BIA has responded to Cardi B’s new verse on the “Wanna Be (Remix).” After Glorilla debuted the remix to her hit alongside Megan Thee Stallion, fans began to speculate if Cardi B’s verse was aimed at fellow rapper BIA. Lyrics like the following raised a few eyebrows. “She did what? Had no idea / Thought she was on the shelf, Ikea / Hope she talk like that when I see her / Bitch, please don’t nobody wanna be ya (BIA)/.” Fans quickly dissected the lyrics and determined that these were shots sent straight to the Massachusetts rapper. BIA even responded with an impromptu line of her own shared to ..read more

R&B soul singer Erykah Badu is branching out from the music world and exploring her passion for health and wellness. She is set to curate a wellness festival. The Dallas native is putting together Merasa: 7 Days of Regeneration, which will take place from June 1 to 8th at the Desa Potato Head, a beachfront resort in Seminyak, Bali.  The five-star resort prides itself on sustainability and wellness programming, maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces and green-designed art installations.  Badu’s program at Merasa, “Good Times, Do Good,” is meant to “help participants enrich body and ..read more

A Houston elementary school teacher shockingly filmed several sexually explicit videos of herself while on school grounds during teaching hours, and educators and community leaders are coming together to attempt to get her teaching license taken away. Adrienne Harborth, a music teacher at Gray Elementary in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District just outside of Houston, took several videos of herself on school grounds. Harborth’s identification badge was seen in the video as she showed her bare breasts and butt in a school classroom and bathroom. Community activists Quanell X and Candi ..read more

The family of Sahana Ramesh has taken legal action against Seattle Children’s Hospital, alleging racial discrimination. They argue that the 16-year-old’s tragic passing in 2021 was the result of racism and staff negligence. According to the Seattle Times, Sahana, a South Asian teenager, passed away on Feb. 12, 2021, from myocarditis, a serious condition characterized by inflammation around the heart muscle, impairing its function. Despite the family’s requests for a thorough medical evaluation, they claim Sahana was never tested for the condition and that they were never notified about the sev ..read more

Terrence “T.C.” Carson, known for his iconic role as Kyle Barker on the hit ‘90s show Living Single, claimed that he was written off and ultimately fired from the series after execs behind the scenes deemed him difficult to work with.  Carson opened up about his emotional departure from the show during a 2020 interview on VladTV. The accomplished voice and screen actor revealed his skepticism when producers informed him that his character would be relocating to London in the fifth season, prompting concerns that his tenure on the show was nearing its end. “I asked some people — the writer ..read more

In a spontaneous interview for Welcome to the Culture on May 6, a Black woman says that ever since she stopped wearing wigs and started showing off her natural hair, she’s been shocked by the number of Black men complimenting her. The interviewer asked, “How have the Black men been responding to your hair?” She was excited to explain that she’d been getting positive, uplifting vibes from everyone in the video posted to Instagram. She said, “Very positively, I was really surprised. Even the younger ones [would say] like ‘Sister, I love your hair. Keep it like that. You look really beautiful,’ a ..read more

An Indian couple has been arrested after allegedly throwing their 6-year-old son into a canal to be eaten by crocodiles. On Saturday, May 4, authorities found the partially eaten body of the boy.  According to People, Savitri Kumar and her husband, Ravi Kumar, were arrested and charged with murder for their role in the incident in Karnataka, India. Vinod, the son of Savitri and Ravi, suffered from a speech and hearing impairment, and police recovered his remains from within the mouth of a crocodile. The youngster ended up in the crocodile-infested canal after Ravi and Savitri got into an ..read more

During an episode of Unsung, influential 90s singer Adina Howard revealed that her uncontrollable temper and mouth were the causes of her career tanking when it came to dropping her sophomore album. The album was shelved indefinitely. The episode, which had a clip shared on Instagram, showed how the singer, who was known for embracing her sexuality with songs like “Freak Like Me,” found herself in trouble.  Howard reportedly got into a verbal altercation with Sylvia Rhone, an executive at the Atlantic Records label., that she was signed to at the time. The “T-Shirt” singer said that the d ..read more

Tens of thousands of enthusiastic festival attendees made their way to Dallas, Texas, to partake in the inaugural TwoGether Land festival held over the Memorial Day weekend on May 25 and May 26.  Organized by ONE MusicFest, the dynamic two-day extravaganza showcased electrifying performances by renowned artists including Shaboozey, Summer Walker, Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne, among others, according to a press release. Beyond the music, festival-goers enjoyed browsing through offerings from local vendors and delving into captivating podcasts hosted by media luminaries like Angela Yee, as ..read more

  Source: Mario Arango / Getty Divorce happens, and it can have adverse effects on children. A recent study found ten issues. Parents stay together for the sake of their children very often. In many ways, it’s honorable. Nobody wants to put their children through the turmoil of divorce. They want their kids’ childhood years to be stable and have some predictable routine. A divorce would mean splitting time between two homes, possibly welcoming new romantic partners of either parent and a total upheaval of “normal life.” It’s very hard on children who are still developing. But, sadly, ad ..read more