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Colin Kaepernick called out the NFL on Twitter Sunday for engaging in “propaganda” with regards to their social justice efforts as the league appears to be actively blackballing his former San Francisco 49ers teammate, Eric Reid. In his tweet, Kaepernick cites a Deadspin article titled “The NFL is Blackballing Eric Reid, too,” which mentions that, despite being ranked by ESPN in late […]
Joe Budden has made it clear that he has zero interest in interviewing 6ix9ine. In a new episode of The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal, Budden said he was recently offered the chance to sit-down with the rainbow-haired rapper, but refused. He added that he doesn’t care to speak with 69 even if it’s […]
John Wall issued an apology Sunday after a video of the Washington Wizards star appearing to throw up gang signs surfaced online. In his statement, Wall apologized to his family, teammates, and friends, acknowledging he made a mistake while also vowing to do better. “First and foremost I want to apologize to my family, my teammates and all of those that […]
The football season might be in full swing as of Sunday, but the realities that plague the country are still present. As a result, the Minnesota Vikings decided to show its solidarity with the social justice movement by paying tribute to George Floyd. Ahead of the Vikings’ season-opening game against the Green Bay Packers, the team decided […]
Despite stumbling out of the blocks in the United States, Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet has soared globally. Per Deadline, Tenet has grossed $29.5 million to date domestically but has pulled in more than $200 million globally. Tenet‘s struggle at the domestic box office speaks to the way the pandemic has impacted the movie industry in the United States. Over three days over […]
Bow Wow has gotten on the bad side of XXXTentacion fans after teasing a new song. Bow Wow took to social media this weekend to share a video clip of a new track, called “Bad Vibes,” with a broken heart logo, according to XXL. “Skeletons in my closet, yea I walk with that/I’m 4-5 with […]
Swarms of mosquitoes in Louisiana have left hundreds of cattle and some horses dead. WWLTV reports that, according to experts in southwest Louisiana, the clouds of mosquitoes became thick from Hurricane Laura, which, after it made landfall on Aug. 27, pushed the insects out of marshes. Veterinarian Craig Fontenot told the outlet that the mosquitoes […]
In yet another case of filmed police brutality against Black citizens, a video of police beating a ride-sharing passenger unconscious has surfaced. Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia launched an investigation on Friday into a viral video that shows two officers attacking a Black man who was reportedly a passenger in an ordered vehicle. An Instagram post […]
Human activity has forced the world’s wildlife populations to plummet by 68 percent in the last 50 years, with human consumption being the primary culprit. This new data comes from the 2020 Living Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund, which evaluates population declines in over 4,392 observed species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians […]
While the NBA has locked itself away in a bubble, Black people are still victimized by state-sanctioned violence and police brutality outside of it. As a result, protesters have decided to take these issues to the league’s doorstep. Protesters surrounded an NBA media bus that was making its way from ESPN’s Wide World of Sports […]
