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Snoop Dogg’s Anti-Trump Statements Go Viral as Fans Cancel Him for Performing at Donald Trump’s Crypto Ball
America’s favorite rapper Snoop Dogg is currently being labeled a sellout for “performing at the Crypto Ball, an event in Washington D.C. preceding Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. You can hear the informal commentary of this story on the Backstreet Hot Takes podcast. https://videopress.com/v/9ZSDaTOn?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true In the above video, rapper Snoop DoggContinueContinue reading “Snoop Dogg’s Anti-Trump Statements Go Viral as Fans Cancel Him for Performing at Donald Trump’s Crypto Ball”
Let Me Know It’s Real (a Poem from Love You Doesn’t Count: A Book of Poetry)
Download your free copy of our Truth Be Bold Newsletter to stay on top of the most important updates. Let Me Know It’s Real from Love You Doesn’t Count: A Book of Poetry scheduled to be released later in 2025. ©️2025 by Jermaine Reed, MFA — Try and not write love posts about me orContinueContinue reading “Let Me Know It’s Real (a Poem from Love You Doesn’t Count: A Book of Poetry)”
Truth Be Bold Newsletter
Welcome back, Loyal Reeder. Check out the Truth Be Bold Reeders Block Newsletter and subscribe for email updates on the newsletter and more. Any links in the newsletter are accessible by downloading the PDF and clicking through. Email your answers to this week’s riddle to TheReedersBlock@ReedersBlock.com for a chance to have your name and answerContinueContinue reading “Truth Be Bold Newsletter”
“Super Mayor” of Chicago Suburb Tiffany Henyard is Being Unfairly Persecuted
Photo of Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard from NBCChicago.com. I primarily write about big news stories, entertainment, health and self-help, and there’s been a story involving Dolton, IL mayor Tiffany Henyard since 2021, when the Dolton Village Board of Trustees initiated a vote to recall her as mayor. The Board has initiated multiple efforts over theContinueContinue reading ““Super Mayor” of Chicago Suburb Tiffany Henyard is Being Unfairly Persecuted”
The Alleged Million-Dollar DoorDash Scammer Killed
Photo of David Smith, the man who allegedly scammed DoorDash drivers. David Smith, the 22-year-old who had been accused of a million-dollar DoorDash scheme, was found shot to death in New York’s Heritage Homes days before he was scheduled to take a plea deal in the case. What happened In June 2023, David Smith wasContinueContinue reading “The Alleged Million-Dollar DoorDash Scammer Killed”
Jake from State Farm is Actually Kevin Miles from Chicago: A Southside Story
Photo sourced from SportingNews.com. As he reminisces about his alma mater Kevin Miles says, “It was loving [there]… It was very supportive.” This is a sentiment spoken from a mild-mannered man from the Southside of Chicago, who’s gone on to become the face of well-known insurance company State Farm but so much more. With theContinueContinue reading “Jake from State Farm is Actually Kevin Miles from Chicago: A Southside Story”
Truth Be Bold Newsletter Available to Read and Download Here
Happy New Year. It’s great to have you here in the new generation of Beta. Check out the Truth Be Bold Reeders Block Newsletter and subscribe for email updates on the newsletter and more. Any links in the newsletter are accessible by downloading the PDF and clicking through. Truth Be Bold Newsletter V Page 1ContinueContinue reading “Truth Be Bold Newsletter Available to Read and Download Here”
Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free
Photo from Black Men Crowned on Instagram. You’ve waken up every morning for six months straight and hit the gym ruthlessly, losing that twenty pounds you so desperately needed. Or you just earned that certificate you’ve been in class for too long. Whatever the accomplishment, you haven’t celebrated it. Your degrees are in a drawerContinueContinue reading “Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free”
The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing
The above is a tentative book cover for the 2025 release of “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a book of poetry by Jermaine Reed, MFA. With everything that’s happened in 2024, we need a calming yet insightful and entertaining book of poetry. That’s where “Love You” comes in. In 2025, “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a much-demandedContinueContinue reading “The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing”
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