00:00Hey, hey, Essence.com, I'm Dana Blair and this is 7 Things We're Talking About.
00:11We cover incidents of racial and social injustice towards African Americans a lot here on Essence.com
00:16and across the media in general, but today I am pleased to start our countdown with some good news.
00:21First up, the University of Missouri's football team scored in a major way this week.
00:26After weeks of students protesting the prestigious colleges inaction and combating racism on campus,
00:31Mizzou's football team announced they would be going on strike unless President Tim Wolfe resigned.
00:37Well, two days later, Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Lofton both resigned.
00:41While we cheer for the football team's actions, let's also give a hand for the students at Mizzou who stood up for what they believe in,
00:47especially grad student Jonathan Butler, who was a week into a hunger strike in protest of the conditions at the school.
00:53We will keep our eyes on this story as it evolves right here on Essence.com.
00:57Now, if you watch Empire, and I know you do, then you probably saw actress Gabourey Sidibe's sultry love scene on last week's episode.
01:05You better get it, Becky.
01:06Well, the trolls had a lot of not so pleasant things to say about Becky and her boo.
01:11After the show, many took to social media to express discontent with the fact that Sidibe, who is a heavier woman, would be shown in a sexual way on TV.
01:19The actress had a message for her haters, plus size people have sex, and if you have a problem with her doing it, she's too busy with work to care.
01:27I mean, this is just silly.
01:28What are your thoughts on the steamy scene, Essence?
01:30Let us know via social at Essence Mag.
01:33Congratulations to former Attorney General Eric Holder, who received the Legal Defense Fund Lifetime Achievement Award.
01:39Ironically, Holder started his career with the LDF as an intern.
01:43Talk about a full circle moment.
01:45Well, this is well-deserved.
01:48More congratulations are in order for trans activist and journalist Janet Mock, who tied the knot with longtime beau Erin Treadwell and the dream wedding she never dreamed she'd have.
01:57The couple married in an elegant affair in Mock's hometown of Oahu, Hawaii.
02:01Her favorite part of the big day?
02:02Mock says it was the part that most people don't want to happen.
02:05Our synchronized, ugly cry was the highlight of my wedding, she said.
02:08Just the two of us, fully present in front of our people, meant everything.
02:12It was a dream, an impossible dream come true.
02:14You can catch more behind-the-scenes details and pictures, of course, right here on Essence.com.
02:19Like many of you, I was sitting on my sofa with a little popcorn and a little wine and watching a new type of scandal this week, the premiere of Real Housewives of Atlanta.
02:28In this season opener, Cynthia Bailey reveals that she is no longer physically attracted to husband Peter Thomas,
02:34and he's been spending a lot of time away from home.
02:37As we all know via social, Peter has been a tad reckless and accusations of his cheating have been swirling throughout Atlanta and Charlotte,
02:44where he now owns a new sports bar.
02:46What do you think, Essence?
02:47Is this the so-called reality show marriage curse rearing its ugly head?
02:51Let us know.
02:53Someone may also want to let Vivica Fox know how much her ex, 50 Cent, loves to troll on social media.
03:00This girl right here.
03:02The actress appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Angie Cohen on Sunday night,
03:06and appeared to call the rapper's sexuality into question.
03:09Fox, who has a new role on the hit Fox series Empire, was on Watch What Happens Live,
03:14along with Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Kandi Burrus,
03:17when Cohen asked Fox about a comment the rapper reportedly made about her show.
03:21What were your thoughts when 50 Cent blamed the season ratings dip on gay stuff?
03:25Cohen asked.
03:26First of all, you know the pot called the kettle black is all I'm saying, Fox replied.
03:30Okay Essence, at this point I almost fell off of the sofa because I knew what kind of shenanigans this was about to start.
03:37A visibly stunned Cohen fanned himself as Burrus also expressed shock.
03:41As we all know, Vivica dated 50 back in 2003.
03:44Okay, we're talking over 12 years, let it go.
03:46When Cohen directly asked whether 50 Cent was gay, Fox took a long pause before answering,
03:51no, he's not.
03:53The comments immediately set Twitter on fire with people speculating that 50 would clap back.
03:58He did indeed respond with a few Instagram posts in which he accused Fox of being jealous.
04:02Oh boy, I'm just gonna stop right here.
04:04Both 50 and Vivica are friends to the show, so here's hoping they take the higher road from here on out.
04:09Essence, think this is all a clever PR hoax or a bitter relationship flashback?
04:14You tell us at Essence Mag.
04:16And last but certainly not least, not too long ago, Essence, we reported the divorce of Halle Berry and husband Olivier Martinez.
04:22It looks like Berry and her estranged hubby were spotted together almost two weeks after she filed for divorce,
04:27but we're not sure this means they've reconciled.
04:30The duo were photographed in their car taking the Oscar winner's daughter Nala to a birthday party.
04:34They put on a united front for the outing with Martinez even still wearing his wedding ring.
04:38Remember, exes can be amicable too.
04:41Well, there you have it, Essence.
04:43This is 7 Things We're Talking About.
04:44I'm Dana Blair and I shall see you right here next week, same time, same place on Essence.com.
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