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Diddy, Faith Evans, and More Lay Model and Actress Kim Porter to Rest in Her Hometown
Former model, actress and mother Kim Porter was laid to rest in her hometown of Columbus, Ga., on Saturday morning. The memorial service, which was held at Cascade Hills Church, had an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 attendees, according to TMZ. Among the mourners in attendance were Mary J. Blige, Kandi Burruss, Lil Kim, Tichina Arnold,…
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RNC Catching Hell for Giving Black Friday MAGA Shoppers the Friends and Family Discount Nobody Asked For
Even though the Republican National Committee doesn’t have a soul, it’s somehow being accused of selling theirs. How exactly does that work? Allow me to explain. On Black Friday, the RNC’s official Twitter account posted the following sale: Innocuous, right? Because who doesn’t want 20% off their Donald Trump onesie? Not exactly. According to Huffington…
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Steph Curry Emerges Unscathed After Scary Multi-Vehicle Accident
According to ESPN, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry avoided serious injury after being involved in a three-car collision Friday morning. The NBA superstar was headed to the Warriors shootaround on Highway 24 near Oakland when a driver making an improper lane change lost control of their silver Lexus and struck his black Porsche.…
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Ben Carson Proves the Sunken Place Is Where Rhythm Goes to Die
Ben Carson, our woefully inexperienced Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is not only painfully inept at steering housing policy, but apparently has been exiled from Janet’s illustrious Rhythm Nation. How else can you explain this dearth of coordination at a fundraiser for Palm Beach County Republican Lincoln Day? Bruh. “Gifted Hands”, my ass. Beau…
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Dr. Olivia Hooker, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor and One of the First Black Women to Join the U.S. Coast Guard, Dies at 103
According to The Spokesman-Review, Olivia Hooker—one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, as well as one of the first black women to join the U.S. Coast Guard—has died. She was 103. Dr. Hooker would go on to become one of the first black women to serve in the Coast Guard and…
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'If Tattoos Can Be Removed, So Can Ben Carson's Name from Our High School' Asserts Detroit School Board Members
Ben Carson is having a bad week. First he got dragged for a surge in failed HUD inspections since his appointment as U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary in 2017, and now Detroit’s Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine is ripping the ring off its finger and throwing it back in his face.…
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Condoleezza Rice Might Finally Save the Cleveland Browns from Themselves as Their Next Head Coach
“If Donald Trump can be president, why can’t Condoleezza Rice be an NFL coach?” That question and others are apparently circling around the Cleveland Browns offices as ESPN reports that the former Secretary of State is in their crosshairs as their potential next head coach. While the NFL currently has three female assistant coaches, Rice…
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GOP Advisor Channels the Ghost of 2Pac in 'Hit 'Em Up'-Style Rant Against Brian Kemp
From tying her shoe strings together, to grabbing the controller while she wasn’t looking and entering the Contra Code, we all know governor-elect Brian Kemp went to great lengths to steal the spoils of victory from Georgia’s should-be governor Stacey Abrams. But apparently there’s plenty of outrage on the other side of the fence too—as John…
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Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Gubernatorial Race
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida—and the first African-American candidate to do so—announced his concession to his Republican opponent, former Rep. Ron DeSantis, on Saturday. “R. Jai and I wanted to take a moment to congratulate Mr. DeSantis on becoming the next governor of the great state of Florida,” Gillum said in a…
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Is the #MeToo Movement Ignoring Poor Black Women and Girls? Founder Tarana Burke Seems to Think So
While the emergence of the #MeToo movement has lead to a rash of indictments and criminal complaints, its founder Tarana Burke is concerned that women of color have become an afterthought. According to USA Today, Burke had plenty to get off her chest during her keynote address at the Facing Race conference in Detroit. “The…
