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‘Friday’ Star A.J. Johnson’s Widow Calls Out ‘Fake Love’ After GoFundMe Gets Meager Donations

Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021030361

Lexis Jones Mason is questioning how genuine Johnson's fanbase really is after seeing how little people donated to her crowdfunding campaign for AJ Johnson.

Business

Former Goldman Sachs Executive Edith Cooper Elected As Amazon’s Only Black Board Member

Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 202103010

After making history with her executive role at Goldman Sachs, Edith Cooper has been elected to Amazon's board.

News

Family of Missing 25-Year-Old Black Man Jelani Day Demands More News Coverage

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2021011519

Jelani Day was reported missing on Aug. 24. The attention about his case is not as prominent as that of Gabby Petito, says his family.

Technology

Dreamscape To Debut ‘Men In Black’ Virtual Reality Experience

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 22, 202101034

Dreamscape will debut its newest interactive experience, Men In Black: First Assignment, at its flagship location in Westfield Century City.

News

Joy Reid Identifies ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ Amid Heightened Attention on Gabby Petito Case

Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 202102749

MSNBC host Joy Reid is calling out the "Missing White Woman Syndrome" surrounding the heightened media attention on the Gabby Petito case.

Education

Yara Shahidi Leaves Emmy Awards Early to Make It to Her Harvard Class On Time

Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 202104523

Yara Shahidi is not playing with Hollywood about her education. The Grown-Ish star recently left the Emmy Awards early to make it to her Harvard

News

The NYPD Claims Killing of Kawaski Trawick ‘Appears To Be Justified’

Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 2021

by Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 202101267

Kawaski Trawick was in his home cooking before he was fatally shot by NYPD police on April 14, 2019.

News

Country Music Singer’s Promise To Donate $500K To Black-Led Groups Has Fallen Short

Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 2021September 22, 202101351

Country music singer Morgan Wallen has some explaining to do.

COVID-19 News Politics

COVID-19 Is Officially America’s Deadliest Pandemic, Has Killed More People Than Spanish Flu

Derek MajorSeptember 22, 2021

by Derek MajorSeptember 22, 20210774

COVID-19 is officially America's deadliest pandemic, killing more Americans than the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University.

News

Activist Tamika Mallory Slams Biden Administration for Border Patrol Whipping Haitian Migrants

Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 2021

by Ashantai HathawaySeptember 22, 202101169

Activist Tamika Mallory responded to horrific images of Border Patrol agents who appeared to be using reins as whips from horseback to block the path