The Global Down Syndrome Foundation has announced one of the two powerful women who will receive this year’s Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Awards: Grey’s Anatomy star Caterina Scorsone and Spanish model Marián Ávila. Celebrities are showing up in full force to support GLOBAL and honor the accomplished awardees. The awards will be presented during GLOBAL’s […]
You know that in spite of the warnings, many people throw caution to the wind and chow down on raw cookie dough – straight out of the fridge when the midnight cravings strike (or you know, so we’ve heard). Well, now you can do it without risking salmonella! Nestlé Toll House was actually one […]
1964 – The Kinks “You Really Got Me” was released in the U.S. 1968 – The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.S. The single was “Hey Jude” b/w “Revolution.” 1967 – Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” was released as the opening track on the U.S. release of “Are You […]
“Brown Skin Girl” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, Guyanese singer Saint Jhn and Nigerian singer Wizkid, featuring Blue Ivy Carter from the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift and featured in the 2020 film Black Is King. The song was sent to Top 40/Rhythmic radio on July 23, 2019 as the […]
Thoughts of indoor cycling bikes (also known as Spin bikes) conjure up images of sweaty health club studios, enthusiastic instructors, and blaring music. Indoor cycling is seeing a bump in participation thanks to the popularity of programs like SoulCycle and Equinox. But that doesn’t mean you have to find a studio and commit to classes […]
Anyone who has ever been to Chipotle knows that guacamole costs “extra.” But that may not be the only thing that’s costing customers in Pennsylvania, according to a new lawsuit which accuses stores in the state of shorting customers on change. The lawsuit, which was first reported by The Tribune-Review, accuses the fast-casual burrito chain […]
Yesterday, Elton John celebrated the 50th Anniversary of his career-catapulting performance at the historic Troubadour, in Los Angeles, CA. On August 25, 1970, Elton took the stage for the first time in the United States, a gig that would quickly mark the beginning of his legendary career. Playing to a star-studded, packed house of 300 […]
Malala Yousafzai es una activista paquistaní por la educación femenina y la ganadora del Premio Nobel más joven. Es conocida por la defensa de los derechos humanos, especialmente la educación de mujeres y niños en su valle natal de Swat en Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, al noroeste de Pakistán, donde los talibanes pakistaníes locales habían prohibido en […]
In a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia, two Black NFL retirees, Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport, claim that the NFL deliberately manipulated ex-players’ “cognitive function” test scores in a way that made it less likely that Black ex-players would receive benefits under the landmark 2016 concussion settlement. Davenport, who played seven years […]
En una demanda presentada ayer en un tribunal federal de Filadelfia, dos jubilados negros de la NFL, Kevin Henry y Najeh Davenport, afirman que la NFL manipuló deliberadamente las puntuaciones de las pruebas de “función cognitiva” de los exjugadores de una manera que hizo menos probable que los ex jugadores negros los jugadores recibirían beneficios […]