The latest case of #WhileBlack is the incident of a Black investor from Memphis who was on the job inspecting a house when a white woman called the police on him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Michael Hayes …
Read More »Meghan Markle’s Half-Sister Says She’s Been Having Their Father Pose for Paparazzi Pictures
Someone has been staging photos of #MeghanMarkle’s dad and it’s her half-sister #SamanthaMarkle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Markle’s father, #ThomasMarkle, has been coincidentally caught taking care of business like getting fitted for his wedding suit, and doing normal things like reading books about Great Britain and enjoying galleries of his daughter and …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Federal Ban On Sports Gambling
On Monday (May 14), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal ban on sports gambling is unconstitutional in its New Jersey case. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This 25-year-old federal law prohibited sports betting on college and professional sports outside of Nevada. The case known as Murphy v. NCAA was ruled 7-2 …
Read More »Boy, Bye: Tristian Thompson Says He Was “Pressured” Into Cheating On Khloe and Was “Relieved” When the Video Exposed Him
TristianThompson says he was “relieved” when the video of him cheating on KhloeKardashian exposed him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We all saw the viral video of the Cavs player getting intimate with two women in a New York club. There were also pictures of him taking a woman up to his hotel …
Read More »Akon Shares His Views On Bill Cosby’s Guilty Verdict: “We Don’t Really Know If He Did It Or He Didn’t Do It”
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While several people have condemned #BillCosby, #Akon says he thinks the former comedian could be innocent. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TMZ caught up with the singer on Monday (May 7) to ask him his thoughts on Cosby’s guilty verdict, and what he feels would be an appropriate sentence. While he …
Read More »Venus Williams Says She Won’t Claim Being a “Feminist:”
When it comes to being a feminist, #VenusWilliams says she won’t be giving herself that label. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Venus repeatedly stands as an example that women can do anything men can. However, when interviewed by Elle U.K., she said she doesn’t identify with the term “feminist.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I …
Read More »Lifetime Is Developing Two Projects That Will Highlight R. Kelly’s Years of Sexual Abuse Against Women
Lifetime is developing two new projects, and this time it’s taking on #RKelly and his sexual abuse allegations. On Monday (May 7), Lifetime announced it will be creating a documentary series and a feature film based on the 10 years of allegations against R&B singer R. Kelly. A statement from …
Read More »Jay-Z’s Mother Delivers Heartfelt Speech At 2018 Glaad Media Awards: “‘Smile’ Became a Reality Because I Shared with My Son Who I Am”
Jay-Z’s mother, #GloriaCarter, was among the many influential people to be honored at this year’s #GLAAD Media Awards; and the speech she delivered was a message many needed to hear. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Sunday, Carter accepted a special recognition award from Robin Roberts for her contribution to Jay’s song “Smile” …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Says TMZ Is to Blame for Kanye’s “Slavery Was a Choice” Comments: “They Put That Boy On Display Man, Don’t Believe That Sh*t”
Not many people are coming to Kanye’s aid at the moment after his controversial “slavery was a choice” comments. But all hope isn’t lost for West, as his longtime friend #JamieFoxx says TMZ is at fault. Foxx was seen at a bar in West Hollywood, while there he shared his …
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