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In A New Rounds Of Cuts, Netflix Lays Off An Estimated 150 Staffers!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! In a new round of cuts, Netflix has laid off 150 employees across the company!  Netflix is making some room over there as they lay off employees with cuts happening all over the United States. The layoffs represent 2 percent of the streamer’s workforce, which results in the elimination of 70 roles […]

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Taraji P. Henson To Host The 2022 BET Awards!

-Tamara’Shanay- Cousins! It’s almost about that time for the annual BET awards ceremony! We are pleased to announce that our girl Taraji P. Henson will front and center flexing her hosting abilities for the second year in a row! “I am honored to return as the host of the BET Awards and share the stage […]

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President Biden Announces New Plan To Provide High Speed WiFi/ Internet Access At Discounted Rates For Low Income Families!

-Tamara’Shanay- Cousins! In efforts of providing affordable high speed internet access to low income households, the Biden administration has recently announced a new program that could help folks save a couple dollars each month! According to CBS News, President Biden made the announcement on Monday afternoon confirming that a total of 20 internet companies have […]

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A New Study Says Black And Brown Communities Had The Highest Increase In Drug Overdose Rates During The Pandemic!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass Cousins! During the Covid-19 pandemic, drug overdose rates in the United States have increased and it is said to have hit very close to home within certain communities! A new study suggests that Black and brown communities had the highest percentage of overdose death rates in 2020, overtaking the rate among White people […]

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New Year, New Me: Keyshia Coles Announces No Sex, No Alcohol, & No Smoking for 2022!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! Oakland native and R&B singer Keyshia Cole is in the new year new me spirit as she set has aside some major goals for 2022 to work on her upcoming album! According to Hot New Hip Hop, weeks after announcing she would be practicing celibacy, Cole has added a few more additions […]

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Social Security Recipients Will Get A Cost-Of-Living Raise of 5.9% But Critics Question If The Increase Is Enough!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! The Social Security Administration made a big announcement that hopefully makes everyone happy. The program that involves almost 70 million recipients will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 5.2% in 2022 since the increase in 1982.  This news comes off the surging inflation, which increased the cost of everything from food to […]

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Rihanna Plans To Take It Next Level With Savage X Fenty Stores In 2022!

-Kierra Wilson- Cousins! Rih is coming once again to whip out- no not new music, but a Savage Fenty store! Talks are in the making that started early October following Savage X Fenty’s co-president and chief of merchandising and design officer, Christaine Pendarvis suggestions that stores will be opening in the U.S next year, reports […]

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Maya Angelou Set To Make History As One Of The First Women Featured On A Quarter!

Cousins! Iconic poet and Civil Rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou has recently been named as one of the very first women to be featured on a quarter! The news was announced on Monday afternoon by the U.S Mint apart of an initiative to honor history making American women within the American Women’s Quarters Program reports […]