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Mary J. Blige says lockdown has allowed her to be “deeper in love” with herself. The 49-year-old singer has been spending more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic and says using that time in her “own company” to reflect on herself has allowed her to develop a stronger understanding of who she is. When…

Bruce Williamson Jr., the former lead singer of The Temptations, has died. He was 49. According to People magazine, Williamson passed away at his home in Las Vegas as a result of the coronavirus. Williams fulfilled a childhood dream when he joined the Temptations in 2006. He performed as the lead singer of the group…

Kevin Hart had coronavirus “around the same time as Tom Hanks.” The Jumanji: The Next Level star has confirmed he tested positive for the infectious virus earlier this year but didn’t say anything at the time because Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson had just come forward with their diagnosis. Speaking during a…

With the state of Georgia reportedly now leading the nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases, the prospect of sending students back to school is fraught with peril and uncertainty. But two Albany, Georgia, teachers have gone viral producing videos that trumpet the value and virtue of virtual learning. Monroe Comprehensive High School teachers…

Cardi B made several requests and demands of presidential candidate Joe Biden that were aired on the day the Democrats fired up their virtual national convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Elle magazine facilitated the Zoom video chat between Cardi, 27, and Biden, 77, which included topics ranging from the novel coronavirus pandemic to police…

“This Is Us” will tackle the coronavirus pandemic head-on in season five. Writers have been tweaking storylines for the next series of the family drama so that the plots set in the present day reflect the global health crisis, and creator Dan Fogelman is “very proud” of their efforts. However, he reassured fans that the…

Cardi B spent $100,000 on coronavirus tests ahead of shooting her new music video. The 27-year-old rapper appears in the “WAP” video alongside stars like Megan Thee Stallion, Kylie Jenner and Normani, and Cardi has now revealed the eye-watering sum she paid to ensure the video could be filmed amid the ongoing pandemic. She shared:…

Cardi B couldn’t see her daughter for two weeks due to the coronavirus. The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker has revealed someone close to her contracted the virus and it meant she had to avoid being around her 2-year-old daughter Kulture for fear she would pass on the virus — if she did have it — to…

Americans must figure out a safe way to continue education for students in the 2020-21 school year. At this point, it appears that reopening schools will become a recipe for disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, 97,078…

With schools opening across America, more reports have emerged of students testing positive for COVID-19. In Corinth, Mississippi, the Corinth School District decided to reopen schools for in-person learning on July 27, according to CBS Interactive. Within five days, a student tested positive for COVID-19. The positive COVID-19 test led to school officials sending 116…

Officials in several Georgia school districts decided to resume classes and open their buildings this week for in-person learning in the midst of the pandemic. However, many are questioning that decision after a child tested posted for the coronavirus. On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, Sixes Elementary School in Cherokee County, Georgia, reported that a second-grade…

Keke Palmer “expected” to have her ABC talk show canceled. The 26-year-old actress fronted “Strahan, Sara and Keke” alongside Michael Strahan and Sara Haines as part of the third hour of “Good Morning America” but saw it axed last month in favor of a news roundup show. And now, Palmer has said she wasn’t surprised…

The worsening matter of the COVID-19 pandemic was driven home forcefully and poignantly by comedian Rodney Perry as the veteran star comedian spoke to his fans from his bed in ICU.

A suburban Atlanta high school football player is dedicating his senior year to his parents after both tragically died in the same week from complications of the coronavirus. Justin Hunter, 17, a senior linebacker at Johns Creek High School, lost his parents, Eugene and Angie Hunter, after all three of them contracted COVID-19 just two…

Ice-T has lost eight loved ones to coronavirus. The 62-year-old rapper and actor has urged people to take the global health crisis seriously, as he personally knows eight people who have died as a result of the illness, as well as others who have thankfully recovered. He said: “It’s easy to say, ‘Oh, I can’t…

Herman Cain, a former presidential candidate and business mogul, has died from complications of the coronavirus. He was 74. Cain, an avid conservative and popular Republican who ran for the highest office in the land in 2012, had remained hospitalized since his team announced on July 3, 2020, that he had contracted the highly communicable…

Comedian Corey Holcomb of “Wild ‘N Out” fame is known for his scorching zingers and not caring much about whom he offends. The man who called Jada Pinkett Smith a “cold-blooded scandalous b—-” after her “entanglement” with singer August Alsina, also had some things to say about how the pandemic has altered the country’s social…

Jaden Smith is “stressed about everything.” The 22-year-old singer and actor admitted he “never really knew what anxiety was” until recently, but now his worries are “through the roof,” and amid the coronavirus pandemic he knows he’s not the only person to feel that way. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, he said: “The…

A Black child became the youngest person in Putnam County, Florida, to die from the coronavirus. Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum, 9, began to have stomach pain and a fever on July 11, 2020, according to WTLV and the Florida Department of Health. However, the hospital would not give her a COVID-19 test and only gave her…