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Black Entrepreneurs Raise $8 Million For Barbershop-Focused App

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F or Black entrepreneurs Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon what started out as an app idea to help individuals who struggled to find a good barbershop has transformed into a platform that is changing the landscape of the barber experience. According to Tech Crunch , they raised $8 million for their app SQUIRE during their first round of venture capital financing. Barbershop management platform Squire raises $8 million Series A round https://t.co/ERefXxiZke by @meganrosedickey pic.twitter.com/Hq6HAjLg49 — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) June 25, 2019 Salvant and LaRon are seasoned entrepreneurs who through their own experiences discovered that the process of finding a good barber can often be inefficient. The two decided to team up and develop a solution. The app—which was founded in 2015—connects barbers and customers. Through SQUIRE, individuals can find barbershops in their area, read customer reviews, and book appointments. Customers also have the opportunity to pay for their haircuts through the app. SQUIRE goes beyond simply booking haircut appointments, it provides barbers throughout the country with the platform to sell products and promote their brand. There is a wide range of shops that are included in the app’s directory, including large high-end shops and small locally owned businesses. The app was launched in New York and expanded to cities like Atlanta, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It now features barbershops in 28 cities. Since its inception, there have been $100 million in transactions processed through the app. The fundraising round was led by Trinity Ventures. “Millions of men need haircuts daily and are looking to find the right barbershop, but the process is usually unnecessarily hard and time consuming,” said Salvant in an interview with Forbes . “SQUIRE lets you locate a barber, schedule your appointment and pay from anywhere you are, now making the process quick and convenient.” The entrepreneurs plan on putting the money raised towards marketing and hiring engineers to work on the app’s infrastructure. “In talking to customers, we realized there was a lot of opportunity to build value in a backend management system,” LaRon said in a statement, according to TechCrunch. Both LaRon and Salvant are carving out a space in an industry that is worth billions. According to Statista , the barber industry is expected to be valued at $26 billion by next year. SEE ALSO: Black-Owned Barbershop Pays Off Debt For Students In Charlotte ‘You Next’ Project Illustrates The Impact And Influence Of Black Barbershops [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3881358″ overlay=”true”]

Black Entrepreneurs Raise $8 Million For Barbershop-Focused App

Issa Rae Hilariously Answered Fans’ Comical Questions In This Impromptu And Informative Airport Q&A

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Khloe Kardashian on KUWTK: Are You Buying Any of This?!?

Keeping Up with the Kardashians finally addressed the 6’10” elephant in the room on part one of its season finale last night. After weeks of hype, the penultimate episode focused entirely on the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal . The second  Tristan Thompson cheating scandal, that is; not the one in which he slept around while his girlfriend was pregnant… but the one during which he made out with his girlfriend’s close pal. View Slideshow: Khloe Kardashian Makes Stunning Admission, Says Tristan Thompson Threatened to Kill Himself As summarized above, the episode was raw and emotional and intense and also revealing — but was it also chock full of BS? Because here’s the thing: Yes, Tristan made out with Jordyn Woods several months ago. The latter has admitted it, the former has not denied it and Khloe Kardashian has ended the relationship over her baby daddy as a result of it. So there’s nothing to debate when it comes to how much Thompson sucks as a boyfriend. The guy totally and completely sucks as a boyfriend. This episode just piled everything on so darn thick that we have a bunch of questions over what we actually heard and learned. For instance: Khloe opened the installment by saying she was crazy sick, suffering through one migraine after another while actually throwing up blood. “Literally my whole head feels bruised because it’s been pounding for so long and it’s terrifying,” she told viewers, adding on air: “I’m supposed to go to Cleveland tomorrow to see Tristan, but the way I’m feeling right now, I don’t know if I can be on a flight like that. I’ve been throwing up blood. It’s so intense. I’m blind in my left eye.” We’re sorry, but: WHAT?!? Khloe is coughing up clood and has gone blind in one eye and is just sort of casually relaying this information to the camera? And we never once heard anything about this condition several months ago, back when this episode was allegedly filmed? Khloe alleged on the episode that she took a pregnancy test (it was negative) and that a doctor could not diagnose whatever the heck was supposedly going on with her. Elsewhere, Khloe made an allegation that created headlines across the Internet hours later: She told Scott Disick that Tristan actually threatened to commit suicide when confessing his sins to her over the phone. “He’s like, ‘I can’t stop thinking about you and what mess I have caused,’” she told Disick. “He’s doing this to get a reaction out of me. Oh, so I’m just allowed to say ‘I’m going to kill myself’ at any time? That’s crazy.” Again, we ask: WHAT?!? Nearly every insider close to Thompson after this scandal broke said he was mostly doing just fine. Moreover, sources now tell Radar Online that Tristan never, ever said such a thing and the fact that Khloe is spreading such a lie has really caused him distress. Keeping Up with the Kardashians Clip: What Did Jordyn Do?!? “He is pissed off because a ton of people, including his family members and NBA execs, are reaching out to him very worried,” Radar writes, quoting someone who knows Tristan well and adding: “He says he told Khloe he didn’t want to live without her, but that didn’t mean he wanted to kill himself.” On the finale, we were told that Khloe asked someone to go check on Thompson after he supposedly uttered the suicidal thought, prompting Disick to deliver this well-scripted speech: “The fact that Khloe is sitting here heartbroken but still worrying about Tristan’s feelings and the possibilities of him being upset or possibly hurting himself… “I mean, it just goes to show that Khloe is an unbelievable person that loves so hard and so much. “Somehow she just keeps getting the short end of the stick, and it’s unfair and it’s hurtful and it’s really hard for me to sit and watch.” We never once heard from Tristan or Jordyn on the episode. We never once saw a text message from either party or listened in one their end of a phone call. We were simply told a bunch of stuff by Khloe and her loved ones and expected to believe it. But what if producers just made it all up? What if Tristan and Khloe were actually on the outs at the time of the spit-swapping and what if he really did only peck Woods a little bit and there wasn’t very much to this whole scandal… … so the family had to REALLY oversell it, giving Khloe some horrible, mysterious disease right when it allegedly happened and then also making her look like a saint by putting her suicidal boyfriend ahead of her own needs, even in the wake of his dastardly actions? What if, you guys? View Slideshow: Keeping Up with the Kardashians: 14 Shocking Secrets Revealed! We know it’s a crazy thought, that Keeping Up with the Kardashians would be a scripted drama that painted its cast members as victims and made sure they were always the heroes of their own stories. And yet. If you agree that perhaps Khloe didn’t actually go blind in one eye and perhaps Thompson never contemplated suicide, then it must be asked: What is the real scandal here? Was it what Tristan did with Jordyn? Or what the Kardashians did in response?

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The Bachelorette Spoilers: Hannah’s Fiance Revealed! Not Who We Thought! Fans Are SHOOK!!

Here at The Hollywood Gossip , we pride ourselves on bringing you the most accurate and reliable Bachelorette spoilers . But no one is perfect, and even the savviest prognosticators get it wrong from time to time. So do we, for that matter. It seems we owe an apology to anyone who went all-in on their  Bachelorette  pool based on info they received from us last month. [Obviously, if it wasn’t clear already, The Bachelorette spoilers appear below, so if you wish to turn back, do so now.] Yes, it seems we were mistaken when we told you that Hannah Brown is now engaged to Tyler Cameron . We based our pick on intel obtained by the (almost) always-reliable Oracle of The Bachelor  Reality Steve . Steve broke the news of Hannah and Tyler (above) getting engaged in May, but he has since received new, game-changing information. “[Three] weeks ago I started hearing that Hannah was with Jed and not Tyler,” he wrote in a new blog post, and, well: “Hannah chose Jed at the end and they are engaged.” Yes, it seems that controversial country crooner Jed Wyatt  (below) is the man who stole Hannah’s heart after all! We’ll get to the controversy momentarily. Apologizing for his previous inaccurate information, Steve continued: “Sorry the initial Tyler info was wrong,” the soothsayer wrote. “Just wasn’t as solid as I thought it was.” But the info about Jed from [three] weeks ago is as solid as I can get and I just have to leave it at that.” We know what you’re thinking … how can Steve be trusted when he got it wrong once already? All we can say to that is that his site has been the gold standard for Bachelor  and  Bachelorette spoilers for over a decade. When he’s been wrong, he’s admitted it without hesitation, and sounds like he has full confidence in this new intel. Today’s twist has led to rumors that Hannah pulled an Arie Luyendyk by getting engaged to her runner-up after the fact. That doesn’t appear to be the case, however. As far as we can tell, Hannah picks Jed over Tyler in this season’s finale, and the two of them get engaged. Now, the revelation that Hannah went with Jed likely won’t sit well with some fans, for obvious reasons. It was bad enough that dude admitted during his first date with Hannah that he only auditioned for The Bachelorette because he thought the exposure would help his music career. That’s right, he was there for the wrong reasons. Jed claimed that since meeting her, he had eyes only for Hannah and his perspective on the show had totally changed. She bought it, but then Jed’s ex-girlfriend came forward and revealed that the two of them were still dating during his time on the show. Not a great look. Jed’s jilted ex,  Haley Stevens , even issued an apology to Hannah for her role in this utter debacle playing out before our eyes. No word yet on Beast Mode’s reaction, but one would have to imagine she’s probably less than thrilled by the situation. Brown bounced a different dude early in the season after learning he had a girlfriend, and right about now, she may be wishing she’d given the same treatment to Jed! But hey, it could’ve been worse, right? After all, she could have ended up with Luke Parker . View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Spoilers: Who Gets Exposed? Who Wins Hannah’s Heart? [UPDATED]

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Anfisa Nava Slays at Very First Bodybuilding Competition!

Looks like Anfisa Nava is putting those insane abs to good use! The  90 Day Fiance season four star has spent the last year transforming her body in preparation for her first ever bodybuilding competition. Well, the big day finally came, and we’re here to tell you she absolutely killed it! On Saturday Anfisa competed in the NPC West Coast Classic competition in Riverside, California.  The 23-year-old Russian model walked into the competition a first-timer with no expectations. She then walked away with three medals! Anfisa proudly shared her results on her Instagram, flaunting her medals and, as usual, her incredible physique. “2nd place novice and true novice, 5th place open,” Anfisa revealed in the caption, adding a relieved face emoji. “Such an amazing first show experience,” she recalled.  Anfisa also shared a video clip of herself posing on stage for the final round.  In the video, Anfisa struts and shows off her form to a remix of Flo Rida’s “Low,” as fans in the audience scream out her her name. That’s the dream, people. Anfisa can hardly contain her excitement in the accompanying caption. “Stayed up until 5am re-watching videos from last night at #NPCwestcoast @centerpodium and reading your comments!” she exclaimed. Anfisa added that she tried to sleep, but woke up just a few hours later becasue she was “overwhelmed with joy and excitment.” She also mentions that she had a bit of stage fright, saying that her performance was “A little rushed as I was nervous.” If she was nervous, it didn’t really show on stage. We thought she looked graceful, strong, and happy with her performance. And we know it’s an experience she looks forward to repeating, along with her coach Paul Revelia. “Can’t wait to see what @paulrevelia and I are going to bring to the stage next time,” she wrote, adding the fire emoji for good measure. We’re glad she’s excited for more. Anfisa seemed a bit apprehensive about her future in bodybuilding in a recent interview with  E! Online . “We’ll see how this first one goes. I don’t really have any expectations,” Anfisa told  E! “I just want to get my feet wet and see what its like, and go from there,” she explained. Pretty stellar results for someone who wasn’t even sure she wanted to keep doing this. Maybe she was just being modest. On the other hand, Anfisa definitely had other options, if her competition had turned out to be a nightmare. She’s currently enrolled in community college, and she revealed she also hopes to attend a four-year university starting in August. Between all the hours spent studying, and all the work it takes to maintain that model figure, we expect Anfisa will have her hands quite full. That said, now that her husband Jorge Nava is behind bars, Anfisa will have that much more time to focus on herself. Jorge, who was introduced along with Anfisa on  90 Day Fiance ,  was arrested in February of 2018 for possession of 293 pounds of marijuana (woah!) with intention to sell. In September, he received a two-and-a-half year sentence. Meanwhile, Anfisa’s been throwing herself headlong into her fitness regime, and showing off the results along the way. She recently shared her fitness secrets that led to her 26-pound weight loss and incredible muscle tone. (Spoiler alert — she ate less food and exercised a lot) No doubt, Anfisa’s dealt with plenty of stress, and put in a ton of work lately. But when the reward turns out to be a literal medal, we’re betting it feels worth the trouble. View Slideshow: Anfisa Nava Trashes Body-Shamers, Preps for Bodybuilding Competition

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Chanel West Coast Slutty of the Day

Chanel West Coast is such a low level celebrity…a fake rapper from the suburbs who culturally appropriated a black accent, or what she thinks is a black accent, because she’s just that fucking garbage….and disconnected from the hip hop scene…she’s an Orange County rendition of the hip hop scene…which in and of itself is racist white people profiting off the backs of the black people… She was an MTV girl from an MTV show you probably don’t even remember…and she had such a minor role in that shit that no one actually cared about her on it…but that she probably cared about being on – since it is all she’s ever really accomplished.. She is now a shameless instagrammer which I guess is what all these idiots become….popping that face injected, fake ass, garbage half nakedness for you pervs… These people are all so repetitive! They need to try to figure out some original concepts cuz all this is so repetitive… JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Chanel West Coast Slutty of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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Kate Beckinsale Fitness Erotica of the Day

Kate Beckinsale is out here doing overhead squats at the gym, over a toilet, you know to know she’s getting deep enough, while being able to laugh at it with her social media fans, in some gym humor I guess you need to spend time at the gym to really understand… If you know people who crossfit, you’ll know they all have their own weirdo cross fit jokes, like some kind of secret society that isn’t so secret because they all fucking talk about their cross fit all the time… There is a theory that Kate Beckinsale doesn’t actually exist, that she is just CGI, you know a computer generated animation…because how else does a 45 or 50 year old woman still look as good as she did when she was just a young single mom rich kid, getting that fat child support check to help create and raise her slut daughter – who had titty pics leaked last week…but who’s lawyer came at me for posting… But then again, maybe Kate Beckinsale is this fit, because she works at it all day, since she’s rich and has nothing else to do with herself.. WHO knows….here’s her gym pic. JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Kate Beckinsale Fitness Erotica of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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The More The Merrier? Jada Pinkett Smith “Red Table Talks” About Her Threesome Experience And Willow Reveals Her Interest In Polyamory [VIDEO]

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Thee KAUCASITY! Khloe & The Klownery Klan Klobbered Jordyn Woods On Messy #KUWTK Finale & Blew Up Twitter

Hello my loves, I just wanted to remind you that the Kardashians are trying to destroy our sister Jordyn Woods again while we watch the #BETAWARDS I love us, for real pic.twitter.com/62Ain3vJLD — Z (@ObamaKnowles) June 24, 2019 The Kardashians Bash Jordan Woods & Shatter Twitter After weeeeks of deliciously messy Khloe/Tristan/Jordyn Woods updates , we FINALLY got to see the scandalous saga unfold on the two-part #KUWTK season finale where the hypoKritical Kardashians trashed Jordyn for the Tristan kiss that changed everything while fueling endless chaos across JennerDashian Twitter. Khloe: I’m not blaming just Jordyn Me: seems like the whole episode is mainly about Jordyn #KUWTK pic.twitter.com/Shn8msiTnb — I Stormy (@_xStormy) June 24, 2019 Peep the Twitter hysteria over the JennerDashians vs. Jordyn Woods TV saga on the flip.

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#BETAwards: Tyler Perry Opens The Doors Of The Church With Ultimate Icon Award Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]

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Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN Tyler Perry won the Ultimate Icon Award at last night’s BET Awards and the speech he gave was moving, powerful, and truly inspirational. Tyler has definitely taken his share of critcism over the years, sometimes rightfully so, but you can’t deny what this many has done for so many people in movie biz. Everyone from legendary actors like Cicely Tyson to production crews owe him a debt of gratitude. Press play and watch his acceptance speech. 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 [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”2039159″ overlay=”true”] ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Aoki Lee Simmons Stuns At Senior Prom [PHOTOS] 11 Stars Before And After Plastic Surgery Ayesha Curry Admits She Sends Steph “Hundreds” Of Sexy Photos To Keep Things Spicy Follow @TheRSMS

#BETAwards: Tyler Perry Opens The Doors Of The Church With Ultimate Icon Award Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]