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Monthly Archives: June 2017

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., a Democratic congressman from Illinois, has introduced a bill named for Donald Trump’s infamous “covfefe” tweet, with the goal of ensuring presidential social media posts are archived. U.S. Rep. Quigley introduced the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement or COVFEFE act Monday, June 12th, 2017. It would […]

New Covfefe Bill Introduced To Keep Trump From Deleting Tweets

June 14, 2017 in Politics / Social tagged Covfefe / Donald Trump / Trump by William Carter

NASA announced its first class of astronaut candidates since 2013 on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017. The twelve candidates from various backgrounds with different fields of study met rigorous requirements and made it to the top of 18,300 applicants. Among them is one black woman: Jessica Watkins. Watkins, who at the age […]

Welcome Jessica Watkins, The Only African-American In The Latest NASA ...

June 13, 2017 in Education / Social tagged Black Girl Magic / Hidden Figures / Jessica Watkins / NASA / Science by William Carter

Tammy Rivera is stepping out into the music world on her own with her new single, “All These Kisses,” produced by Rico Love. “I know you’re tired baby/ But I know what drives you crazy/ I”ll take it slow baby/ I know you miss these kisses…/Lay Down & Let Me […]

#NewMusic Tammy Rivera – All These Kisses

June 12, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged Atlanta / Baltimore / love & Hip Hop / Music / R&B / Tammy Rivera by William Carter

Katy Perry sat down with Deray for his podcast “Pod Save The People,” which hasn’t officially appeared on iTunes yet, but videos have emerged. Thanks to twitter user @lil_skyscraper_, we have video of the conversation where Perry openly discussed the cultural issue. “I’ve made several mistakes, even in the “This […]

Deray Interviews Katy Perry, Acknowledges Her Part In Cultural Appropriation

June 11, 2017 in Social tagged Culture / Deray / Katy Perry by William Carter

Just hours after dropping “While We’re Young,” Jhené Aiko releases the video, reminiscing on Adam Sandler’s “50 First Dates.” Directed by Jay Ahn, Aiko plays the role of a beautiful woman with short-term memory loss. Here are some of the lyrics. [Verse 1] Baby while we’re young I think we should do […]

#NewMusic Jhené Aiko – While We’re Young

June 10, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged #NewMusic / Jhené Aiko / R&B / While We're Young by William Carter

2 Chainz previewed a new track that may re-ignite the rap battle between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj. The song is titled “Realize,” and was debuted during his “Pretty Girls Like Trap Music” listening party. In the song, you can hear Minaj call out Remy’s husband Papoose, accusing him of writing the […]

Nicki Minaj Takes More Shots, “Papoose Wrote The Ether Record, ...

June 9, 2017 in Entertainment / Music tagged 2 Chainz / Nicki Minaj / Papoose / Remy Ma by William Carter

Aretha Franklin Sheds Tears During Detroit Street Naming Ceremony outside of Detroit City Music Hall for the Performing Arts. Franklin, the undisputed queen of soul, was tearful and thankful for the accomplishment, starting at the corner of Brush Street. Friday she’ll kick off Detroit Music Weekend by performing at a tribute show in her […]

Aretha Franklin Sheds Tears During Detroit Street Naming Ceremony

June 9, 2017 in Entertainment / Social tagged Aretha Franklin / Aretha Franklin Way / Detroit / Music / Music Hall by William Carter

“Mask Off,” from Future’s self-titled album, will undoubtedly remain one of the biggest songs of 2017. He just released an official remix with Kendrick Lamar a few weeks ago, and now Remy Ma has decided to throw her own spin on it, wondering who will be her next victim. You can […]

#NewMusic Remy Ma – Mask Off Remix

June 8, 2017 in #NewMusic tagged #NewMsuic / Hip-Hop / Mask Off / Rap / Remy Ma by William Carter

Although $30,000 is a lot of money to most of us, it is chump change compared to the $129, 319 that Kendu Isaacs wanted a month for spousal support from Mary J. Blige. Isaacs original amounted wanted consisted of $5,000 to help with his aging parents, $4, 971 to support his […]

Mary J. Blige Ordered to Pay $30,000 a Month In ...

June 8, 2017 in Entertainment tagged Divorce / Kendu Isaacs / Mary J Blige by William Carter

As previously reported, Yara Shahidi revealed that she got accepted to each college she applied to, telling Seventeen, “I did get all of my college acceptances and I’m keeping them close to the belt as of right now, but I got into every college I applied to.” Well now, it appears […]

Yara Shahidi & Malia Obama Both Attending Harvard

June 7, 2017 in Social tagged Black Excellence / Harvard / Malia Obama / Yara Shahidi by William Carter

Janelle Monae can add another award to her resume after receiving the CFDA Fashion Icon Award, joining the ranks of Rihanna, Beyoncé, Pharrell, and Lady Gaga. Monae has set her own path, and shows no signs of slowing down. The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards are […]

Janelle Monáe Accepts CFDA Fashion Icon Award, “None of Us ...

June 6, 2017 in Fashion tagged CFDA / Fashion / Icon / Janelle Monae by William Carter

Chance the Rapper and New Edition will receive special honors at the upcoming BET Awards. New Edition will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, while Chance the Rapper will receive the Humanitarian Award presented by Walmart. Chance the Rapper, who is rightfully deserving of the Humanitarian Award this year, made news this year when he […]

New Edition And Chance The Rapper To Be Honored At ...

June 6, 2017 in Entertainment / Music tagged BET / BET Awards / Chance The Rapper / New Edition by William Carter

TMZ has reported that on Tuesday. instead of cancelling his previously scheduled appearance on “Real Time” with Bill Maher, Ice Cube reportedly wants to discuss the comment with Maher. The controversy began during Maher’s recent interview with Sen. Ben Sasse. After Sasse joked that his home state of Nebraska would “love to have you […]

Ice Cube Will Discuss Bill Maher’s N-Word Controversy on Maher’s ...

June 6, 2017 in Social tagged Bill Maher / HBO / Ice Cube by William Carter

Raven’s Home, the highly anticipated “That’s So Raven” sequel, has an official premiere date and a new trailer. The series will focus on Raven and her best friend Chelsea, both of whom are divorced and living together as they help each other raise their respective kids. Raven’s son Booker (Isaac Brown, […]

“Raven’s Home” Has A Premiere Date, Watch the First Trailer ...

June 2, 2017 in Entertainment tagged Disney Channel / Raven's Home / Taht's So Raven by William Carter

Halima Aden, a 19-year-old hijab-wearing model, has landed her very first Vogue cover for Vogue Arabia. Aden has graced international runways, and is planning to soon be signed to a major agency. Aden she made her modeling debut in February at Kanye West‘s Yeezy Season 5 presentation during New York Fashion Week. Vogue Arabia announced […]

Halima Aden Becomes The First Hijab-Wearing Model to Cover Vogue

June 2, 2017 in Fashion / Social tagged Fashion / Halima Aden / Vogue / Vogue Arabia by William Carter