He spoke ill of Hillary Clinton and seemingly defended Donald Trump’s remarks about sexual assault, a situation that got NBC’s Billy Bush fired. First, at a comedy show in New York City, Chappelle decided to share his thoughts about the then-upcoming election. With A Tribe Called Quest as the musical guest, it was like this throwback boom-bap card that reminded us all of what we once loved so much about our culture. The man who shaped television comedy for a certain generation of viewers was going to be hosting the first episode of the sketch comedy program of record in the U.S., at least since his own Chappelle’s Show ended 10 years ago. Rosalind O'Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Imagesģ:21 PMWhen news was first announced that Dave Chappelle would be hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live on Nov. Television Jarobi White (left) and Q-Tip (right) of musical guest A Tribe Called Quest pose with ‘Saturday Night Live’ host Dave Chappelle (center) on Nov. In an era in which blaming the media seems to be all the rage, we can all agree that we’ve lost one of the greatest to ever do it. Talking about his former MSNBC colleague on Monday afternoon, a teary-eyed Pete Williams said she had so many awards piled up in her office you could barely see out of the window. She moderated the 20 vice presidential debates and won countless honors during her career. Terrible and stunning news about Gwen Ifill. We're completely saddened by the news that Gwen Ifill has passed away at the age of 61. Sending all the love in the world to your family and loved ones. I'm heartbroken and not ready for the past tense with you. She was stopped on the street routinely by people who just wanted to give her a hug and considered her a friend after years of seeing her on TV. She had a tremendous combination of warmth and authority. So many people in the audience felt that they knew and adored her. She was a journalist’s journalist and set an example for all around her. “She was a mentor to so many across the industry and her professionalism was respected across the political spectrum. “Gwen was a standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change,” PBS said in a statement. She had taken a leave of absence as a result of breast cancer.
News of her death caught many by surprise who were unaware that she was dealing with health issues. She was an old-school reporter who had worked at The Washington Post, The New York Times and NBC. Gwen Ifill, host of PBS’ Washington Week died Monday at the age of 61.
The year of 2016 continued its devastating run of people we love who have died, this time touching the journalism world again. PBS said she is doing well and plans to return to the air around Memorial Day. Ifill has been on leave for weeks for an undisclosed health issue. ‘NewsHour’ co-anchor Gwen Ifill attends The Womens Media Center 2015 Womens Media Awards in New York. One thing is clear: Black Beatles is the song of the year.
(Language: NSFW) Let’s hope this means Nicki’s next project is coming soon. Nicki has a real skill at taking songs by guys and adapting them to a more female-centric theme, and she’s dang good at it. Secondly, there’s Nicki Minaj putting her twist on things to complete perfection. My man even hits the chorus and the ad-libs. but still a banger > Black Beatles -Rae Sremmurd 🎻😎 /xMm5qldeca We need not extol the virtues of the track, but let us guide you toward a couple of the more incredible covers we’ve seen in a while. According to Billboard, the hip-hop duo’s Black Beatles banger is at the top of the Hot 100 chart. That’s the position that Rae Sremmurd is in. 1 song in the country, people want to be like you.