1. Real Housewives of Atlanta Couple getting sued by the family of a teen who got shot outside their restaurant

Kandi Burrus and her husband are getting sued at their restaurant ‘Old Lady Gang’ for an incident that happened last valentine's day that resulted in a shooting with two men inside of the establishment. Ultimately a young girl named Kiya Humphries was shot in the calf by one of the shooters and her family is suing for the lack of security in the area which they feel is unsafe. 

Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Sued Over OLG Shooting (360baseline.org)

2. Black Panther’s Film Diversity

The sequel to Black Panther has had its debut in theaters in these past few weeks and it is being acclaimed as the most diverse film in the Marvel Universe. Not only is everyone in the film a person of color, but all previous actors returned as well as new ones. This is by far the best way to say farewell and show our gratitude for Chadwick Boseman whom we lost over a year ago.

Wakanda Forever Introduces Diversity In MCU (360baseline.org)

 

3. Chrisley Knows Best Stars have been Sentenced

On November 21, Todd and Julie Christley were finally both sentenced due to their tax fraud case that began during last year. Todd has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and his wife Julie has been sentenced to 7 years in jail. Though I love their show, why couldn’t they just pay their taxes considering all the money they made from their reality show and their business of flipping houses and such. Sources say that the show will continue just without the parents.

Lindsie Chrisley Posts About “Bad Times” After Todd’s Prison Sentence - E! Online (eonline.com)

 

4. August Alsina Comes out

After all of the talk of entanglements that he had with Jada Pinkett Smith, August Alsina came out on his appearance with VH1 stating that he has found love past his scandal. He also mentions that this lover of his (a guy) has helped him find love that is limitless. Some speculate if this new love interest is another cry for help to help assist with his mental health or is genuinely love as he states it to be. Jada's ex August Alsina seemingly comes out, introduces boyfriend (pagesix.com)

 

5. Dog Found alive at the Crime scene of a Murder of four University of Idaho Students

After the Stabbing of four College students at the University of Idaho, it is found two of the victims survived, two passed, and crazily to say one dog was left unharmed at the crime scene. Authorities believe that this crime is in connection of a recent skinning of a dog nearby named buddy due to the weapon used and the closeness of the cuts.

Killer/Killers of Idaho College Students Spared Dog's Life at Murder Scene (tmz.com)

   

   

6. Original Power Ranger star takes his own life

Jason David Frank who portrayed the Black Ranger in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” in 1993 took his own life at the mere age of 49 in Texas. It is said that he was always a joy on set as well as a major prankster. He will be remembered as a fan favorite due to him being the only original cast member to play almost every role of the different colored rangers and even the villain at one time  'Power Rangers' Star Jason David Frank Dead By Suicide at 49 (tmz.com)

 

7. Red Power Ranger arrested for Covid Fraud

Power Ranger star Austin St.John’s house is being investigated by the FBI to which he was arrested due to being 1/18 people involved with the scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program ( the program made to help small businesses after by covid to stay afloat). Allegedly they got 16 loans, totaling in $3.5 Million dollars.

Red Power Ranger Actor Arrested and Charged with COVID Fraud in FBI Raid (tmz.com)

 

8. Late Basketball player’s daughter is seeking help against her stalker

The Late Kobe Bryants daughter Natalia is seeking help from the courts due to her having a stalker. It is said that stalker is doing everything to find her with even being involved with gun charges. Natali says that this man has been trying to get a hold of her since before she was legal and he was in his thirties and he believes that their in a relationship to which she has no reconciliation of. The Judge has yet to rule in her favor.

Kobe Bryant's Daughter Natalia Bryant Seeks TRO Against Alleged Gun-Obsessed Stalker (tmz.com)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

      

9. Camden Fairview Cardinals take on the second round of the playoffs

After the Camden Fairview Cardinals received their first lost at their last home game two weeks ago, they have gained back their winning streak and have made it to the second round of the playoffs. Goodluck Cardinals!!

Camden Fairview to face Valley View Blazers in second round of playoffs (camdenarknews.com)

 

 

10. Lady Cardinals Basketball win at tournament in Louisiana

Basketball Season is finally here for the Lady Cardinals and they have started the season strong by winning against Dermott with a score of 51-49 this past Monday. Afterwards, they traveled to play in a tournament in Louisiana to which they won. Go Lady Cards and continue the win like the football team.

Lady Cardinals Basketball win out of state Tournament in Louisiana (camdenarknews.com)

 

11. The Passing of Captain Earl Banks

Captain Earl Banks was announced deceased after his retirement from being a firefighter in the city of Camden Arkansas from the age of 24 till his death at 78. He is remembered as being the first black firefighter to be hired in the city of Camden. Lastly, he was also a Vietnam Veteran who was also in the US Army. Thank you for serving our country and you will be missed!

Fire Department announces death of Captain Earl Banks (camdenarknews.com)

 

12. Shaquilla/Shaquella/ Shanquella Robinson

On October 28, 25 year old Shaquille Robinson was pronounced dead after being beat to death by her ‘friends’ not even 24 hours within her arriving to Cabo on a trip. Since her death, videos have been released of the beatings, as well as false cause of death being told to her parents. Due to her mothers strong instincts to not believe the individuals, she got the autopsy that proclaimed that she died from a beating and not alcohol poisoning and that resulted in her mother reaching out the FBI who now are in charge of the incident that took place in Mexico. Long Live Shaquille!! 

What Happened To Shaquille Robinson? Know About Shaquille Robinson Fight, Friends, And Death Video - News (fresherslive.com)

13. Europe’s living increases drastically

Due to winter and inflation, in Europe, the prices of everything have increased and those who live there are struggling to live from day to day.

Europe's Cost-of-Living Crisis as Winter Approaches | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

 

14. North Korea Missiles

Last week there were almost 100 missiles fired that caused them to take cover and evacuate those areas. Due to this, it has caused nuclear risks amongst the citizens, and they are currently awaiting help from the US to diminish this risk.

New Dangers and Responses to North Korean Missiles | Chicago Council on Global Affairs

15. Army Veteran helps out at a LGBTQ Club

Inside a LGBTQ Club, a man against their beliefs took fire and killed five individuals. Army veteran Richard Fierro and Thomas James stepped in to hold the suspects until the authorities showed up.

Colorado Springs Club Q shooting: Officials are investigating whether it was a bias-motivated crime | CNN

 

 

 

Reality Television

               The first show that I will be critiquing is a Children’s Reality Show called Dance Moms. Dance Moms became an interest of mine when I keep seeing pieces of the episodes on Facebook Watch and ultimately my roommate and me discussing things about the show.

               The show Dance Moms is centered around the original seven girls: Maddie, Mackenzie, Chloe, Brooke and Paige, Nia, and Kendall at the Abby Lee Dance Studio. Though at the time I was currently on season one, again, I will be influenced to further watch from seeing the girls on all social platforms all grown up and the fact that the owner (Abby Lee) was paralyzed due having cancer. At first, I felt bad, but then watching the show on and on and seeing the other girls’ outlooks of Abby Lee and the way that she diminished their confidence and ultimately made most of the steer away from dance altogether.

               The demographics that this show has are those who have seen the dancers online bashing their horrible dance teacher and want to know more. Another demographic that the show has are those who may or may not dance but are only interested in the dance competition/ competitive aspect of the show. Then there’s me who learned about the show through Facebook clips that also is intrigued to why the teacher treated them like that and interested in the dance competitive parts.

               One good thing about the show far as who’s watching is that it is not tailored to one race by having one girl on team who was African American to which I am, and I always wanted to see her succeed more than others because I felt like she was overlooked due to her skin color and the softness at which she danced. This is something that I feel like the show failed on, though there were other girl of color that came after her but did not stay long due to the same issues and being overlooked.

           

        In my opinion, this show succeeded if it did for eight seasons, because us as viewers were watching these girls grow up online and on the television show. Before, during, and after the show, I was always super interested as to what the girls are doing now and what do they look like all grown up because I feel like I watched them elevate in their career and into womanhood.

               Like I mentioned before, I was drawn into the show from Facebook watch to which is a part of Facebook where they show clips of shows, but also skit and videos from other platforms. The producers also succeeded with promoting the show through social media by showing the girls at the dance competitions where you could literally come and watch them in person and potentially meet them, so ultimately, they helped them to produce some fans. Also, though the show has been canceled since twenty nineteen, it is talked of ultimately because of the mistreatment and favoritism of the dance teacher and the bickering that it caused between the moms.

               The next Show that I will be analyzing is a Reality Drama Show with various sub-shows called Black Ink Crew (Tattooing Show). Black Ink Crew has several subs shows like: Black Ink Crew New York, Black Ink Crew Chicago, and Black Ink Crew Compton. My favorite of the bunch would be Black in Crew Chicago.

              

               Like I mentioned before, Black in Crew Chicago is my favorite of the show franchise because it the only one of the three that I have watched from the first airing of the show till now. The character on the show Charlamagne, Don, Phor, Danielle, kat, and Van are the original cast members though only two remain due to drama, fights, and disagreements with the owner Ryan.

 

    Even though there is a lot of drama among the castmates in the show, there are still moments where they are a family, or they are excited for a celebrity client to come to get tattooed by them, or just a simple interaction doing a tattoo in general in the comfort of their own booth.

 

             

         From my observation of the show, it is mostly tailored to those who either love drama, interested in tattoos, or both. I am interested in both because I have no drama of my own, so why not watch theirs unfold, plus I have watched the characters from the beginning to now and even watched the ones who are no longer associated with the show.

 

            This show has gone on as long as it has because when one subgroup show goes off, another is ready to follow right behind it. The producers have succeeded with keeping the viewers interested by having an ongoing line up between the three shows, like how Love and Hip Hop used to be before covid.

           I originally found out about the show from watching parts of the first of the series Black Ink Crew New York and then from commercials, I saw that they would be making another but in a different location with different castmates to where I began watching.

                The producers have also succeeded in making sure that we viewers get to see that though there is a drama within each of those shows, they all often come together from their shows to either host events, settle differences, or even have a big get-together of all the castmates.

               Social Media plays its role within the show because after that season is over, that’s when all the drama online starts with the castmates throwing shade towards one another and giving their opinions on what was shown to the world. In addition, I follow all of them on various platforms to see how they’re doing and plus, most of them do some awesome tattoos and their work is phenomenal depending on who it is.

               Lastly, if I could produce my own reality program, it had something to do with the insides and outs of a college student. I wouldn’t host it here at SAU only because the demographic that I would like my show to have would be more so tailored to people that I could relate too more not in particularly the race concept, but also those who are having the same struggles that I’ve had in college. Also, the college of my choice for the show would have to be very well-known across the nation and very active in their community and on campus.

                

1. Takeoff’s Death –

Rapper Takeoff ( known for his affiliation in the rap group migos), was fatally shot and killed on November 1, in Houston Texas. His death was very unexpected to which he was always a chill quiet soul. Perhaps if he wasn’t at that private party minding his business he would never be in the line of fire. Many have released footage of his tragic death to which is unbelievable. Rest in Peace Takeoff! Migos Rapper Takeoff Dead at 28, Shot in Houston (tmz.com)

 2. Celebrities Leaving Twitter-

Many Celebrities about the new owner of twitter- Elon Musk and claim that they will not be sticking around for his madness. This has ruffled a lot of feathers due to Elon Musk being a proclaimed Free speech advocate and working closely with ex president Donald Trump. Those who are leaving are Tea Leoni, Shonda Rhimes, Alex Winter, and Sara Bareilles.  Celebrities are starting to leave Twitter. Here's a running list. (nbcnews.com)

 3. How does birth order affect the Royal family-

From research, it is said that depending on where you are in birth order depends on your personality. Since all this has been said, the royal family (Prince Harry) is trying to ignore the standards of first, middle, and last child syndromes to make sure that when it is time for his oldest to proclaim any standards that he is able to do it affectively. How birth order affects personality and how the new royal baby could be the party child | The Sun

 4. Russia’s War on Ukraine –

Russia and Ukraine are still at it again from fighting. The fight as of right now is that due Russia’s shelling that they have successfully damages and disconnected the power grid. Now Russia is on an evacuation order from the damage.Russia's war on Ukraine latest news: Retreat in southern Ukraine signalled | Reuters

 5. State house candidate claims his son is lying –

Brett Shavers claims that his son is lying about his military service and that he never helped in the navy with the nuclear submarine officer. His son Clyde Shavers is continuously using his ‘military status’ to promote is ongoing campaign and his father is not going to let that stand. Brent Shaver event went far to send a letter in to try to disdain his son. Father of Democratic state House candidate says son lying  bout military service | Fox News

 

6.  Fayetteville resident sings at the World series –

Madison Watkins sung the national anthem at the world series on November 2, to whom was also a contestant on “Americas Got Talent” , and “American Idol”. Congrats on this Madison!            Fayetteville native sings national anthem at Game Four of World Series (nwahomepage.com)

 7. Luck on the Jackpot –

The odds are still pretty slim to winning a Powerball Jackpot ( 1-292 million chances). Wednesday’s jackpot was $1.2 million dollars, and it is said that by Saturday it should increase to 1.5 million, though there have still not been any jackpot winners yet. What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot? - CBS News

 8. Kanye West’s Fall-

After Kanye West’s remark on Jews saying that they have too much influence in the world and basically that they should be “Go to death con 3 on jewish people, many businesses have been opting out of dealings with him. He recently showed up unannounced to Sketchers headquarters after they dropped him as a client, while he was trying to film his removal at the scene. Kanye West booted out of Skechers headquarters in California - CBS News

9. Cardinals Takeover-

The Camden Fairview Cardinals in Camden Arkansas are going for that big win as it hasn’t been done in football history since 2012. This month of October they dominated the trojans by scoring the best plays that they have all season long. They are currently in a 8 winning streak with a conference of 6-0. Go Cardinals!  HG’s Caleb Johnson & CF’s Dejuan Wesley lock down big victories (camdenarknews.com)

 10. Gas prices decline-

As of November first, the price of gasoline was decreased almost ten cents in Arkansas standing at $5.28 to be exact. Gas prices fall 7 cents in Arkansas (camdenarknews.com)

 11. Taxes in Columbia County-

From resent reports Columbia County ( Magnolia AR) has claimed almost $20 million in taxes  this year to which is 93% of the original charge.  Columbia County collects almost $16 million in taxes | Local News | magnoliareporter.com

 

12. Voting-

Early voting starts November 8 from the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday  thru Monday November 7^th.  Early voting starts today for the November 8 general election | Local News | magnoliareporter.com

 13. India’s Intervention –

It is said that India has the largest percent of women to commit suicide while being pregnant and they want to prevent that as soon as possible. After officials have gotten involved in India, it is said by many civilians and leaders of this cause that they have done barely anything to help and that they are still seeking efforts and help.  India is trying to reduce maternal mortality without engaging with a key contributor: suicide | The Fuller Project

14.  Reba’s Health –

Mrs Reba (Country Artist) is currently on a vocal rest as advised by her physician due to voice being strained. Though her upcoming events have been cancelled, this type of ordeal is common for any record recording artist. Get well soon Reba, and make some money!Fans Flood Reba McEntire with Support after the Singer Reveals Health News (yahoo.com)

15. Dwayne Wade’s Ex- Wife Claims-

Since the transition of Dwayne Wade’s son to female, his ex-wife has never been behind the idea due to countless things being done without her consent. She even claims now that her ex-husband is using their child’s new image to promote himself financially, but can she be a reliable source after many allegations of lies have been made against her in the past?

Dwayne Wade's Ex-Wife Isn't For Exploitation Over Daughter Zaya (360baseline.org)

 

 

Before arrival:

I decided to bring along one of my friends to enjoy the movie with me and I knew that offering to pay for the ticket would sway her to join me. We decided to go to Cinema fourteen in Eldorado because I can often be a lazy driver though Texarkana’s theatre’s style, look, and food is better than Eldorado’s.

 

Deciding on the film (Friday October 30 at 3:45) :

After a short deliberation, my friend and I decided on the film “Woman King” due to the theatre mostly shows horror films and that’s something that I am not intrigued by. I had seen many advertisements for the film, but I did not think it would be worth my money due to the little that was shown in the advertisement video.

                                                   

First food stop at two fifteen:

Due to my friend and I left campus around 2:00 knowing the showing of the movie did not start until 3:45, we decided to head to Yamato and get some sushi and a small appetizer because we had not eaten that whole day. Shocker! The sushi was so good that we were ultimately rushing through traffic to get back to the theatre which was about 5 minutes away. We were still late though!

 

Finally arriving at the theatre:

As stated previously, we were rushing to arrive at the theatre as well as rushing to get into the actual theatre for our desired film.

 

Outside appearance:

While rushing inside, I did notice the feeling and nostalgia that the theatre brought me referring to my childhood when I and my family would visit there regularly. The second thought I had was that there’s no way that I thought it was so huge as a child, to now being an adult and saying, “This theater is really small compared to others that I’ve been to.” The last thing that came to mind was that this theatre is getting old far as the décor on the outside and the parking lot.

Inside Appearance:

Once we were in the theatre, we decided to also get another round of snacks and food because we’re foodies and we felt like the movie experience wouldn’t be complete without some food accompanying the film. I knew the prices to which of food beforehand, but I soon remember that I’m young and $13 will come back to me one day, so why trip about it?

 

Entering the showing room:

Since were late getting there and late getting in to see the advertisements, we missed the first few minutes of the film and we were expecting to be stared at once walking in with our food, but to our surprise, they were about five others there with us to which three out of five were African Americans and the other two were Caucasian.

 

The Actual Film:

Maybe we did not understand the first plot of the film due to us entering kind of late, but we were confused for at least the first ten minutes of the film and almost decided to call it wraps and just leave. Gladly, after those ten minutes, the film began to intrigue us when we saw (Nanisca) Mrs. Viola Davis as the leader of her group of young ladies in her strong stance with glowing muscles and natural hair. This was a head turner for us because we had never seen her in an action kind of film before and she killed that role!

 

The Plot:

After the confusion was rested, the film was still all over the place, but we understood every switch that came with each scene. The whole tribe consisted of mostly women whom she would train to defend themselves against men and to also become the most proficient warriors which was a major problem in her life, due to being sold and used by men without her consent or permission. The young ladies that she was training also were previously traded or thrown away.  

 

The Theater Experience:

Though I have been to this theatre a million times in my lifespan, now that I had to observe everything around me for a grade, crazily, I noticed everything that I may have not being a little kid like the overpriced food options (because I was not buying it with my own money), creepy looking characters plastered by the bathrooms, and the feeling of going to the bathroom alone and making sure no one is in there to snatch me up!

 

The extended theater experience:

The theater itself is still a nice size like I felt it was as a child. The theatre was not overly dirty (maybe because it was the first showing), the lights on the steps helped us, old people, to see the actual steps, the quality of the film far as high definition or so was pretty good, and the general audience there was actually pretty humorous, though the film was not a comedy everyone including me and my guest had times were we busted out laughing because we are all extremely goofy individuals.

 

My overall feeling:

The movie had acts and ideals of trading and selling slaves in the movie to which is not something that I would often look at, but the overall plot tied everything together and it all seemed to make sense. I was very impressed, and I feel as though everyone should experience the film and potentially go early on a Friday afternoon if you do not like big crowds of people.

 

The aftermath:

Since I am a kid at heart, I had to pull out my dollars and play some of the games before leaving. The first and only game that I played was Guitar Hero. In my younger days, I could beat anyone, anytime, of any day, but that Friday around 6:00, I sucked! I don’t know if my fingers have gotten bigger or if I potentially was overconfident and not that good as a child.

 

Final Thoughts:

The film and experience were a ten out of ten and you should totally go see it! I am still a little messed up about using more than just the $13 dollars that I told you guys about on food, gas, and the delicious sushi, but cool beans!