Source: JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / Getty Today is bittersweet as Vanessa Bryant is celebrating her 38th birthday following the death of husband Kobe and daughter Gianna back in January. To commemorate her day, she revealed one last unopened letter written by…
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The Obamas Honor The Request of Class of 2020 Graduates, Agreeing To Give Several Virtual Commencement Speeches
We’re all going to be sitting in on these graduations! Barack and Michelle Obama have announced that they will be giving commencement speeches during a number of virtual graduation honoring the Class of 2020. With schools closed and in-person graduations…
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Photographing Fela: Bernard Matussiere On His Iconic Images of Fela Kuti and the Kalakuta Queens
Veteran French photographer Bernard Matussiere had no idea he’d be capturing pivotal moments in the life of Africa’s most storied musician when he joined Fela Kuti on tour in the early 80s. He quickly became a fly on the wall-like…
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Security guard shot and killed for enforcing mask rule inside Family Dollar
Larry Edward Teague, 44; Sharmel Teague, 45; and Ramonyea Bishop, 23. (Photo: Genesee County Jail) A security guard and father of nine children, who reportedly enforced Family Dollar’s mask-wearing policy inside the store, was shot in the head and killed…
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WhatsApp introducing coronavirus fact-checking chatbot
Photo credit: Bang Media WhatsApp is introducing a chatbot to help with coronavirus fact-checking. The new feature — which was launched this week by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies’ International Fact-Checking Network — will connect the messaging app‘s users…
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‘I Like Color on You’: Jackie Christie’s Splash of Hue Makes Fans Fall in Love
If you know anything about Jackie Christie, then you know she is known for donning an all-black outfit. It’s very rare that fans are able to get a glimpse of the “Basketball Wives” reality star wearing anything beyond black, but…
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Brandy Explains Why She Doesn’t Watch ‘Moesha’ with Her Teenage Daughter
If anyone’s aware that the sitcom “Moesha” is a part of Brandy‘s impressive resume it would be family members of the singer and actress, including her 17-year-old daughter Sy’rai Iman Smith. But that doesn’t mean the show makes for mother-daughter…
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GoFundMe Starts After Store’s Security Guard Is Shot And Killed Over A Face Mask
UPDATED: 5:59 p.m. ET — A woman who identified herself as a sister of the Michigan security guard killed while working last week has posted images of the three people she said were charged with murder in the shooting. Calvin…
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#DontRush Dilemma: The ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Pettily Send Shade Over Social Media Challenge ‘FAKERY!’
BRING.ON.THE.SEASON. Source: Sophe Holland / Bravo Some of the ladies of “The Real Housewives of Potomac” are sending shade over a silly social media challenge. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the #DontRushChallenge that features people transforming from…
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