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A deleted photo by Serena Williams is still being discussed by social media users. Earlier this week, the tennis icon posed for a few photos she shared on Instagram, and people immediately targeted Williams’s look. Soon, she was hit with accusations of skin bleaching or applying makeup to make herself seem lighter, and the memes seemed unending. Without explanation or addressing the controversy, Serena deleted the photos, but Wack 100 took a moment to address his concerns regarding self-acceptance within the Black community.

“To each his own but I don’t wanna believe this – And if this picture is authentic I wanna say WE AS A RACE have to look at ourselves,” Wack 100 wrote.

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“We are the first ones to make jokes about a BIG NOSE or LIPS or Kinky hair or how BLACK one is,” he continued. “This makes a person say will is this is wrong that over there is right ! BEAUTY IS OUR BEAUTY. A Asian woman features may be unattractive to another races eyes but BEAUTIFUL to that RACES eyes.”

He added that he didn’t pen his message in an attempt to bash anyone but he hoped that people would learn something “so maybe we won’t have another one of our public figures trapped in the twilight zone.” Check out the post below.

Details regarding the murder of Pop Smoke were released yesterday (May 7), and it has caused the rapper’s loved ones to once again relive the unexpected tragedy. During a preliminary hearing for suspect Corey Walker, the 20-year-old allegedly involved in the home invasion in February 2020 that resulted in the rapper’s death, a detective shared that Pop Smoke was in the shower when he was killed. 

A woman was reportedly in the bedroom and told authorities that someone held a gun to her head as the other suspects caught Pop in the shower, forced him out, and shot him. Then, the rapper was reportedly kicked until he found his footing and ran, but the assailants continued in their pursuit and shot him multiple times. Pop later died during major surgery.

Pop Smoke’s brother, Obasi Jackson, reacted to the report over on Instagram and shared that he was disappointed in those who claimed to be in Pop’s corner. “Somethings not right about this case!” wrote Obasi. “The info not matching and ppl moving crazy. Bashar on God we getting to the bottom of it I’m sorry da real wasn’t with you.I’m sorry you said n*ggas would shoot back and they didn’t. I’m sorry you thought nighas would fight for you and theyre not even doing that in death.”

In the caption, Obasi added, “I tried to warn you bout this gang sh*t… I should’ve tried harder. It’s not fair how they doing you and I’m not allowing people to say they love you without proper recognition to you or the family!!!”

Read through his messages in full below and make sure to check out our interview with Obasi: Obasi J. Doesn’t Want To Be Another Pop Smoke.

One of the more outdated memes on the internet is “doge.” The meme is of a random Shiba Inu that is definitely cute but also very confused. As Bitcoin began to get more popular, Dogecoin was created as an internet-based cryptocurrency that could be held by anyone willing to invest. At first, the coin was virtually worthless as it was only going for about a fraction of a cent. However, throughout this current market cycle, influencers like Elon Musk have been promoting Dogecoin quite a bit, and it has elevated the coin to heights no one ever thought were possible.

Over the past week or so, Dogecoin has exploded past 50 cents and fans have been pushing for it to hit a full $1. If that were to happen, some of the earliest investors would see returns of about 1000x which is truly insane. Today, Dogecoin pushed yet another new all-time high as it officially hit $0.75, much to the delight of investors everywhere.

With Elon Musk appearing on Saturday Night Live tomorrow, many believe he is going to try and promote the coin, which has led to a massive speculative rise to the upside. If this trend continues, it seems all but guaranteed that Dogecoin could hit $1 by tomorrow. Of course, none of this is financial advice.

In the midst of this bull run, Dogecoin continues to prove people wrong.

LeBron James is about to star in Space Jam: A New Legacy and fans are excited to see what kind of vibe the new movie will bring. Some are skeptical about the existence of this new film while others are hoping to see quite a bit of nostalgia once it hits the big screen. Over the past few months, LeBron has been doing a ton of promotion for the movie, and it seems like he is over the moon about this new opportunity.

Recently, James came through with a cryptic tweet that seemed to be an immediate reference to Bugs Bunny and Space Jam. While some interpreted it as his mindset heading into the playoffs, there is no denying that his tweet was quite ambiguous in terms of what he actually meant.

This ambiguity led to a whole slew of memes on Twitter and overall, they were quite hilarious. Most of these memes were still of old Looney Tunes cartoons in which Bugs Bunny was wielding various weapons. There were also some funny jokes about what this new “Space Jam” movie is going to be about and how it could be a lot more violent than we originally thought.

Twitter is always quick with the memes and at this point, that won’t change anytime soon.

Zion Williamson is one of the most fun young stars to watch right now. His dunks and blocks are on a completely different level and on any given night, Zion can give the other team at least 30 points. As it stands, the Pelicans are trying to fight their way into a playoff play-in spot and in order to do so, Williamson needs to be in the lineup. Unfortunately, it appears as though that’s not going to happen as Williamson was recently diagnosed with a fractured left ring finger.

The Pelicans announced the news today, much to the chagrin of their fanbase. Pelicans executive David Griffin actually slammed the NBA for the injury as the team firmly believes Zion isn’t fairly officiated. They believe he is constantly being hacked in the paint and that it is similar to what Shaq went through back in the day.

Griffin’s statement will certainly be reviewed by the league, which doesn’t take too kindly to public statements that criticize the officials. Meanwhile, Williamson’s injury will prove to be a huge loss for the Pelicans who have struggled mightily at times throughout the season.

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