Source: D Dipasupil / Contributor / Getty On January 1, 1804, Haiti defeated the French to became the first black republic to become free of slavery. Today, we celebrate Haitian independence day by paying tribute to just a few Haitian celebrities in Hollywood. Garcelle Beauvais The beautiful actress Garcelle Beauvais is Haitian.
Imagine being at a party having the time of your life, dancing with the finest girl in the room, and suddenly things take a quick left turn. One more guy had to experience this on New Year’s Eve when all he wanted was a friendly twerk session to his favorite song. Watch the video below. #1NightOnly pic.twitter.com/KkHvVYdC7N — Mell (@MellTooFineeee) January 1, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Poor guy didn’t know what hit him!
Source: Spike Mafford / Getty Could there be a positive trend happening in the world of hip-hop? It appears more and more new rappers are easing off the drugs these days. After the death of rapper Lil Peep due to an overdose in November, fellow artist Lil Uzi Vert vowed to get clean. Sober 2 day I have been shaking. I have been cursing my love ones out and fighting In the studio with no thoughts in my head Teeth biting down because I just wanna be angry at something …… maybe I will just smoke weed tonight ;;;; ® — Uzi London ® (@LILUZIVERT) November 17, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Now, rappers Lil Pump and Smokepurpp have jumped on the wave and will be saying no to Xanax this year. we leaving Xanax in 2017. — smokepurpp (@smokepurpp) January 1, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It appears these guys also have the support of Travis Scott . This tweet made me happy !!! pic.twitter.com/BcfWusgG3k — TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) January 1, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Source: izusek / Getty There were a ton of good movies this year, Marshall, Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Mother, a movie which was a metaphor for the bible. That’s creative. I didn’t even mention Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, It or Split a few other movies I loved this year. Despite all the great moments at the theater, none of those movies made my top 10 list for 2017. After a lot of hard decisions and debates here are my top movies of the year. 10. Wonder Woman Let me start by saying I think Justice League was a solid win for Warner Bros. The MVP award should go to Patty Jenkins and Wonder Woman. This film was a great reset for the DCEU to start racking up wins. Gal Gadot is phenomenal.
Source: Jim Smeal / Getty As we embark on the last Friday of 2017, let us reflect back on all the lit moments we had, and all the people who can’t come along with us in the New Year. As a matter of fact, @DownGoes.Fraser can show our last Friday mood better than we can describe it. Even Diddy approves of this message. Be differeeeeent.
Source: Eva-Katalin / Getty Grant it, people are always giving Millennials crap just for being born during such a pivotal time in history. But when it comes to 2017, Gen Y attacked it like it was a racist troll on Twitter. According to Dallas Police Chief, Renee Hall, Millenials as a whole are a threat to the law enforcement profession itself. Hall says that Gen Y is partly to blame for shortage of police officers because “Millennials are unhireable and want to be the boss within 6 months.” Dallas PD, maybe nobody wants to join bc of the distrust amongst the communities. Also, as a millennial, I'm offended bc I was a corrections officer who aspired to be a police officer and, just to bring it home, a ranging hours store clerk who worked every holiday. Try again. — Denishia Tijerina (@NishiaMarie) December 12, 2017 Statistics also show that millennials consume less weed and cocaine than baby boomers at their peaks — which probably means that most of us would rather face our problems than to drown them in drugs and alcohol. Despite the accolades, some possibly bitter baby boomers and Gen X’ers took to Twitter to exaggerate Millennial behavior with the hashtag #MillennialNewYearResolutions. Stop being roommates with mom #MillennialNewYearResolutions — Kirby (@LordKirby) December 17, 2017 Some of the tweets are pretty funny but age old Millenial question of “Am I really like this or are they hating?” also comes to mind. Hit the flip for more shady Millenial New Year’s tweets — as told by Baby Boomers and Gen X’ers.
Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty One more day left in the year and this kid perfectly nailed our 2017 exit mood. Last Saturday of 2017 MOOD pic.twitter.com/dAdSCDWGRk — Veteran Freshman (@yusufyuie) December 30, 2017
Source: Guylain Doyle / Getty It’s the last weekend of 2017, so it’s only right that you come correct with the dance moves. Whether you’re partying at a sweat filled dancehall or two stepping to your favorite trap beat, swipe through for some moves to end out the year.
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Around this time last year, the reality set in that Obama would be president no more and we’d be left with Trump . Obama continues to remind us what we’re missing with some uplifting words for the new year. Swipe through to read what he has to say.
Source: drbimages / Getty The year of sex scandals, exploitations and disappointments is finally coming to an end. Although this year was seemingly rough for celebs and fans alike, there were too many WTF moments in entertainment than we could count. “It was set in stone. And then, oh MY, it was not. Kudos to Barry.” A haiku tribute to 2017’s most gloriously WTF moment. pic.twitter.com/Vd2VjdmTdb — David Lynch (@RealDavidLynch) December 22, 2017 Whether they were “OMG” delightfully shocking or “SMFH” unbelievable, we narrowed the most facepalm worthy moment down to 11. Hit the flip to see if your most WTF moment of 2017 made the cut.