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The Witcher‘s first season told three separate stories across multiple timelines. It was a wild, chaotic, wholly entertaining introduction to the world of The Continent. A land of monsters, magic, mayhem, and impossibly attractive people. At the show’s heart though was a far more personal story. The finale ended with the White Wolf, Geralt of Rivia, finally finding the princess he is meant to protect, Ciri. But things aren’t going to get easier for them. The first trailer for season two makes clear the pair’s fight for survival is just starting. And that’s going to bring Geralt back to where his own story starts.

Netflix gave fans their first full look at The Witcher‘s second season as part of the first ever WitcherCon virtual event. Henry Cavill and Freya Allan’s journey together looks to be just as perilous as their time apart in season one. That will lead Geralt to return to his childhood home and the witcher who trained him.

Things don’t look to be any easier for Anya Chalotra’s Yennefer either. The season’s official synopsis explains why she might not find Geralt as soon as any of us would like.

“Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.”

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The virtual event also gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show’s sophomore effort.

We’re confident things will work out though. Not because we’re convinced everyone will be safe. But because the new season will include Jaskier wearing an amazing coat.

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WitcherCon also gave us something else we’ve been waiting for: a release date. We’re all going to have a Merry Witchmas. The series returns to Netflix on December 17.

Netflix also gave us more clues about what to expect from season two. We just have to figure out what every episode title means.

It’s probably a good thing we didn’t get the title for the season finale. WHICH IS WHY WE MUST HAVE IT!

Okay, fine. We’ll wait. In the meantime though, make sure to check out our post with everything we know about season two. As well as our full breakdown of the Continent’s timeline up to the moment Geralt and Ciri found one another.

Hopefully it’s not too far into the future when they will also find Yennefer.

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By Ashlee Banks ·July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

Essence Festival of Culture hosted a session on Saturday called “Grow with Google.” Essence Senior News & Politics Editor Malaika Jabali spoke with Executive Vice President of Customer Care with Google, Cassandra Johnson.

During the segment the two discussed the initiative “Grow with Google,” what the tech giant is doing to help Black women develop and hone their technological skills, and why it’s important that Black women help other Black women.

Johnson kicked off the conversation by discussing the “Grow with Google” initiative.

“Grow with Google” is our economic opportunity initiative. Over six million Americans have trained in digital skills since 2017 through a network of more than eight thousand amazing partner organizations including local libraries, schools, sororities and nonprofits. In my organization in particular we work to leverage to grow Google workshops through our partnership with urban league affiliates to train participating small businesses and digital skills.”

Johnson believes that technology is the key to presenting new opportunities for communities in the U.S.

“When those opportunities are available to everyone…then communities across the country can achieve their full potential. It is critical that we meet Americans where [Black women] are at…and that’s important to us,” Johnson said.

The Google executive said the “Grow with Google” initiative was created by Black women.

“A key part of success is Black women supporting Black women. This is truly powerful since it exemplifies meeting Black women where they are now and supporting them now,” Johnson said.

Johnson says this initiative and many others are necessary because since the start of 2020, Black women have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19. Johnson added that Google launched a program this year to help Black women develop digital skills to enhance their chances of landing employment.

“Now we launched ‘Black Women Lead’ with the goal to train a 100 thousand Black women…in digital skills by 2022. Now we’re not going to do this alone. We’re partnering with Dress for Success, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta and last but not least as you already said Malaika, my sorors, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated to provide digital skills training and resources for Black women,” Johnson said.

Johnson says she knows how powerful it can be when Black women support other Black women.

“On a personal note, I know what it’s like for Black women to support one’s passion and dreams, since I was a creator and founder of Tigmir. Which is a sorority/fraternity apparel company. And just like the name stands for, to who much is given, much is required. That is what Black women at Google have done to step up on behalf of Black women around the country with the ‘Black Women Lead’ initiative,” Johnson said.

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BGN interviews Sonequa Martin-Green (Kamiyah James) and Cedric Joe (Dom James) for the Warner Bros film Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. To get home safely, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI’s digitized champions of the court — a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad.

Interviewer: Jeandra LeBeauf

Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax

Space Jam: A New Legacy makes its debut July 16th.

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It has been three months since Hip-hop legend Earl “DMX” Simmons passed away. Now, his loved ones and fans are getting more details on his tragic and untimely death.

According to Vulture, on July 8, a source from the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s office told the outlet that DMX’s death is officially listed as a cardiac arrest due to cocaine intoxication.

“It was cardiac arrest for a period of time, so there was no circulation to the brain,” the source said, before adding that consumption of the illegal substance was what subsequently led to the lethal “chain of events” which caused the rapper’s death.

The source shared that on April 2 someone had called 911 for help just after 10:03 p.m. Paramedics arrived on the scene at 10:09 p.m., and proceeded to perform a cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the rapper which began at 10:10 p.m and went on for 30-40 minutes while they transferred him from his home to the White Plains hospital where he spent his final days.

“His death literally happened immediately because the brain was dead,” the source told the outlet. “So obviously, there were a number of days where he was on ventilatory support and so forth in the hospital… However, he was diagnosed brain-dead early on… He never woke up from [a] coma.”

As MADAMENOIRE reported, DMX was initially hospitalized due to an alleged “drug overdose” that triggered a heart attack. At the time, TMZ shared that the rapper was in a “vegetative state.”

On April 4, when the rapper’s family released an update on his hospitalization, they’d mentioned, “Earl has been a warrior his entire life.”

Simmons passed away at the age of 50 on April 9. His memorial service was held on April 24 at the Barclays Center, where countless friends, family, fellow musicians, and fans came to honor the hip-hop icon. His posthumous album, Exodus, which featured collabs with “Jay-Z, Nas, Moneybagg Yo, Swizz Beatz, The Lox, and more” was released on May 28.

According to XXL, “The source additionally told Vulture that an analysis of Simmons’ urine displayed the presence of cocaine, adding that the medical examiner’s office did not perform an autopsy and determined the cause of death using documentation provided by medical professionals and police.”