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Advocates for criminal justice reform secured a big win this week: Los Angeles County announced it would dismiss nearly 66,000 marijuana-related convictions—some of which date back to 1961. According to the Los Angeles Times, The move was confirmed Thursday by county District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who underscored the way drug war enforcement disproportionately affected people of color. “The dismissal […]
HQ Trivia is no more. CNN Business reports the once-popular game show app officially ceased operations Friday, about three years after its inception. The outlet obtained a company-wide memo from CEO Rus Yusupov, who confirmed the terminations of 25 full-time staffers. The executive explained HQ’s lead investors were no longer willing to back the company, and that a […]
The Estate of Tupac Shakur celebrates 25 years of Me Against the World with a new range of exclusive merch. The release includes vinyl copies of Pac’s critically acclaimed third studio album, which he recorded at 23 years old while facing a prison sentence. Critics have called MATW one of Pac’s and hip-hop’s greatest works, praising its […]
Polo G is back with more music. Weeks after releasing “First Place” Lil Tjay, the Chicago MC gifted fans with “Go Stupid,” featuring fellow rising rappers NLE Choppa and Stunna 4 Vegas. The song, co-produced by Mike Will Made-It and Tay Keith, also received an official music video directed by Michael Garcia. The visual shows the the three […]
Chinese officials confirmed that 1,716 medical workers have been infected with the coronavirus; six of those cases have resulted in death. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, announced the startling figure during a Tuesday press conference. “At present, the duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy,” he said, as reported by […]
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, has been named a finalist for the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and retired WNBA player Tamika Catchings were also announced as finalists. NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, men’s college coach Eddie Sutton, and NCAA women’s basketball coach Barbara Stevens were also on […]
It’s amazing that we made it out of this week alive after partying hard over Parasite‘s Oscar wins, but we’re here, celebrating love (or the lack of it) at the end of another week. It’s All-Star Weekend, but it’s also Valentine’s Day Weekend (which sounds confusing but kanye-shrug.gif), and a long weekend. ‘Nuff time to take in some […]
Snoh Aalegra has released a new version of her song “Whoa,” featuring Pharrell. The song originally appeared on Aalegra’s latest studio album, -Ugh, Those Feels Again. The singer has also announced her headlining North American tour for Spring 2020, named -Ugh, A Tour Again, supported by singer Quin. This round will include 18 shows, commencing […]
Scientists studying the genomes of West Africans reported this week that they had “detected signs” of an extinct human species that they’re calling a “ghost population.” The discovery was detailed in a study published this week in the Science Advances journal, per a Reuters report from Thursday. “We estimate interbreeding occurred approximately 43,000 years ago, with large intervals of […]
R. Kelly has been hit with a new indictment in Chicago that includes even more sexual abuse allegations against him. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that federal prosecutors filed the indictment against the disgraced R&B singer on Thursday, adding a new victim to the case and removing another. As a result of the new charges, Kelly has […]
