Turkey Leg Hut drama continues
This might be one of the shadiest moves I’ve seen in a hot minute. Lynndell “Lynn” Price, the former co-owner of Turkey Leg Hut, opened up a new grilled oyster pop-up. Sounds like good news at first until I learned that it was located directly across the street from Turkey Leg Hut, the popular restaurant he helped build and was later fired from by his estranged wife and co-founder Nakia Holmes, due to alleged “potential financial mismanagement” at the restaurant. Turkey Leg Hut has been in hot water since the very public and heated divorce between the couple due to allegations of abuse by Holmes and the filing of a temporary restraining order against Price last year.
I’ve been to the location a few times (that’s if you’re lucky to get a seat with its extremely long wait lines). Trust; the food is filling, and the vibes are great. However, the restaurant is known for its drama rather than its signature stuffed Turkey Legs, which is quite unfortunate. I’m not knocking Price’s new business venture because it’s clearly making waves. I hope the acrimony between these two can end so that the beef doesn’t overshadow what these two have created in the Black culinary space.
Disney introduces new Pan-African animated series
Walt Disney Animation Studios, in collaboration with the pan-African entertainment company Kugali Media, introduced a “first-of-its-kind” animated series set in futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, called Iwájú. The animation team at Kugali Media took nearly five years to bring this comic book series to life. The exciting coming-of-age story follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert who lives on the mainland, as they discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds. This comes as a full circle moment for the Kugali co-founders because during an interview with BBC in 2019, they were asked about designs on becoming the next Disney, and the response was, “We’ll kick Disney’s a** in Africa.” They felt Disney’s storytelling at the time was repetitive and wondered why they didn’t explore African stories, considering the diversity in the motherland. Eventually, as the series grew in popularity, Disney knew what was up. Not only does the limited series focus on Nigeria’s thriving in a high-tech future, but it also shows elements of the daily hustle of Nigerians. The series is now airing on Disney+.
LGBTQ+ advocacy group takes on Texas AG in fight for transgender rights
Currently, Texas is one of at least 23 states that has adopted a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in recent years. Credit: Adobe Stock Photo
The battle for transgender rights took a new turn as the LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG National decided to sue Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton. Why? Well, the AG’s office wants PFLAG to hand over documents on its support for transgender kids getting medical care that affirms their gender identity and the group was having none of it. The lawsuit accuses Paxton’s crew of playing detective, trying to figure out which Texas families are looking out for their transgender teens. Invasion of privacy much? The group’s CEO, Brian Bond, called the whole thing “petty and invasive.” This isn’t the first time Texas has tried to mess with PFLAG. In 2022, the state started investigating families with transgender kids, treating it like potential child abuse, but the judge shut that down. Now, the state is looking for round two.
