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The newest prototype of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket Starship executed what appeared to be a successful landing Wednesday at its facilities in Boca Chica, Texas before exploding several minutes later Despite the unfortunate conclusion to this latest test flight, Starship serial number 10, or SN10, represents another gradual improvement over its predecessors, SN8 and SN9, both of which […]
The International Black Freedom Alliance and Michael Brown Sr., the father of the teen that was killed in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014 by police officer Darren Wilson, are requesting $20 million from Black Lives Matter. The request comes on the heels of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation revealing it received over $90 million in donations in 2020. The Black Lives Matter movement […]
Lil Baby, who was crowned 2020’s Best Rapper Alive by Complex, has returned with the music video for his new track “Real As It Gets” featuring EST Gee. Back in January, it was announced that the Louisville rapper signed to Yo Gotti’s CMG Records. You can watch the video for “Real As It Gets,” which was directed by Caleb Jermale, up top […]
The guaranteed income program in Stockton, California, has been deemed a success. It was just two years ago when the city launched the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, an initiative that aimed to prove the effectiveness of a universal basic income. According to the Associated Press, 125 residents were selected to receive a guaranteed monthly payment of […]
The Toronto Raptors returned to face the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night looking a bit like Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill—outgunned and undermanned—thanks to positive COVID-19 results and ongoing contact tracing within the organization. The team was down to a skeleton roster, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby all ruled out in accordance with the league’s health and […]
Tokyo is asking China to stop administering anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens due to the “great psychological pain” caused by the procedure, a government spokesperson said, per The Guardian. Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, said the government will continue issuing a request to halt China’s invasive testing protocol until they receive word that an alternative method […]
Sales of books written by Dr. Seuss soared after the author’s estate announced earlier this week that six titles would no longer be published because they contained racist and insensitive imagery, Rolling Stone reports. As of Wednesday evening, Dr. Seuss books occupy all but one entry in the top 10 of Amazon’s Best Sellers in Books […]
A Philadelphia high school senior who sent out applications to 20 colleges has gotten offers of more than $1 million in combined scholarship money from a bunch of those schools. ABC News reports that Shanya Robinson-Owens got accepted into 18 of those places. At the moment she still goes to George Washington Carver High School of Engineering […]
Anuel AA has joined forces with Capcom on a Street Fighter apparel collection. The graphic-heavy range shows the Puerto Rican superstar taking on some of Street Fighter’s most popular characters, including Ryu, Akuma, Ken, and Guile. The collection marks the first collaboration between Anuel AA and the video game giant; however, the artist says he’s been a fan of Capcom’s work […]
The Wu-Tang Clan is gearing up to release, what they call, “the rarest book in hip-hop history.” Titled Wu-Tang Clan: Legacy, the massive photography book consists of more than 300 pages of unreleased photos that highlight the rap group’s decades-long history. The curated images were shot by revered photographers including Danny Hastings, PROTIM PHOTO, Kyle Christie, Andy Cantillon, […]
