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The U.S. government opened their website portal for citizens to obtain free Covid-19 tests. Each household is allowed one set of 4 tests per address for this initial program. Today’s opening is considered a beta phase, with an official launch date still scheduled for Wednesday, January 19th. Please be advised that shipping will be 7-12 […]
The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters™ (AWQ) Program. Maya Angelou is the first Black woman and the initial coin to kick off the series circulating in late January and early February 2022. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is the House sponsor who led this American Women […]
Out of 82 films that qualified for the Documentary Short Subject category for the 94th Academy Awards, “Queen of Basketball” moves on as one of the fifteen films that members of the Documentary Branch will vote upon before announcing the final nominations on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. “Queen of Basketball,” tells the remarkable story of […]
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Show is scheduled to air on Sunday, January 31, 2022; however, due to the pandemic and impending health concerns surrounding the transmission of the Omicron variant, the show is postponed. The Recording Academy released a statement earlier this afternoon to shed light on this decision. A future date is forthcoming […]
As we embark upon a brand new year while in the midst of a pandemic, here is a list of some television and film titles that will be premiering or returning after a significant hiatus and therefore on our 2022 radar to watch. Enjoy. GRAND CREW – NBC From Phil Augusta Jackson (Writer/Producer/Director, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) […]
Super Bowl Experience presented by Lowe’s – NFL’s interactive football theme park – will return to Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI from Saturday, February 5 – Sunday, February 6 and from Thursday, February 10 – Saturday, February 12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To celebrate the conclusion of the NFL’s biggest season ever, […]
The White House just released a statement extending the pause on student loan repayments through May 1, 2022. This major announcement is a massive relief to approximately 41 million American borrowers expected to resume payments after January 31, 2022. This latest pause is the third extension that President Biden has mandated through the Department of […]
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: As of July 2022, I received a letter via mail stating my student loans are forgiven and I am free from student loan debt! Hallelujah. One day in college, my journalism professor began his lecture with news of the hottest scandal on campus occurring and asked for any interview takers. He warned […]
On Monday, December 6 at 4PM PT/7PM ET, join Director/Producer Steven Spielberg and the cast of “West Side Story” for a special IMAX Live Fan Event. Free to the public, the live event will feature a Q&A with Spielberg and cast members Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez and Mike Faist, followed by a screening of “West Side Story.” […]
On November 28th, the entertainment and art world was stunned to learn that the Founder/Designer of the Off-White brand and the first African American Louis Vuitton Men’s Artistic Director, Virgil Abloh, passed away at the age of 41-years-old while battling a cancer diagnosis. The representatives for the Virgil Abloh family shared this news via his […]