Turkey Leg Hut drama continues
This is likely to be one of many shadiest strikes I’ve seen in a scorching minute. Lynndell “Lynn” Value, the previous co-owner of Turkey Leg Hut, opened up a brand new grilled oyster pop-up. Appears like excellent news at first till I realized that it was situated instantly throughout the road from Turkey Leg Hut, the favored restaurant he helped construct and was later fired from by his estranged spouse and co-founder Nakia Holmes, resulting from alleged “potential monetary mismanagement” on the restaurant. Turkey Leg Hut has been in scorching water because the very public and heated divorce between the couple resulting from allegations of abuse by Holmes and the submitting of a short lived restraining order towards Value final yr.
I’ve been to the placement a couple of instances (that’s in case you’re fortunate to get a seat with its extraordinarily lengthy wait traces). Belief; the meals is filling, and the vibes are nice. Nonetheless, the restaurant is thought for its drama reasonably than its signature stuffed Turkey Legs, which is kind of unlucky. I’m not knocking Value’s new enterprise enterprise as a result of it’s clearly making waves. I hope the acrimony between these two can finish in order that the meat doesn’t overshadow what these two have created within the Black culinary area.
Disney introduces new Pan-African animated collection
Walt Disney Animation Studios, in collaboration with the pan-African leisure firm Kugali Media, launched a “first-of-its-kind” animated collection set in futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, referred to as Iwájú. The animation crew at Kugali Media took almost 5 years to carry this comedian e book collection to life. The thrilling coming-of-age story follows Tola, a younger lady from the rich island, and her greatest pal, Kole, a self-taught tech skilled who lives on the mainland, as they uncover the secrets and techniques and risks hidden of their completely different worlds. This comes as a full circle second for the Kugali co-founders as a result of throughout an interview with BBC in 2019, they have been requested about designs on turning into the subsequent Disney, and the response was, “We’ll kick Disney’s a** in Africa.” They felt Disney’s storytelling on the time was repetitive and puzzled why they didn’t discover African tales, contemplating the variety within the motherland. Finally, because the collection grew in recognition, Disney knew what was up. Not solely does the restricted collection give attention to Nigeria’s thriving in a high-tech future, but it surely additionally exhibits components of the every day hustle of Nigerians. The collection is now airing on Disney+.
LGBTQ+ advocacy group takes on Texas AG in battle for transgender rights
The battle for transgender rights took a brand new flip because the LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG Nationwide determined to sue Texas Lawyer Common (AG) Ken Paxton. Why? Nicely, the AG’s workplace needs PFLAG at hand over paperwork on its assist for transgender children getting medical care that affirms their gender id and the group was having none of it. The lawsuit accuses Paxton’s crew of enjoying detective, attempting to determine which Texas households are looking for his or her transgender teenagers. Invasion of privateness a lot? The group’s CEO, Brian Bond, referred to as the entire thing “petty and invasive.” This isn’t the primary time Texas has tried to mess with PFLAG. In 2022, the state began investigating households with transgender children, treating it like potential baby abuse, however the choose shut that down. Now, the state is searching for spherical two.
