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Brittany Watts was in her second trimester when tragedy struck. Alone in her bathroom, the 33-year-old miscarried her fetus over the toilet. Desperate and disoriented from a potentially life-threatening miscarriage, according to the Post, she scooped bits of the fetal tissue, blood, and other bodily fluids out of the...Read more...

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What could we do to get you to go away," asks the impeccably dressed comedian Ziwe to expelled former Congressman George Santos.Read more...

When the world gets a little too crazy, sports is what we rely on to keep our minds off the chaos. 2023 provided us with some truly spectacular performances from the world's best athletes. From LeBron defying Father Time, to Simone Biles returning to defy gravity, we had plenty to be amazed by. As we reflect back on...Read more...

Just one day after Darius Jackson reportedly found Jesus, he's countersuing Keke Palmer, ex-girlfriend and the mother of their nine-month-old son, over alleged abuse -flipping the script on the narrative that he was the one who was allegedly abusive in their relationship.

On Wednesday, The New York City Council is expected to approve a bill that could make New York the biggest city in the nation to ban solitary confinement in city jails. The inhumane practice may continue as Mayor Eric Adams continues to be vocal about his support of it.Read more...

Corinne Foxx, the oldest daughter of Jamie Foxx is now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Joe Hooten.

In addition to befriending white supremacists, Vivek Ramaswamy has decided to attack journalists who call him out on his hateful rhetoric. On Sunday during Turning Point USA's Americafest in Arizona, the GOP presidential candidate said that CNN commentator Van Jones should just shut the f-k up" after the media...Read more...

A trailer for a low-budget film that thinly recreates the night rapper Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020 has gone viral and fans of the Cobra" rapper are not here for it.

During a time where Fantasia Barrino-Taylor should be focusing on promoting her new film The Color Purple," she's instead having to unfortunately deal with alleged racial profiling from an Airbnb host.Read more...

A video circulating on social media allegedly showing actor/director Michael B. Jordan crash his Ferrari might not be as straight-forward as police initially thought. According to TMZ, a newer video shows the Creed III" star crashing his blue Ferrari into a parked Kia SUV, and LAPD officials suspect he was allegedly...Read more...

This is a story about how Next's Too Close,the Blackest public grinding song of the 90s, made a comeback and showcased how the lack of talent doesn't frighten white folks from the dance floor.Read more...

The employee who died in a freak accident at the FedEx World Hub two weeks ago was identified as an elderly Black woman. As if this discovery isn't disturbing enough, authorities say she's the fifth person to die following an injury at the job.

One of the best things about the countless streaming services and networks offering endless TV options is the amazing new characters we get obsessed with. Many of those characters are unforgettable, badass Black women. Whether it's an old favorite or something new, settle in for a binge with TV's fiercest Black women.Read more...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was pushed to apologize following backlash from a holiday party invitation she sent to her city council colleagues ... or so we assume. The words electeds of color" seemed to strike a nerve for some folk.

Before actor Christian Keyes landed a starring role in the Tyler Perry-produced hit All the Queen's Men"-which was adapted from a novel that Keyes wrote-he had bit parts model and love interest in music videos for the likes of Keri Hilson, Ashanti, Mary J. Blidge, Ledisi and more.Read more...

Mississippi gon' Mississippi.

Making a comprehensive list of the most outlandish comments on race this year isn't easy. We did have multiple candidates for President competing over who could downplay slavery and white supremacy the most. So instead, here's a non-comprehensive list of the political moments that left us completely shook when it came...Read more...

Diddy has finally returned to social media after several weeks of silence to wish his soul mate" a happy heavenly birthday.Read more...

We've been talking a lot about the racial wealth divide between Black and white communities. According to Forbes, we can see how it plays out in our everyday, normal lives, but a fascinating difference can be found among the super wealthy. To examine another aspect of wealth, we're exploring the differences in how...Read more...

It's been more than two years since the infamous Oprah Winfrey sit-down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in which the couple shared that a royal family member made comments about the skin color of the couple's future son, Archie. Markle shared during the interview that there were concerns and conversations about...Read more...

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Updated at 5:35p.m.ET on 12/15/2023: Following Tiffany Haddish's Thanksgiving weekend DUI arrest, the Night School" star has been officially charged with two DUI misdemeanors: driving under the influence of alcohol and for driving with .08% blood alcohol content. Per EW, her arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 22 and...Read more...

A jury in Washington, D.C. has awarded $148 million to the two Black women election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of Georgia will receive $40 million for emotional distress ($20 million each), $33 million for defamation (around $16 million each) and $75 million in punitive damages.Read more...

Prolific character actor Neal McDonough and his wife, Ruve, have enough children to start a basketball team (People reported on the birth of his fifth child in 2014), but for years, folks all over these internets have been wondering if they he fathered a sixth man in fellow actor Robert Ri'chard.Read more...

We've said it once, and we will say it again: Entitled people working for the rich and powerful do THE most. But this latest scandal is bound to catch even the most jaded among us off guard.

A white author accused of targeting authors of color in an online review-bombing scandal is facing career-threatening consequences and a serious social media dragging. - Angela Johnson Read MoreRead more...

Former President Donald Trump is known for making grandiose proclamations, but his comments on Tuesday night at Mar-a-Lagomight catch a lot of Black people off guard. - Jessica Washington Read MoreRead more...

From the latest dance challenges to hot new hair products, you can always count on TikTok to make a thing a thing. Lately though, Black TikTok has been abuzz with a theory that attempts to explain why some Black women always seem to be living their best lives. It's called Hard Wig = Soft Life: The idea being that...Read more...

Let's be real, white Karens' come in varying degrees of extreme, but the most common form seems to be the type of white woman who goes out of her way to weaponize her privilege to cover up her own misdeeds. There was the Karen who went on a racist rampage while trying to steal from a grocery store or even the white wo...Read more...

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Panera's controversial charged" lemonade has now been linked to two deaths. After the shocking death of a Philadelphia college student was tied to a caffeinated lemonade drink at Panera Bread, yet another family has come forward alleging that the drink led to the death of their loved one.Read more...

We can't wait to watch the new The Color Purple" on Christmas Day featuring the one and only Fantasia Barrino as Celie! This year she and her stylist Daniel Hawkins have been killing it with the film promo looks. Here are some of the fabulous looks she's rocked to promote the film!

Nearly 40 years after the original The Color Purple" failed to win a single award at the 1986 Oscars - despite its whopping 11 nominations - one of the film's stars, Whoopi Goldberg, is finally getting her flowers.Read more...

There's no denying the importance of mental health care. Black public figures - including Megan Thee Stallion - have repeatedly raised crucial awareness around mental health. But what happens when the things keeping you up at night are entirely outside of your control?Read more...

Y'all have seen the 2003 movie, Holes," right? You know, the film where Stanley Yelnats IV (Shia LaBeouf) has to spend time at a juvenile detention camp because he was wrongfully convicted of stealing some expensive shoes from a homeless shelter?Read more...

Kanye West went on a disturbing 10-minute rant during his Vultures" listening party in Las Vegas. In a video that is circulating on social media, the disgraced rapper talks Adolf Hitler, Jesus Christ and Donald Trump.

Updated 12/15/2023 at 2:13 p.m. ET:

Dread it. Run from it. Racist Karens arrive all the same.

Though Darius Jackson- presumed ex-boyfriend of Keke Palmer, with whom he shares 9-month-old son Leodis - has kept a relatively low profile since those bombshell domestic abuse allegations dropped, it seems he may have just turned a new leaf for the better.Read more...

Darlene Love's Baby (Christmas Please Come Home)" is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever. If you're having a holiday party and it's not on the playlist, you're doing it wrong.Read more...

Fresh off his popular Las Vegas residency and 2024 Super Bowl performance announcement, Usher continues to have the best year ever. The legendary R&B singer has now teamed up with BTS' Jung Kook for the remix of his single Standing Next To You."Read more...

Jamie Foxx is ready for his comeback.

To understand the motivations of powerful men is to understand the patriarchy, power dynamics, methods of coercion and insidious tactics that have started wars, toppled regimes and created dynasties since time immemorial. Historically, women have fallen victim to these men in manifold ways - just the cost of doing...Read more...

Black folks aren't a political monolith. However, the existence of Black conservatives has always been a baffling one-especially now as the Republican party goes out of its way to court and uplift white nationalists.

As a teenager, my mom always told me that everything we wore was just a bootleg version of something her generation wore before. And now, as a mother of a teen myself, I have the pleasure of telling my daughter that the baggy jeans and crop top look she thinks she and her friends invented is so nineties.Read more...

You thought it was over? Nah. Ex-Louisville officer Brett Hankison, accused of shooting aimlessly into Breonna Taylor's apartment, is expected to be retried in federal court.

Former President Donald Trump is known for making grandiose proclamations, but his comments on Tuesday night at Mar-a-Lagomight catch a lot of Black people off guard.