Issa Rae recalls her time with highly successful web series “Awkward Black Girl,” and being repeatedly shut down by TV networks who did not believe that the quirky, uncomfortable humor geared toward African American audiences would sell… Fast-forward to today, and her hit comedy “Insecure” is a Golden Globe-nominated series for HBO. WENN/YouTube
Adrienne tells her cohosts on The Real that she was always taught to have her own, and is far too prideful to ask a man for money for any reason . Do you agree? Splash/YouTube
NO STREAM. NO AUDIO. Thank you, for your services @beyonce #BEYCHELLA #NEAUXCHELLA pic.twitter.com/a3njaUDdTI — Afro-LightskinO. (@itsKARY_) April 22, 2018 Beychella 2 Wasn’t Streamed & Sparked BeyHive Chaos It was all good just a week ago. Queen Slayyyoncé came thru, obliterated our wigs and teased an even bigger Beychella 2 that went down last night without a live stream in a hype-killing moment that had the dismayed BeyHive in a hilariously petty TIZZY. Me: Can you try to stream your coachella performance on Tidal? Beyoncé: pic.twitter.com/SxUR0b9s4r — Jay (@LipsTaco) April 22, 2018 Peep the hilarious Twitter chaos over non-streamed Beychella 2 on the flip.
Getty Images REALLY??? Teacher Asks Students To List Positive Aspects Of Slavery A rancidly racist revisionist is in hot water after asking students to take on a shocking assignment. According to ABC News , reps for The Great Hearts Monte Vista schools are apologizing after an unnamed teacher gave out a homework assignment telling students to list both the positive and negative aspects of slavery. Aaron Kindel, the superintendent of Great Hearts Texas, is confirming that the teacher has been placed on administrative leave. “To be clear, there is no debate about slavery. It is immoral and a crime against humanity,” said Kindel in a statement posted Thursday. The textbook being used in the teacher’s classroom,”Prentice Hall Classics: A History of the United States” has been removed until school officials can review the material. Pearson, the makers of the textbook, are denying any wrongdoing. “We do not support the point of view represented in the worksheet and strongly condemn the implication that there was any positive aspect to slavery,” said their rep Scott Overland. News of the assignment quickly spread after Democratic Rep Joaquin Castro posted about it on social media. This is absolutely unacceptable. A @GreatHeartsTX charter school in San Antonio asked students to complete a “balanced view” assignment about slavery, requiring them to list the “positive aspects” of slave life. The teacher worked from a @pearson textbook. pic.twitter.com/mzEWty68tB — Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) April 19, 2018 What would YOU do if your child was given this assignment????
LA Fitness gym and spa. Long Beach, California Black Guy Puts NJ LA Fitness Managers On Blast For Being Racist Tshyrad Oates, a guest of an active La Fitness member posted videos of an incident with managers at a NJ LA Fitness, where 6 cops were called on them for NO REASON. Oates wrote on Facebook that he had signed in with a four-day guest pass from his friend, a club member. “After about a half hour, I was approached by this same employee telling me that I had to leave or pay, and I explained to her that I just signed in with her with the guest pass,” he said. “She stated that it was my friend who did not pay (unaware that her manager had already signed him in with his membership pass). My friend stated to her that he is an active and current member and that his gym tag was in his locker.” Wow. LA Fitness has since issued an apology according to Yahoo . In a statement released on Thursday per CNN , LA Fitness said, “Clearly, this is a longtime member, with a current, valid membership. We want to clarify that no membership was canceled and no one, including the member’s guest, was banned from the club.” LA Fitness also said in the statement that a front desk employee was “confused” and thought the member was a guest. “Regrettably, from there our staff unnecessarily escalated the situation and called the police rather than work through it,” LA Fitness said, adding that the company is “currently exploring potential training content and opportunities to better train our staff.” SMH.
LA Fitness gym and spa. Long Beach, California Black Guy Puts NJ LA Fitness Managers On Blast For Being Racist Tshyrad Oates, a guest of an active La Fitness member posted videos of an incident with managers at a NJ LA Fitness, where 6 cops were called on them for NO REASON. Oates wrote on Facebook that he had signed in with a four-day guest pass from his friend, a club member. “After about a half hour, I was approached by this same employee telling me that I had to leave or pay, and I explained to her that I just signed in with her with the guest pass,” he said. “She stated that it was my friend who did not pay (unaware that her manager had already signed him in with his membership pass). My friend stated to her that he is an active and current member and that his gym tag was in his locker.” Wow. LA Fitness has since issued an apology according to Yahoo . In a statement released on Thursday per CNN , LA Fitness said, “Clearly, this is a longtime member, with a current, valid membership. We want to clarify that no membership was canceled and no one, including the member’s guest, was banned from the club.” LA Fitness also said in the statement that a front desk employee was “confused” and thought the member was a guest. “Regrettably, from there our staff unnecessarily escalated the situation and called the police rather than work through it,” LA Fitness said, adding that the company is “currently exploring potential training content and opportunities to better train our staff.” SMH.
FINAL Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Trailer At this point, we all know what happens when wypipo mess with human-eating dinosaurs and it’s always very bad but that won’t matter to anyone looking for the larger-than-life summer entertainment oozing from this final Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer. Peep some Twitter chitter-chatter over Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on the flip.
FINAL Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Trailer At this point, we all know what happens when wypipo mess with human-eating dinosaurs and it’s always very bad but that won’t matter to anyone looking for the larger-than-life summer entertainment oozing from this final Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer. Peep some Twitter chitter-chatter over Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on the flip.
Me ordering my caramel makey e auto at starbucks during the boycott pic.twitter.com/oVZyjvIX8O — Slim (@Humble_Slim) April 16, 2018 The Latest Starbucks Saga Divides Twitter Everyone’s caught up in the growing Starbucks boycott saga stemming from the blood-boiling mistreatment of Black customers wrongfully arrested in a Philly store. But, like anything, there are some who think boycotting the entire franchise over one incident is a bit too much in yet another Twitter-dividing moment. Every person I see sitting in a Starbucks when I walk by not boycotting pic.twitter.com/E60Rex5Bru — MAD ETHNIC RIGHT NOW (@smileyadventure) April 16, 2018 Peep the hilarious Twitter chaos over the Starbucks boycott on the flip.