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Trinidad Carnival, aptly dubbed The Greatest Show on Earth, is back for the first time since January 2020, just before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Revelers from across the globe have been making their way to the nation’s capital, Port of Spain, for a long-awaited ancestral celebration that, up until two years ago, had […]
80% of Canadian remote workers would prefer to look for a new job rather than be forced to return to their offices full time, according to a survey conducted by financial website HardBacon. The survey asked Canadians who work from home or remotely how often they do so and how they would react if their […]
Tee Grizzley took to Instagram to advocate for artists investing in life insurance so they can protect their family and assets in the case of a sudden tragedy or death. “So look right, as rappers, as successful Black men from the trenches, we the No. 1 target and the least prepared,” Grizzley said in the […]
A woman believed to be the oldest known person in the United States passed away this weekend at the age of 115, The Charlotte Observer reports. Hester Ford died peacefully at her Charlotte home Saturday, leaving behind a family that includes 68 grandchildren, 125 great-grandchildren, and at least 120 great-great-grandchildren. “She was a pillar and stalwart to […]
Nine years after a group of researchers from Yale put together the “Map of Life,” which provides a database that pins where known species live across the globe, they have now put together a map that attempts to locate areas where yet-to-be-discovered species may reside. The goal, according to the guy who spearheaded the project (Yale ecology and […]
Life expectancy in the United States has seen a significant drop amid the coronavirus pandemic, especially among minorities. As the Associated Press reports, life expectancy among Americans dropped one year overall during the first half of 2020 as the country was ravaged by COVID-19. Black Americans in particular were hit hardest, losing three years of life expectancy, while Hispanics lost almost […]
Memphis rapper Baby CEO has reportedly died at the age of 20. Although no official announcement or cause of death has been revealed, social media was ablaze Wednesday morning with tributes to the young rapper. The rumors of his death were seemingly confirmed by tweets from Baby CEO’s account. One post denounced any stories claiming that his […]
Diplo is facing backlash after 19-year-old influencer and TikToker Quenlin Blackwell said she’s been living with him in Los Angeles. According to Newsweek, Blackwell made her initial claims on TikTok on Oct. 23, where she told her followers, “I live with Diplo right now and he fully supports my endeavors.” Diplo also appeared in the live […]
Nestled between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres is believed to have once had all the essential minerals—liquid water, energy, and carbon-bearing organic molecules—required to sustain life, National Geographic reports. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft orbited Ceres for about a year to learn more about the formation of bright spots made up […]
Legendary music executive Andre Harrell passed away on Friday at the age of 59, Variety reports. DJ D-Nice revealed the news during his Club Quarantine Instagram Live series, but there has been no official release regarding his passing yet. Harrell was a native of New York City. His career as a music executive started after his run […]
