(Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) MSNBC is set to air a special at 9pm tomorrow hosted by Joy Reid and Chris Hayes, with special reporting from Trymaine Lee. It’s the same day Starbucks is scheduled to close all locations for racial bias training. This looks like a good and much-needed discussion… Hopefully, people of all races will tune in. And hopefully this will go a long way towards white people not calling the police on black people for just living their lives. Sidenote: Are you boycotting Starbucks still or do you think they are really doing something with their racial bias training?
John Rainford/WENN.com Nicki Minaj Encourages Her Fans To Know Their Worth In anticipation for her upcoming album Queen– which was just recently pushed back to an August release date — Nicki Minaj took to her Twitter page to give out some sound advice for all of her fans. Because her album is titled Queen , it looks like Nicki’s whole message is centered around women empowering each other and knowing their worth without any outside validation from men *snaps.* Though the actual music from the project isn’t out yet, that didn’t stop Onika from spreading the good word and letting the Barbz in on some proper self-worth education. Nicki sent out a series of tweets, revealing that she’s been proposed to 3 times, and on top of that, 4 of her boyfriends have asked her to have their children. She insists none of that is worth it for a fake Instagram relationship if you aren’t really happy with yourself. #Queen , know your worth. I’ve been proposed to 3 times; asked by 4 boyfriends to have their child. Being emotionally, mentally, or physically abused just to crack a fake smile on the gram & show off a ring is not happiness. Being cheated on, humiliated, belittled… for the gram? — Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) May 26, 2018 #Queen , know your worth. You were a Queen before him. You’ll be a Queen after him. He can’t make or break you. Being equally yoked is what you should strive for. Spirituality is key. Once your spirit can soar on its own, then you are ready to “allow” him the privilege of ur time. — Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) May 26, 2018 Having men treat you like dog shit because they’re famous or have money is the new era we live in. Word to the gram. Arguing w|other women while defending your abuser is the new era. Word to the gram. #Queen 8|10|18 — Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) May 26, 2018 She also talks about her “new boy” who is already asking her to pop out some kids for him–but insists she loves her freedom too much. But who is she talking about? Eminem??? Nas??? The Barbz won’t rest until they find out who exactly Onika is referring to here…but so far, this tweet is just an eyebrow-raiser. New boy asked if I could have his baby in a year & a half. On God I said: “ain’t pushin out his babies til he buy da rock”. Then I busted out laughing. He said: “I’ll put a ring on it. I’ll do anything it takes”. Yet all I could think of his how much I love my new found freedom. — Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) May 26, 2018 She wraps up her tweet storm by retweeting Mack Maine’s playful response to the empowerment talk, insisting that once Queen season rolls around, women who aren’t being appreciated are going to make their way out of those relationships. When I tell you I hate Mack. I can’t even have serious girl talk cuz here he go. I had to school him the other day & defend ALL WOMEN! Chile! NOTTTT on my watch!!!!! Queen SZN is HERE!!!! If you not appreciating the goodT woman you have, EXIT! Cuz she bout to know her worth https://t.co/0tOdOFsIsV — Chun-Li (@NICKIMINAJ) May 26, 2018 It looks like Nicki’s new album is going to be all about women, and her fans are all the way here for it. Unfortunately, there’s still 2 more months until Queen ‘s new release date–but hopefully the album brings more clarity on the subjects she brought up in this series of tweets.
We may have found the most swagged out new rap star on the playground and she did not come to play. Lil Tay, who ? This is the kind of talent we should be bigging up! Somebody, get this girl on Ellen ! bro she freestyled this and she better than all y’all niggas pic.twitter.com/Xe9TLWFDHD — mcashhole (@mcashhole) May 26, 2018
Source: Romario Lynch (@LeBossLynch) / courtesy of Wade Haye The island of Jamaica is chock full of talent that influences cultures around the world. Your favorite artists have been inspired by and collaborated with many of Jamaica’s finest for decades; Some have even been known to rock the flag’s Black, Gold, and Green out of respect. If you’re interested in the future roots of Jamaica’s global influence, flip the page and let @SwadeDaVillain introduce you to 18 creators, curators and entrepreneurs who are up next on the island, and abroad.
Source: HECTOR MATA / Getty NBC’s Saturday Night Live doesn’t always make us laugh, but whoever books their live musical guests is doing something right. From Donald Glover ’s viral performance earlier this month, to legendary shows from Kendrick Lamar, 2Pac, OutKast, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Drake and Nate Dogg , re-live (or discover) these gems from the SNL archive. via @OnlyHipHopFacts , here are Kendrick and Pac electrifying the stage in different decades. kendrick lamar’s snl performance… pic.twitter.com/O9EbYJHtOp — meshari le filchawy (@aliveM_) April 9, 2018 Tupac performing I Ain't Mad At Cha on SNL in 1996. pic.twitter.com/QN4TcC39AN — Only Hip Hop Facts (@OnlyHipHopFacts) May 19, 2018 Hit the next page to see Ja Rule and Ashanti murder the stage in 2001.
Source: WENN / gpointstudio/Westend61/Cover Images With the increase in streaming services and everyone watching Netflix to get their television fix, we’ve forgotten all about just how hilarious commercials can be. Let’s take a look back at just some of the very few ridiculous commercials that have gotten air time. They’ll have you reminiscing about the days you had basic cable. I’m officially done with Memphis bruh … pic.twitter.com/DXOHw8wMKy — Prince Walker (@Only1princew) May 23, 2018 Hit the flip for more!
T he number of police shootings has reached 412 so far in 2018, according to data published this month on The Washington Post police shootings database. More shootings have happened this year between January and May than the same time last year, according to the Post’s report. Approximately 400 shootings had taken place between that five-month period in 2017. Eighty-five African Americans have died at the hands of police so far this year, said The Post, which has been keeping a record of every fatal shooting in the U.S. by a police officer in the line of duty since January 1, 2015. Eighty-two men and three women have been reported killed. The alarming numbers have stirred more conversations about police reform and accountability. As of May 15, 2018, 396 people have been shot & killed by the police, and we aren’t even halfway through 2018. #PoliceReform #PoliceAccountability https://t.co/4i4okfT9zX pic.twitter.com/lfhdH3jbMm — ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) May 22, 2018 The high number of police shootings also motivated several NFL players’ kneeling protest. The NFL made a cowardly move to stop players from kneeling on the field for police brutality victims this week. With the rule change, the league gave into pressure from Trump and decided to punish players who get on one knee during the National Anthem to protest the disturbing amount of nationwide police shootings. Activists have steadily spoken out against the NFL’s new anthem policy announced Wednesday (May 23). With fatal police shootings on the rise, the fight against this pattern must continue to grow. Protests have already erupted against these shootings across the nation, and more police reforms must happen to stop this trend. Racial-biased policing needs to be pursued as the nation tries to end these brutality incidents. SEE ALSO: The White Woman Who Called Police At A Black BBQ Has Become The Greatest Meme Of All Time Report: Identity Of White Woman Who Called The Cops On Black People At A BBQ Has Been Revealed [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3800559″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty J.Cole Sits Down With Lil’ Pump To Give Us The Interview We’ve Been Waiting On After both artists performed at Rolling Loud, they sat down together to chop it up and deliver an intriguing hour-long interview to discuss everything from music to their reported “beef”
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty J.Cole Sits Down With Lil’ Pump To Give Us The Interview We’ve Been Waiting On After both artists performed at Rolling Loud, they sat down together to chop it up and deliver an intriguing hour-long interview to discuss everything from music to their reported “beef”
Source: Gregory Shamus / Getty LeBron Goes Off To Push Series To A Game 7 LeBron goes off for 46 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists to help push the series to a game 7 back in Boston. Lebron delivered big play after big play to secure the win for the Cavs. James, who has the highest scoring average in elimination games in NBA history, has won his past five Game 7s, including the first round this season against the Indiana Pacers.
