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The list of suspects named in the Tyre Nichols case just keeps on growing. Two Shelby County sheriff’s deputies have been disciplined in connection to the brutal traffic stop, according NBC News. The two were accused of neglecting to alert dispatch they were witnesses to Nichols’ beaten and bloodied body.

Chris Brown continues to take Ls regarding his unnecessary dig at Robert Glasper during the 2023 Grammys. If you’re unaware, during the 2023 Grammys, Brown voiced his frustration on social media after losing the award for Best R&B Album to Glasper.Read more...

The Fall/Winter 2023 New York Fashion Week is coming to a close and Black models have ruled the runway. Here are 15 of the models we saw in the most major brand shows this season!

Though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has set his sights on erasing Black history from statewide curriculum, Black folks refuse to take this lying down. Hundreds of Black preachers, activists and legislators protested on Wednesday, February 15 with a march from Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee to the…Read more...

We all knew Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was going to be emotional. As excited as we were to return to Wakanda, watching the characters we’d come to think of as family mourn both King T’Challa—as well as Chadwick Boseman—would be difficult.

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It may have gone unnoticed, but Drake is one of the biggest celebrities named in the XXXTentacion murder case.Read more...

The Fall/Winter 2023 New York Fashion Week is coming to a close and Black models have ruled the runway. Here are 15 of the models we saw in the most major brand shows this season!Read more...

“The Fashion Preachers” lived up to their name and brought the familial experience of Sunday service to the esteemed runways of New York Fashion Week. In addition to designers Bruce and Glen Proctor being identical twins, they’re also the founders/ministers of “The Church.” Their impressive Fall/Winter 2023 collection…Read more...

The FBI announced an investigation into the deaths of two inmates held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. According to ABC News, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is representing the families of the victims demanding a thorough review of how these alleged murders came about.

Disney has revealed a new trailer for the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. The musical, which is directed by Rob Marshall, puts a modern day spin on the 1989 original animated film with live actors.

In the weeks before this year’s Super Bowl, my 29-year old son, Wayne Washington II, got our tickets.Read more...

There’s a good chance if you’re reading this article, you have some medical bills you’d like to get rid of for good. Over half of all Black Americans have debt from medical or dental bills.Read more...

While Kanye West hasn’t said a peep in 2023 (at least not as of 2:00pm Wednesday), he’s still the subject of countless conversations because of his infamous antisemitic rants. Now, a documentary is being created to try and help make sense of it all.Read more...

Rihanna may be fresh off an epic Super Bowl Halftime performance and still navigating her way through new mommyhood, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t found the time to still make music. In fact, in her March 2023 cover interview with British Vogue—where she, boyfriend A$AP Rocky and their firstborn son are all…Read more...

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A Missouri judge recently overturned the conviction of Lamar Johnson, a man falsely accused of a murder 28 years ago. After spending three decades in prison, Johnson finally has his freedom but was offered no financial compensation for the time he lost and the new life he now has to build, per CBS4 News.

Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum (NPHM), the only cultural institution in the country dedicated to telling the story of public housing, is preparing for a grand opening in a new permanent location with a little help from renowned hip hop DJ Spinderella.

In addition to featuring the best basketball players in the world, NBA All-Star Weekend also brings some of the most interesting entertainment. This year’s event will include a diverse mix of musicians and movie stars, as the NBA is taking a page out of the NFL’s playbook and giving fans a big, splashy halftime show.

In case you were wondering what Tom Brady thought about Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction at the hands of Justin Timberlake back in 2004, you’re in luck. For some reason, the athlete decided to address the half time show controversy on his “Let’s Go!” podcast—almost 20 years after it happened.Read more...

Ever heard the saying, “not all skinfolk are kinfolk?” Well, that’s how many Black Americans feel about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.Read more...

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Fans of the CW’s All American were crushed this week to see (spoiler alert ahead) Taye Diggs’ departure from the show.Read more...

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Kang the Conqueror is the big bad for the next two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s the thing: a lot of Kang’s stories involve time travel, so I’m not going to go into a full explainer of his backstory because we would all go a little crazy.

Spike Lee has never been one to mince words when he feels the entertainment industry is treating Black artists unfairly. In the wake of awards season controversies involving Beyoncé, Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler, the legendary filmmaker definitely had some thoughts on how these women were shut out of receiving…Read more...

Anyone who looked at the war on “Critical Race Theory” and expected conservatives to stop there hasn’t been paying attention. We’ve now reached a point where Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has completely blocked the teaching of AP African American studies in the state. And there’s a good chance other red…Read more...

Local police have identified 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae as the suspect responsible for killing three students and injuring five others Monday in a mass shooting on Michigan State University’s campus.

Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton took its time to find the right person to follow in the footsteps of late designer Virgil Abloh, who passed in 2021. On Tuesday, the company announced rapper/producer Pharrell Williams as its new menswear creative director. On its official Twitter page, Louis Vuitton tweeted a…Read more...

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Even though Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released in the US and France back in November, on February 11, 2023 French journalist Jean Bexon discussed similarities between the military uniforms worn by film’s corrupt mercenaries and France’s army in the 1991 Gulf War.Read more...

If you let Republicans tell it, everything wrong with the world from the high price of eggs to that famous groundhog dying all has to do with the “woke” agenda. This time, a few congressmen are insisting that “wokeness” is to blame for the sharp decline in Army recruitment, per AP News. However, a recent survey has…Read more...

Let me start this off by saying that I’m by no means a fragrance expert. I just know what I like and what I don’t. Most of the perfumes I wear have been gifted to me – except for a bottle of COCO I bought in my twenties to celebrate getting my first big girl job.Read more...

Kanye West’s hateful, bigoted and ignorant speech took over in 2022. Thankfully, in 2023 Kanye West has been quiet. Unfortunately, his words still linger in the minds of hateful individuals who share his disgusting sentiments.Read more...

Updated on 2/14/2023 at 1:20p.m. ET: As expected, Idris Elba’s admission that he no longer refers to himself as a Black actor because it limited him in his career didn’t land with folks the way he intended.Read more...

The Tennessee House GOP didn’t hide their disdain for freshman Democratic state representative Justin J. Pearson after he wore a Dashiki on the House Floor. Their advice to him: get in line, or leave his position.

Monday, President Joe Biden paid a personal call to an army veteran who made history back in the 1960s: Col. Paris Davis (retired). According to CBS News, Davis is to finally receive a Medal of Honor - an honor 60 years delayed due to racist reluctance to acknowledge his accomplishments.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Emmy-nominated actor Jonathan Majors has officially entered his villain era.Read more...

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On Sunday night, Justina Miles made history as millions of Americans watched the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. Miles, who is only 20 years old, was the first female deaf performer for the event’s halftime show.Read more...

Even though our brains are still on fire from Rihanna’s awesome Super Bowl halftime performance, we’re already thinking about next year. With Super Bowl LVIII set to take place Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., the entertainment options are endless.Read more...

Even though it’s been fourscore and seven years ago nearly a year since the now infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock slap incident at the 2022 Oscars, the president of the Academy is still trying to explain away their delayed reaction to it.

Just a few days after Tyre Nichols died from injuries inflicted by Memphis police, a man named Darryl Tyree Williams also had a fatal run-in with the cops over in Raleigh, NC. According to CNN, six police officers have been put on administrative leave after tasing Williams multiple times, leading to his death.

One of the biggest TV hits of 2023 has been NBC’s revival of Night Court. This new version of the ‘80s series stars Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) as Abby Stone, daughter of OG judge Harry Stone. Original series star John Larroquette has returned as an older, wiser and less creepy Dan Fielding. Though the new…Read more...

A Memphis resident previously announced a lawsuit following his violent run-in with the city’s Scorpion unit - the same unit accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The unit was disbanded upon the Nichols investigation and now Shelby County prosecutors are about to dig up every case they’ve handled, per NPR.

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As people throughout the United States tuned into the Super Bowl this year, they may have been surprised by a “new” musical addition. The Black National Anthem was performed for the first time at the Super Bowl by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.Read more...