Author: Gesi Lloyd

Doja Cat disclosed publicly for the first time that she has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, sharing the news in a TikTok video posted on March 13. The artist, whose legal name is Amala Dlamini, described the condition as one she has likely been living with for most of her life and said she remains in active treatment. Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition characterized by unstable emotional patterns, intense interpersonal relationships, and difficulty managing everyday functioning, according to the Mayo Clinic. It often involves impulsiveness and an unstable sense of self. What Doja Cat said in…

Serena Williams shared a series of photos to her Instagram account this week that showed her posing outdoors in an olive green one-piece swimsuit, paired with a pink fuzzy jacket and UGG boots. The post drew an immediate and divided response from her audience of more than 18 million followers. In the caption, Williams wrote that she is not perfect but is perfectly herself, and encouraged her followers to take time to celebrate who they are. The images, taken in natural light, show her smiling and moving around her backyard, her slimmer frame visible throughout. The response from fans The…

North West posted photos and video of her latest manicure to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 12, and the look was consistent with the aesthetic she has been building since at least 2024. The nails were long with a square tip, finished in a semi-translucent shimmery blue shade, and covered in silver metal embellishments that varied across each finger. Some nails featured tiny silver spikes. Others had small hoop rings looped through them like piercings. Two nails displayed hot pink Japanese lettering spelling out North-chan, a reference to the Japanese honorific and a nod to Bomb, her 2024 track…

A man identified by law enforcement sources as a member of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s personal security detail was fatally shot by Dallas police officers late Wednesday after a standoff at the parking garage of Children’s Medical Center Dallas. No officers were injured in the confrontation. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said officers from the department’s fugitive unit had been tracking the man in connection with an active warrant when he fled into the hospital parking structure shortly before 11 p.m. and barricaded himself inside a vehicle. A SWAT team was called as the standoff continued. Officers deployed tear gas in…

The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks meet this afternoon at State Farm Arena in a matchup that carries genuine weight for both franchises heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on FDSN. Atlanta enters at 35-31 riding an eight-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the NBA. A ninth consecutive win would give the Hawks their longest winning streak since the 2014-15 season, when the franchise won a record 60 games and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in team history. Milwaukee arrives at 27-38, having lost…

March 14 is Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical constant 3.14, and this year the food industry is taking the occasion seriously. Pizza chains, fast-food brands, and dessert shops have lined up a range of deals, many priced at exactly $3.14, for customers looking to mark the date with something other than a calculator. What Pi Day actually is Pi Day has been observed on March 14 since 1988, when physicist Larry Shaw started celebrations at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco. Congress formally designated the date a national holiday in 2009, partly to encourage interest in…

A Detroit courtroom erupted in grief and disorder Today as Jarvis Butts was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison for the second-degree murder of 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris, a case that has gripped the city for more than two years and remains unresolved in one critical way: her body has never been found. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Hathaway imposed the sentence in accordance with a plea agreement Butts reached last month, weeks before he was set to go to trial. In addition to the murder charge, Butts received concurrent sentences of 10 to 15 years on five…

A man rammed a vehicle through the entrance of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan,  Today, driving down an interior hallway before security personnel opened fire and killed him. The vehicle caught fire during the incident. None of the 140 children enrolled in the synagogue’s early childhood center were injured, and the one security guard struck by the vehicle was expected to recover. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the attacker drove through a set of exterior doors and proceeded down the hallway with deliberate intent. Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed the vehicle moving with clear purpose through…

Millions of Africans living abroad have built financial stability in their adopted countries while holding onto a longer-term vision: returning home with enough resources to live well and leave something meaningful behind. The challenge is rarely a shortage of capital. It is knowing how to deploy it wisely across borders that feel increasingly distant the longer you are away. The diaspora investor’s real obstacles Three barriers define the experience of most diaspora investors attempting to build wealth in African markets. The first is currency. Exchange rate swings can quietly erase months of gains, but they also create windows of opportunity.…

Lauryn Hill is managing two significant legal developments at once. The New Jersey Division of Taxation has filed two active liens against the Grammy-winning singer, and separately, her former Fugees bandmate Pras Michel has voluntarily dropped the lawsuit he filed against her in 2024. The two matters are unrelated but together paint a complicated picture for one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures heading into the spring. New Jersey filed nearly $900,000 in tax liens against Hill According to official state records, New Jersey filed two separate liens against Hill. The first covers an unpaid debt of $133,246. The second is…