We're back this week with another rendition of What's Poppin'!

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_Major Deaths _

• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Catherine O’hara - won post humous award at 32nd Actors Award (formerly SAG awards)
• Eric Dane
• James Van Der Beak
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Carradine

_TV/Movies
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• All’s Fair - (on Hulu)
• Blk NWS: Terms and Conditions (independent film)
• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Love is Blind (Netflix)
• Wuthering Heights
• New Movies Coming out
• Scream 7
• IS GOD IS
• Michael - Michael Jackson biopic
• KPOP! - Anderson Paak w/ his son
• Crime 101 w/ Halle Berry
• Beauty in Black Season 2 Pt 2
• Netflix - The RIP, Trap House
• Upcoming Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy (Lifetime) - Starring Tisha Campbell & Mehki Phifer
  

_Oscars (March 15) and Awards Season
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• Sinners
• BAFTA awards racial slur incident fall out re: terret syndrome offensive language
• NAACP Image Awards
• Actors Awards (SAG)
• Black Actors awards
• Golden Globes -
• Emmys -
• Teyana Taylor Woman of the Year - Time magazine
• KPop Demon Hunters best original song in Oscars

_Other topics
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• Epstein Files
• Mardi Gras
• International Women’s Day (Mar 8)/ Month - Women’s Month - MARCH 2026
• In other News
• Brittany Spears arrested in CA for DUI
• Paris & LA Fashion Week
• America’s Top Model
• Met Gala theme 2026: Fashion is Art
• Grand Opening for Marathon Burger in LBC - Black Sam & Snoop Dogg collaboration (Unfortunate gun violence & stabbings occurred)
• Queen Latifah, Taraji P henson, Taye Diggs, Sherri Shephard inks an Lifetime First Look deal
• Winter Olympics/Paralympics

We're back this week with our WHAT'S POPPIN' segment. We start with a continuation of last's week's topic of gentrification, and get in to the recent Chris Rock special, and talk Tyler Perry and the recent awards shows.

What’s Poppin - Housing Prices are Ridiculous!! CONT'D
General Los Angeles area - Inglewood
House cost $380k now over $900k
Black couple settle discrimination lawsuit - house was appraised at 900K, but when they allowed their white friend to be present house valued at 1.5 mil.
The Tea: Chris Rock Netflix special
Cher’s $380 million fortune is dwindling, friends say it’s the new beau AE Edwards
Tyler Perry and Byron Allen in bidding war to buy BET.
Recap: NAACP Awards, Grammy’s, Chris Brown, Rihanna Pregnancy, Award Season

We're back this week as we catch up with the usual New Music, What's Poppin and Politricks.

NEW MUSIC

Meg the Stallion - B.I.T.C.H.; Amber Mark - Generous; H.E.R. - Comfortable; D Smoke - Bad Habits (Album);

WHAT’S POPPIN’

Music<
Ciara pregnant again
Crystal Rene divorces Ne-Yo.

Oscars<
Joaquin Phoenix (Best Actor), Rene Zellweger (Judy), Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood),
Who Killed Malcolm X
Who Killed MLK?

POLITRICKS
Trump’s new budget plan calls for eliminating debt in 15 years (Rep budget’s usually call for 10 years).
Democratic Primary getting tougher - Buttigege likely wins Iowa caucuses.

Oscars Tonight. Who are we rooting for?, Fashion Overview
New Music
Kehlani - While We Wait (Mixtape)
Offset - Father of Four (album)
Eric Bellinger - The Rebirth 2 (Album)

*Whats Poppin *

Jussie Smollett is indicted/arrested for filing a false police report and false hate crime. Released on bond
Iyanla Vanzant’s well rounded response
R. Kelly is indicted - turns himself in Saturday morning. Judge orders 1 million dollar bail, and no contact with minors
T.I’s sister - Precious Harris - passed away in car accident
Khloe vs. Jordyn - Tristan Thompson messed around with Kylie’s best friend
Candle Magik Workshop last week - Review

Politricks

NYU School of Social Work reports of institutional racism
Gavin Newsome may loose money for high speed rail.
The Green New Deal
Democrats will subpoena Mueller probe if it is not made public per Adam Schiff.

Academy Awards
Black Girl Magic(!)
Jordan Peele - wins best original screenplay

POP

Kylie Jenner (Commitment Ceremony with her best friend Jordan )
Kim K + Surrogate and vitamins
Nick Gordon (Bobby Christina)
Black Panther - crossed $1 billion
A Wrinkle In Time
Critique

MUSIC

Baggage - Breakfast Santana
Drip - Foelix
Due to Me - Jean Deaux
Rihanna - First Artis to cross 1 billion streams on apple music
Jay Z / Beyonce going on tour - Top Off new single w/ DJ Khaled
’til its over - Amdersen Paak

POLITRICKS

tRump + Stormy Daniels
Wanting to Arm teachers in school
Meeting with North Korea

POLITRICKS is LOCAL

City of Compton Deficit -
Aja brown running for Congress
Stacey Dash running for congress