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The Bronx Museum of the Arts honored Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, co-hosts of a late-night show on Showtime, with its Visionaries Award, which was presented by the Borough’s President, Ruben Diaz Jr. Behind their stage names, Desus is Daniel Baker and Mero is Joel Martinez. The duo received their award at the Museum’s […]
The power of the media and other imagery are very influential forces in shaping the perceptions of individuals, communities, and even the world. But this power doesn’t always create positive perceptions; it can also create negative ones. To shed light on the damage that may result from racist objects and imagery, the Rochester Museum & […]
What would you do if you found out someone had a robot made to look just like you? I’m not asking to just ask, this is actually a real thing! A Russian company is facing a lawsuit from the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger for using his face and voice. The robot is called Android Robo-C. […]
The same day of the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, Vanessa Bryant requested a “no-fly zone” over the wreckage. Her request, made directly to the L.A. County Sheriff’s office, was to ban photographers from taking pictures of the crash site. The reason, said her attorney Gary Robb, […]
In an excerpt from the book “A-list Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley” by Zack O’Malley Greenburg published on Vanity Fair’s website this week, former NBA player and celebrity Shaquille O’Neal explained how he built his fortune. Beyond taking steps to work in areas other than basketball, Shaq took […]
Brandy Norwood’s 17-year-old daughter, Sy’rai, is an up-and-coming entrepreneur. She is not only the founder of Privileged Apparel, a new apparel company, but also one of the models for the company’s fashions. Sy’rai has designed her clothing line to serve women of all shapes and sizes, noting that she’s “bigger than most kids” – she […]
Former basketball player Dwyane Wade is one of the best in my book, but Dwayne Wade the father is absolutely amazing! The support him and his wife Gabrielle Union give their daughter Zaya is beautiful. While Wade was on Ellen he shared his experience supporting his child who is transgender. Zaya was born male and […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, TIME magazine published a double issue that features 100 magazine covers from 1920-2019 that feature women. The cover of the double issue features the three women who spearheaded the Black Lives Matter movement as its founders in 2013. Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi are the celebrated […]
When Beatrice Dixon, founder of The Honey Pot Company, filmed a commercial for Target, she had no idea that so many white women would object to her message of encouragement to black women. Beatrice’s takeaway message from her spot in the commercial is that “the reason why it’s so important for Honey Pot to do […]
Former President Barack Obama has been quiet about the upcoming presidential election. However, he has recently intervened only to remove a pro-trump ad that’s using his voice to falsely represent his words toward the presidential candidate, Joe Biden. The ad misrepresents Barack Obama’s words; the ad maliciously uses content from his audiobook against Joe Biden. […]
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