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Now with over 4K Retweets and 43K Likes under her original tweet on the topic, earlier today (May 25) Grammy-nominated singer SZA called out an undisclosed publication that she’s says refused to hire a Black photographer for a photoshoot they wanted to do with her.

“I requested a Black photographer for a cover [and] the mag told me no lol,” SZA’s now-viral tweet read. “It’s 2021… and almost Juneteenth. Respectfully I can’t do it ? ??‍♀️.”

In the replies, many users asked the “Love Galore” singer to expose the name of the publication that didn’t want to hire a Black photographer for the proposed shoot, assumably so that they could follow through with giving the outlet a thorough drag on the social media platform for its problematic editorial choice.

Responding to a user who bluntly asked, “Who is this magazine? Expose they a*s,” the singer replied back, “Das not my vibe but there’s TOO many elite Black creatives rn to not allow it.”

Later, she followed up with an additional tweet that read, “S/o @RollingStone @Cosmopolitan and @wonderlandmag btw for all using black photogs in our recent covers ?  gotta celebrate when it’s RIGHT too!???.“

SZA has been none to champion up-and-coming Black creatives throughout the course of her career. Most notably, 24-year-old Sage Adams was the creative director behind the concept of the promotional photos and cover of the singer’s 2017 chart-topping album “CTRL.” As per The New York Times’ reporting, Adams and SZA also created “Ctrl Fishing Co., a clothing line that uses sustainable fabrics like recycled tie-dye.”

On a positive note, underneath SZA’s tweets many talented Black photographers commented with their websites and snapshots of their work — all shooting their shot in the hopes that the next time SZA needs a photographer and wants to highlight some fresh talent, they might be her pick.

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The term “empath” has become a buzzword of sorts on social media as of late. While it’s certainly not a new concept, many are unfamiliar and perhaps even confused about what it means to have an empathic personality. We had the opportunity to speak with empath coach Ber-Henda Williams, who schooled us on what it means to be an empath and the tell-tale signs of an empathic personality.

“An empath is someone who can feel the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of another person in a very local way, meaning that they feel it is if they are experiencing other people’s emotions within their bodies,” Williams explains.

While some may assume that they are an empath because they are sensitive, Williams says that it’s actually more complicated than that.

“There is a subtle difference. A highly sensitive person may not necessarily be an empath but an empath is a highly sensitive person,” she says. “The distinction is that the empath is able to feel the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of another person while the highly sensitive person does have a great deal with empathy but they’re not emotionally or energetically impacted in the same way as an empath.”

Some of the indicators that you may have an empathic personality include vivid dreams, a strong sense of discernment, mood shifts based on location.

While new episodes of the fifth season will return on Wednesday, August 11, Riverdale will be then be moving to a new night for its sixth season. The show will start the new season in the fall, now sharing Tuesdays with The Flash. Both shows will then return with special five-episode events to begin their […]

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In her sixties, Tina Knowles Lawson has established herself as a voice and presence, both online, for the arts with her WACO Theater and as a philanthropist. As such Knowles-Lawson was tasked with presenting a humanitarian award to Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth.

The two met in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey devastated the city of Houston, Texas.

And this past weekend, Knowles-Lawson honored Trae by presenting him with the Billboard Changemaker Award for his humanitarian work.

While she was there, of course people asked her a thing or two about her famous children. And Knowles-Lawson who is known for keeping it real, told the truth. In gushing about the time she’s been able to spend with her grandchildren, Knowles-Lawson also shared what her older babies are doing these days.

“My daughter is busy working on something exciting, as usual. Both of my daughters…all three of daughters are.”

Now, Beyonce is known for surprising her fans with new projects and goes through great lengths to keep projects a secret. But we’re sure she won’t mind her mother giving us a little sneak peek into what’s to come.

Whether it’s a tour, a new album or some other type of project, we’ll be keeping our eyes open and our coins ready in case it requires a bit of a splurge.

You can check out Knowles-Lawson’s full interview in the video below.