A Florida chiropractor signed hundreds of mask exemptions and now the school is changing their policy A Florida school district had to update its mask policy, after hundreds of students submitted medical exemption letters all signed by the same doctor — who, it turns out, wasn’t actually a medical doctor. The Sarasota County School Board originally voted back in August to mandate masks for all, but with exceptions for anyone with a medical reason. Just a few weeks later though, on September 1, the board had to clarify that policy and note that any … [Read more...]

For African Americans, land and homeownership have long been a dream — something that was hard-fought to have and continues to be a struggle for many to obtain today. In 1924, a beach resort existed in Los Angeles that allowed Black folks the recreational opportunities that segregation denied them, land that was built for and open to African Americans to freely enjoy. This is the story of one woman’s journey and how her dream was taken away from her because of racism and lies.  A simple Google search tells us that present-day Manhattan Beach is … [Read more...]

Seriously, why are men? Why do we will still elect crotchety old-ass white men who probably can barely make a sandwich for themselves to make decisions for the rest of us? Men who are notoriously shitty at multi-tasking, who protect their fragile egos before anyone else, including those who voted for them, and who have spent their entire lives fighting with their fists and competing over who has the biggest dick? They are lazy AF at home and they continue to get away with it because we are too damn tired to parent yet another human being. They are inherently … [Read more...]

Instead of being a competition-based reality show (LOL), The Activist will now be a single-episode documentary and… well, OK then Earlier this week, social media was perplexed by the news of a forthcoming CBS reality series titled The Activist, in which internet-famous activists would compete against each other in a series of challenges designed to, we guess, see who is the best at doing some good things for the world. Though the series had been announced back in May, it didn’t receive widespread attention until its hosts — Usher, Priyanka Chopra, … [Read more...]

We left the South Carolina Murdaugh family in tatters. More than three months after former Gamecock sorority sister Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and her son, Paul Murdaugh, 22, were shot dead execution-style outside the kennels of their hunting lodge, the case had gone cold. Their family patriarch, Randolph Murdaugh III, had died three days later. After months of nothing, the Murdock dynasty’s hand-picked successor for 14th district solicitor, Duffie Stone, had mysteriously recused himself from the case. There was a dead maid too.South Carolina Law … [Read more...]

Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum were spotted in a tree (aka a Met Gala after party) K-I-S-S-I-N-G (aka showing some serious PDA) If 18 months into a global pandemic has you yearning for fantasies beyond Zoom calls and wondering whether or not those around you are fully vaccinated, look no further than Hollywood’s hottest new romance between Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum — a steamy couple who apparently can’t keep their hands off of each other these days. The pair have reportedly been dating for months now, but it wasn’t until last … [Read more...]

He spoke about a cardinal in the US who refused a vaccine and is now hospitalized: “The ironies of life” As continued frustration mounts over millions in the U.S. still refusing the COVID vaccine, even the Pope is weighing in on the ridiculousness of the situation. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, is over people’s refusal to get vaccinated. After calling the anti-vax movement “suicidal denialism,” earlier this year, he spoke again this week, saying he didn’t understand why people … [Read more...]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stun on the cover of Time’s “Most Influential People” issue Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been named as two of Time magazine’s “Most Influential People” of 2021, gracing one of the magazine’s seven covers with a stunning portrait of the pair. This is the first time the couple have posed together for a formal magazine cover. The Duchess of Sussex,  donning a white blouse and trousers, looks radiant as Harry stands in all black behind her. The magazine feature for the cover was … [Read more...]

Take the stress out of ring shopping with the best affordable engagement rings. We get it, just the thought of asking the love of your life for their hand in marriage can feel overwhelming. The pressure of finding the perfect engagement ring only adds to the stress. Not only do you have to find one they’ll love wearing every day, but one that will last through each and every anniversary. The sheer enormity of it all can break you (and your bank account). Lucky for you this selection of the best affordable engagement rings are all under $500. Plus, we’ve … [Read more...]

My house is very female. There’s me. There’s my daughter. Even my dog is female. My son is the only male in our house. He has been, ever since I became a solo mom, when my husband, my children’s father, died a few years ago after a swift and vicious battle with brain cancer. Growing up, my house was very female, too. There was my mom, my sister, and me. My brother was the lone male amid all that estrogen. Like me, my mom was a solo mom, though not due to death. In her case, my father left and never looked back—aside from the odd, day-late … [Read more...]