Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Safaree Plays Coy About Relationship On #LHHNY Sneak Peek Safaree isn’t quite ready to let Erica Mena ‘s cat out of the bag on the new episode of Love & Hip-Hop: New York when the cast goes on a group outing and Maino notices that Safaree’s lady is nowhere to be seen… Damn, we thought they were loud and proud…
Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN Seen on the Oscars scene… 2019 Oscars Red Carpet Celebrities flooded Hollywood and Highland for the 91st Annual Academy Awards while wearing designer duds. Angela Bassett looked pretty in an electric pink Reem Acra gown… Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN while Jennifer Hudson who wore figure-flattering Elie Saab. Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN Other red carpet standouts included “If Beale Street Could Talk” actress/ possible Michael B. Jordan kissing Kiki Layne… Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN Best Supporting Actress winner Regina King… Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN Sza… Source: Steve Granitz/WireImage / Getty and Octavia Spencer. Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN All these ladies look good in their own right, but YOU tell us; who looked more bangin’??? Source: FayesVision/WENN.com/Apega/WENN.com / WENN More 2019 Oscars red carpet photos on the flip.
Source: Megan Q Daniels/Getty Images / Getty / Getty Wait, what??? Bennett College Loses Accreditation, Gets It Back After donors nationwide rallied together to save an HBCU, a board STILL denied the college its accreditation—but ultimately was defeated, for now at least. As previously reported Bennett College proudly announced that it raised $8.2 million , surpassing the required $5 million to keep it accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). That number has since jumped to a whopping $9.5 million in donations. Despite that Wxii12 reported that Bennett STILL lost its accreditation. The SACSCOC released a press release to the news station confirming that Bennett’s accreditation was still revoked and noted that the Appeals Committee of the College Delegate Assembly would be holding up their December 9 decision. The board claimed that Bennett was still lacking financial resources. The school “failed to show that the institution possesses resources demonstrating a stable financial base to support the mission and scope of programs and services,” said the board. After the news broke, Bennett took swift action and filed a lawsuit against The SACSCOC. Journal Now reports that Bennett had their accreditation restored by a federal judge in Atlanta who granted the college a temporary restraining order that lets them keep their accreditation while the lawsuit remains active. The President of the college has since spoken out and she’s assuring students and alumni that Bennett’s still fighting. “Our fight continues, … ” said President Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “The negative decision … to remove Bennett from membership will not interrupt the daily operations of the college. … We urge everyone to keep the faith and know that Bennett College is standing strong.” . @BennettCollege Files Lawsuit to Keep Accreditation: https://t.co/ESbXfx1iJy — Bennett College (@BennettCollege) February 23, 2019 Fight on Bennett, we’re glad to see that the Bennett Belles are still standing.
Source: Floresco Productions / Getty Virginia Elementary School Apologizes For Runaway Slave Game Virginia just KKKan’t get right. After the commonwealth’s Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mike Herring were both involved in blackface scandals, a racist incident at an elementary school is garnering national attention. School officials at Madison’s Trust Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, are apologizing after third, fourth and fifth graders at the school were asked during P.E. class to play a game where students pretended to be runaway slaves. During the exercise, students went through an obstacle course representing the Underground Railroad and at least one black child, in particular, was made to act like a runaway. The Loudoun Times-Mirror broke the story and spoke with Loudoun NAACP Chapter President Michelle Thomas, who said she received complaints from parents about the Black History Month incident. “Loudoun County has a history of miseducating kids, number one, and perpetrating racist things amongst our students. This is not the first one. This is the first one of many. This is the most egregious, and the timing is incredible,” said Thomas said. She also noted that Attorney General Herring is a product of Loudoun County Public Schools. “[Herring] graduated from Loudoun Valley, so of course he wouldn’t know what he was doing, going up, dressing as blackface, because blackface is never discussed in the curriculum. When we discuss Jim Crow, it doesn’t come up,” she said. “ … The insensitivity is astronomical. We are in a racism crisis in Virginia, and the school is where it starts.” The school’s principal David Stewart sent a letter out following the incident and apologized. Stewart is promising that the content will be retaught in a “respectful manner.” “The lesson was culturally insensitive to our students and families. I extend my sincerest apology to our students and school community,” Stewart said in the letter. SIGHHHHHH, do these racist school incidents even surprise you anymore???
Source: George Doyle / Getty 16-year old Alexander Bishop was arrested on Friday for the murder of his real estate developer father, William Bishop, who was found strangled with a dog leash. Alexander initially staged his dad’s April 2018 death to appear as a suicide, telling Durham County police that he had found his dad unresponsive in their basement with a dog leash wrapped three times around his neck and the dog still attached. Dad was found dead with a dog leash on his neck. Now his son is charged with murder. https://t.co/G2x8m9k0d0 pic.twitter.com/ZiMboCrz8Z — Popular Crime (@popular_crime) February 23, 2019 He added that his father had just gone through a divorce and was having issues with his new girlfriend. When police arrived at their North Carolina home, they found William in a chair unresponsive, without a leash around his neck. They also found 25 pieces of gold valued around $463,000 in his office. Bishop was rushed to the hospital and where he died three days later of stargulation. Forensic specialist went to the teens school after the death and searched his email and Iphone. They found some pretty suspicious info, including how to calculate the value of an estate and how to transfer bank accounts. On Friday, Alexander was arrested for the murder of his father. He will be tried as an adult.
Source: NBC / Getty John Legend Performs “Preach” With The Roots John Legend stopped by The Tonight Show last night, where he not only did an interview and played a game of Lip Sync Karaoke, but he teamed up with The Legendary Roots Crew for a beautiful performance of his new song, “Preach.” Check out the video below to see multi-talented musician and The Roots together in their latest performance collaboration.
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty People Aren’t Having PETA’s Criticisms Of Steve Irwin Animal rights organization PETA is facing backlash once again, this time for criticizing Google and their decision to honor the late Australian conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin with his own Google Doodle. He was known as “The Crocodile Hunter,” but Steve Irwin wasn't exactly hunting crocodiles… he was saving them . He & his wife spent their honeymoon capturing crocodiles & the footage they shot became the pilot for #TheCrocodileHunter ! #GoogleDoodle → https://t.co/z8PPgDaXfr pic.twitter.com/9BXTXP8bk3 — Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) February 22, 2019 PETA President Ingrid Newkirk issued in a statement about why the organization doesn’t approve of the tribute, saying: “PETA must ask who commissioned these dangerous, hagiographic cartoons of a man who died while harassing a stingray, dangled his baby while feeding a crocodile, and ‘wrestled’ wild animals who were minding their own business. This fawning, ignorant tribute is a slap in the face to the vast majority of people who acknowledge that wild animals are entitled to be left alone in their natural habitats.” They went on to tweet that Irwin’s actions were not on target with his “supposed message of protecting wildlife.” Steve Irwin’s actions were not on target with his supposed message of protecting wildlife. A real wildlife expert & someone who respects animals for the individuals they are leaves them to their own business in their natural homes. — PETA (@peta) February 23, 2019 Just like any time PETA does anything, people immediately started to go in on the organization not only for criticizing a dead man, but someone we all love and respect so much from our childhoods. the thing is… you as a company don’t actually give a fuck about any of what you’re saying about Steve Irwin. You knew that by dragging a beloved dead man’s name through the mud, you’d get more eyes and clicks on your brand. Ya know what you’re doing. Rage marketing works. — Ryan Magee (@elirymagee) February 23, 2019 Steve Irwin and his family reclaim land for animals and run a massive wildlife rescue. His life mission was to save animals and educate people about them. I’m one of many vegetarians who rip out their hair when @peta weighs in. Shame on you. https://t.co/m4fdNymjao — Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) February 23, 2019 Damn Peta loves disparaging the dead for RTs https://t.co/FlbIvGhXuB — Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 23, 2019 Basically everyone after seeing Peta's tweet about Steve Irwin pic.twitter.com/7nfZqbDjVt — Chase #HereWeGo (@ChaseM105) February 22, 2019 Man… I’ve never seen this website mobilize across cultural and political barriers before… until PETA came at Steve Irwin…. that dude really could’ve saved the world. Uniting twitter posthumously is God like. — Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 23, 2019 Criticizing PETA always seems to bring people together–especially when they’re going against the one-and-only Steve Irwin. As many people pointed out, Irwin’s family continues to do a lot for wildlife preservation, while those same statistics aren’t really on PETA’s side. Steve Irwin died on September 4, 2006 after being stung several times by a short-tail stingray–and even 13 years later, he’s still making an impact.
Source: Splash News/ Getty/ Noel Vasquez / Splash News Lamar Odom Speaks Out About Khloe Kardashian Cheating Scandal It was only a matter of time before Lamar Odom spoke out about his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian ‘s highly publicized cheating scandal . A source close to the former NBA player told Us Weekly , “Lamar has always cared about Khloé, he still has love for her and he hates that she’s been hurt again. He has a lot of regret over how he acted in their marriage. And he feels awful that she is going through more pain. He wants to reach out to her and give her his love and support.” Lamar pretty much had the same sentiments when Tristan Thompson was caught cheating on Khloe the first time, back in April 2018, but he never reached out to her. He even boasted about his ex-wife’s parenting skills when she gave birth to her and Thompson’s daughter, True, last year. Something tells us that Lam will definitely be checking up on Khloe this time.
Source: picture alliance / Getty 79-year-old Georgia Shoots At Suspect on 911 Call A suspected burglar who broke into the home of a gun-toting, 79-year-old Georgia woman got way more than he bargained for earlier this month when she starting shooting at him, according to Daily Mail UK. Police say Hans Rogers, 20, of Dallas, Georgia is the man who was nearly shot twice by an unidentified elderly woman after he allegedly broke into her home in rural Jackson County. They found Rogers hiding in an upstairs closet after his victim fired two shots at him as she stood in the kitchen of her home. He was later charged with felony home invasion and burglary. Hit play to hear how the woman blasted off on this perp…
Source: Peter White / Getty Atlanta Stylist Shines Light On Black Luxury Designers Between Killer Mike’s black owned business episode of “Trigger Warning” and the recent disrespect from brands like Gucci , Prada, Montcler and Burberry it’s becoming more important than ever that we start looking more to people who look like us to outfit us. One of our favorite on-set vets, stylist and costume designer Provi Fulp Ramphal posted a list of black luxury brand designers on Instagram this week and we thought it only right to share with the class. View this post on Instagram Need some melanin with your luxury? Provi got you with her guide to high end brands made by us, for us … The Provi Guide #blackdesigners #fashion #black #style #luxury Please Repost! #repost #lookoftheday #styleinspo #webuyblack #viral A post shared by Provi Fulp Ramphal (@provifulp) on Feb 21, 2019 at 1:33pm PST Is there anyone she left off who you feel should have been included? Hit the flip to see some of the designs from these brands.
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