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Congratulations are in order for John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Just five months after welcoming their daughter Esti, the couple has announced the birth of their son Wren, via surrogate. He was born on June 19, with Teigen officially announcing his arrival in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday.

Daniel Penny pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan court in a case that has captured national attention. The former marine was caught on camera choking Jordan Neely, a Black unhoused man, to death on a Manhattan subway car. While many news stories have focused on Penny pleading not guilty, there was a separate development...Read more...

If you're a gymnast training for the 2024 Paris Olympics, it looks like you better double up on the training time as seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is officially returning to competition.Read more...

The five Mississippi sheriff's deputies who are accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men have either been fired or forced to resign, according to The Associated Press. One of the victims alleged the interaction was the result of a no-warrant invasion.

This June, Black celebrities are not just using their clothing to make a statement! Celebs are getting their hair styled in all types of ways from throwback mullets for Paris Fashion Week to boho knotless braids and lace fronts for the BET Awards! Who has your favorite style?Read more...

A Federal appeals court ruled that Michigan prisons must now recognize a religious group known as Christian Identity." But before you start celebrating this as a win for religious freedom, a small peek behind the curtain reveals a much darker reality.Read more...

According to a new NBC News survey, Vice President Kamala Harris has received a net negative rating of -17, which happens to be the lowest for a vice president since the poll was first established. Almost half of the people surveyed have an unfavorable view of Harris.Read more...

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So you didn't take advantage of the Black Friday television sales in November. And now you wish you had a way to level up your viewing experience this summer - because after all, 1080p isn't nearly enough for Secret Invasion, right? Lucky for you, Prime Day 2023 is right around the corner.

We all remember the Superman punch that Draymond Green threw at teammate Jordan Poole before the last NBA season right? I've been rewatching the video lately and damn, Draymond stole on that kid. It instantly had every basketball fan wondering, What in the hell did Poole say to get Green so mad?"Read more...

We recently told you that Diageo, the London-based beverage company responsible for Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila, dissolved its partnership with Sean Diddy" Combs in response to a lawsuit the rapper/entrepreneur filed accusing the company of racial discrimination.

Zeneta Everhart, who spoke out about racism and gun violence after her son Zaire Goodman was shot in the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting at a Tops supermarket, was victorious in a Democratic primary Tuesday. Everhart has a history in politics and had previously been on the staff of state Democratic Sen. Tim Kennedy for...Read more...

A Black food truck owner was attacked by a white man yelling racial slurs in Southeast Portland. The video of the attack has sparked outrage and the victim has sought legal assistance in tracking down his attacker, according to OregonLive.

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There was a time when everyone's top choice to play the next James Bond was Idris Elba. When Daniel Craig announced No Time to Die would be his last go-round as 007, he seemed like the most logical choice to be the next Bond. He was asked about it in nearly every interview, going back and forth between yes and no,...Read more...

I've written this article at least a dozen times in the last year: Kanye West accused of making antisemitic comments in a new interview."Read more...

There's been a lot of talk about how no hip-hop album or song has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 or Hot 100 chart this year. Music experts have weighed in with multiple reasons why the genre hasn't dominated the way it normally does. However, now we're finally getting the opinion we've all been waiting for: Bow Wow....Read more...

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Drake has already proven himself as a multi-hyphenate artist. Now, the rapper, actor, singer, entrepreneur is adding poet to his list of titles as he prepares to drop his first book of poems. How's that for a renaissance man?Read more...

After a lawsuit accusing the beverage company responsible for his vodka and tequila brands of racism, it looks like Sean Diddy" Combs and Diageo are going their separate ways.

Ralph Yarl, the 16-year-old boy who was shot and injured after knocking on the wrong front door, has spoken out for the first time since the incident. In an interview with ABC's Good Morning America," he gave chilling details of the events the night of April 13.

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It appears the legal battle between Vanessa Bryantand the sports drink brand Body Armor has finally come to a close.Read more...

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The Supreme Court has delivered another unexpected blow to conservatives seeking to draw outrageously favorable maps this election cycle. In a 6-3 vote in Moore v. Harper, the court ruled that state legislators do not have unlimited authority over administering federal elections.Read more...

It's a fun time to be a hip-hop fan. Not only do we have a good beef between two good MCs, but they are also putting their qualms on wax. We don't like beefs that stay on Twitter. Hop on a song and tell us how you feel.Read more...

The fight over whether people convicted of felonies should be deprived of their voting rights has been brewing for decades. And a new lawsuit in Virginia could rip that debate wide open.Read more...

Despite Michael Jackson dying more than a decade ago, alleged victims of his sexual abuse are still seeking legal closure.Read more...

The Biden-Harris administration just announceda $42 billion investment in ensuring access to high-speed internet. The massive cash infusion marks the latest push in the ongoing effort to address the nation's deep digital divide" between those who have access to the internet and those left behind in the digital era.Read more...

There are so so so many ways to ask people to empty their pockets besides exploiting the Black man. But alas, a Walmart in Providence, R.I., thought it was clever to put a Black employee in a makeshift jail asking customers to contribute to his bail," according to The Providence Journal.

Compared to the competition, Paramount+ doesn't get a ton of attention. Yes, it has major franchises like Star Trek; Mission: Impossible; Transformers; and Indiana Jones, but it also has a large library of Black content because Paramount Global currently owns BET. There's no telling what the status of these titles...Read more...

A Reuters investigation published Tuesday revealed that numerous U.S. leaders-those who are influential in policies related to race-have ancestral ties to slavery. More specifically, it named the politicians who directly descend from slaveholders.

The new Tubi film Murder City tells the intense story of disgraced ex-cop Neil (Mike Colter), who lost his job and is forced into a life of crime under a notorious queenpin named Ash (Stephanie Sigman). Neil is working to rectify a debt owed by his father, Graham (Antonio Fargas), all while trying to protect his wife...Read more...

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Lil Uzi Vert. Baby Pluto. Uzi Vert. Symere. Whatever you know them as just know that they are back.Read more...

Our long national nightmare is finally over.

It seems like Cardi and Offset's marriage is in rocky waters! On June 26, 2023, Offset accused Cardi B of cheating on him. The accusation came one day after he performed at the BET Awards, givinga tribute for Takeoff, the deceased member of the Migos .

The last few months of Don Lemon's tenure at CNN were extremely tumultuous. He was taken off the air for a short time after commenting on Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's age, a story chronicling Lemon's alleged history of misogynistic behavior was released and the anchor got in a heated confrontation...Read more...

July 4 is supposed to be a celebration of our nation's independence. But who are we kidding? Everyone knows that it's really all about grillin' and chillin'. But if you aren't so great on the grill, don't worry, there are plenty of places to get great food in every corner of the country.Read more...

On Monday, the Supreme Court permitted the Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another mostly Black district. The decision follows a ruling the justices doled out earlier in June about Alabama's congressional maps that upheld the way courts have always dealt with the redistricting provisions in the Voting...Read more...

Prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence to maintain a murder case against the white woman who fatally shot a Black mother of four after a years-long, neighbor feud, according to NBC News. However, she still faces a criminal culpability.

A spokesperson for LaGuardia Community College has condemned a clip of a Black graduate who grabbed the microphone from a white educator at a June 21 commencement ceremony. Online creator Kadia Iman, who attended the Queens community college, fought to take the mic after insisting her full name wasn't announced.

Congratulations are in order for the one and only Angela Bassett, as it's just been announced on Monday that she's set to receive an honorary Oscar from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

You know that game Telephone? Where someone starts a story, but by the time it gets to the end of the line, it's been completely changed and sometimes distorted? That's pretty much the formula for how Hollywood beefs work.

The internet is in a hot debate about a recent shooting in Chicago where a mother allegedly asked her 14-year-old to gun down a man who punched her. According to Fox 59 News, the two faced murder charges however, some believe the family's actions were in self-defense.

As beloved actor and musician Jamie Foxx continues to recover in a Chicago rehab facility following a medical complication," actress Porscha Coleman-a former costar of his on the 2021 Netflix comedy series Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me-is speaking out.Read more...

It took 14-year-old Xavier Jones two hours to get to his eighth-grade graduation. Not because he was stuck in a traffic jam or went the long way because of a detour. Jones intentionally made a six-mile journey by foot underneath the heat of the morning sun because he was determined to get that diploma in his hand,...Read more...

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