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Charlamagne Tha God is venturing into late night territory with his new gig. According to a press release, the multi-media mogul is teaming up with TV vet Stephen Colbert to create and produce a new weekly late-night show on Comedy Central called “Tha God’s Honest Truth with Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ McKelvey” this fall. The weekly half hour late-night series will feature “Charlamagne’s culturally fluent take on social issues in a variety of deep dives, sketches, and social experiments that deftly unpacks the most pressing topics permeating politics and culture,” the press release reports. Known for his unfiltered opinions and unapologetic, comedic personality, Charlamagne brings with him a fresh and thought-provoking perspective to break new ground in the media world via his new late night slot. “This is one of those moments where I can show you better than I can tell you,” said Charlamagne in a statement. “This is the third talk show Chris McCarthy has done with me and those shows...
No one could’ve predicted how hard the fitness world would be hit by the global pandemic until gyms across the country were forced to shut down. With many trainers left without a space to conduct sessions with clients, they had to pivot their efforts to online class experiences. Although many trainers saw this as an end to their livelihoods, New-York-based personal trainer Irving “Zeus” Hyppolite took this as an opportunity to change the way the fitness world operated by tapping into an overlooked source — technology. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Irving Hyppolite Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Hyppolite was working as an independent trainer where he held one-on-one sessions with clients and his weekly Inner U Bootcamp. However, once New York gyms shut down, he looked to Instagram’s platform as an alternative place to carry on with his work. “I think one thing a lot of trainers, and myself, realized is the importance of tech,” said Hyppolite. Prior to COVID-19, technology is something...
If quarantine has proven anything, it’s that Black people can be beyond innovative even under pressure. COVID-19 shut down a lot of things, but for this media personality, it’s still business as usual. Professional host Mouse Jones has taken over several mediums in the digital space since he first stepped foot into the industry. As a hip hop and cultural figure, he’s made it his business to be the voice of his generation, speaking on all things important to the Black community. His new nightly news podcast — “ Quarantine Nightly ” — is his latest venture where he reports on all things concerning Black culture that mainstream media omits. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mouse Jones (@mouse_jones) In an effort to maintain his digital platform, the Trap Karaoke host created a new means of highlighting stories in our culture that people should know about. Podcasting, his preferred digital medium, largely attributes to Jones’ success as a host. “Podcasting is a vehicle to go...