Tag Archives: search

Press Play: Anthony Mackie & Samuel L. Jackson Reshape Life For Black Americans In ‘The Banker’

Continued here:
Press Play: Anthony Mackie & Samuel L. Jackson Reshape Life For Black Americans In ‘The Banker’

Take Our Music Survey For Your Chance At $250, Plus Tix To See DaBaby

Follow this link:

Source: ATLPics.net / Radio One Digital Here is your chance to have a say in the music you hear on the radio and win some of our great prizes! Take our music survey for your chance to win $250 in holiday cash, plus tickets to see DaBaby live! CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY  

Take Our Music Survey For Your Chance At $250, Plus Tix To See DaBaby

A Lil’ Positivity: Colin Kaepernick Fed The Homeless In Oakland For His 32nd Birthday

Source: colin Kaepernick / Getty Colin Kaepernick Spent His Birthday Giving Back To Oakland It seems like Colin Kaepernick is always thinking about how he can help the people around him, and he proves his selflessness time and time again. The former NFL quarterback decided to spend his 32nd birthday feeding the homeless in Oakland, California. According to reports from TMZ, Kaepernick brought out a food truck for those living in Tent City, a large homeless encampment in Oakland. While there, he reportedly paid for every person there who wanted a meal. From the photos of the truck, it looks like some Al Pastor was on the menu. View this post on Instagram The giveback #MarioWoods beautiful mother & brother #KnowYourRightsCamp A post shared by Know Your Rights Camp (@yourrightscamp) on Nov 3, 2019 at 11:21am PST Not only did he pay for their meals, though, Colin–along with his girlfriend, Nessa –had some more help up their sleeve. In partnership with Know Your Rights Camp, Kaepernick was walking around handing out backpacks that filled with snacks, socks, air quality masks, shampoo and other crucial resources, according to the outlet. Unsurprisingly, this isn’t the first time Colin Kaepernick has used his birthday to give back to the community. In 2016, he hosted his first Know Your Rights Camp event, where he brought dozens of kids together to teach them about their rights and to learn about social injustice. Shoe Palace also posted about an encounter with Kaep this weekend (which seems to have gone down earlier this month) saying the company gave away over 400 pairs of sneakers to the youth at a Know Your Rights Camp event in Atlanta. View this post on Instagram OCTOBER 19,2019 | ATLANTA GEORGIA | @yourrightscamp @kaepernick7 We want to thank @yourrightscamp & @kaepernick7 for allowing us to be part of such a special movement. We gave away over 400 pairs to the youth that attended the ATL event. We look forward to continuing our support with the @yourrightscamp @kaepernick7 #imwithkaepernick #imwithkap THANK YOU A post shared by ShoePalace.com (@shoepalace) on Nov 2, 2019 at 6:43pm PDT

Read more:
A Lil’ Positivity: Colin Kaepernick Fed The Homeless In Oakland For His 32nd Birthday

SMH: Airbnb Is Banning ‘Party Houses’ After Deadly Halloween Shooting In California

Source: LIONEL BONAVENTURE / Getty Airbnb Says It’s Banning ‘Party Houses’ From The Platform Airbnb has announced that it will now ban “party houses” from its platform in response to a deadly shooting at a Halloween party in the Bay Area , which was held at one of the company’s rentals. Brian Chesky, the company’s CEO, announced on Saturday that Airbnb is “redoubling our efforts to combat unauthorized parties,” which includes expanded manual screening for reservations that are deemed “high-risk.” Starting today, we are banning “party houses” and we are redoubling our efforts to combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct, including conduct that leads to the terrible events we saw in Orinda. Here is what we are doing: — Brian Chesky (@bchesky) November 2, 2019 An Airbnb spokesman didn’t offer many details on how these aforementioned efforts would be implemented–or what might flag a rental as a party house–saying that the company has initiated a 10-day review to develop new policies. Ben Breit told The LA Times that the rental listing where the shooting occurred had rules that barred parties, also adding that the listing and the person who rented it have both been removed from the site. According to police , over 100 people from surrounding areas visited the home in the East Bay suburb of Orinda on Thursday night. The gathering was heavily advertised on social media and officers ended up responding to a noise complaint at the residence, but when they arrived, they found a “highly chaotic scene” with multiple gunshot victims. The Times also reports that Airbnb has reached an agreement with the city of Los Angeles to create a system that will streamline enforcement of the city’s new regulations on their site. Under the system–which has yet to be created–new hosts won’t be able to publish listings without final approval from the city. On top of that, existing listings without the city’s required registration number will be removed.

More here:
SMH: Airbnb Is Banning ‘Party Houses’ After Deadly Halloween Shooting In California

Trevor Noah To Produce Film About 8-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Who Overcame Homelessness

See the article here:

T he inspiring story of a young chess prodigy whose family overcame homelessness is coming to the big screen. According to Deadline , Trevor Noah will produce a film about 8-year-old Tani Adewumi ; a New York-based chess champion who has defied the odds. Homeless 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy Who Won NY State Championship Checkmates Paramount Movie Deal With ‘Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Among Producers https://t.co/Kg5C2yD97y pic.twitter.com/iXlBBYAI3J — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) November 1, 2019 Adewumi garnered national attention earlier this year after becoming the New York State chess champion for his age division. Under the guidance of his school’s chess coach Shawn Martinez , he learned how to play chess within a year and began participating in competitive matches. He went on to win the New York State Chess Championship title for the kindergarten through third-grade division. While in the spotlight for excelling at chess, a focus was put on Adewumi and his family’s living situation. His family fled from Africa to the U.S. to escape the Boko Haram extremist group two years ago and had been living in a homeless shelter. After their story received national attention, a GoFundMe page was created in an effort to help his family afford a permanent home. The Adewumi’s received over $200,000 from their fundraising campaign and moved into an apartment near Tani’s school. They also utilized the money to launch the Tanitoluwa Adewumi Foundation to help African immigrants in the U.S. who are facing financial hardships. “Anybody who is coming from Africa who is in the position we were in, we will help them. I want to release my blessing to others,” Adewumi’s father Kayode said in a statement . The film will be based on three books about the family that will be released under the W Publishing group in 2020. Noah will produce the project alongside Bob Teitel , George Tillman Jr. , Norman Aladjem , and Haroon Saleem . Paramount has acquired the project. SEE ALSO: Homeless 8-Year-Old New York State Chess Champion Finds A Home Trevor Noah Lays Into Kanye West For Disrespecting Black Women [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3892060″ overlay=”true”]

Trevor Noah To Produce Film About 8-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Who Overcame Homelessness

‘RHOAS12’ Recap: Porsha and Kenya Bond Over Barbie And Babies

Read this article:

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Real Housewives of Atlanta is back for the twelfth time! Can you believe it has been 12 seasons? Time flies when you’re watching reality TV shenanigans. Anyway, the cast and crew have gone through a lot of changes but this season, Eva, Cynthia, Nene, Porsha, Kandi and even Kenya are back for another round of drama. We knew that Kenya wouldn’t be gone for long, especially with the drama going on with her soon-to-be-ex husband, Marc Daily. Kenya isn’t the only one going through drama with her man. Porsha is also going through it. Porsha’s man Dennis was in #TheBlogs for allegedly cheating on Porsha while she was pregnant. The thing is, Tasha K, the blogger who started the rumor about one woman in particular named Sincerely, is a suspect source. She has a proven track record of literally making rumors up and it has been working for her because snippets of her vlog made it to the episode, but I digress. Anyway, Sincerely ran into Kandi, Cynthia and Eva at Old Lady Gang and told them she doesn’t even know Dennis. The girls take this information back to Porsha and she’s not even all that thrilled because this is just one clearance of many. Now, wasn’t Porsha the same one talking about how she wasn’t gonna as Dennis any questions, back when they first began dating, and proceeded to move at lightning speed? Anyway, she got her baby. Porsha and Kenya both got the babies they desperately wanted and that is the very thing that has brought them together. You already know they’ve had a contentious relationship since they began filming RHOA together, and of course, there was that time when Porsha literally dragged Kenya. All of that is in the past now and they have been connecting not just as new moms, but new moms with man drama. Kenya had a cute Barbie-themed party for Brooklyn just as a way for people to get to meet her. So, the crew came dressed up in various iterations of Barbie to show some love. Porsha and Kenya had a moment with their baby girls where they talked about how they are finally ready to just let it go, and motherhood has a lot to do with that decision. Yay motherhood! So, what do you think? Do you think this friendship will last or is it only a matter of time before they spazz out on each other again? Lastly, speaking of Brooklyn, she actually turned one today!  Kenya posted a sweet message to her daughter on IG today. Check that out along with other pics from the episode. View this post on Instagram Happy Birthday @thebrooklyndaly your mommy and daddy love you beyond any words. You are light of my life, my whole world and my future. God blessed my existence with you and daddy. Thank you for choosing us to be your parents. #Godisgood #1yearold #miraclebaby #babybrooklyn #love #family A post shared by Kenya Moore Daly (@thekenyamoore) on Nov 3, 2019 at 1:44pm PST View this post on Instagram #RHOA returns this Sunday on @bravotv 8/7c hold on to your weaves!!!! @kandi @evamarcille @cynthiabailey10 @porsha4real @thekenyamoore A post shared by Kenya Moore Daly (@thekenyamoore) on Nov 1, 2019 at 5:51pm PDT View this post on Instagram My baby & me! “Pj Holiday Edition” @pilarjhena Hair: @gonakedhair Gowns: @shopoyemwen A post shared by #PorshaWilliams (@porsha4real) on Nov 3, 2019 at 5:51pm PST RELATED POSTS ‘RHOAS11’ Reunion Recap: Porsha Tries To Pray The Group’s Crazy Away ‘RHOAS11’ Reunion Recap: NeNe’s Attitude Steals The Show Again

‘RHOAS12’ Recap: Porsha and Kenya Bond Over Barbie And Babies

David Eason Drags Jenelle Evans, Really is Such an A-Hole

Welp. That didn't take long. On October 31, Jenelle Evans filed for divorce from David Eason , a development most celebrity gossip fans have been waiting to see take place for several months now. Evans provided a lengthy statement at the time of this decision. And now Eason has finally done the same — and, as you would expect, it was a very dumb thing that he said. Like we said: it didn't take him long. Scroll down to see what we mean and to get caught up on this entire ugly situation… 1. Can We Have a Brief History Lesson? Sure: Jenelle and David got married on September 23, 2017 and have a two-year old daughter together named Ensley. 2. But It’s a Busy Household David also has an 11-year old daughter named Maryssa from a previous relationship and Evans has two sons from previous relationships, Kaiser and Jace. 3. Why Has the Marriage Fallen Apart? Aside from Eason being a violent bigot and homophobe? We actually can’t say why Evans arrived at this decision at last, after all this ugly time as David’s wife. 4. But Arrive at It, She Did “I’ve mostly kept off social media the past few days because I’ve been focused on making some big life decisions,” Jenelle shared with fans on social media. “I’ve lived my life on camera since I was 17 years old. And a lot of it hasn’t been pretty. But it’s been my life. Like anyone else I want what’s best for my kids and I want to be happy…” 5. Okay. Go On, Jenelle… “With time away from Teen Mom I’ve started to look at my life differently and I know I need to make changes. I’m starting that now,” she added. 6. Meaning What, Exactly? Well… “The kids and I have moved away David,” Jenelle continued. “Nobody gets into a marriage expecting it to end but I know that’s what is best for me, and for my kids. Today I’ve filed papers to start that process.” View Slideshow

Read the original post:
David Eason Drags Jenelle Evans, Really is Such an A-Hole

‘Lady & The Tramp’ Brings Our Favorite Childhood Story To Life With Millennial Twists

Read the original post:

Source: Disney / Disney Disney has been showing off all 2019 and bringing magic to real life with their live action flicks like The Lion King and Aladdin . And in about two weeks, you can add Lady and the Tramp to the list of live action Disney remakes that made you experience the bliss of your childhood imagination IRL. We got a chance to visit the Savannah, Georgia set of the Charlie Bean directed film last year, and hung out with the phenomenal and eclectic cast and crew — including three of the stars of the movie, Kiersey Clemons , Thomas Mann and Yvette Nicole Brown . The live action version of the classic film tells a similar story to the original Disney version: An upper-middle-class American cocker spaniel named Lady who meets a streetsmart, downtown stray Schnauzer called the Tramp, and the two embark on many romantic adventures including that iconic spaghetti smooch scene.” However, this time around, the cast is much more diverse in race and age. Thomas and Kiersey play a young couple with a little baby living a super adult life. Thomas told us about landing the role: I was super excited because I never been apart of a Disney before and I was huge fan of Lady and the Tramp as a kid. So obviously it was a no brainer. But I was like ‘Ugh, there’s probably gonna be a lot of guys trying out for this.’ And I also thought I was too young. But obviously that wasn’t the case. I only had to audition one time, then I got it after that. And Kiersey was cast just before me so it was amazing that they put us together. We’re both so young, living this adult life. He even had to grow a mustache for the role. As for Kiersey, she fell in love with the real stars of the film as soon as she began filming. I love the dogs! We cuddle a lot. I would love to take Tramp home, but all the dogs have homes I think Rose (the pup that plays Lady) and I bonded. She runs this set. I can tell when she’s not into it that day. She knows this is her movie. I have lots of respect for Rose. She also dished on how she made her character Darling Dear a little different from the 1955 version: I made her a little assertive. I’m using my imagination alot with like the times, and this fantasy world of it being Disney. And her being this young woman of color. She wears the pants in the relationship and it’s been fun. Fun Facts:  It took about sixteen weeks to train the pups for their roles. All the pups were rescues before being adopted after filming wrapped.  The city of Savannah was another major star of the movie, according to Yvette Nicole Brown: “There’s a certain magic to this city. I think Atlanta would’ve been too big for this movie. The production design looks exactly like 1910. It was very cool to go back in time for a few days.” Just in time for the holidays, Disney is giving us that little spark of joy, magic and wonder that we all need at this time. Catch Lady and the Tramp in theaters on November 12. Tell them we sent you!

‘Lady & The Tramp’ Brings Our Favorite Childhood Story To Life With Millennial Twists

Over It: Summer Walker Says She’s ‘Done’ With The Music Industry Amid Constant Criticism From Fans

Source: Julia Beverly  Summer Walker Says She’s Done With The Music Industry Summer Walker’s debut project “Over It” is the current soundtrack to her life. The songstress announced this weekend that she’s “done” with the industry; “interviews, photoshoots, videos and shows” after she finishes her current “Over It” tour. Why? Well because according to Summer’s she’s been harshly criticized by fans who can’t accept her “differences” and think she should participate in a “Miss America bad b*** contest” every day. This comes after fans went IN on the singer when she revealed that she “hates showers” with a picture of a basin filled with face wash, wipes, a foaming bath product, micellar water, and baby oil gel. She later clarified that she “hates showers” because she prefers to take baths. Source: Prince Williams / Getty “na fr though I’ve decided y’all don’t deserve me lol I knew from day one I was to real for this shit. y’all can have the music & ima just head out. fuck the interviews, photo shoots, videos, & really the shows too. I’ll finish this tour out tho. I’m just a regular person, nothing more. lol people got this fame shit fucked up. I been me from day one, I’m not bout to start acting different, talking different, treating people different, or looking different. people really expect too much from you. Everyday / everything isn’t a miss America bad bitch contest, & I don’t feel the need to put others down to stay relevant. people really just DISCONNECTED…. hiding behind these apps, these filters, the clothes, the makeup, the hair lol a lot of y’all need to step back & get into yourselves.. from a different perspective. take the same amount of time that you normally do to prepare/improve your physical but apply it to your spirit & become COMFORTABLE with the real you, whoever that may be as long as your not hurting anyone. That same amount of time you take to chase the “bag” try putting that same amount of energy into patience, acceptance, understanding, self awareness, self love but I know no one gives a shit about what I’m saying so yeah. peace love & light View this post on Instagram na fr though I’ve decided y’all don’t deserve me lol I knew from day one I was to real for this shit. y’all can have the music & ima just head out. fuck the interviews, photo shoots, videos, & really the shows too. I’ll finish this tour out tho. I’m just a regular person, nothing more. lol people got this fame shit fucked up. I been me from day one, I’m not bout to start acting different, talking different, treating people different, or looking different. people really expect too much from you. Everyday / everything isn’t a miss America bad bitch contest, & I don’t feel the need to put others down to stay relevant. people really just DISCONNECTED…. hiding behind these apps, these filters, the clothes, the makeup, the hair lol a lot of y’all need to step back & get into yourselves.. from a different perspective. take the same amount of time that you normally do to prepare/improve your physical but apply it to your spirit & become COMFORTABLE with the real you, whoever that may be as long as your not hurting anyone. That same amount of time you take to chase the “bag” try putting that same amount of energy into patience, acceptance, understanding, self awareness, self love but I know no one gives a shit about what I’m saying so yeah. peace love & light A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Nov 3, 2019 at 12:38am PDT Poor thang! Fans have also said that Summer seems uninterested in her interviews and performances—but Summer’s been open about suffering from crippling social anxiety. That’s not all though, the singer recently went toe to toe with fans over her hair, and that exchange might be contributing to her current feelings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Oct 22, 2019 at 1:46pm PDT Hit the flip.

Read more here:
Over It: Summer Walker Says She’s ‘Done’ With The Music Industry Amid Constant Criticism From Fans

Angela Simmons Posts A Loving Tribute To Her Late Ex-Fiancé Sutton Tennyson On The Anniversary Of His Death

Source: Eugene Powers/WENN.com / WENN Angela Simmons Remembers The Father Of Her Child It’s been exactly a year since Sutton Tennyson was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and his ex-fiancee Angela Simmons is paying tribute to him. The Growing Up Hip-Hop star posted to Instagram on Sunday, remembering the life of the father of her child. She began her post by revealing that she “woke up earlier than usual today,” realizing that the reason was because it’s the anniversary of Tennyson’s death. She goes on to write about how much their baby boy–also named Sutton–has grown in the past year, going on to thank him for everything he’s given her. ” I want to let you know your baby boy is flourishing , he’s growing . He’s everything you knew he’d be and even more. I look at him everyday….and I see you so much . You’d be so proud of him . The way I’m proud of him . He talks to me about you before bed . He’s adorable Sutton,” Simmons wrote. “There’s so much I want to tell you . But I know you are with us everyday . I can never repay you or thank you enough for the light you have brought to my life . He’s so precious. And we miss you . So much more to say . But thank you for everything . Gone but never forgotten.” View this post on Instagram Woke up earlier than usual today . Realized God wanted to talk to me . And today marks a year since you left us. Sutton , You left us exactly a year ago today. I want to let you know your baby boy is flourishing , he’s growing . He’s everything you knew he’d be and even more. I look at him everyday….and I see you so much . You’d be so proud of him . The way I’m proud of him . He talks to me about you before bed . He’s adorable Sutton . There’s so much I want to tell you . But I know you are with us everyday . I can never repay you or thank you enough for the light you have brought to my life . He’s so precious. And we miss you . So much more to say . But thank you for everything . Gone but never forgotten. A post shared by Angela Simmons (@angelasimmons) on Nov 3, 2019 at 4:43am PST Much love to Angela Simmons and Sutton Tennyson’s entire family on such a tough day.

Continued here:
Angela Simmons Posts A Loving Tribute To Her Late Ex-Fiancé Sutton Tennyson On The Anniversary Of His Death