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Ahead of the 2020 BET Awards later this month, the nominations for the show have been unveiled with Drake, Roddy Ricch, and Megan Thee Stallion leading. Billboard reports that Drake has six nominations at this year’s iteration of the awards, while Megan and Roddy both have five nominations each. The show, which will mark the award […]
Today in Oh Hell Yeah, we have word that a statue of Thomas Jefferson has been toppled amid protests in Portland. The statue, which marks merely the latest example of unworthy monuments being removed via DIY methods by the general public, was toppled from its location of the steps of Jefferson High School on Sunday after the […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that an existing civil rights law protects workers from job discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation. Associated Press reports that the court decided by a 6-3 vote that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate based on a person’s […]
Vienna-born, Berlin-based singer, songwriter and producer Narou is becoming increasingly renowned for his future-facing takes on soul and R&B. Past gems like “Oblivious” with James Chatburn and “Prophecy” with Hannah Jenkins have seen him bring out the best in his collaborators, but new single “Deep End” sees him go it alone, putting his own pained vocals […]
It looks like the NBA is finally set to make its return to action during the month of July in Orlando, Florida. After a layoff that’s longer than a typical offseason, games will be returning. As far as what that means for the offseason, it looks like things will get rolling in the middle of […]
The most captivating summer in modern baseball history got the 30 For 30 treatment with Sunday’s debut of Long Gone Summer, the new ESPN documentary that looked back at the iconic 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. But if you tuned in hoping for a massive revelation or two, most especially about the […]
On Sunday, a massive throng of people gathered in the courtyard of the Brooklyn Museum and its surrounding parkway for a protest in support of Black trans lives, according to NBC News. The rally was one of several similarly minded ones that took place nationwide, but it’s of particular focus here because it appears to […]
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement earlier this month, in which he admitted that the league had been wrong for not listening to their players in the past, and expressed his support for their right to peacefully protest. Goodell’s remarks were a surprising about-face from a league that distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem in 2016. As […]
Beyoncé has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. In the letter, Beyoncé calls for the AG to arrest Taylor’s killers, who are three police officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department: Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison. Beyoncé writes, “Your office has both the […]
On Sunday, Patrick Beverley shared an insight that was probably half-joke and half-true—or at least the gist of it— which held that big-time stars will have major influence on the NBA’s return. Specifically, he was addressing reported disagreements between the league and some of its players, notably Kyrie Irving, on resuming the 2019-20 season in an Orlando-based bubble. As […]
