photo credit: Debby Wong // Shutterstock Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming, immediately became a New York Times Best Seller and ultimately gained the title of most sold copies in 2018 in just 15 days. The book follows Michelle’s life growing up in Chicago, continuing through her college years, going into her time in law, into meeting her husband,…… read more »
photo credit: Ted Alexander Somerville // Shutterstock Wednesday, May 6th was Meek Mill’s 33rd birthday and also the day he welcomed a new baby boy with his girlfriend and fashion designer, Milano. The baby’s name has not yet been released but we congratulate Milano and Meek on their first child together! Milano announced her pregnancy back in…… read more »
photo credit: melissamn // Shutterstock According to court documents, Nina Thomas, the wife of Baltimore Ravens defensive back, Earl Thomas, held a gun to his head after allegedly catching him cheating. Nina claims that Earl left the house earlier in the day with his brother Seth, after an argument over his drinking. A short time after,…… read more »
photo credit: Atl360Pic // Shutterstock Live on the radio, Trina told Khia she at least needs 10 hits before they go hit for hit on an Instagram Live battle. In a clip below, Khia was explained to what exactly these new IG Live battles were, to which she laughingly asked who would want to do one with…… read more »
photo credit: mark reinstein // Shutterstock Tyson Foods will be reopening their largest US pork plant on Thursday after being forced to shut the facility down two weeks ago. The plant employs 3,000 people and closed because of a positive COVID-19 outbreak among staff members. Closures of meat plants have led to meat shortages within grocery stores…… read more »
photo credit: javi_indy // Shutterstock In February, Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was jogging in a neighborhood in Georgia when a former police officer, Gregory McMichael, and his son chased him down, authorities said. After they chased down Arbery, McMichael told police, Arbery and McMichael’s son Travis struggled over his son’s shotgun. McMichael said two shots were fired before Arbery fell…… read more »
photo credit: Jonathan Weiss // Shutterstock This week, Calvin Munerlyn, a security guard in Flint, Michigan was shot and killed after an argument with a customer who refused to wear a mask in the store. The 43-year-old guard was shot in the head on Friday at a Family Dollar. He later died in the hospital. A Michigan…… read more »
photo credit: JHVEPhoto // Shutterstock Due to meat processing plans closing down across the country as an effect of COVID-19, grocery stores and fast food restaurants are being affected. Wendy’s has limited their menu, removing some of its burgers as the company anticipates disruption to locations. As of Monday, nearly 1/5 of Wendy’s restaurants, a total of…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock This one is going to hurt for a lot of people! The popular OWN show, Greenleaf, that follows the stories of a mega-church in Memphis has been cancelled after 5 seasons. No word has been given on exactly why OWN’s first scripted series and number 1 show will be ending. In its…… read more »
photo credit: geogif // Shutterstock Nike has partnered with non-profit Good360 to provide 30,000 pairs of sneakers to healthcare workers involved in the fight against COVID-19. Good 360 plans to deliver pairs of its Nike Air Zoom Pulse to workers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, and New York, according to a press release. Nike says that this specific…… read more »