presidential campaign
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First Look Clip: Ava DuVernay Reveals to Oprah What She Felt Right After Kamala Harris Was Announced as VP Candidate
August 28 is an important date. 2020 is an important year. That’s why Oprah Winfrey has decided to launch OWN Spotlight: Culture Connection & August 28th, featuring separate conversations with Ava DuVernay and Rev. Al Sharpton with regard to the historical context of this date as well as the significance of the Black vote and…
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Kanye West Missed the Deadline to Appear on the South Carolina Ballot; Raises Concerns Amid a Series of Alarming Tweets
Yesterday, I said this was bad. I just had no idea just how much worse it would get by that evening. Backing up a bit though: a couple of hours after we reported on Kanye West’s first presidential campaign rally in South Carolina on Monday, reports surfaced that the rapper hadn’t submitted his petition on…
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This Is Bad, Real Bad
In Keri Hilson’s 2008 single “Knock You Down,” Kanye West spit a particular line in his featured verse: “Cause we had it, we was magic, I was flyin’, now I’m crashin’ / This is bad, real bad Michael Jackson.” While watching ‘Ye’s first presidential campaign rally this weekend, the only words I could muster over…
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Second Woman Comes Forward, Accuses Joe Biden of Inappropriate Behavior
A Connecticut woman has come forward to accuse Joe Biden of touching her inappropriately and rubbing noses with her at a 2009 political fundraiser, making her the second woman to accuse the former Vice President of unwanted physical contact as he deliberates whether to join a crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. “It wasn’t sexual, but…