Source: Astrid Stawiarz / Getty We’ve seen everything from movie and television shows to stars themselves becoming White washed — but what if things happened the other way around. can’t believe how amazing it is to see this! @legallyblackuk @AdvocacyAcademy #blackrepresentationmatters pic.twitter.com/SLjiV9zhIr — wakanda forever (@livcornibert) March 1, 2018 It’s happening in South London, where people in Brixton noticed something strange about the movie posters on the bus stop. Loving this new #DoctorWho poster up in Brixton bustop today. Hoping @BBC will take note and cast this awesome lady as the next Doctor? @bbcdoctorwho pic.twitter.com/qI9F7SqinM — Aisha (@AishaDod) March 1, 2018 According to Mashable , the original images were created for a campaign (but not put on the bus stop) by a group called Legally Black — four young activists from south London (Liv Francis-Cornibert, Shiden Tekle, Bel Matos da Costa, and Kofi Asante) whose goal is to “combat the way black people are portrayed in the media.” Spotted this waiting for the number 3. Brilliant concept! @legallyblackuk pic.twitter.com/RMEjAVDHYP — Guido Tallman (@GuidoTallman) March 1, 2018 And boy did they nail it. Hit the flip to see more beautiful Black-washed movie posters.
B uilding off of Omarosa ‘s comparison of the White House to a plantation, massa ain’t too happy with reports of insane spending on office renovations for Ben Carson at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). First, it was reported that a HUD official was demoted for not breaking the law by making taxpayers pay for Carson’s extravagant office renovations. Now, according to The New York Times and The Guardian , Carson got the renovations anyway. The Times claimed in late 2017, just after HUD announced plans to slash funding for the homeless, elderly and poor, Carson and his wife went on a spending spree that included a $31,000 dining room set and $165,000 in lounge furniture for the secretary’s office. Raffi Williams , his incompetent HUD spokesman who attacks people on social media when he should be doing his job, told the Times that “Mr. Carson ‘didn’t know the table had been purchased,’ but does not believe the cost was too steep and does not intend to return it.” However, The Guardian posted an email of Williams denying the dining room set was purchased. Now, CNN.com has reports the White House is “furious” with HUD and “White House was so upset with the way the HUD communications shop handled the issue that a conversation was scheduled to discuss the White House taking on a greater role in framing the response to reporters’ inquiries about Carson. The idea is to stop the bleeding after incredibly unfavorable headlines about the Carsons and HUD spending.” It’s going to be challenging to stop the bleeding when you have someone as deeply unqualified as Carson as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, ABC has reported the House Oversight Committee, headed by chairman Trey Gowdy , has demanded in a letter for HUD to provide all documents “To help the committee determine whether HUD adhered to the applicable spending limitations while redecorating your office.” HUD must provide the info by March 14 and Gowdy wants officials to brief the committee (this would be HUD’s second investigation that we know of — they are also being investigated for Carson’s family’s involvement at HUD ). If HUD employees like the lying Raffi Williams or the hateful Lynne Patton , who called April Ryan “Miss Piggy” on social media, will be the ones assigned to brief the committee, they are going to need some serious prayer. Williams and Patton have already shown they are deeply unprofessional and incompetent, but this is Carson’s team. The fish rots from the head down. Now that we know massa at the White House ain’t happy, we’re sure the good doctor is shaking in his boots. SEE ALSO: One Step Forward, 10 Steps Back: San Francisco’s First Black Woman Mayor Unseated By Rich White Man Jada Speaks Out For Mo’Nique And The Comedian Has More Thoughts On Amy Schumer’s Success
B uilding off of Omarosa ‘s comparison of the White House to a plantation, massa ain’t too happy with reports of insane spending on office renovations for Ben Carson at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). First, it was reported that a HUD official was demoted for not breaking the law by making taxpayers pay for Carson’s extravagant office renovations. Now, according to The New York Times and The Guardian , Carson got the renovations anyway. The Times claimed in late 2017, just after HUD announced plans to slash funding for the homeless, elderly and poor, Carson and his wife went on a spending spree that included a $31,000 dining room set and $165,000 in lounge furniture for the secretary’s office. Raffi Williams , his incompetent HUD spokesman who attacks people on social media when he should be doing his job, told the Times that “Mr. Carson ‘didn’t know the table had been purchased,’ but does not believe the cost was too steep and does not intend to return it.” However, The Guardian posted an email of Williams denying the dining room set was purchased. Now, CNN.com has reports the White House is “furious” with HUD and “White House was so upset with the way the HUD communications shop handled the issue that a conversation was scheduled to discuss the White House taking on a greater role in framing the response to reporters’ inquiries about Carson. The idea is to stop the bleeding after incredibly unfavorable headlines about the Carsons and HUD spending.” It’s going to be challenging to stop the bleeding when you have someone as deeply unqualified as Carson as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, ABC has reported the House Oversight Committee, headed by chairman Trey Gowdy , has demanded in a letter for HUD to provide all documents “To help the committee determine whether HUD adhered to the applicable spending limitations while redecorating your office.” HUD must provide the info by March 14 and Gowdy wants officials to brief the committee (this would be HUD’s second investigation that we know of — they are also being investigated for Carson’s family’s involvement at HUD ). If HUD employees like the lying Raffi Williams or the hateful Lynne Patton , who called April Ryan “Miss Piggy” on social media, will be the ones assigned to brief the committee, they are going to need some serious prayer. Williams and Patton have already shown they are deeply unprofessional and incompetent, but this is Carson’s team. The fish rots from the head down. Now that we know massa at the White House ain’t happy, we’re sure the good doctor is shaking in his boots. SEE ALSO: One Step Forward, 10 Steps Back: San Francisco’s First Black Woman Mayor Unseated By Rich White Man Jada Speaks Out For Mo’Nique And The Comedian Has More Thoughts On Amy Schumer’s Success
B en Carson is the seriously unqualified secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development. The former doctor has been a complete disaster in the role — he has been protested for attempting to take away fair housing from low-income people and he’s been accused of ethic violations for his family’s involvement at HUD. Not to mention, his staff has time to attack NewsOne and even April Ryan . That said, according to conservative commentator Armstrong Williams on The Daily Signal podcast , Ben Carson is having a “positive influence” on President Trump . Here is our response: Williams went on a delusional rant about the “remarkable” job Ben Carson is doing at HUD. And even had the nerve to say if Jesus were among us today, “Dr. Carson would be one of his disciples.” However, Williams hit a new low in the sunken place when he claims he told Carson, “‘I need you in the President’s ear talking about morality, talking about goodness’ — because he and the President have a very good relationship. I think that whether people see it or not, Dr. Carson has a very calming effect on the president. I think it’s very impactful. I think of all the things that will be said when Trump is no longer in the White House, I think the story will be told about the impact Dr. Carson’s relationship had on the President’s character, on his morality.” In what ways has Carson been a positive influence? When Trump said “shithole” countries about Haiti and the entire continent of Africa? When he attacked Jay Z , Jemele Hill , Oprah , Maxine Waters , Colin Kaepernick and countless others? When Trump blamed the Parkland shooting on mental health when survivors are screaming for gun control? Even outside of his rhetoric, which is far from Christ-like, how about giving tax breaks to the rich, potentially cutting food stamps to a box of rations, dismantling healthcare for millions of Americans? Furthermore, how can a so-called Christian co-sign a man who has been accused of sexual misconduct by over a dozen women and reportedly paid off porn stars? If this is what Williams considers impactful or positive, then maybe Carson is working for the man downstairs, not the man upstairs. SOURCE: The Daily Signal SEE ALSO: One Step Forward, 10 Steps Back: San Francisco’s First Black Woman Mayor Unseated By Rich White Man Jada Speaks Out For Mo’Nique And The Comedian Has More Thoughts On Amy Schumer’s Success
Source: James Leynse / Getty Atlanta traffic is so bad because you moved here. I’ve lived in Atlanta my entire life (aside from my brief stint living in New Orleans for college), and growing up in the 80’s in my fair city was never task. Back then, every day in Atlanta was amazingly steady yet relaxingly slow-paced, and much that was due to a Pre-Olympics population that didn’t cause chaos and hours of backed up traffic. Fast forward to 2018, Atlanta has launched itself over time into a post-Olympics renaissance, replete with nuanced artistic neighborhoods, and a daily laundry list of film and TV shoots; however, amid our newly found fast-paced facade, an ugly shadow of traffic has casted itself over the “City in the Forest.” According to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, which is the largest comparative study of its kind, Atlanta ranks number 8 on an international list of cities with horrible traffic, with Los Angeles, NYC, and San Francisco as the only US cities making it higher on the list (Los Angeles is number one). So do we blame the Olympics with having such a harsh traffic ranking, or perhaps it’s Atlanta’s infrastructure and poor planning that has gotten us in the current standstill situation? RELATED: Do You Know More Than An Atlanta Native? [QUIZ] Metro Atlanta has grown to a populous of approximately 5.7 million people , and this new found increase has found itself to be a huge success for local businesses and our city’s tourist and visitors’ bureau. Consequently, with a constantly growing population, in a city as sprawled out as ours, everyone in the city limits has to own a vehicle of their own, and this is where the headache of traffic starts. Atlanta’s public transit system could take Atlantans where they need to go all over the city, if they could just stop trippin’ and expand their train lines to extend into outer lying counties, but unfortunately those counties are still blocking expansion to prevent “negative elements” from coming to their areas, even though people will come and go wherever they wish, regardless of train lines (sips tea). One of these days, the transit system will expand, however that time won’t happen in our near future, so the problem of traffic is still in our forefront. RELATED: What Kind of Food Is Atlanta Really Known For? [Opinion] Can we blame road expansions for our traffic woes? Since everyone is driving to their destination, our problems should be easily solved by expanding lanes on highways and roads around the metro area. However, Georgia’s various class, racial, and regional divisions seem to have made that very challenging for the Atlanta area, as methodologies reveal that Georgia is one of the bottom five states in terms of highway spending per capita. This lack of spending is largely due to voters disagreeing on key plans that could repair and better our roads, such as TSPLOST, where these plans go to referendum, and they are voted down by suburban communities that disapprove of expansions around their area. With the constant divide between in-towners and suburbanites, there is a possibility that a solution will never come to pass. RELATED: Why Is Atlanta A Great Place To Live? [Opinion] by: Jarrett Milton
Tequila Avion Jeezy’s Sells Stake In Tequila Avion Welp… Just when we thought there was no business like snow business, the snowman himself Jeezy has made a pretty penny in the spirits business . He and his partner in Tequila Avion, Ken Austin, have sold the remaining stake in the company to Multi-Billion dollar global spirits brand Pernod Ricard… They just announced this morning … Jeezy will remain highly involved and incentivized through an earn out mechanism at least until 2020 to help fuel its next wave of growth. “When I first became involved with Tequila Avión in 2013, I knew it had enormous potential on a global scale,” said Jeezy. “This next step with Pernod Ricard USA and continued partnership with Founder and Chairman, Ken Austin, will allow us to continue to grow the brand on the worldwide stage.” Jeezy joined the brand in 2013 as a Multicultural Advisor and has become an integral part of the Tequila Avión brand. Since partnering, Tequila Avión’s explosion across the ultra-premium spirits industry has coincided with Jeezy’s continued evolution as an artist, cementing his status as a hip hop legend. Most recently, Jeezy released his new album PRESSURE, his eighth Top 10 debut on the Billboard 200. Starting in February, he will kick off the 6-week “Cold Summer” tour across the US. Tickets are available now at http://www.JeezyOfficial.com Over the course of his legendary career, Jeezy has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide and has had multiple chart-topping hits. 2015 marked the 10th anniversary of Jeezy’s seminal debut solo album, the RIAA platinum Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, which pioneered the trap music genre. Recent business ventures for JEEZY include his new fitness water Defiance Fuel, and his partnership in the Atlanta location of American Cut Steakhouse, and his ongoing partnership with Tequila Avion “Avión has become a leading aspirational lifestyle brand in the fast-growing ultra-premium tequila category. This acquisition is important for Pernod Ricard USA as we focus on premiumization and building brands that consumers are passionate about,” said Paul Duffy, Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard USA. “We look forward to continuing to develop and grow this exciting brand.” “This clearly displays Pernod Ricard’s commitment to this high-potential brand which was voted World’s Best Tasting Tequila at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,” said Ken Austin, Founder and Chairman of Tequila Avión. “The Pernod Ricard people, distributors and brokers have been and will continue to be key drivers in taking Avión to the next level.” Congratulations Jeezy! Continue reading →
Source: GIUSEPPE CACACE / Getty Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday with a pizza party–but not just for himself, for sick children. The Pope celebrated on Sunday by reflecting on the joy of children and the importance that they are raised with the faith. He said about the choice to spend his birthday helping out the kids, “the joy of children is a treasure, and we ought to do everything so that they continue to be joyous.” The pizza that Pope Francis requested was a 13-foot long selection, which has one large candle for the birthday boy himself to blow out while backed by the children. He then encouraged the children to eat the pizza, saying it will make them grow. As pope turns 81, kids entertain with song, dance and 13-foot pizza https://t.co/2bhNh977j5 pic.twitter.com/htRjQkZqNa — Catholic News Service (@CatholicNewsSvc) December 18, 2017 “A joyous spirit is like good land that grows life well, with good fruit,” he said in his Vatican meeting with the children being treated by the Pediatric Dispensary of Santa Marta. Pope Francis encouraged the children to speak with their grandparents. Grandparents “have memory, have roots, and it will be the grandparents that give roots to the children,” he said. Before eating, he prayed the Hail Mary with the children. People on Twitter have long been big fans of Pope Francis, and a 13-foot pizza–especially one that helps sick children–is even more reason to love the man. Check out a few reactions below of people loving the Pope more and more. This pope is my kinda guy. Celebrates his birthday with a 13 foot long pizza. #HabemusPizza #9news pic.twitter.com/88lZOUI1ar — Steve Staeger (@SteveStaeger) December 18, 2017 Me: I need to focus on eating healthier as a way of strengthening myself spiritually as well as physically Pope Francis, on his 81st birthday: I would liiiiiiiiiiiiiike a 13 foot pizza!!! pic.twitter.com/E9wYV1quZf — Tommy Tighe (@theghissilent) December 18, 2017 truly the people's pope https://t.co/wKRDpz7p1a — santa claudra (@audrakath) December 18, 2017
T hey promised us a shocking death was coming for The Walking Dead Season 8, mid-season finale and they delivered. Episode 8 titled “How It’s Gotta Be” was definitely an hour plus nerve-wracking experience and it didn’t help we knew someone was going to die. There was plenty of action, suspense with a heavy amount of foreshadowing as we waited to find out which beloved character was going to bite the dust. All of the turmoil in the form of Negan and his Saviors that was unleashed upon the Alexandrians and Hilltoppers is a direct result of Daryl not being patient and following Rick’s plan. The Saviors were absolutely pissed that they were trapped in The Sanctuary. But who knew the sacrifice would be so great and the one who would suffer again the most is Rick. While Negan is burning down Alexandria, Rick is racing back to warn them but it’s already too late. His son, Carl is in charge and is trying to get the Alexandrians to safety. Once they leave Carl mans up faces Negan and offers his own life as a sacrifice to give his people time to escape. At first, it just seemed like a ploy but as it played out Carl was really trying to end his life, no seriously he really was. WTF Carl! Carl hops down and is on his own against an army of Saviors led by Negan who are destroying everything on site looking for him. Carl manages to dodge all of the explosions and Negan but his well being remains a mystery. Rick finally arrives back in town frantically searching for his family and finds Negan waiting in his house. They immediately engage in a serious brawl and if we are sure folks thought this might be it for Rick. The fight ends when Negan pushes Rick through a window. So we don’t lose either Rick or Negan at this point. Also, Michonne decided to stick around as well so that also gave fans the impression that damn we might lose our favorite katana wielding bad ass. We just didn’t know who was going to go, but boy did we quickly learn. Michonne and Rick are finally reunited when he finds her chopping up a Savior who made the mistake of trying to kill her. They head back to the sewer and we see a good portion of the Alexandrians have made out alive. Rick is searching for his family and he sees Judith but no Carl. Time to start panicking, he makes it to the end and he sees the lone survivor he scared off in the sewer. Then Carl speaks out and says he brought him to Alexandria. Whew, Carl is alive well sort of, as we get a closer look at Carl he is very pale and we all know what the look means. Carl has a bite, but did it happen while he was trying to escape The Saviors or did he suffer the bit when he was “releasing walkers”? It was a sad moment and the internet quickly reacted to sad moment. I cannot believe they just killed carl off like that.. bye folks #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/XvL7UJwCaq — idk (@WolfNialler) December 11, 2017 The show has totally taken different route extreme route with Carl’s impending death. Season 8 had it’s ups and downs but the season finale definitely delivered, to see more of the fallout from Carl’s “death” hit the gallery below. Photos: Gene Page/AMC
Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty Tonight’s episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta picks up in San Francisco from when NeNe and Porsha were having a verbal sparring match over dinner. It gets so bad that NeNe makes Porsha cry. You know Nene goes as low as possible, and of course, she brings up the Kandi incident again. Marlo whisks NeNe away and the other women, except for Sheree, follow. Sheree stays behind to comfort Porsha, who really has no other allies in the group at this point. It’s due to Kandi-gate, but also because the other women generally feel like Porsha never owns up to her ish. That point seems true when Porsha starts telling Sheree that she feels like they’re bullying her and that they’re coming at her “for being Porsha.” via GIPHY This isn’t going to get resolved anytime soon. The next day, the group got together to go on an excursion. Porsha shows up, but NeNe decides to channel Cardi B’s line, “If I see you and I don’t speak that mean I don’t f–k with you,” and keeps it moving. Kandi also keeps her distance, as usual. On the bus on the way to their excursion, Kenya gets sad because she’s reminded that she has to leave early to go bury her grandmother. Then Porsha gets emotional and walks away in tears. Porsha claims that she recently lost her uncle and is triggered by Kenya’s loss. She really wishes these group of women did actually support each other. Cynthia follows Porsha and offers some words of comfort. Basically, Cynthia and Sheree seem to think there’s hope that NeNe and Porsha can at least be cool again. The ladies split up and NeNe is with Kenya, Kandi, and Cynthia, spilling tea about Sheree’s #PrisonBae. According to NeNe, the man is a con artist. Not really a shocker given that he’s in jail. via GIPHY Meanwhile, Marlo, who is with Porsha and Sheree, gets the bright idea to set up a surprise wedding for Kenya to cheer her up. Fast forward to the wedding. The gang’s all here, except for Kenya, and they have a cardboard cutout of a man’s shadow, with a question mark on its face. Lordt. via GIPHY All of this sounds like it’s about to be a hot mess, but Kenya actually finds it funny and plays along. The episode winds down with the group at a wine vineyard with some frisky married man flirting with them like he has no sense. The group stomps some grapes and ends up at dinner. It starts off well, with a toast to Kandi for her Essence cover. Kenya has left by this point, so this is the perfect time for them to gossip about her. Basically, Kenya’s marriage situation bothers them because they haven’t met her husband yet. Marlo is the main offender making shady comments, and eventually wanting to play a game where they raise their hands if they really think Kenya is married. Cynthia gets so upset that she walks out because she’s not trying to hear it. NeNe goes to chat with Cynthia, who is off crying. Cynthia just wants them to leave Kenya alone and NeNe talks her off a ledge, and then in a twist of things, makes her realize that she actually also feels some type of way that Kenya is supposed to be her friend, but didn’t invite her to the wedding. So…looks like this season is going to be about everyone constantly harping on Kenya’s mystery man and the wedding they weren’t invited to. RELATED POSTS ‘RHOAS10’ Recap: NeNe And Porsha Take The Wheel For The Next Verbal Sparring Match ‘RHOAS10’ Recap: Kim Zolciak Pops Off On Kenya At NeNe’s All White Party
Early today, John Mayer was hospitalized for emergency surgery. Please save your “Your Body Is A Wonderland” jokes for the end. On Tuesday, Dead & Company’s official Twitter account posted this: “Early this morning, Tuesday, December 5th, John Mayer was admitted into the hospital for emergency appendectomy forcing the Dead & Company December 5th concert in New Orleans to be postponed.” Now, that can be pretty serious. The appendix might not be a vital organ, but when it begins to swell, it’s effects can be profoundly painful. If it were to burst, it would be much, much worse. Don’t freak out that it’s an “emergency appendectomy,” as … that’s generally how appendectomies work. It’s not an elective surgery; you remove it before it kills you. Even so, this is major surgery. They will in all likelihoods make a number of small incision points, one in his navel and two below his waist. They’ll then “inflate” in order to create some wiggle-room and use endoscopic tools to carefully remove the appendix. Ideally, before it bursts. Scarring will be pretty minimal — it’s not like those huge abdominal scars that people who got the surgery in years past received. Recovery will take weeks. Based upon my experience (I had an appendectomy in 2004), the worst part of recovery is dealing with lingering pain if they used carbon dioxide to make room for the endoscopic surgery. For me, that gas pain was worse than appendicitis or the surgery itself. It will probably be days before he’s willing to eat again, but unless there are complications, he should be able to be up and (very gingerly) walking as early as tomorrow. He’ll need to avoid alcohol for a few weeks and also avoid any heavy lifting. Sitting up is going to be a pain for several days, at least. Hopefully, he’ll make a full and speedy recovery. Yeah, a lot of people consider John Mayer to be a douche, but it takes more than rubbing people the wrong way to deserve to have one of your organs explode. That’s rough. Now, when the metaphorical smoke clears and it’s announced that John Mayer has made a full recovery, then we can start making jokes. The “Your Body Is A Wonderland” jokes. Perhaps some jokes at the expense of Katy Perry, one of John Mayer’s many famous exes. As we all recall, Katy Perry ranked John Mayer as the best at sex when compared to Diplo and Orlando Bloom. If you feel like making a joke with twists and turns, you can even try to make a joke connecting John Mayer’s misbehaving appendix with his allegedly large penis. (I’ve thought of several but wouldn’t care to subject anyone to them) That’s up to you; just don’t tell inappropriate jokes at work. The Twitter account posted an update: “All tickets for the December 5 show will be honored for the rescheduled date. Information on the rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible. Should ticketholders choose to seek a refund, they will be available at point of purchase.” That’s great news, though we’re sure that ticketholders are currently more concerned about John Mayer’s well-being than they are about what to do with their tickets. We all look forward to when we can poke fun at John Mayer’s goofy statements instead of worrying about his health.
