Source: Black Ink Chicago / VH1 #BlackInkCHI Sneak Peek: The Old And New 9MAG Attempt To Bond Until… Can the 9MAGers at the OG shop get their attitudes together before facing Ryan and his new crew? In a sneak peek from tonight’s episode, Don, Charmaine, and their crew attempt to bond with Jet and Gina from the newer shop. Things get tricky when Jet says the new shop has all the REAL artists, while the OG shop has the celebrities. Unfortunately, the crew couldn’t come to an understanding after getting distracted by Don’s loud and disruptive burp. Do you agree or disagree with Jet here?
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN Scottie Beam Joins The Black Coffee Crew On BET Scottie Beam stopped by BET this week to join the crew of Black Coffee: Gia Peppers, Marc Lamont Hill & Jameer Pond. While these four are sitting down together, they discuss everything from colorism in our community, to the humanitarian crisis in Sundan, and so much more. Check out the video down below to hear the conversations at length”
Source: Live Nation / Radio One Digital LOS ANGELES (Jun 18, 2019) – Two of the biggest names in hip-hop – Future and Meek Mill announced today they will be hitting the road together for the first time ever this fall on their co-headline Legendary Nights Tour. They will be joined by a star-studded lineup of special guests including YG, Mustard and Megan Thee Stallion. Produced by Live Nation, the 24-city outing will kick off August 28th in St. Louis, MO and make stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston and more before wrapping October 5th in Las Vegas, NV. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 21st at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 18th at 12 pm local time until Thursday, June 20th at 10pm local time through Citi EntertainmentSM. For complete presale details visit http://www.citientertainment.com . TIDAL subscribers will also have access to an exclusive presale beginning Tuesday, June 18 at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET through Thursday, June 20 at 10pm local time. Subscribers can find details for purchasing tickets on TIDAL.com/LegendaryNights or via the TIDAL mobile, web and desktop apps. The tour announcement marks the latest achievement for Mill – the hip-hop star was recently honored as a Vanguard for Social Justice by the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University (NYU). He was recognized at a private ceremony on June 10 for his criminal justice reform advocacy and helping spearhead the REFORM Alliance, an organization committed to eradicating outdated probation policies across the U.S. Meek Mill and Future U.S. Tour Dates: DATE CITY VENUE Wed Aug 28 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Fri Aug 30 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+ Sat Aug 31 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Sun Sep 01 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre+ Tue Sep 03 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Wed Sep 04 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center Fri Sep 06 Pittsburgh, PA KeyBank Pavilion+ Sun Sep 08 Boston, MA Xfinity Center Tue Sep 10 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre Wed Sep 11 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Fri Sep 13 Philadelphia, PA BB&T Pavilion Sat Sep 14 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sun Sep 15 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater Tue Sep 17 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live Thu Sep 19 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Fri Sep 20 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater* Sun Sep 22 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood Mon Sep 23 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Tue Sep 24 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre Fri Sep 27 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater+ Sun Sep 29 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Tue Oct 01 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater Thu Oct 03 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion Sat Oct 05 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center+ *YG not performing +Megan Thee Stallion not performing
Source: Kim Rogerson / Getty Trans Woman Wins In Court After Brooklyn Landlord Humiliates Her After being humiliated during the apartment hunting process, Giana Desir is finally getting a tiny bit of justice. According to reports, Desir is a trans woman who began transitioning back in 2013. Two years later, her landlord all but kicked her out when he refused to renew her lease in October 2015. Another Brooklyn landlord, then told Desir he could maybe find a BASEMENT apartment somewhere …because, according to him, she shouldn’t be around “people and children.” From The NYDailyNews : At the same time, Desir’s friend “Jazz,” who lived in a different building, told her apartments were available. Yet when she finally spoke in person to Walter, the landlord there, he balked, [law judge John] Spooner wrote. Showing up at his office, he seemed “shocked and surprised” and asked, “‘Why didn’t you tell me you were transgender? Thank God, I had you come here at night. What would people have thought if they had seen you,’” he said, Spooner wrote of the humiliating exchange. Walter then said he couldn’t possibly rent Desir an apartment “around people and children,” but could find her a place “in a basement somewhere with its own entrance” and not “around too many people.” He also worried he’d be thought of as allowing a sexual encounter with Desir if he were to rent to her, and even suggested she stop the transitioning until she landed an apartment, telling her that she “’would look really crazy,’” Spooner wrote. Desir ultimately found an apartment through welfare benefits, but said her sense of independence was shattered and that Walter’s comments were “devastating.” Walter wasn’t the only one to treat her that way — at least 5 landlords refused her housing. In a moment of victory, however, she’s been awarded $25,000. Spooner recommended a compensatory fine of $15,000 and a civil penalty of $10,000, and ”that respondents be ordered to undergo anti-discrimination training” in his decision. “Based on the trial trial evidence, I find that respondents violated … (the City Human Rights Law) by discriminating against the complainant by denying her rental apartments because she is transgender,” Spooner wrote. Desir says folks like to put trans people under a “huge umbrella of negativity,” adding that it “felt good” to do something. “I didn’t realize how difficult it would be … emotions fade, memories fade, and it’s unfair the process and the length of the process you have to go through,” she said, according to the site. We’re wishing her the best of luck. Salute!!
Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty Michelle Obama Joins James Corden For USA Vs. UK Dodgeball Michelle Obama famously encouraged America to “go high”, but during this USA vs. UK dodgeball game she failed to take her own advice lol. Chelly O joined James Corden, Lena Waithe, Melissa McCarthy, Kate Hudson, Mila Kunis, Allison Janney, Reggie Watts, Harry Styles, Benedict Cumberbatch, and John Bradley for an epic game that left one Mr. Harry Styles with a very sore sack courtesy of The First Lady. We won’t describe further. Just press play below and see it for yourself Yikes.
Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Unarmed Black Man Ryan Twyman Shot Dead By LAPD Another day , another unarmed, non-threatening, minding-their-damn-business, Black person dead at the hands of the trash a$$ police. According to KTLA , Ryan Twyman was shot dead by LAPD cops as he sitting unarmed inside of a car at a south Los Angeles apartment complex. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Officers fired 37 rounds at Twyman according to witnesses: Another witness, who also wished to speak anonymously, said deputies said little before they started shooting: “One officer goes up to the door, starts firing, never identified himself as the police … still unloading on the car 30 rounds.” The Game took to Instagram to be even more specific about the number of shots fired. View this post on Instagram Another young black man taken away from his children at the hands of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s department. Under no circumstances should anyone unarmed be shot 37 times. Read the number…. 37 times !!!! This is a sick pattern & happens way too often these days. A father, a son, a brother, a human. 37 bullets & for what ?!?!? What’s the explanation… How y’all gone try to cover this one up ?!?!? Killed in Compton on 132nd & San Pedro in a neighborhood I’m all too familiar with. There has always been tension between the Sheriff’s & the youth in Compton & the hatred authority has for black children & those of Hispanic background is very visible & most including myself do or did whatever necessary to avoid confrontation with you heartless mothafuckas. What about Ryan, enraged you so much that you felt the need to shoot him 37 fuckin times while he was unarmed ?!?!? Sad times we are living in as this occurrence & ones like it get little or know media coverage as we know the mass agenda wants it swept under the rug. Let a civilian shoot an officer 37 times & the entire world would’ve known about it as soon as it happened. What does the value of ones life depend on ? Color ?? Privilege ???? Job title ?? What is it ??? Police, peace officers, protect & serve…. naw, y’all trained assassins these days & young minorities are being targeted & gunned down with no regard for their lives. This shit really hurts my heart. & then the media wants posts about his murder but fails to include the amount of times he was shot just for sitting in his car with with girlfriend & friend who were beaten & taken into custody. And I repeat, no weapon was found on his person or at the scene. I’d ask, how do y’all sleep at night but I already know the answer is “comfortably” as police killing men of color in this country seems to be legal at the rate situations like this arise. My condolences to Ryan’s entire family as I am truly saddened to hear of his murder & the magnitude of force inflicted on him in such a defenseless state. 24 years old & stripped of his future by cowards #JusticeForRyanTwyman #WIPBenzo A post shared by The Game (@losangelesconfidential) on Jun 13, 2019 at 7:48am PDT A GoFundMe has been started to help Twyman’s family and at this time it has raised close to $8,400. F**k 12. Periodt.
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Bernice Burgos Gets Serenaded By LouGotCash In New York Bernice Burgos is stealing hearts across generations , still! The banger (and presumable muse) was spotted getting serenaded on recently at a rap concert in Saratoga Springs, New York. NYC rapper LouGotCash called upon the grandmother of one to help him perform his song “Thing For You”. In the lyrics, the early 20’s performer raps: No pu**y better than yours I see you wet through your draws I call that a drop spot Number one, baby girl, you got the top spot While Lou performed his song, a crowd looked on while Bernice danced and blushed. It was a groovy time! View this post on Instagram thing for you A post shared by Love Aint Real (@lougotcash) on Jun 16, 2019 at 6:41pm PDT Hit play to see Bernice Burgos get her slow dance on while LouGotCash serenades her in front of his fans. View this post on Instagram #LOUGOTCASH #THINGFORYOU #REALBERNICEBURGOS #GOLD 1 FAN @ A TIME #ADANTEACE VIDEO – @BOOGIEBREEZE A post shared by Adante Ace (@adanteace) on Jun 16, 2019 at 7:56am PDT More of Lou and Bernice after the flip!
Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty Millennials are coming of age, and have all types of terms of endearment for everyone from friends to elders we admire. From “Sis” to someone being your “play cousin” or “Auntie.” Using one of these terms and adopting someone as a surrogate family member, is the ultimate sign of admiration. Don’t Miss The Latest In Entertainment, News, and More! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit In the African-American community calling someone, your “Auntie” can be a sign of respect; a way to acknowledge an individual as an elder, a mature leader of the community or simply your mama’s best friend. Critically acclaimed writer and director, Ava DeVernay , 46, says the term “Auntie” makes her feel aged and uncomfortable. She even took to Twitter to say she prefers the terms Sis, Queen, and family. For the record, I happily respond to: “Hello, Ms. DuVernay” “Hello, Sis.” “Hello, Queen.” “Hello, Family.” “Hello, Ava” (safest bet) Ms. Ava is fine if you’re under 18. Thanks for showing me respect regardless, Van. Had fun talking to you. Wishing you all good things. — Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 4, 2019 According to O: The Oprah Magazine , Gayle King , 64, says she believes it’s more about age than respect. “ No one is calling Beyoncé, ‘Auntie Beyoncé’. “ America’s favorite media mogul, Oprah Winfrey , also 64, expressed the same disdain for the term citing “Oprah has worked pretty well for me.” Text “iPower” to 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else! …Standard Messaging Rates Apply For the Latest Entertainment News : Follow @ipowerrichmond [ione_media_gallery src=”https://ipowerrichmond.com” id=”3126366″ overlay=”true”] Latest… ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: Yung Joc’s Salon Shenanigans Are Shady AF Are Celebrities Obligated To Divulge They Had Plastic Surgery? “Don’t Call Me Auntie,” Ava DeVernay, Gayle King & Oprah Aren’t Here For It Video Director Tried To Swap Out A Dark Skin Model For A Light Skin Model & Tory Lanez Wasn’t Having It
