Source: Stacy Revere / Getty Via Bossip : People are in an uproar after a Georgia high school spelled out a racist term during a halftime show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Attendees of a recent Brookwood high school game in Gwinnett County, Georgia were shocked to see members of the school marching band standing next to each other and spelling out the word “c**n.” SEE ALSO: High School Marching Band Causes Outrage After ‘John Q’ Halftime Skit According to CBS News , the school’s Principal Bo Ford sent a letter to parents apologizing for the incident. According to Ford, some of the instruments have covers that spell out the name of the school’s mascot, “Broncos” but for some reason, the letters c-o-o-n were placed together. He also added that the covers are not normally worn on the field and said, the incident is “hurtful, disrespectful and disappointing.” Principal apologizes after school band spells out racial slur https://t.co/BeRRuJ6bwI pic.twitter.com/xJvYCHW87E — CBS46 (@cbs46) November 5, 2018 Some disciplinary action is expected to be taken against the students. See photos of Rickey Smiley at Alabama State University below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Kenya Moore Gives Birth To Baby Girl! Baby Dies From Diaper Rash After Wearing Maggot-Infested Pamper For 14 Days Angela Simmons Ex-Fiancé Killed In His Home [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1937264″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
I t’s been nine years since retired NBA star Jalen Rose opened the doors to a charter school that he created in Detroit and his effort to further education in the area has proven to be a success. According to Ebony , Rose’s school has a 93 percent graduation rate and a 100 percent college acceptance rate. Jalen Rose says In June, it will be the first time JRLA scholars that graduated from colleges across the country will have the opportunity to attend our graduation and speak to the graduates of our senior class. https://t.co/iWCaQoxBwN — EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) October 28, 2018 The school—which is called the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy—was created for youth in the 9th through 12th grade, the news outlet writes. There are currently 400 students who attend the school. In an effort to ensure that students feel supported throughout their high school journey and after graduation, each student has a support group that is made up of current students and those who have graduated to help them stay on track. JRLA also provides students with leadership courses that delve into how to navigate real-life situations surrounding drugs, violence, and other issues that they may have to confront in their everyday lives. The school also emphasizes the importance of civic engagement and empowers its students to evoke change in their communities. JRLA is tuition-free and has an open enrollment. Rose says that he understands the essentiality of having access to a good education. “Education is a valuable tool that unlocks the future of so many young people, and the dynamics in our country have changed, which is [why I chose to] be the founder of a tuition-free public charter high school that gets zero state funding for the facility,” he told the news outlet. “It’s crucial for us to get our scholars out in the community to do charity work and to give them the life skills they will need to be successful in the endeavors that they have, and it’s more for us than just obviously the curriculum that’s required to graduate from school.” Rose isn’t the only celebrity who is using his platform and resources to further education. Almost a year after opening a charter school in Harlem, Sean Combs recently announced that he will donate $1 million for the creation of a school in the Bronx. SEE ALSO: Diddy Donates $1M To Fund New Bronx Charter School Will Smith Uses His Philadelphia Mural To Support Education [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3834995″ overlay=”true”]
Source: WENN.com / WENN Ice Cube has long established himself in other areas outside the medium of music and acting, and now he’s hoping to get into the sports television business too. The rapper and actor is part of an investment group that is hoping to purchase 22 regional sports stations. The Blast reports : According to our sources, the legendary rapper is joining forces with Carolyn Rafaelian, the founder of popular bangle brand Alex and Ani, in a bid to buy 22 regional sports television stations. Sources close to the deal tell The Blast that Rafaelian “is going in huge on this” with Ice Cube and will be investing heavily in the deal. Rafaelian, based on the success of the Alex and Ani brand, is #21 on the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. She was also named “America’s richest jeweler.” She was also named one of People Magazine’s “25 Woman Changing the World.” Cube is also being joined by his partners in the Big3 basketball league in making the bid. According to the Wall Street Journal and also mentioned by the outlet, the stations are valued at $25 billion. Disney has to let the stations go as part of their deal to acquire 21st Century Fox. — Photo: WENN
FAIR WARNING: This is scariest horror film since the Exorcist — turn back now pic.twitter.com/DaAexVuxGA — jason (@Jason) October 29, 2018 Eating at salad bars is a gamble—so many people, so many hands touching the ladle to serve themselves, and ultimately so many germs. Our worst nightmare came true this week when a guy went viral for drinking directly from a soup ladle at a buffet in Chicago. The clip is sure to gross you out . Dressed in all black, dude walks right up to the salad bar, presses his lips to the ladle, and gets his fill of soup without a care in the world. Little did he know he was being filmed as he placed the ladle back into its container. It’ll definitely make you think twice about eating at a buffet. Of course, twitter folks have been going crazy over the clip, which has been retweeted countless times. Here’s what the comments look like: “I’ve heard of double dipping, but this takes it to a whole new level” – @JayRusk “That’s like ten bucks right there if this is whole foods” – @Lynleigh3 “Thanks for triggering an OCD paranoia event. No way… can’t wrap my head around it.” – @nofomo3 “That’s Straight Nastiness! OMG. But why didn’t the guy capturing the video say something?” – @SonnyWhy “I don’t condone punching random people. This might be an exception…” – @dstriddy “Can this man be identified and publicly noticed and barred from all restaurants? This needs to be immediate.” – @d_m_elms “OMMMGGGGG! Why is that salab bar UNSUPERVISED???” – @drroynorman “He needs his ass kicked.” – @BriarRKY “Why would you record that and not smack this fool back of his head” – @ernesto2590 “*dials police* Yes. I’d like to make a report.” – @itsmefink “I once saw a kid at a buffet lick his soft serve ice cream cone, then stick it in the sprinkles and roll it around. Ever since then, I’m out.” – @Williams4Dad It’s safe to say this is the nastiest video we’ve seen all year, but some folks are questioning whether or not it was staged, as the clip originated on Reddit. “Now, if we’ve learned anything from shocking videos that originate on Reddit ( cough, Justin Bieber burrito impersonator, cough) , it’s to always question whether the material is true. Was this incident really caught on candid camera? Was it a mischievous hoax to bate tweeters into having another giant food fight? Or was it filmed to remind us of proper etiquette and hygiene?” Today asked. Whether or not the clip is real, it’s definitely possible that people do this all the time and don’t get caught…so be careful.
Michael Jackson is still the world’s highest-earning dead celebrity. Forbes released the information on how Jackson amassed nearly half a billion dollars in income in 2017. Thanks to the sale of his EMI Music Publishing stake along with the Michael Jackson Halloween special, his Mijac Music catalogue, the King of Pop is still creating generational wealth. John Branca, the Jackson estate’s co-executor said, “You see Charlie Brown Christmas and Charlie Brown Thanksgiving every year, so now we’re looking to have Michael Jackson’s Halloween every year. We hope that it’ll become evergreen.” RELATED: Remember When Michael Jackson Fired Somebody While On-Stage? [VIDEO] RELATED: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About The Legendary Michael Jackson Elvis came in at No. 2 with $40 million followed by Arnold Palmer at $35 million, Peanuts’ cartoonist Charles Schulz at no. 4 with $34 million and Bob Marley at no. 5 with $23 million. The craziest stat? Since Jackson’s ultimately death in 2009, the King of Pop has earned over $2.4 BILLION. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone
Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty Led by Tim Cook, Apple ditched its usual Cupertino Campus location and brought its act to Brooklyn to unveil the company’s worst kept secret—the new environmentally safe MacBook Air, iPad Pro, and Mac Mini models. Techies and Apple fans flocked to BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) which is conveniently located next to Apple’s newest state of the art store to get the first glimpse of Apple’s new line of products. New MacBook Air The MacBook Air was in dire need of need of a proper upgrade or a replacement, and this new model is what people have been waiting for. The new MacBook Air is 2.75 pounds making it lighter than its predecessor which weighed 2.96 pounds. It features a 50 percent thinner bezel, retina display, 13.3-inch display, two USB-C ports, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Basically, it’s now a MacBook Pro in MacBook Air body minus the touch bar. It now has Touch ID for secure logins and is powered by the T2 series chip which is also found in last year’s MacBook Pro and iMac Pro. Inside it ships with up to 16GB of RAM, and 1.5TB SSD alongside a powerful 8th Gen Intel dual-core CPU with integrated graphics. The base model of the MacBook Air comes with 8GB RAM, a 1.6GHz Core i5, and a 128GB SSD and is on sale for $1,199 starting today. New Mac Mini The Mac Mini hasn’t seen an upgrade since 2014 so its safe to say this has been a long time coming. While the new Mac Mini may look the same on the outside, it is boasting some significant upgrades on the inside. The new model now has a quad-core 8th Gen Intel processor, and a six-core Intel Core i7 model. Another significant change from the previous model is the new Mac Mini will support up to 64GB of RAM with every model featuring flash storage with up to 2TB of space. Like the new MacBook Air model, it will also have the T2 security chip and will be modernized thanks to having a bevy of new ports. On the back of the new Mac Mini, there are Ethernet, HDMI, two USB-A ports and our USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports. Starting at $799 the base model goes on sale November 7th and will ship with a quad-core Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage with room for configuration. New iPad Pro Last but certainly not least the new iPad Pro which is apparently the next device not called the iPhone where Apple is putting most of its attention into. The long-rumored new model sports a complete redesign with a much more slimmed-down look, Face ID, USB-C port ditching the lightning connector. Also gone from the new model is the classic home button meaning it now utilizes the gesture navigation first introduced with the iPhone X as well as Face ID and the TrueDepth camera setup. The new iPad Pro comes in two sizes 11 inches ($799) and 12.9 inches ($999) that sports Liquid Retina Display alongside Apple’s ProMotion technology that will provide smooth and fluid display performance. Thanks to Apple’s new A12X Bionic chip with an 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU the new iPad Pro boasts 35 percent faster single-core performance as well as a significant 90 percent bump in speed for performing multicore tasks. The headphone jack is now gone, and if you want to use wired headphones, you will have to purchase a USB-C to headphone dongle. If you’re into gaming on your tablet, the new iPad Pro is the way to go because it boasts “Xbox One S class graphics performance in a package that is much smaller” thanks to its powerful GPU according to Apple’s Jon Ternus. Alongside the iPad Pro a redesigned Apple Pencil ($129 ) that features new touch gestures and ditched its old charging method for new wireless one by magnetically attaching it to the iPad Pro thanks to series of magnets installed inside the device. The new Smart Keyboard Folio was also unveiled that will allow users to type in various angles but the price has gone up to $179. Even though Apple still has interest in its MacBook Air model, it seems they are focused on making the iPad the replacement for the desktop and the laptop. With CEO Tim Cook pointing out the device outsold the biggest notebook vendors Apple ditching the MacBook and other desktop models would seem almost inevitable. — Photo: Stephanie Keith / Getty
Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN The beef between 50 Cent and Ja Rule endures even to this day, and it appears that there is no end in sight to the feud. After Fif’s last salvo, Ja fired back with several jabs of his own via social media, including calling his rival an “Ol Ho Ass N*gga.” In response to 50 Cent allegedly copping 200 front row seats to an upcoming show of his out of spite, Ja Rule went into a similar bag and took to Instagram to fire off some shots. In one post, a photoshopped image of 50 in women’s makeup featured the caption “This look fits you Ol ho ass n*gga…” which led to other similar posts. Another photo shows 50 standing next to a man dressed as a woman with his armed draped around the rapper, with a photoshopped gun holster with a sex toy and a purple strap-on attached to Young Buck also in the photo with that caption reading, “So this what goes on at them effen vodka events…” Lastly, Ja took to Twitter to claim all of the back and forth between the pair is nothing more than jokes but didn’t neglect to get one last jab in. Check out some of the images and shots in the posts below. This beef is a JOKE to everyone except this lil ape looking bitch… she mad mad!!! pic.twitter.com/l1nxY9e7GK — Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) October 28, 2018 — Photo: WENN
Law enforcement have identified the man accused of killing 11 people on Saturday morning’s shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Authorities say the 46-year-old man is named Robert Bowers. According to USA Today , police told them that that before the shooting, Bowers, who’s from Pittsburg, made anti-Semitic comments. “All Jews must die!” he allegedly said. Not much about Bowers is being released, but people on Twitter have pointed out that Bowers had a history of hating Jewish people and believing President Trump was “under Jews rule.” Pittsburgh suspect Robert Bowers posted this AM “HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people..I’m going in” https://t.co/2T5c6xdPhC pic.twitter.com/Bj7T7E8Yzh — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 27, 2018 Posts from the suspected Pittsburgh shooter Robert Bowers. He hated Trump and thought Trump was controlled by Jews. This monster is an unhinged anti-Semitic terrorist. pic.twitter.com/sjb2k6ucwb — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 27, 2018 The FBI is investigating this tragic shooting as a hate crime. “It’s a very horrific crime scene,” Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell D. Hissrich said at a press conference on Saturday. “It’s one of the worst I’ve seen.” In addition to the 11 dead, at least six other people were injured, including four police officers, CBS Pittsburg reported . The officers’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. A suspect is in custody after multiple people were killed and three officers were shot at a Pittsburgh synagogue. https://t.co/IrzJybOw7y pic.twitter.com/XaaEi3blcv — ABC News (@ABC) October 27, 2018 President Trump told the press that “something must be done” about the “hate in our country.” “It’s a terrible, terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country and, frankly, all over the world. Something has to be done.” But later, he showed little empathy, telling the media that this deadly shooting isn’t about gun laws and that perhaps the people in the synagogue should have been armed to protect themselves. Trump says the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting has “little” to do with gun laws: “If they had protection inside, the results would have been far better.” (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/2z9JGCZXvb — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 27, 2018 The reaction on Twitter to the shooting and Trump’s statements came swift: Trump just said the Pittsburgh synagogue should have had more guns inside. Seriously, fuck this guy. — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) October 27, 2018 Three professionally-trained armed police officers were shot responding to the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh today. What does Trump think a part-time security guard would do against a determined gunman with an assault rifle? https://t.co/8aBdl6Xrpv — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 27, 2018 This is a developing story and we will provide updates as they become available. RELATED NEWS: Pipe Bombs Were Sent To Trump’s Most Vocal Critics, We Blame Trump Mississippi Woman Knocked Unconscious In Kroger For Asking How To Make A Pie Waffle House Shooter Arrested After Nationwide Manhunt
Source: Bamboo Patton, Sherlita Patton, Big Boi and Cross Patton attends ‘The Art of Organized Noize’ Private Screening at SCADshow on March 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Big Boi is surely a proud daddy. The OutKast rapper’s son, Cross Patton, recently announced he will be attending the University of Oregon to play football. As Billboard points out, Patton made the announcement on Saturday (Oct. 20) at Woodward Academy, near Georgia, while rocking his no. 18 high school jersey. “I just want to thank my family: mom and my dad, coach Davis, my football team…I want to thank [everyone] for making me the man that I am today,” said Cross, in a clip shared on Instagram by his dad. “With that being said, I want to announce that I committed to the University of Oregon.” Although Patton received scholarship offers, he will join the Oregon Ducks as a walk-on. Don’t for a second think that the 5′ 7″ running back is a slouch. Peep his highlights on the flip. — Photo: Prince Williams
Source: Taylor Hill / Getty Mo’Nique is out there living her best weight loss life y’all. The Oscar-winner recently shared on a video showing off her super-snatched waist..and it was everything. She let her fans get a little peek of her at a recent photo shoot rocking a pair of curve-hugging jeans and a cinched waist poppin’ to Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow. ” The 50-year-old also showed some love to her fitness trainer Dwight Holt, Jr. , for helping her dance off the pounds. “CARDI B, baby you will get a photo shoot going. DANCING MY POUNDS OFF. WHAT A TEAM,” she wrote. YOU BETTER WERK QUEEN! As we previously reported , earlier this year Mo celebrated weighing under 200 pounds for the first time since high school. “I said that I would share this new journey with y’all on the weight loss and getting healthy,” the comedian said in a video she posted on Instagram. “Today was the first time in my adult life that I’ve been under 200 pounds, so I wanted to let you all know it’s possible and you can do it and we can get there.” She added that she achieved this weight loss without having to go under the knife or falling for any diet fads. “For me it was no surgery, no prepackaged foods, not listening to no spokespeople saying ‘it’s easy and you can do it.’” “It was just putting in the work and not giving up on me … it’s called giving yourself a chance to live the best life you can live.” Clearly, all this hard work has paid off: BEAUTIES: What do you think of Mo’s weight loss and new body? RELATED NEWS: Mo’Nique Sends Message To Nicki Minaj And Cardi B About Their Ongoing Femcee Beef Slay! Mo’Nique Celebrates Weighing Under 200 Pounds For The First Time As An Adult Oprah Gets Real About Weight Loss: ‘I Can’t Accept Myself If I’m Over 200 LBS’ [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”2871762″ overlay=”true”]
