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Earlier this year, the Whitaker Group announced the return of its Free Game program by way of a special six-part series featuring the Black Community Business Advisory (BCBA). The Free Game series, as founder James Whitner detailed last year, is designed to help others be equipped in the art of avoiding business-related “potholes” and other obstacles. […]
Rihanna is letting fans know where she stands regarding a recent Real Housewives of New York City development. On Wednesday, the Anti singer and Fenty Beauty founder tagged Ramona Singer in a playful post referencing a moment from a recent episode of the Bravo reality series during which Rihanna was name-dropped by Leah McSweeney. In the […]
First and foremost, get a damn vaccine. I’m begging you. Secondly, in news of the inoculation variety, this week has brought us the case of a restaurant owner in California who’s hell-bent on refusing to provide service to would-be customers who are vaccinated. Tony Roman, owner of Basilico’s Pasta e Vino, has been making headlines […]
DaBaby’s marathon of non-apologies continues. On Wednesday afternoon, the 29-year-old rapper released the official music video for his latest track, “Giving What It’s Supposed to Give.” The visual concludes with a brief message addressing the controversy around his homophobic rant over the weekend at Rolling Loud Miami, where he propagated misinformation about HIV and AIDS. “If you […]
Trae tha Truth is always showing up for his fellow Houstonians. On Wednesday, the rapper/activist called on his followers to help get into contact with Jaydeen Buckley—a teenage boy who spent weeks selling water to raise money for school clothes. Jaydeen’s efforts were shared in a Facebook post that eventually went viral. “Please stop by and buy […]
The fallout continues in the wake of DaBaby’s recent homophobic comments, which have already been publicly condemned by previous collaborators Dua Lipa and Lil Nas X. Demi Lovato and Elton John are the latest artists to speak out, with the latter taking the opportunity to direct the public toward actual facts via his nonprofit. As previously […]
Lil Nas X refuses to reveal how he got Kanye West to produce “Industry Baby,” his newly released track featuring Jack Harlow. The Grammy-winning artist was asked about the Kanye contribution during a recent interview with Kerwin Frost, who simply asked how the collaboration happened. “How did it happen?” X responded. “I actually can’t tell you. I can’t. Not yet, at […]
Common sat down with Andrew Barber on The Coda Collection to look back on his iconic career and talked about everything from his creation of Be, to being roommates with J Dilla, to wishing he made one more album with Kanye. “If there’s anything that I sometimes wish is I wished I would have did a third […]
A 22-year-old Georgia man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to four murders in connection with the Atlanta-area spa shootings. Robert Aaron Long pleaded guilty Tuesday and was given four life sentences without parole, per the Associated Press. He still faces charges in connection with the murders of four other people, with those being prosecuted […]
The CDC is expected to revise its guidance regarding masks for those who are vaccinated amid concerns over variants. On Tuesday, Apoorva Mandavilli reported for the New York Times that the CDC was widely believed to be set to recommend this week that those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 “resume wearing masks indoors under certain […]
