Source: Justin Horrocks / Getty Weddings are special moments for everyone involved — but Black weddings take the word “celebration” to a whole new level. Everyone has that one aunty who thinks she’s better than the rest of the family, but you still love her to death. Or the cousin that comes to the wedding just to critique everything from the food to the music. Comedian Cousin Al made a video that so accurately describes Black families at weddings that you’ll swear he knew your entire family personally. Which family member are you? via GIPHY
Source: Cole Burston / Getty People are continuing to be inspired by Drake ‘s “Nice For What” release and this time the art world is taking notice. Painter Richard Wilson caught a look at the music video and one image in particular inspired him to paint a whole wall. The image he saw turned out to be Yara Shahidi and the ironic thing is, Richard didn’t even know who she was before he painted the London mural. He had to ask folks on the gram about this woman who served as his muse. “Since then I find out she’s an amazing role model for young women in particular and has a huge following,” he said in an Instagram post. “It’s really cool cos this wall is pretty random, the path it’s on is used by parents taking their kids to school, cyclists, some alcoholics and dog walkers. Definitely not a place i’d have painted Yara if I knew. Excuse my ignorance not knowing who she was, but i learnt a lesson that you don’t always need to go big, it’s been a fixation for me lately tbh to find BIG walls only, but maybe the content is the key, just like everything always.” Despite Richard not knowing who Yara was, she definitely approved the painting. She reposted it on her page and now it’s been liked by thousands of people. Seems like all is well that ends well. You can check out the finished painting below, along with Richard’s touching words on the future generation!
The inaugural season of the groundbreaking Netflix series Dear White People drew viewers in with its timely, frank and funny look at a group of black students on the campus of a predominately white university. Based on the 2014 hit indie film of the same name, season two of the show has just announced a release date and dropped an accompanying teaser trailer. If you are a fan of the Netflix hit Dear White People , (and really who isn’t) you only have a few weeks left before the series’ second season arrives to pick up on all the storylines from last season and offer fresh subject matter that tackles current issues such as the Alt-Right. Entertainment Weekly has a season two synopsis of what fans can expect from the students at Winchester University. Via Entertainment Weekly : ‘Dear White People’ premieres on May 4, Netflix revealed in a new teaser. The sharp satire’s second season picks up in the immediate aftermath of the failed protest that ended season 1 as Sam (Logan Browning), Reggie (Marque Richardson), Troy (Brandon P. Bell), and the other students deal with the repercussions. Whereas season 1 was structured around a racist blackface party that rocked the campus, the new season will be a bit of mystery, creator Justin Simien tells EW. “There’s a lot of secrets to uncover this season, in particular, who is coming after Sam,” says Simien, who previously revealed that a mysterious online troll has targeting Sam in the wake of the protest. “Everyone’s got secrets this season — secrets from each other, secrets from themselves. There’s lots of things that the characters don’t know and have kind of repressed, and sort of going into those treasure troves is something a lot of the characters are doing.” Emmy-winner Lena Waithe will recur in season 2 as P Ninny, an MC who stars on a ridiculous ‘Love & Hip Hop’-like reality series called ‘Trap-House Tricks.’ You can check out the Dear White People teaser trailer BELOW: Check out today’s Top Stories here: Black Starbucks COO Speaks On Viral Arrest Video Tracee Ellis Ross Is Out Here Looking Like A Summer Popsicle And We Love It
We’ve always known that Lil Yachty had a great heart he showed his love for his best friend the other day when he bought him a Corvette for his birthday & surprised him with it. Watch the video below to see his reaction.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images ESPN Drops An NBA Playoff Commercial Narrated By J. Cole The 2018 NBA playoffs are finally upon us, and it looks like NBA superfan J. Cole is providing the soundtrack for the festivities. In a new NBA on ESPN commercial for this season, game highlights from stars including Steph Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, and more popular players are seen in a montage as Cole raps about different teams and players, all while providing some inspirational messages for those entering the playoffs. The North Carolina native raps in a very tame, spoken word-like cadence about the NBA teams and their players. Some of his bars included gems like: “It’s gold at stake for Golden State/How much weight can King’s shoulders take…When the odds ain’t great/Some fold and break/While greats let the dreams of a ring motivate.” You can peep the video that the NBA on ESPN dropped on their Twitter page below as the playoffs kick it into full gear. Let's goooooooooo (ft. @JColeNC ) pic.twitter.com/pa8AfDGuh3 — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 14, 2018
Source: Chris Hondros / Getty A video of two African American men being removed by at least six officers from a Philadelphia Starbucks as they were reportedly waiting for a business associate has gone viral. See the video below: @Starbucks The police were called because these men hadn’t ordered anything. They were waiting for a friend to show up, who did as they were taken out in handcuffs for doing nothing. All the other white ppl are wondering why it’s never happened to us when we do the same thing. pic.twitter.com/0U4Pzs55Ci — Melissa DePino (@missydepino) April 12, 2018 According to Philly.com, Commissioner Richard Ross, said Starbucks staff called 911 and “said two males were trespassing” and “refused to leave.” The men hadn’t ordered food, and had asked to use the restroom. Starbucks policy does “not allow nonpaying people from the public to come in and use the restroom.” Ross said. Police then asked the men to leave, since Starbucks wanted them out but they reportedly refused. At that point the men were arrested without resistance and were later released after Starbucks declined to press charges, per Ross. Ross said the men were told they were trespassing and were “asked to leave politely,” three times. He said the men answered that “we don’t care,” which Ross called the “same type of attitude” Starbucks staff had described. Ross said police on the scene, “in an effort to quell the situation, called for a supervisor” to keep things from getting “out of hand.” Starbucks released the following statement Saturday: We apologize to the two individuals and our customers for what took place at our Philadelphia store on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/suUsytXHks — Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) April 14, 2018 SOURCE: Philly.com | IMAGE CREDIT: Getty
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