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Beyoncé Gives
First Look to Ivy Park Adidas Collection
Earlier this month, it
was announced that Beyoncé relaunched
her Ivy Park Athleisure wear company with
Adidas after buying out TopShop, which now
makes her the sole owner.
She shared four ads that show some of
the new designs, and, in typical Bey
fashion, she went all out.
The first promo comes in the form of a
video that shows Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z whooping
it up with Grambling State University’s
marching band and dance team. The video
piggybacks on the same HBCU concept that Bey
used for her 2018 Coachella performance.
The entire clip is an eye-catching array
of colors with plenty of celebratory
dancing, and it’s been reported the singer
connected with the band and dancers just
last weekend
In the next ad, the “Homecoming” creator
posted a photo of herself lying down in the
middle of a floor full of sneakers while she
sports a red Adidas one-piece
She also shared a clip of herself
getting her hair done and captioned that
post
In the last ad, the iconic singer stands
next to a sea of Adidas footwear while
striking a pose against a glass window.
Needless to say, all the posts went
viral and have already racked up millions of
views in less than a day. And at least one
of Grambling’s students spoke about
encountering Queen Bey and explained just
what it was like.
“We practiced for a few hours and didn’t
perform until 1 a.m.,” said dancer
Alana Arvie. “Right before the performance,
Beyoncé came back to where we got dressed
and introduced herself and took pictures
with us.”
“The experience was nothing but an
incredible feeling,” she added. “To be able
to hug her and interact with her was
priceless.”
No word yet on when the collection will
be available.
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Date/time: April 30th, 7:00pm to
11:00pm
Venue:
Smart Financial Centre
Address:
1811 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, 77002
Lawyers say
R. Kelly missed court because he
couldn’t read
In this Wednesday, March 6, 2019
booking photo released by the
Cook County Sheriff’s Office is
R. Kelly. A Cook County
Sheriff's Office official says
singer Kelly won't be released
from jail until he pays $161,000
in back child support he owes.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman
Sophia Ansari says Kelly was
taken into custody Wednesday
during a hearing over the child
support and that his next
hearing is scheduled for next
Wednesday, March 13. (Cook
County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
R. Kelly recently
lost a lawsuit in a default judgment
after he failed to show up to court, now
his lawyers are stating that occurred
due to his “learning disability.
The embattled singer lost a civil
lawsuit to one of his alleged victims
who stated she was sexually abused in
the late 1990s. Kelly did not respond to
the lawsuit or attend court, resulting
in the judgment.
“Robert Sylvester Kelly has failed
and refused to file an appearance or
answer to the Complaint even though [he
is] required to do so,” the plaintiff’s
attorney wrote to receive the default
judgment.
The civil attorney for R. Kelly, Brian
Nix, is arguing the “Ignition”
singer was “overwhelmed” when he was
served.
Nix detailed R. Kelly was served the
papers while he was in jail for his
child support case and the pressures of
being behind bars impaired his decision-
making.
“[Being overwhelmed] coupled with
Mr. Kelly not being cognizant of what
the motion fully meant led to him
missing the hearing. I had no idea he
had been served,” Nix told TMZ.
In addition to reportedly being a
victim of his circumstances, attorneys Zaid
Abdallah and Raed
Shalabi have attributed the
singer’s “learning disability” to his
lack of response. They claimed that not
being able to understand the documents
prevented Kelly from meeting the
requests.
“[Kelly] suffers from a learning
disability that adversely affects his
ability to read,” the attorneys
submitted to the court.
Damages for the default judgment are
to be decided on May 8. The plaintiff is
seeking $50,000 in damage, however, R.
Kelly is hoping he can have the
opportunity to oppose the claims in
court.
In court documents, the woman is
identified as “H.W.” and states she had
a year-long sexual relationship with R.
Kelly when she was underage. She met the
singer on her 16th birthday. H.W. is one
of four women in R. Kelly’s sexual abuse
case.
Damaged souls still have worth
“A shop owner placed a sign above his door that
said: ‘Puppies For Sale.’
Signs like this always have a way of attracting
young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the
sign and approached the owner; ‘How much are you
going to sell the puppies for?’ he asked.
The store owner replied, ‘Anywhere from $30 to
$50.’
The little boy pulled out some change from his
pocket. ‘I have $2.37,’ he said. ‘Can I please look
at them?’
The shop owner smiled and whistled. Out of the
kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his shop
followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.
One puppy was lagging considerably behind.
Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging,
limping puppy and said, ‘What’s wrong with that
little dog?’
The shop owner explained that the veterinarian
had examined the little puppy and had discovered it
didn’t have a hip socket. It would always limp. It
would always be lame.
The little boy became excited. ‘That is the
puppy that I want to buy.’
The shop owner said, ‘No, you don’t want to buy
that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just
give him to you.’
The little boy got quite upset. He looked
straight into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his
finger, and said;
‘I don’t want you to give him to me. That little
dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs
and I’ll pay full price. In fact, I’ll give you
$2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him
paid for.’
The shop owner countered, ‘You really don’t want
to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able
to run and jump and play with you like the other
puppies.’
To his surprise, the little boy reached down and
rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted,
crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He
looked up at the shop owner and softly replied,
‘Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little
puppy will need someone who understands!'”
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Elizabeth Warren lays out plan to combat Black Maternal Mortality
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out the problem of the disproportionately high rate of maternal mortality for black women in the United States and laid out a plan to address it Wednesday at a Houston forum for presidential candidates.
“Measure the values that a country has by how it treats its mamas and its babies. And the United States… has profoundly failed on this front,” Warren said at the forum, organized by She the People, a national network of women of color in politics. “We have failed our mamas; we have failed our babies.”
The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate among all developed countries, and though the rate has been falling in other nations, it has been rising in the U.S. in recent years.
Warren called out the “specific problem” facing women of color: The risk of pregnancy-related deaths for black women is three to four times higher than for white women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tennis star Serena Williams and singer Beyoncé, in her recently released Netflix documentary “Homecoming,” have publicly discussed the difficulties and complications they faced in childbirth.
“The best studies that I’ve seen put it down to just one thing: prejudice,” Warren said Wednesday. “Doctors and nurses don’t hear African American women’s medical issues the same way as they hear the same things from white women.”
“I got a plan,” she added, to cheers from the crowd of about 1,700 people, largely women of color, at the event at Texas Southern University, a historically black college.
“I want to talk to the hospitals… in the language they understand: money.”
“The hospitals are just going to get a lump of money, and if they bring down those maternal mortality rates, then they get a bonus, and if they don’t, then they’re going to have money taken away from them,” Warren said. “We’ve got to have change, and we’ve got to have change now.”
Warren was one of eight 2020 candidates who spoke at the event, billed as the nation’s first presidential forum focused on voters who are women of color. Other speakers were Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.
Several other candidates, including Harris, O’Rourke and Sanders, also mentioned the problem of black maternal mortality in their segments in the Wednesday forum.
Last year, Harris introduced a bill aimed at reducing racial biases in maternal health care, called the Maternal CARE Act, which would create incentives for medical schools to educate students about racial bias in maternal health care so that it can be prevented.
After the Wednesday forum, Warren tweeted at length about the issue of black maternal mortality, saying the country should “hit health care providers in their wallets. Make it unacceptable for providers to tolerate our high rates of moms dying ― especially Black moms.”
“Don’t just observe and debate racism in health care,” she added. “Make providers pay until this crisis is fixed.
Soul legend Anita Baker
brings her Farewell Tour to
Smart Financial Centre on
May 10. Baker's
decades-long career has
included four platinum and
two gold albums with
signature R&B hits
including "Caught Up in the
Rapture", "Sweet
Love" and "Giving You the
Best That I Got". Her unique
voice has the sultry vibe of
a jazz singer and has been
the cornerstone of a sound
that has helped to shape R&B
since her solo career began
in the early ‘80s. Although
the Detroit-bred contralto
established a musical style
that has noticeably
influenced an entire
generation of talents, Baker
herself has remained unmoved
by the ebb and flow of
trends in the industry.
In 2018, Baker set out
on a farewell concert series
that has broken box office
records worldwide. With over
50 sold-out concerts plus a
recent Lifetime Achievement
Award honor from BET, this
is truly an evening that you
will not want to miss!
Black Woman hits
milestone in U.S. Army
Black women are breaking
barriers, displaying
excellence, and opening up
doors for those following in
their footsteps across
different spaces. According
to Connecting
Vets, Sgt. 1st.
Class Janina Simmons became
the first Black woman to
graduate from U.S. Army
Ranger School.
The South Carolina
native successfully
completed a challenging
training course that lasted
for 62 days which earned her
a black and gold Ranger tab.
The 29-year-old’s historic
milestone was far from an
easy feat. The course—which
is designed to test stamina,
endurance, and
acumen—includes several
strenuous physical
activities and tests.
According to the news
outlet, nearly 34 percent of
Ranger candidates have to
recycle phases, making it a
huge accomplishment to
finish the training straight
through.
For Simmons, it’s all
about representation. She
says she hopes her
achievement inspires others
to successfully complete the
course. “I’m excited. It’s
surreal. I’m humbled to be
here. 62 days of training
and I made it the first time
through,” she said in a
statement. “I need more NCOs
to get out there…I have to
lead from the front. It’s
good to speak from
experience. When you have
soldiers who say ‘I don’t
know if I can do that,” I
can say ‘well, I did it and
so can you.” The moves that
Simmons has made along her
journey have been historic.
In 2018, she became the first
woman to win the Fort
Jackson qualifier for the
Bataan Memorial Death March.
Black women serving in
the Army are making power
moves. In March, it was announced that
the Maryland National Guard
was the first in the
nation’s history with an
all-woman command. Three of
the top leaders in the
state’s National Guard are
Black women. Maryland’s
National Guard is led by Maj.
Gen. Linda L. Singh who
is the first Black person
and first woman to be named
adjutant general of the
state’s military.
