Tag: Black TV History

Macklemore's keeping a low profile after his controversial dismissal from Ed Sheeran's tour, stepping out for a quiet walk in a Seattle neighborhood while wearing a purple Real Madrid jersey. The rapper was photographed with his parents on Wednesday with stoic expressions as they chatted quietly. Real Madrid recently supported players who made political stands, refusing to discipline them.

Former Miss Teen USA runner-up Gloria Almonte claimed that a 15-year-old Raven-Symoné, who served as a celebrity judge for the 2001 pageant, approached her after the show to brag about voting for her over the eventual Black winner, Marissa Whitley.

Receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is not just the culmination of a Black artist's lifelong aspirations; it also encompasses the dreams of their friends and family. Veteran actress Nia Long was recently recognized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in a celebratory affair in Los Angeles that brought out icons like Snoop Dogg, her Love Jones co-stars, Courtney B. Vance, and Terence Howard, as well as fellow collaborators and producers.

Tay Keith died from the toxic effects of drugs including ketamine and an active ingredient in kratom. According to the Nashville Medical Examiner's Office, Keith had ketamine and mitragynine in his system when he died. Mitragynine is a chemical compound found in kratom, a tree from Southeast Asia that affects the brain's opioid receptors.

Mary Cosby says she never considered staying home, and she is finally answering the question that has followed her since the spring: why she let Bravo's cameras back into her home three weeks after her son died. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star lost her only child, Robert Cosby Jr., in February. He was 23. Salt Lake City police responded to a reported overdose on Feb. 23 and found him dead at the scene; the medical examiner has not released a cause of death.