*Congratulations to boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.! He has officially been inducted into the Hall of Fame and during his big speech, he broke into “tears of joy,” giving thanks to his father and family. The 50-0 legend was joined by fellow boxing Hall of Fame inductees for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Joining Floyd in…
*(CNN) — Stevie Wonder is sounding the alarm about deteriorating civil rights in America. The Grammy winner gave an impassioned speech in defense of civil rights recently while being honored with the Icon Award during the NAACP Legal Defense Fund‘s 34th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner. “A woman’s right to control her body, the right…
*Cheerios may be causing some upset stomachs after multiple reports to iwaspoisoned.com confirms people were having stomach issues linked to the dry food. The cereal allegedly has made consumers vomit and have diarrhea, similar to Lucky Charms. General Mills makes both cereal brands. The website iwaspoisoned.com tracks food-borne illnesses, and many are surprised to be…
*(CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, which includes “needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons,” they said in a statement. Notably, the announcement includes…
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*Whew, chile! Saucy Santana has broken his silence and is addressing his controversial tweets about Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy. Yesterday, some interesting tweets resurfaced from the Miami rapper. Several past tweets showed Santana calling Beyoncé’s pregnancy glow “dry,” and calling a young Blue Ivy nappy-headed. Santana also insinuated Blue Ivy wasn’t as cute…
*The founder of the Dancing Dolls for life (DD4L) dance band, Dianna Williams, has found herself in a trademark battle with Southern University and A&M College (SU). In a video that has since gone viral, Williams states that the University decided to trademark the name “dancing dolls” specifically to prevent her from using it. Williams…
*Megan The Stallion has starred in Mugler’s spring 2022 collection video adorning blue jeans that are neither here nor there. The video was released on Wednesday, showing the Grammy winner twerking and twirling in a barely-there cut-out denim catsuit that highlights her cleavage, from her famous booty to the legs and abs. We’re talking butt-cut-out…
*Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat isn’t the only one receiving death threats over the YSL RICO case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recently spoke with Channel 2 where she shared that she now has to take extraordinary measures to protect herself and her family amid threats over the high-profile racketeering indictment involving Atlanta rappers…