Facts about
@KamalaHarris
:
-She is biracial (parents are immigrants from Jamaica and India)
-She’s the 2nd black woman and 1st South Asian-American Senator
-Her logo is inspired by the late Shirley Chisholm (1st black woman to run for president).
“This sh** is really crazy...our country is in a hell hole right now, all for a f***ing wall.” - Rapper
@iamcardib
sounds off on
#GovernmentShutdown
.
*warning - Cardi has no filter*
Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.
End of an era. WHUT’s building will be demolished this year.
Thankfully, the station will still continue to operate.
Fun fact: WHUT-TV was the “first public station in the United States to be licensed to and operated by a historically black college and university (HBCU).”
“During worship, the only call to which you should respond is a call from the Holy Spirit.” - spotted this sign at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church yesterday. I love it!
She fought for her life, for our child, for recognition, for equal pay, for women’s rights. She never gives up.
I had this made for
@serenawilliams
last night after her match with some home videos from 1 year ago this week. Help me make sure she sees it!
#iloveyouserena
Lastly, to all these corny Republicans trying to take the Bronx away from me: where on earth do you think these clapback Twitter hands came from??
Only one place 🙅🏽♀️🙅🏽♀️🙅🏽♀️
Volunteers, with
@chefjoseandres
’
@WCKitchen
, are still providing bags of free food to federal workers at 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., even after POTUS announced a deal to temporarily end the
#shutdown
.
Q: Would you ever take metro again?
Passenger who just exited after train derailed: “Yeah...it’s still convenient. How many times there are car accidents and people still drive.”
She says there were no injuries.
NEW:
#BSimone
says she’s taking “full accountability” after allegations that she plagiarized her recent book.
“We’re stopping all sales until this matter is black & white.”
NEW: More than 9,000 people signed a petition, after a D.C. business owner says he was forced to turn down his music on 7th St. NW. More reaction @ 10 & 11 on
@abc7dc
.
At 11 on
@ABC7News
: “He was just a good person, he had a twin sister, he had family and right now we’re just shocked, because we’re just trying to understand...did this happen to him?” -
#MauriceScott
’s aunt.
Scott, 15, was shot and killed on Sunday.
NEW: Looks like
#UsainBolt
& Kasi B recently welcomed twins 😍😍. Congratulations 🎉
Names according to Kasi’s post: Saint Leo & Thunder Bolt.
@JamaicaObserver
Dear
#IHOB
, We already have enough restaurants that serve burgers. 🤦🏽♀️
#Aprilfools
day was months ago, so at this point I’m looking for Ashton Kutcher.
"We're looking forward to the oral argument before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and to, hopefully, having
#MeekMill
's conviction vacated," Mill's lawyer Jordan Siev said in a statement.
via
@6abc
I’ve looked into this issue myself and the music should NOT stop in D.C.!
@TMobile
and
@MetroByTMobile
are proud to be part of the Shaw community - the music will go on and our dealer will work with the neighbors to compromise volume.
#Trending
Vogue responds to backlash over
#KendallJenner
's 'Afro' in recent photo shoot
“The image is meant to be an update of the romantic Edwardian/Gibson Girl hair which suits the period feel of the Brock Collection," -
#Vogue
BREAKING:
@HowardU
Homecoming is NOT happening this year, due to safety concerns amid the pandemic.
Just had a conversation with
@HUPrez17
about plans for the fall, which will air soon on
@whuttv
.
“In the docs, obtained by TMZ, DeRay says Pirro blamed him for directing the violence, and added, "You've got a police officer who was injured, he was injured at the direction of DeRay McKesson."
#BREAKING
“It is with great pain and reflection that we have to bring this lawsuit against Howard University.” - James Walker,
#TyroneHankerson
’s attorney.
BREAKING: “New York’s governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.”
“Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in a truck by three men and fatally shot.”
Last night was tough for so many people who love Atlanta.
Here’s a bright spot: I’ve counted at least a dozen volunteers who brought trash bags, gloves and brooms to help clean up.
One man told me simply: “this is my city. I’m here to help.”
It is fitting that Phylicia Rashad will be the dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts 💙❤️.
They shared a mutual love and respect for each other.
Happening Now: 50 Catholic University students are helping to remove debris around unmarked graves, which archaeologists believe were for those who were enslaved in
#Bowie
.