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Spoilers for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ below. Ryan Coogler is a magician. The director was trusted with the gargantuan responsibility of creating a sequel for 2018’s Black Panther that would live up to the first—which shattered records and shifted the culture—all without his leading man. When Chadwick Boseman died after his private battle with cancer […]
Construction of the Obama Presidential Center came to a halt this week after a noose was reportedly discovered at the $830 million worksite. Lakeside Alliance, a coalition of Black-owned construction firms overseeing the project, confirmed the news in a statement Thursday, shortly after the noose was found. The group told outlets it was suspending operations indefinitely so it […]
A Thai woman was arrested this month after she filmed herself devouring a bowl of bat soup. According to the Daily Mail, Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted the video to her YouTube channel titled “Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua,” which the outlet says translates to “eat spicy and delicious” in English. The one-minute and 40-second clip shows the vlogger sitting in front […]
Grandmaster Jay, the leader of a Black pro-gun activist group, will spend the rest of the decade behind bars. The 59-year-old Cincinnati man—legal name John Fitzgerald Johnson—was sentenced to 86 months in prison this week for his actions during a 2020 protest in Kentucky. Johnson, who founded the Not Fucking Around Coalition, was accused of pointing an AR-15 rifle at two federally deputized officers in […]
Full Size Run is Sole Collector’s weekly sneaker talk and debate show featuring co-hosts Brendan Dunne, Matt Welty, and Trinidad James. This week the crew is joined by Icewear Vezzo to talk about how he owns 400 pairs of white Air Force 1s, Detroit’s sneaker culture, and why he loves high-fashion shoes. Looking for the […]
Due to an incident where police once mistook a human body for a silicone mannequin and threw it in a dumpster, first responders in Quebec are now being trained on how to tell the difference and avoid such an incident in the future. According to a story by Canadian Press, in July 2020, Quebec woman Laurette […]
LeBron James has come to Kyrie Irving’s defense, following controversy regarding an anti-semitic film Irving shared on social media. “I told you guys that I don’t believe in sharing hurtful information. And I’ll continue to be that way but Kyrie apologized and he should be able to play,” LeBron wrote on Twitter. “That’s what I […]
Megan Thee Stallion has received an open letter of support from leaders denouncing violence against women. Shared by the Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium alongside influential leaders, the letter expresses support for Megan. The message comes less than a week after Drake appeared to suggest she lied about the 2020 shooting incident in which […]
A Tennessee man is in police custody after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and kidnapped her, thinking she had a winning lottery ticket, per NBC News. An arrest affidavit filed by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office notes that it all started when 43-year-old Dontrell Hanes arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s home in Cordova, Tennessee, […]
Rapper YNW Melly could be facing the death penalty if convicted after a Florida Appeals court ruled a judge’s decision in his murder case was incorrect. Per Billboard, Florida’s District Court of Appeal has overruled Judge Andrew Siegel’s decision to forbid prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. Siegel made the ruling in July, and said prosecutors […]
