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New Edition Reunion Tour Cancelled
Nigerian Senator Offers
Michael Bivins has deliv- ered some bad news for fans of New Edition and the status of their reunion tour.
Recently, there was specula- tion that there was tension with the group. And now, Bivins has confirmed it but says he has plans to work on their issues.
Bivins announced in March 2017 that New Edition was going on tour with the cast of BET’s “The New Edition Story”. In an Instagram post on May 2, Bivins explained some of the reasons why the New Edition reunion tour isn’t going down as planned.
“I know yall need answers on why ish is not going down,” he
African Slave Ports
Due To Trademark Issues
Kanye West A Free Trip To
said in the caption. “I’m on record this morning on behalf of Orchard Park Projects, Boston, Maurice Starr, Candy Girl and all that have participated and worked for this organization. I will do my part and talk and open up communi-
cation to get this ish back on track Ralph, Ricky, Ronnie, Bobby, Johnny & Brooke. With love and honor and re- spect at the table, God can do his work Good am & God Bless Michael L. Bivins #Bivfam and my big brothers.”
Kanye West’s controversial comments have led to major backlash.
Kanye has single-handedly become the topic of interest (or hate) among not only the hip- hop community but society as a whole.
With his erratic tweets and controversial stances with President Trump, Ye con- tinues to lose fans at an expo- nential rate.
Now, early Saturday morn- ing at 9 a.m. sharp, Kanye’s most recent collaboration with Australian sportswear brand 2XU went on sale.
The result? An empty flag- ship store on Oxford St., Paddington.
Past track records have shown that any type of product launch with Kanye’s highly- coveted Yeezy brand is met with undivided attention and hoards of hypebeast fashion- lovers.
Unfortunately, the YEEZY x 2XU Season 6 capsule was met with the opposite: silence.
Childish Gambino’s New Video Gets 10M Views Overnight
New Edition
Kanye West made head- lines almost every day since his return to Twitter in April for his divisive comments on poli- tics and slavery.
During a controversial ap- pearance on TMZ Live, West referred to slavery as “a choice.” The father-of-three ut- tered this sentiment to pre- sumably thousands of viewers, stating, “When you hear about slavery for 400 years....that sounds like a choice.” Natu- rally, the Chicago native’s com- ments drew backlash from the masses.
Now, another figure is step- ping in to right West’s wrongs. According to CNN, Nigeria’s Senator Shehu Sani extended an invitation to West to visit the slave ports that are still located and pre- served in West Africa. Coun- tries like Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, plus nations like Re- public of Benin provide tours of these ports.
“If Kanye West thinks slav- ery was a choice, we will offer him a free ticket and tour guide to visit slave routes and camps in Badagry, Lagos, Ouida, Benin Republic, Ghana and Goree Island in Senegal to ‘ex- perience the choices in chains,’” Shehu wrote on Twitter. “Kanye defecated on the graves of victims.”
Nobody Shows Up To His Australia Event
The creator of Atlanta nearly broke the internet this weekend. At one point, the actor/musician's gig as host/musical guest on SNL led to both Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino to trend on Twitter.
Then at midnight on Sun- day, Glover tweeted out links to a new music video for "This Is America." The song's title became another trending topic.
"This Is America" collected over 10 million views on YouTube in its first 24 hours
Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino was the host of ‘Saturday Night Live’ last weekend.
on the platform.
Plus, the single shot up to the
top of the iTunes Songs chart.
Glover debuted another new record titled "Saturday" on SNL as well.
Tia Mowry And Jordin Sparks Welcome Their New Babies
Black Panther’s Winston Duke Credits
For some good news, two stars who have grown up be- fore the world were blessed re- cently with new babies. Tia Mowry and her husband, Cory Hardrict, wel- comed their second child to- gether.
“Feeling grateful and blessed as we welcome our little baby girl into the world!” Tia cap- tioned a picture of herself hold- ing her newborn on Sunday. “Born May 5th at 10:29 am at 6 pounds and 4 Oz 19.8 inches ? We are in heaven.”
And prior to announcing the birth of their baby girl, Mr. Hardrict shared a picture of himself at the hospital wearing a hair net and face mask, await- ing his daughter’s arrival.
Grown man Tears ? Baby girl is near Prayers Up ?,” he cap- tioned the snap. is packed and we are in the home stretch ladies and gents!”
Jordin Sparks and her husband, Dana Isaiah are now new parents of a bouncing baby boy.
Dana Isaiah Thomas, Jr.
Outlook About His Appearance
is the first child for the “Ameri- can Idol” alum, 28, and her 25- year-old hubby.
Sparks and Isaiah wel- comed their baby boy, whom they’ll call DJ, May 2 at 9:04 p.m. at the Natural Birth Center & Women’s Wellness, Los An- geles; he weighed 8 lbs. 4.5 oz.
and measured in at 211⁄2 inches. It was miraculously beauti- ful,” Sparks told People about the birth. “Dana caught him with my midwife, Simona, and when he handed him to me, I was absolutely overwhelmed with joy. He was and is every-
thing we imagined.”
Tia Mowry And Jordin Sparks
On Feb. 16, the U. S. was in- troduced to actor Winston Duke, best known for his role as M’Baku in the blockbuster movie Black Panther. Immedi- ately, moviegoers – specifically women – were captivated by the Tobagonian’s stature and took to social media to express their attraction.
This wave of affection didn’t go unnoticed. According to Newsweek, Duke was blown away by the outpour of kind affirmations and thanked women of “all different cul- tures” for his newfound out- look on his physical appearance – black women in particular received most of the credit.
“At the end of the day, it’s been women from all over the world and all different cul- tures, but it was really started and driven by black women and I want to thank them for that,” the 6’4” actor said. “
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the 31-year-old, who was the subject of a previous trend-
Winston Duke played M’Baku in the Black Panther movie.
ing topic, said given the Mar- vel reel’s success his “life is changing,” and “I’m becoming a lot more watched, and I can tell.” Black Panther sur- passed the billion dollar box office mark once it hit global theaters and in April, the Ryan Coogler-directed movie even snapped Saudi Arabia’s 35-year ban on cine- mas.
Black Women For His Newfound
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