Sponsored Article The first time I tried to refinance my home I was not approved. I’d owned my house for two years, but I did not qualify because my debt to equity ratio was not at least 80/20. Three years later I tried again and here’s what happened. The process started just like before. My lender kept sending me letters in the mail suggesting I refinance to take advantage of lower interest rates and lower monthly payments. At the time the real estate market was hot. It was a great time to sell or refinance. I looked up the estimated…
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A recent thread of tweets was posted by one woman alleging that Olympic Gold medalist Simone Biles was rude to her during a recent encounter. Biles’ husband, Jonathan Owens, has come to his wife’s defense, saying the woman’s story is full of “lies.” The woman asserted Biles was “so f***ing rude” when shopping at the store the women worked at. People reported that the 26-year-old allegedly turned down a picture with the employee’s four-year-old daughter. “Simone Biles came into a makeup store I worked at with her now husband,” @ilekamays tweeted. “My coworkers daughter did gymnastics, so she politely asked…
Hellobeautiful Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Koerner / Getty GloRilla took to her Instagram stories to tell her followers that after a year of keeping her hair natural, she’s returning to a perm. GloRilla is one of the many women contemplating their return to creamy crack. The “Blessed” lyricist hopped on her Instagram stories to show her followers her natural hair progress and announce that she is returning to a perm due to having “carpet hair.” The Memphis-bred star recorded herself in the video as she fingered through her thick mane. “After four, five months of keeping my braids in,…
Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum is teaching the next generation of Black pilots to fly high. Over three decades ago, the museum launched its popular Flight Academy program which is designed for youth between the ages of 14 to 19. The program–which is free–gives students hands-on experience and the flight curriculum needed to become a professional pilot, the Associated Press reported. Under the initiative, students can take an aircraft maintenance class or attend the academy’s rocket club “where students create their own rockets” and eventually launch them, according to the school’s website. After they…
Mercury is microbraiding Source: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic for ABA Social media is buzzing over Teyana Taylor announcing that she and husband Iman Shumpert have quietly separated after a seemingly happy seven years of marriage. Source: Paras Griffin/Getty Images The “Gonna Love Me” songstress shared the news on Instagram while denying recent reports that the NBA Champion was caught creepin.’ “AHT AHT! Not too much on my bestie!” wrote Taylor in the now-viral post. “In all fairness, Iman and I are separated and have been for a while. To be 1000% clear, “infidelity” ain’t one of the reasons for our departure. We…
Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we comprised a list of the Top 10 Most Streamed Latin Artists of 2023. Numbers don’t lie and these artists have proven to be the most listened to artists of the year. Check out a gallery of the most streamed Latin artists in 2023 inside. The list features some heavy hitters like Shakira and several musicians of the new generation of reggaeton artists like Peso Pluma who are doing record streaming numbers. These artists have undeniable talent and fanbases that help keep their places on the list of most…
We’re super excited because our Love Island fave Indiyah Polack just launched her first collection with PrettyLittleThing! Source: Courtesy / PrettyLittleThing Indiyah Polack Designs Festival Wear With PLT Love Island fans already known that Indiyah is THAT GIRL! Sis has been working with PLT as a Marketplace Ambassador since she left the villa so the natural next step forIndiyah was to create her very own collection! She is the ultimate muse for your statement summer wardrobe this year. Ahead of this year’s WeAreFestival which is taking place on August bank holiday weekend and PLT as the headline sponsor, Indiyah worked…
Source: Courtesy / Def Jam Recordings This week (September 5), 2K unveiled details around the soundtrack coming in NBA 2K24. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iconic NBA 2K series and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the soundtrack features genre-defining songs from the past and present, while looking ahead to what lies in store for the future. Over the past 25 years, NBA 2K has become an influential platform where basketball and hip-hop culture intersect, creating a place where fans can enjoy the best of both worlds. 2K has partnered with several GRAMMY-award-winning artists including Jay-Z, Travis Scott, J. Cole, and more, becoming the gold…
1. Sugarhill Ddot – Shake It Source:Sugarhillddot Harlem’s Sugarhill Ddot drops the smooth new single “Shake It.” via Priority Records. Full of confidence and not-so-humble brags, the breakneck banger entices people to get up and dance. The track is accompanied by a video that finds the East Coast teen soaking up the SoCal sun with a crew of ladies in tow. On the Ayyolucas and A Lau (Ice Spice) produced track Sugarhill Ddot spits over a sultry fast-paced beat and gentle acoustic guitar. The budding rapper breaks down his appeal with the ladies. “She like, ‘Ddot, why you always playin?’ Cause little baby, you know that I’m famous.” It’s a carefree moment of…
MadameNoire Featured Video Usually, people go for drinks after work. But an Oklahoma third-grade teacher was arrested after the administration caught her inebriated on the job on Thursday, Aug. 17. Law & Crime posted the bodycam footage of school resource officer Sgt. Shane Dean on YouTube. In the video, the Perkins-Tryon Intermediate School superintendent Doug Ogle and third-grade teacher Kimberly Coates sat in an office with Dean and another staff member present. Ogle informed her about staff members noticing a concerning change in her demeanor. “You’re not the same person I talked to this morning,” Ogle said. He asked if she…