| No Images? Click here  Welcome to your weekly dose of black newsHey fam!We lost a true giant this week. Cinematic giant John Singleton died at the age of 51. He was the first Black filmmaker and the youngest person in history to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. He was an icon and he told stories for us. “He opened doors for filmmakers of color to tell powerful stories that have been too often ignored,” President Barack Obama wrote of his legacy. Ava DuVernay called Singleton “a giant among us.” Jordan Peele said he was “a true inspiration.” Spike Lee said he will "forever miss my brother."Rest in power, John Singleton.Over the weekend, Jay-Z paid homage to another fallen great, Nipsey Hussle, with a freestyle at his B-Sides 2 show in New York City. “Gentrify your own hood, before these people do it/ Claim eminent domain and have your people move in/ That’s a small glimpse into what Nipsey was doing/ For anybody still confused as to what he was doing,” he rapped during a touching tribute.On Wednesday, Caster Semenya lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The two-time Olympic champion will now be forced to medicate to suppress her testosterone levels if she wants to defend her world title in September in Doha, Qatar. I'm curious about how y'all feel about this. Sound off in our mailbag section below!I feel like after all that, we need a bit of levity. There were definitely lighter things that happened this week, y'all! I promise. For instance, Idris Elba married Sabrina Dhowre in an absolutely beautiful Moroccan wedding ceremony; Black Twitter dragged the entire hell out of Taylor Swift for blatantly stealing the concept for Beychella and executing terribly, creating #Mayochella; and for the first time EVER, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America are all black women. Go off, queens! (Not you, Taylor.)  This week's Best Things 🎉 Regina King Inks First-Look, Multi-Year Deal With Netflix And Fans Love ItRegina King has just inked a first-look deal with Netflix to produce films and television series, prompting much excitement on social media. Oprah Reflects On Fighting For Equal Pay: ‘I Knew My Value’“I was told that because I was a single woman who didn’t have a mortgage and I didn’t have kids, that I was not entitled to earn the same kind of money as the man who was sitting next to me, doing the same thing." Chaka Khan Is 'Not Trying To Hear What A Man Has To Say' About Her WigsOur very own Life reporter Jolie Doggett spoke to the legend herself about her hair, tapping into her confidence and how a man won't tell her what she can't do. I stan.
 Notes from the mailbag 📫We want to hear from you!Each week we'll have a new question or topic. Reply to us and we might feature your answer in next week's newsletter.Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. What are your thoughts on this ruling?Send us an email.  What you're talking aboutSome of our favorite comments from social media or sent to our inbox. On Facebook: Reader Landon Michael calls out the court that ruled against Semenya's appeal case that said female runners with naturally high testosterone levels needed to decrease them in order to compete professional. On Twitter: @Jeesa_Jay comments on SZA's claims that a Sephora worker called security, accusing her of stealing. On Instagram: Reader @blksinc speaks nothing but the truth about the late, iconic John Singleton.
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