Way to go, Brian Kemp.

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We’ve already seen that big businesses are putting big punitive pressure on the politicians in the state of Georgia after Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 202 which makes it more difficult for people to cast their votes. Namely, Black people. The MLB pulled the All-Star game from the Atlanta Braves home stadium and both Delta and Coca-Cola have issued public statements condemning the Jim Crow-ish legislation.

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Today, according to an article in Deadline, Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua have officially moved the production of their new Apple runaway slave film Emancipation out of Georgia as a result. They issued the following statement regarding their decision:

“At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice. We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state.”

As some of you may already know, Georgia is a rest haven for film production these days because the state has offered significant tax incentives for these companies to create movies and television shows in the state and particularly in the Atlanta area and surrounding suburbs. Many of your favorite Marvel movies and TV series were shot there in addition to long-running hit series like The Walking Dead have all made homes in Georgia. If this becomes a trend, the state will lose a significant amount of money from their coffers and may have to rethink how they operate if they want to keep the Hollywood faucet running. We won’t hold our breath but it’s worth keeping an eye on.

Also, hard to film a movie about freedom and slaves taking back their agency in a state that is actively trying to suppress Black votes.

“The Talk” is back — minus one host — Sharon Osbourne. The Emmy-award-winning daytime talk show returned today following several weeks hiatus since Sheryl Underwood and Sharon Osbourne had a heated discussion around racism and commentary by Piers Morgan, which Osbourne defended. During the hiatus CBS revealed Osbourne would not be returning to the show.

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At the top of Monday’s “The Talk,” host Sheryl Underwood shared a message from backstage as the show returns since the week of March 10.

“It’s time for an episode of ‘The Talk’ that will be unlike any other we’ve had before.” Underwood adds, “As you may know, during our break, Sharon decided to leave ‘The Talk.’ We need to process the events of that day and what happened since, so we can get to the healing. Over the next hour, we will honestly discuss what occurred and explore some of our feelings. And we’ll also show you how anyone can become more comfortable discussing important issues and having difficult conversations. By the end of the hour, we want everyone to feel empowered and ready to move forward.”

Watch the clip below:

FIRST of all… YASSSSSSS to Sheryl and this new wig. We like it we like it. We are loving that big boss energy she’s radiating too.

During the episode, Underwood went on discuss the emotionally charged, on-air conversation with Sharon Osbourne on March 10, along with expert on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice Dr. Donald E. Grant.

“I didn’t want to escalate things with Sharon, because I thought I was having a conversation with a friend, but also, I knew I had to be an example for others to follow. I didn’t want to be perceived as that angry Black woman, and that really scared me. I didn’t want to be that and I wanted to remain calm and focused. It’s difficult to go back to that day because I just feel the trauma. I feel fearful, a little apprehensive.”

It was pretty clear for everyone that was watching, that Sheryl was doing everything in her power to remain calm and not come across ass angry.

Fellow host Elaine Welteroth added:

“I just want to acknowledge you, Sheryl, on-air for how you handled the situation. I think it’s important for people to really know the strength and willpower it takes to maintain that kind of composure in that situation. And I think for me, I was just really entering that conversation with the hope of finding a common ground and I didn’t feel like I was heard, which saddened me because part of the reason I joined this show with all of these diverse, beautiful, intelligent women was because I thought that we had an opportunity here and I think we do have an opportunity here to have conversations that help show people how to bridge these divides in our country and that we can do it with empathy.” She adds, “So I was hoping to steer the conversation away from a debate about who’s racist, who’s not, what’s racist, what’s not and talk really about what does it mean to be anti-racist, because that’s a more productive conversation.”

Watch the clip below:

Hit the flip for more clips from today’s episode of “The Talk”.

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Kyrie Irving is back trending.

No, it’s got nothing to do with an injury or him disappearing from the Nets for weeks, but an on-court feud with an opposing player. On Saturday afternoon, the Brooklyn Nets were taking on the Los Angeles Lakers when he got into a bit of a spat with Dennis Schröder. In the clip, you can see both players standing chest to chest, mouthing off to each other as the referee breaks them and subsequently gives them both technical fouls. However, the two keep talking, and both get ejected– something that has never happened to either of them.

Kyrie Irving and Dennis Schröder both got ejected for the first time in their careers 😳

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— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) April 11, 2021

At first, it seems that Schröder was just angry about a recent foul call, it was actually Irving who was truly angry because he was called the N-word.

“God damn n-gga,” Schröder appears to say as Irving gets in his face.

Irving then angrily responds, “Don’t call me nigga bro.” Followed by, “You don’t know me like that. Watch your mouth.”

Kyrie got into it with Dennis Schroeder if he said the n-word to him 👀 pic.twitter.com/2sKE7DCL88

— FootBasket.com (@Foot_Basket) April 11, 2021

Irving confirmed that the N-word was what lit the fire with a tweet Sunday afternoon, saying, “The N-word is a derogatory racial slur! It will never be… -a term of endearment -reclaimed -flipped NEVER FORGET ITS FOUL AND TRUE HISTORY! Throw that N-word out the window, right alongside all of those other racist words used to describe my people. We are not slaves or N’s.”

The N-word is a derogatory racial slur!
It will never be…
-a term of endearment
-reclaimed
-flipped
NEVER FORGET ITS FOUL AND TRUE HISTORY!
Throw that N-word out the window, right alongside all of those other racist words used to describe my people.

We are not slaves or N’s

— K.A.I A11Even (@KyrieIrving) April 11, 2021

Of course, like anything Kyrie Irving says or does, Twitter went in on him about his recent hatred for the N-word. Check out some reactions below.

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