Coronavirus
Coronavirus
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Babyface Reveals COVID-19 Diagnosis, Sets Official Date for Teddy Riley Instagram Battle
After Teddy Riley told Charlamagne Tha God in an Instagram Live interview that legendary musician Kenneth âBabyfaceâ Edmonds was feeling a bit under the weather, Babyface himself revealed that he is recovering from COVID-19. In an Instagram post sent out on his birthday (April 10), the singer/songwriter/producer thanked his fans for their well-wishes and also…
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Diddy Holds Virtual Coronavirus Town Hall With Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Killer Mike, Sen. Kamala Harris and More
As COVID-19 has spread through the country, so too has misinformation. To combat this, politicians and celebrities have been holding virtual town halls to provide accurate information to the public. Now, Diddy is the latest to step up. On Thursday, Diddy hosted a two-hour town hall event titled State of Emergency: The State of Black…
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My 3-Year-Old Tried to Set Me Up. He Is Clearly Cracking Under the Pressure of This Global Pandemic
I love my kids. I really do. Theyâre a riot when theyâre not trying to end me. Or when theyâre not forcing me to listen to songs Iâve learned to hate over and over again. Theyâre a complete hoot when I donât step on their shit in the middle of the night. This global pandemic…
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'
It didnât take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking pointsâand some other questionable rhetoricâin remarks given to the press today about the disproportionate impact the novel coronavirus has had on black communities and other communities of color. Adamsâ comments were shared by PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor…
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TikTok Pledges Over $375 Million to COVID-19 Relief: 'Together, We Will Persevere Through This Time of Crisis'
With a global pandemic keeping billions of citizens confined to our homes, TikTok has provided the perfect escape from mounting fear and uncertainty. And in its efforts to help return the world to normalcy, the popular video-sharing platform announced that itâll be donating some serious cash to COVID-19 relief efforts. From the Verge: TikTok has…
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Rihanna Partners With Twitter CEO to Give $4.2 Million to Domestic Abuse Victims in Quarantine
Rihanna has been keeping a relatively low profile (well, for Rihanna) since the coronavirus officially became a global pandemic last month. Save for a British Vogue cover and the release of her Fenty faux leather capsule collection (both of which were months in the making), Rihanna has mostly kept mum on social media: no Instagram…
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Vietnamese Restaurant Owner Target of Racist Rant
No matter the circumstancesâwhether itâs targeting Muslims after 9/11 or blaming anyone of Asian descent for the coronavirusâwhite people canât seem to stop white people-ing. ABC 13 reports that a Vietnamese restaurant owner in Houston was the target of a white womanâs racist rant. After hearing a commotion outside of her restaurant Vietopia, Sammi (who…
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Trump Administration Looking to Reopen America Next Month Because Theyâre All Idiots
Dr. Ben Carson is a world-renowned surgeon who may go down in history as one of the best to ever wield a scalpel. Heâs currently a member of the Trump administration, and his position? Heâs the doctor of housing. He may have been the only hope in terms of flattening the curve of idiocy inside…
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Will Considering a Cough an Act of Terrorism Make Us Any Safer During a Pandemic?
If you spend any time on the internet, chances are youâve come across a video of some idiot, responding to widespread fear and anxiety about the coronavirus, acting a damn fool: licking food or drinking from containers on grocery store shelves, coughing on essential workers, or loudly proclaiming they have the deadly and highly contagious…
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Liberty Universityâs Jerry Falwell Jr. Got Arrest Warrants Issued for Journalists for…Doing Journalism
In todayâs âboy, if you donât ssssssit yoâ ass downâ news, Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University, said on Wednesday that arrest warrants have been issued for journalists from The New York Times and ProPublica for committing the unspeakable crimes of…doing their jobs. According to Politico, photocopies of two arrest warrants posted on…