While rich, White people are paying for their kids to attend college, Black kids are making it happen with sheer brilliance alone. Detroit high school senior, Michael Love , has been accepted into 41 colleges and is being awarded over $300,000 in scholarships. Love told WXYZ : “I got told a lot when I was younger I couldn’t do this, I couldn’t do that. So I just wanted to show people I’m better than what they think I am. I proved them all wrong.” Michael’s mom says she thought her son when crazy when he told her he applied to 50 colleges— but his hard work certainly paid off. Now the only thing left for the teen to do is decide from his abundance of acceptance letters. His dream is to be an aerospace engineer one day. Congrats, Michael!
Source: Rachel Murray/ Getty Images for Paramount Pictures / Getty Lance Gross Has Daddy Daughter Date To “Wonder Park” Premiere How cute is Lance Gross’ daughter Berkeley? Lance and his princess were photographed at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Wonder Park’ on Sunday at the Regent Village Theater in Westwood, CA. View this post on Instagram Mood A post shared by lancegross (@lancegross) on Mar 10, 2019 at 1:53pm PDT Lance also posted this picture of Berkeley enjoying some cotton candy. Source: Rachel Murray/ Getty Images for Paramount Pictures / Getty DJ Damage also attended with his son Legend Source: Rachel Murray/ Getty Images for Paramount Pictures / Getty Our favorite “This Is Us” cutie Faithe Herman was also at the premiere. Check out more photos of WONDER PARK stars Mila Kunis, Kim Jeong, and more at the premiere below:
Source: Johnny Nunez.Getty Black Twitter Vs. YesJulz (AGAIN) Ah yes, our favorite culture-vulturing dumpster-dweller YesJulz returned for YET ANOTHER Black Twitter escort to the aioli abyss. This time, coming for respected media mavens (and proud Black women) Karen Civil and Scottie Beam in a headassey Easily Offended interview proving, once again, that she doesn’t respect the culture she shamelessly pillages on the daily. Peep the latest deliciously messy YesJulz DRAGGING on the flip.
My mama: if Johnny has 7 apples and gives Sally 2, how many he got left? Me: Mama: Me: 3 Mama: pic.twitter.com/IZZzmuQIFz — LMSYHYPW (@BleesusCrice) March 6, 2019 Hilarious Memes Of The Week Back at it again with MORE hilarious memes for your weekend funny. I SAW THINGS I IMAGINED #WhenIGetHome pic.twitter.com/54nFYXnOvJ — You Know My Name (@LookAtDustin) March 3, 2019 Peep all the best (and funniest) memes of the week on the flip.
Thank you for the love, Toronto!!! pic.twitter.com/jFIH3ZtAoc — Lashana Lynch (@LashanaLynch) March 7, 2019 Lashana Lynch Shines At “Captain Marvel” Premieres Beautifully melaniny “Captain Marvel” star Lashana Lynch (who plays Captain Marvel’s fighter pilot BFF “Maria Rambeau”) is both gorgeous and incredibly talented with an undeniable star power that shines in Marvel’s latest soon-to-be smash out everywhere tonight. Source: Mike Marsland Hit the flip for a very necessary Lashana Lynch celebration on the flip.
Source: JB Lacroix/Getty NBC Mid-Season Junket Recap NBC’s mid-season press junket was a fun-filled media pordy where we chatted up the network’s biggest (and brightest) talent at the Universal Lot in La La Land. If you didn’t know, NBC has an intriguing crop of new (“A.P. Bio”) and established shows (“This Is Us”) with very relatable stars who gave us exclusive insight into their creative process while keeping the mood light and sometimes ridiculous (heyyy “LadyGang”). At some point, we linked with everyone from triple-threat Ne-Yo (“World Of Dance”) to the gorgeous Yaya Decosta (“Chicago Med”) to the INCREDIBLE Lorraine Toussaint for amazing conversations with a side of delicious eats and sparkling water. There were non-stop laughs with countless quotables sprinkled throughout an amazing afternoon that we’re excited to share with you. And yes, there’s video. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Married To Medicine Los Angeles Dr. Imani Walker and the delightfully bubbly Shanique Drummond delivered some classy shade while promoting their upcoming “Married To Medicine” spin-off that’s sure to get everyone buzzing about the ladies’ spicy La La Land shenanigans . You don’t want to miss the Series Premiere Sunday, March 10th at 9/8c on Bravo. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Good Girls WE LOVE RETTA & RENO who gushed about their very, very complicated yet relatable marriage on the popular caper-drama that you should add to your watch list if you haven’t already. Catch their beautifully flawed Black love every Sunday at 10/9c! Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Superstore Colton Dunn, Nico Santos (excuse us, Mr. Santos who blew up after “Crazy Rich Asians”) and Nichole Bloom took a break from filming to dish on their hilariously tongue-in-cheeky show about wacky supersized megastore coworkers. Yep, we’ve decided to stan. The can’t-miss comedy returns Thursday at 8/7c! Source: JB Lacroix/Getty The Village Whew, Lorraine Toussaint is incredible. Her soul-smoldering voice, her energy, her underrated TALENT as an actress who stars as “Patricia Davis”–everyone’s go-to neighbor and wife of the super–on the new Drama about a unique Brooklyn community. Don’t miss the series premiere Tuesday, March 19th at 10/9c. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty LadyGang Becca Tobin, Keltie Knight and Jac Vanek are craaaaazy, raunchy and hilariously ridiculous on their late-night, champagne-fueled E! News show where they discuss their hysterical shenanigans. No, seriously, it’s WILD and we love it. Catch them every Sunday at 11/10c. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty World Of Dance Ne-Yo & Derek Hough came thru with good vibes, smooth moves and big praise for the incredibly talented dancers on their hit show that airs every Sunday at 8/7c. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Chicago Med We love us some Yaya DaCosta who dished on her baeship blues on the show and made it clear that she’s as focused on her booming career as she’s ever been. Catch her and the Chicago Med crew every Wednesday at 8/7c. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty The Enemy Within Cassandra Freeman’s energy is soooo infectious and Raza Jaffrey is almost too cool. Both star on NBC’s new thriller about the CIA’s most brilliant operative-turned-greatest traitor. Oh yes, it’s lit and airs every Monday at 10/9c Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Meet The Press Chuck Todd loves watching “Game of Thrones” when he isn’t flexing his political brilliance on the longest running show in TV history. Get your fix every Sunday at 9 a.m. ET on the NBC-TV network; 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET in New York and Washington. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Brooklyn 99 One day they were canceled, the next they were NBC’s hot new pick up starring Stephanie Beatriz as “Detective Rosa Diaz” on the hilariously offbeat single-camera sitcom. Catch her, Terry Crews and the squad Thursdays at 9/8c. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Chicago Fire Kara Killmer plays with fire and actually enjoys the whole process that she revealed while discussing her role as “Sylvie Brett” on the hit action-drama that airs every Wednesday at 9/8c Source: JB Lacroix/Getty A.P. Bio Glenn Howerton plays a Harvard professor who reluctantly moves back home to Ohio to teach high school Bio after failing to land his dream job. The always funny Patton Oswalt plays his sad and defeated principal. Both are hilarious on the soon-to-be crowd fave. Check out the show premiere this Thursday at 8:30/7:30c Source: JB Lacroix/Getty New Amsterdam Anupam Kher is extremely humble but also a Bollywood GAWD who holds the record for starring in 57 films at the same time long before his days as “Dr. Vijay Kapoor” on the popular medical drama. Season 2 coming soon. Source: JB Lacroix/Getty Beverly Hills Dog Show Former “Family Feud” host John O’Hurley brought his famous silver fox drip to our cuddly interview about the most adorable dog show on TV. Need more Beverly Hills pooch preciousness in your life? Click here .
Jordyn Woods is wasting no time telling her side of the drama between herself, Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson . Kylie Jenner ‘s (alleged former) BFF took posted to her Instagram stories that she’s gearing up to appear on Jada Pinkett-Smith ‘s Facebook show Red Table Talk, but according to TMZ , Jordy may not be able to spill the tea after all. “Sources familiar with the non-disclosure agreement tell TMZ … Woods — who’s been on ‘KUWTK’ for years — signed to an NDA, which prohibits her from disclosing details about the lives of Kris, Kim, Khloe and the rest of the brood.” A source also told the site that Jada’s plan is to give Jordyn a platform to tell her side of the story, and to “create healing between Jordyn and Khloe”. Apparently, Jordyn still hasn’t apologized to the Kardashian/Jenners and they’re not too happy about it. Can’t wait to see the drama unfold this Friday. *Grabs popcorn*
Source: ENT / Splash News Vanity Fair Brings Out Big Fun For Big Stars After the Oscars comes the Vanity Fair party and the event was truly one for the books this year. Some of our red carpet favorites including Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Tessa Thompson came through the big event, which was sponsored by Belvedere Vodka. We love this white feathery look on Lupita Source: ENT / Splash News We also thought Tiffany also looked great in this textured print number. Source: ENT / Splash News Spike knows… the Oscar always makes for a great accessory. Hit the flip for more of our red carpet favorites.
Source: Marvel-Disney The Oscar Case For “Black Panther” Black History Month 2019 has been the spiciest dumpster fire of our lifetime –a cold, saltless, sadness-flavored McDonald’s fry withering away in a Walmart parking lot–no, seriously, it’s been Shemar Moore’s raggedy cornrow wiglet from “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” in February form. But, um, at least we can watch “Black Panther” defy the odds and pry Best Picture from the Academy’s crusty white hands. And yes, there’s a chance–a very small, balled up lunch lady ponytail of a chance–that Marvel’s biggest (and Blackity Blackest) blockbuster will win and I’ve laid out my compelling case below. So here's the thing, M'Baku is PERFECT. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/r7xZgq6msF — Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) September 11, 2018 1. M’Baku’s LEGENDARY Challenge Day speech Winston Duke’s spectacular monologue isn’t “I Have A Dream” but it’s close. CHALLENGE DEY. FADDA SEFE. WE WILL NOT AVE IT, O. GLORY TO HANUMAN. So. Many. Hits. And felt the greatest Que probate ever. (Now, don’t get it twisted, Samuel L. Jackson is still the Monologue Gawd and President of the CAPS LOCK Coalition but our good mountain bruh M’Baku delivered the most quotable scene of 2018) Hey Auntie #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/Xkn8s9Fe5W — FREEISH (@freeishmedia) February 18, 2018 2. “Hey Auntie!” I’ll never forget the theater swerving into chaos when Killmonger dropped “hey auntie!” It was just so deliciously Black–“light ice”-Black–and felt like Jenifer Lewis reaching deep into her purse and handing you dusty butterscotches in church. Ryan Coogler be knowin. Moments like these just show the relationship that T'Challa and Shuri have as siblings, and I buy it. #SaturdayNightScifi #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/wBBY1JKufp — Chris Burris (@burriscj) February 24, 2019 3. Funniest “what are thooose???” joke ever (many, many years later) I’ve watched “Black Panther” 7978696987 times and laughed at Shuri’s “what are those???” joke all 7978696987 times (because I’m 12). It’s that one Facebook joke from 2002 your mama texted you this week that actually made you laugh. So proudly corny yet fresh. Classic. When Forrest Whitaker says “Bleck Pentha” pic.twitter.com/90EUxvs3VD — Maliik (@Obee1ne) February 26, 2018 4. Forrest Whitaker’s Bleck Pentha Powah Very few things were funnier in 2018 than Forrest Whitaker’s wonky-eyed Wakandan accent. The whole entire theater cackled at every ‘bleck’ and ‘pentha’. All chill was streept eweh and it’s STILL hilarious. One of my favorite parts of #BlackPanther is when the Ques came in at the end to save the Deltas from the Sigmas. #ColemanLove pic.twitter.com/UbAkHLkVaY — Nisan Joseph (@NisanJoseph) February 17, 2018 5. Pop Culture-Shaping Impact “Black Panther” changed the world. Literally. From showing our people being amazing, to adding ‘colonizer’ to our vocabulary to weaponizing a wig to making the sciences appealing to young Black kids across the world. It was truly a world-stopping moment and the best film I saw in 2018.
