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Letitia Wright took to Instagram to share a moving tribute to her late Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman. Wright played the character Shuri in the film, the sister of Boseman’s T’Challa and a Wakandan princess that posses genius-level intellect. “A soul so beautiful, when you walked into a room, there was calm. You always moved with grace and ease,” Wright said of Boseman […]
The Trump administration announced an order Tuesday that will temporarily ban residential evictions for tens of millions of Americans. According to NPR, the moratorium gives the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the authority to prohibit evictions through the end of 2020. The move was made in response to the increasing concern over mass homelessness, as many […]
The University of California is now prohibited from accepting standardized testing scores from prospective students. According to CNN, a state court issued a preliminary injunction this week that prevents schools within the UC system from using SAT and ACT results as criteria for admissions and/or scholarships. The ruling was deemed a victory for students with […]
More than 14 years after his death, J Dilla is at the center of a copyright lawsuit. Rolling Stone reports the late producer and rapper is accused of illegally sampling 10cc’s 1974 record “The Worst Band in the World” for his 2006 track “Workinonit.” Dilla’s record appeared on his sophomore album, Donuts, which dropped just several days before his death. […]
Unless you’re adept at iPhone hacking, you’re probably not privy to the texting conversations shared between 50 Cent and Eminem. At least until now (actually, scratch that, you’re still not, but at least you have one example) because 50 shared the latest message that he got from his fellow hip-hop icon during a recent interview […]
Kenosha community members aren’t letting Donald Trump‘s visit distract from their primary goal: Getting justice for Jacob Blake. On Tuesday, the president stopped in the Wisconsin city to survey the damage caused during the riots in response to Blake’s police shooting. Trump’s visit has, of course, been met with criticism, as many believe his presence could spur further unrest within […]
Robin Williams died by suicide in 2014. Now, the late comedian’s widow, Susan Schneider Williams, is opening up about the pain her husband experienced leading up to his death. During a recent appearance on TODAY, Schneider Williams described her husband’s deteriorating state to Hoda Kotb. “Robin and I knew there was so much more going on. Robin was right when […]
The NFL will be painting social justice messages in end zones for the upcoming season, ProFootballTalk reports. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed during a conference call on Tuesday that the phrases “End racism” and “It takes all of us” will appear on the field of every stadium. “The NFL stands with the Black community, the players, clubs, […]
It’s impossible to neatly pack the summer of 2020 into a clean, coherent lede sentence, so let’s just move on to the meat of this topic. This is a sneaker site, and summer’s nearly over, so what was the sneaker of the summer this year? Every year when we put together this story, there’s a […]
It’s a reward that signifies the times. Win your first-round playoff battle and you’ll get to see your family. Sure, losing means you’re going home to see your family anyway, but the first option gives you the best of both worlds. The Toronto Raptors swept the Brooklyn Nets and after a humbling loss to the […]
