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Today marks the birthday of iconic Civil Rights activist and leader Martin Luther King Jr. Many celebrities like to share the impact King made via their social media accounts by posting an image found through a Google search, slapping a quote on it and calling it a day. His birthday has also become a day where companies like to appease the black community by putting his name on basketball jerseys or generically “sprinkling his name on b*llsh*t” as called out by influencer Leslie Antonoff (@HauteMommie), who accurately dubs these instances as #UnityParsley. Morgan Freeman, however, has set a new standard by honoring MLK through 12 original Instagram videos featuring King’s very own words. All of which, are still applicable to life today. Freeman began posting the commemorative videos on his IG page beginning 8 AM ET, releasing a video every hour on the hour. The videos feature Freeman narrating quotes from King, while showcasing memorials that were backdrops to the 14 year (and counting) movement like the Edmund Pettus bridge where the march from Selma took place, the Lincoln memorial where he gave the iconic “I Have A Dream” speech, and the recently erected MLK memorial in Washington, D.C. that…

Entertainment Published: 19/Jan/2021 3:03 Updated: 19/Jan/2021 3:19 by Alex Tsiaoussidis Instagram: FaZe Banks FaZe Banks responded to a fan on Twitter and confirmed that his long-awaited YouTube return will happen “soon.” Richard “Banks” Bengston is best known as one of the founders and owners of FaZe Clan. However, he also had an enormous following on YouTube. Fans loved tuning in to watch his video blogs and entertainment videos. Sadly, he hasn’t been active on his channel for quite some time. He posted his last batch of videos back in May 2019 and has remained inactive ever since. In August 2020, he even admitted that he might never return to YouTube again. Now, in a turn of events, it seems like he’s had a change of heart. He will be returning to YouTube after all. And the best part is, it’ll be happening “soon”. The confirmation occurred in response to a fan who wrote about how much he missed his content. YouTube: FaZe BanksIn August 2020, FaZe Banks admitted he might never return to YouTube again. A Twitter user named Bloodshot wrote, “I should be watching a Banks video blog , but oh well.” Little did he know, it caught…

Starring alongside Jaime Xie, Christine Chiu and Kelly Mi Li in Netflix’s ostentatious new reality TV show Bling Empire, real estate mogul and investor Kane Lim reportedly boasts US$380,000 worth of designer shoes Published: 11:07am, 19 Jan, 2021 Updated: 11:07am, 19 Jan, 2021

Jabrils competed against artists and creators from around the world and was chosen to receive funding, coaching and training to grow their YouTube channel. SAN DIEGO — A San Diego YouTuber is one of 132 recipients of a grant from the platform’s “Black Voices Class of 2021.” Jabrils competed against artists and creators from around the world and the first class was chosen to receive funding, coaching and training to grow their YouTube channel.“It's a legit investment in 132 Black voices. I always hear people talk about that. They want to do this and that. But YouTube legit put their money where their mouth is,” said Jabrils. “YouTube is a lot of fun, but it can be hard to make it profitable sometimes. This grant that I'm receiving from YouTube allows me to not have to worry about making my channel profitable.”  Jabrils learned to code in middle school, but never pursued it as a career until starting his channel three years ago when searching for an outlet.   “I kind of lost interest. And then I hit a point in life where I was like, what is it that I want to do?” said Jabrils.  His videos began to…

When asked to say “Black Lives Matter,” Shull responded “all lives matter”The Muslim Educational Trust and a collection of faith community members came together Monday to offer a chance for Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull to apologize for offensive and racist remarks he made on Facebook in recent years.Shull, who was sworn into office last week, has been under significant pressure to resign after the Clackamas Review first reported on a series of comments he posted to Facebook in 2019 and 2020. Those comments attacked Muslims, immigrants, the Black Lives Matter movement and people who are transgender.The full Clackamas County Board of Commissioners — including Shull himself — voted in favor of a resolution Thursday calling for his resignation, though Shull has resisted that step.In a statement ahead of Monday’s press conference, Muslim Educational Trust President Wajdi Said stated that removing Shull would be an “easy” action.“Even harder is making community with all those neighbors loving and believing in the man you and I don’t want around anymore,” Said wrote.Shull said he appeared at the press conference on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to request “forgiveness and understanding from the Muslim community for my words that caused hurt.”Shull explained…

Cubs fans lose minds on Twitter over Lester news originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Let’s hope Cubs fans took advantage of Jon Lester’s free round of drinks while they could. NBC Sports Lester, one of the biggest free agent signings in Cubs –and Chicago—history, is headed to the Washington Nationals. He is signing a one-year deal with a mutual option, pending a physical, according to multiple reports. Lester signed with the Cubs on Dec. 15, 2014 and made an immediate impact, helping vault the Cubs to the NLCS in his first season and a World Series title the year after. The fan favorite also earned two All Star bids during his time on the North Side. As expected, Cubs fans are…well…not happy to see him go. Jon Lester signing with the Nationals and not finishing his career with the Cubs is sad.Cubs re-signing Jon Lester for 2021+ wasn't exactly making anything better for the team.There are a lot of emotions stirring around and yeah, things stink for the Cubs right now.— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) January 19, 2021 Beyond disappointing the Cubs offer to Jon Lester came very late in the process and was not close to the money the…

Messaging app WhatsApp has asked its two billion users to accept new terms and conditions that will allow the platform to share more information with parent company Facebook and roll out advertising and e-commerce. The update sparked criticism among users as they must accept the changes or see their access to the service - which also allows encrypted voice and video calls - cut off from Feb 8. According to Kaspersky, the update is another example of users having to pay with their data in order to use "free" services. "Nothing is truly free, and, unfortunately, the current business model for free services means that, essentially, we pay with our data," says Anna Larkina, senior researcher at Kaspersky. Larkina says social networks, some messengers and search engines make money off of advertising, and the more personalised it is the better.  "In fact, Facebook and other companies have been doing this through its services for the past few years," she says. "The good news is that 1) Most of the companies, including Facebook, are being transparent about its policies and 2) WhatsApp doesn’t read your conversations because it includes end-to-end encryption. All they’re tracing is technical and account information." Moving forward,…

Careers in health care, education and digital services are set to be among the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia this year, according to a new report released Tuesday. LinkedIn's inaugural "Jobs on the Rise" report points to a surge in demand for medical professionals, teachers and creatives in 2021, as the coronavirus changes the face of the region's jobs landscape. To be sure, the study — a special edition of the site's annual emerging jobs report — also notes continued demand for technical specialists, such as data analysts and engineers. But LinkedIn's Feon Ang, vice president of talent and learning solutions for Asia-Pacific, said the findings indicate a change in direction this year. These (trends) have emerged in direct relation to the global pandemic. Feon Ang vice president (APAC), talent and learning solutions, LinkedIn "These (trends) have emerged in direct relation to the global pandemic, and reflect the current landscape around us," Ang told CNBC Make It. For its report, the professional networking site tracked the growth in listings for over 15,000 job titles to identify those that increased the most in 2020 compared to the previous year. Those titles were then grouped into 15 major career trends for various markets…

One of Twitch’s most popular streamers Mizkif has reached one million followers on the livestreaming platform. The streamer surpassed the milestone today and doesn’t appear to be slowing down with his channel continuing to grow substantially by the day. While Mizkif has been streaming for several years now, his channel gained a huge spike in momentum with the popularity of Pokémon card pack openings that peaked in late 2020. Mizkif’s passion for the cards and streams opening rare sets that could cost hefty prices drew fans to his stream, helping him break many of his channel’s records. One of these records was broken on Dec. 14, 2020, when Mizkif recorded his most concurrent viewers record while opening a box of Neon Genesis Pokémon cards. Twitch stat tracking site SullyGnome recorded his viewership peak at over 110,000. Mizkif got his start on YouTube making videos inspired by other streamers. But with support from members of the streaming community, he made the seamless transition over to streaming in 2018.

Instagram After Erika filed for divorce, the reality star and her estranged husband were hit with a massive federal lawsuit. In the suit, Thomas is accused of refusing to pay millions owed to his former clients. He represented family members who lost love ones in a plane crash. They believe Thomas diverted money owed to them to fund his "lavish lifestyle." In the suit, the plaintiffs called into question the authenticity of the divorce Erika filed. The docs read, "While Erika publicly filed for divorce this month, on information and belief, that “divorce” is simply a sham attempt to fraudulently protect Tom’s and Erika’s money from those that seek to collect on debts owed by Tom and his law firm GK. This would not be the first attempt by Tom to hide and divert assets." You might be interested in: