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  • Queens Artist Poiison Closes Out 2025 With A Hometown Giveback

    Queens Artist Poiison Closes Out 2025 With A Hometown Giveback

    Poiison, an artist and songwriter from Queens, NY, brought the holiday spirit to her hometown at the end of 2025.

    The Queens’ native hosted the “My Heart, My Homie- A Holiday Giveback,” an event that took place at her former middle school, Elizabeth Blackwell M.S. 210Q. The event was put together in partnership with Adidas, Queens Community House, and The Doux to support students and their families.

    The event provided the children with free haircuts, haircare, and skincare products, Adidas gear, and other essentials. This event was a full-circle moment for Poiison as it focused on giving back and uplifting the youth.

    During the giveback, the kids were surprised with an appearance from fellow Queens native and rapper Bay Swag. Swag recently was a part of another holiday celebration with Cash Cobain and the Children of Promise NYC Foundation.

    Throughout her career and journey, Poiison has made it a priority to giveback to the community that raised her. While sitting in one of the classrooms of her old middle school, she shared a piece of advice she would give her younger self.

    Video Shot By: Javier Wroten

  • Tina Turner Posthumously Honored With A Statue In Hometown

    Tina Turner Posthumously Honored With A Statue In Hometown

    Tina Turner’s legacy immortalized in her rural hometown in Tennessee.

    The singer was posthumously awarded with a 10-foot bronze statue that stands in Brownsville, Tennessee. The unveiling took place during the annual Tina Turner Heritage Days at a park.

    The statue is near the town of Nutbush, where the late singer went to school. It was created by sculptor Fred Ajanogha.

    He captured Turner mid-performance with a microphone in her hand. Ajanogha said that he wanted to capture Turner’s “flexibility of movement on stage.”

    According to reports, over 50 donors contributed to help bring the statue to life. Fans of Turner from all over was at the unveiling where expressed how they felt about the statue.

    Karen Cook, a Georgia resident, said, “She’s a great, I love her music.” She continued, “It’s a big deal and a great thing for the community to have Tina Turner in her small town.”

    Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush. She would later become Tina Turner as she became a superstar, breaking barriers and setting a path for many to follow behind her. She passed away in 2023 in Küsnacht, Switzerland, at 83 years old.

  • Angel Reese Shares She’s Receive Death Threats Since Winning Championship: ‘I’ve been attacked’

    Angel Reese Shares She’s Receive Death Threats Since Winning Championship: ‘I’ve been attacked’

    Angel Reese gets emotional after she reveals what she’s gone through since winning the 2023 championship. 

    During a press conference after her team lost the eighth women’s NCAA March Madness basketball tournament on Monday night, Reese opened up about being attacked and receiving harsh criticism since her big win last year. 

    “I just try to stand strong. I’ve been through so much. I’ve seen so much, I’ve been attacked so many times. Death threats, I’ve been sexualized, I’ve been threatened, I’ve been so many things and I’ve stood strong every single time,” the Louisiana State University Forward said. 

    She continued, “I just try to stand strong for my teammates ‘cause I don’t want them to see me down and not be there for them so, I just want them to always know I’m still human. All this happened since I won the national championship… I haven’t had peace since then.” 

    Reese added, “I would still sit here and say I’m unapologetically me. I’m gonna always leave that mark and be who I am and stand on that.” Reese ended with “Keep being who you are, keep waking every day, keep being motivated, staying who you are, staying 10 toes, don’t back down, just be confident.”

    Watch the press conference below.