Over the years there has been much speculation about the sexuality of Da Brat — there’s frequently much speculation about the sexuality of any female rapper who isn’t confirmed to be in a relationship with men, or skew on the “sexier” side of the aesthetic spectrum but that’s a bone to pick another day. Now, […]
When South Carolina’s governor ordered all public schools closed in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Benedict College administrators had already started to prepare for a potential closure. Benedict, a small historically Black private liberal arts college in Columbia, has a student population of just over 2,000. When the school decided to close, […]
In the effort to spread information about combating the coronavirus further than the proliferation of the disease itself, Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry took to Instagram to have a conversation with one of the leading national voices on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. But […]
The coronavirus has been devastating the globe and clearly taking its toll on all of us. TODAY news anchor Hoda Kotb is no different and clearly is starting to feel some of the pressures of the pandemic after breaking down in tears on camera. Kotb was talking to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees about how the […]
As self-quarantine truly sets in people have begun to utilize streaming platforms, possibly now more than ever. The latest binge of choice: Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, a show featuring a gun-toting, gay exotic animal trainer who owns hundreds of big cats, was once in a married triad, and has had a life with […]
Television ratings are reportedly the highest they’ve have ever been as viewers tune in for the live sessions for President Donald Trump’s White House briefings on the novel coronavirus pandemic, CNN and MSNBC are pushing back on continuing to air his rhetoric that the two networks criticize as misleading at best. Calling the briefings an “uncritical and […]
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has signed a statement of interest concerning a federal lawsuit over whether or not transgender high school athletes should be allowed to compete under the gender which they identify. The statement argues that the policy set by the Connecticut Athletic Conference, which allows transgender students to do just that and also follows […]
Black Twitter is apparently clapping back at Florida congressman Matt Gaetz who complained in a Twitter post about Howard University getting $13 million in emergency funds from the $2 trillion stimulus package approved by the Senate Wednesday night. Gaetz, a Republican, found it unfair that Howard University got funding that he felt should be going instead to […]
Michelle Visage has long been considered an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, many times working within it. Though she is a one-time pop star, she’s really come to prominence working as RuPaul’s best friend and fellow permanent judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. And even prior to that, she integrated herself as a part of New York […]
By now, there’s no denying America’s healthcare system is drastically unprepared to deal with the rapid spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. But an NBC News survey of 250 front-line hospital workers reveals the startling truth of just how bad things are. From a critical shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE) like face masks and bleach […]
