NBC journalist Kristen Welker started her new role hosting the network’s Meet the Press program Sunday, becoming the first Black person and second woman to host the historic show. Welker’s tenure as host of the politics and news program began with a wide-ranging, revelatory and controversial interview with former President Donald Trump.
Sha’Carri Richardson ran her final race of the season over the weekend. She came in fourth in the women’s 100m race and recorded a time of 10.80 seconds in the 2023 Diamond League Final. For the occasion, the athlete debuted her natural hair on the track.
While promoting his new album, The Love Album: Off the Grid, music mogul Diddy announced that he planned on reassigning publishing rights to select Bad Boy Records artists. Following the announcement, singer Aubrey O’Day, a part of Bad Boy girl group Danity Kane, claimed that the deal that she and the group members were offered comes with strings attached.
Irish Grinstead, the artist who gained fame in the 1990s as a member of the group known as 702, has died at age 43. Lemisha Grinstead, Irish’s sister and fellow 702 member, announced the news on Instagram, saying her “beautiful sister and friend has passed away this evening.”
“She has had a long battle and she is finally at peace,” the heartbroken sister wrote. “That girl was as bright as the stars! She was not only beautiful on the outside, but also within. Sharing the stage with her was a joy I will cherish for the rest of my life! We, the family ask for prayers and respect for our privacy as we grieve an outstanding loss to our family.”
Halle Berry is not happy about Drake’s decision to use her image to promote of his new single. The 57-year-old actress went to social media to express her disappointment about the “Slime You Out” cover, which features an image of Berry covered in slime at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Drake and SZA have teamed up to release a spicy new track. Shortly after teasing their collaboration on social media, the duo released their single, “Slime You Out,” on Friday. In his Ingram post on Thursday, Drake tagged SZA in a photo of Halle Berry covered in green slime at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. As fans guessed the meaning of the post, SZA also shared the image and made it more clear that the duo had a collaboration set to be released.
News anchor couple Jeannette Reyes and Robert Burton became an internet sensation after sharing a glimpse of their professional and private lives with their followers on social media. However, their latest video involves the Afro-Latina’s mom hilariously calling them out on their alleged daily routines.
Students living at Clark Atlanta University residences were evacuated after thunderstorms led to flooding on Thursday. Over two inches of rain fell in an hour and flooded part of Downtown Atlanta and Clark Atlanta University. About three hours’ worth of rain fell in just 15 minutes.
Throughout Kirk Franklin‘s three-decade-long career, he’s created music that challenged the rules of gospel and told emotional stories that spoke to the masses. He embarked on a journey to tell his inspirational story through music earlier this year when he went on a quest to find his estranged birth father. The impact of their reunion after 53 years was more profound than he imagined.
Black women in the fashion industry have resorted to doing their own makeup due to the lack of knowledge and understanding many artists have regarding Black skin tones. One New York Fashion Week model recounted her experience doing her makeup herself.
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