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Anthony Scaramucci’s Wife Kicks Him to the Curb Like They Did Reince Priebus
Yes, there’s that old adage about karma, but we think Brand Nubian said it best: “What goes around comes back around again.” And so it goes with Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scar, aka the Mooch, aka Scaramucci Mane. Scaramucci, the new White House communications director who gleefully and crudely took part in the embarrassing undoing of…
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Nearly 100,000 Oppose Mike Vick’s Va. Tech Hall of Fame Nomination … Despite the Fact That He’s Clean-Cut
Former pro quarterback Michael Vick may have a nice, respectable fade and may even have paid his debt to society, but some folks have not forgiven him for fighting dogs. According to the Roanoke Times, two online petitions at Change.org had received nearly 100,000 combined signatures against his recently announced Sept. 22 induction into his…
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Dancing With the Stars Reportedly Courting Sean ‘Spicy’ Spicer
He won’t be dancing in the bushes anymore—or even around the truth. No, Sean “Spicy” Spicer, disgraced former press secretary for President Donald Trump, may soon be skedaddling on Dancing With the Stars, according to reports. The ABC juggernaut reportedly reached out to Spicer and “expressed interest,” according to two unnamed sources who spoke to…
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Diddy’s Ex Says He’s Not Fat, Just Eatin’ Good
Kim Porter, the mother of three of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ children, defended her ex from body-shamers who have been coming out of the woodwork since a recent shot of him on a yacht surfaced last week … with a not-so-tight body in effect. When the hounds of TMZ asked her about Diddy’s “dad bod” on…
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Fake Street Signs Rip Police After High-Profile Shooting Deaths in Minn.
The people have spoken and continue to speak in new and innovative ways. At least two illegal street signs with the message, “Warning: Twin Cities police easily startled,” were posted Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., showing an international symbol for a police officer shooting his weapon in random and dangerous directions. The signs—which…
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2 Arrested at Baltimore City Council Hearing That Proposes Mandatory Minimum for Handgun Possession
All hell broke loose and two people were arrested at a Baltimore City Hall hearing for a proposed mandatory one-year sentence for possession of an illegal handgun—a bill that some say will continue to exacerbate the mass incarceration of young people of color. The Baltimore Police Department says that two unidentified men, a 29-year-old and…
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Trump Goads Boy Scouts to Boo Obama at National Jamboree
In his never-ending obsession with former President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump on Monday acted with no Scout’s honor. During a rambling keynote address to the Boy Scouts of America’s National Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., our esteemed leader goaded the group to boo his predecessor, modeling the epitome of class for the more than…
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New Study: Young Black Men Are Serving the Longest of Increasingly Longer Prison Sentences
Although criminal-justice reform has gotten a lot of airtime in the last few years—with some victories in dribs and drabs—a recent study found that the average amount of time served behind bars rose by about five years from 2000 to 2014. Not surprisingly, black men were serving the longest sentences. The Urban Institute released its…
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Spelman College Announces $25,000 Scholarships for LGBTQ Advocacy at HBCUs
Spelman College, one of the most esteemed HBCUs in the country, this week announced a new scholarship program for its students, those who advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning issues. The Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program “will call attention to the importance of making visible the courageous and significant work of LGBTQ…
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‘Bye, Becky!’ Protests Erupt Over Gentrifyng Brooklyn, NY, Bar That Promoted Itself With Fake Bullet Holes Behind $12 Cocktails
On Monday a press release for a new “boozy sandwich shop” in Brooklyn, N.Y., went out, complete with a photo of a chichi cocktail in front of a “bullet hole ridden wall”—a wall the new owners said they were proudly keeping, but which turned out to be fake (at least the bullet holes were). By…
