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Joe Budden has become notorious for saying incendiary things on his eponymous podcast. However, when he mentioned R&B singer Ari Lennox on a recent episode the star didn't take too kindly to Budden's remarks.Read more...

Ralph Yarl, the 17-year-old Black teen who was shot and injured after ringing a white man's doorbell by accident, spoke out a year after the incident. As his shooter's trial slowly approaches, the teen described how he still lives with the trauma of that awful night.

I audibly said, Wait, what?!" when I looked down at my phone to see the notification.Read more...

R. Kelly's ex-wife Andrea Kelly is speaking up and shedding light on her alleged physical and financially abusive marriage to the disgraced R&B singer.

On Wednesday (April 10), OJ Simpson passed away at the age of 76 following a lengthy cancer battle. His legacy is certainly an infamous one. In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. The late Robert Kardashian served as one of his defense...Read more...

O.J. Simpson, whose reputation as a decorated NFL player was forever derailed by a sensational murder trial, has died of cancer. He was 76.Read more...

Members of the infamous Mississippi Goon Squad" were sentenced on Wednesday for the racist attack and torture of two Black men, Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.Read more...

A Black woman in Louisiana was fired for wearing her natural hair to work. And now her former employer is paying the price. As a result of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, American Screening, LLC will pay Imani Jackson a $50,000 settlement.

Updated as of 4/11/2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET

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We don't know who needs to hear this but: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is going to be our Juliet. Just like Halle Bailey is our Ariel, and Brandy is our Cinderella.Read more...

A Detroit man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a Chipotle worker for not giving him enough guacamole with his meal. After the violent episode, the suspect took his food and left the 21-year-old employee to tend to their injuries.Read more...

A Texas teacher faces felony charges for allegedly recruiting and trafficking troubled teenagers at the high school where she worked. On April 8, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced the arrest of Kedria Grigsby, a 42-year-old cosmetology teacher at Klein Cain High School, with a statement on X.

With only 71 days until Hot Girl Summer, Megan Thee Stallion a.k.a. Thee Hot Girl Coach is letting us in on exactly what she's doing to get her body(ody-0dy-ody) in shape.

Congresswoman Jazmine Crockett (D-TX) is receiving heat for her comments about reparations on The Black Lawyers Podcast," last week.

In New York City, there have been a string of reports from women who said they punched in the face by unidentified violent men on the street. On Monday, video footage started making its online rounds that showed yet another attack happening.Read more...

They say where there's a will, there's a way." And when it's Tiffany Haddish, her will to bring find more funding for her She Ready Foundation has led her to contemplate some unconventional ways of raising money.Read more...

Celebrities posting workout videos to Instagram is nothing new. Seeing your favorite stars lift heavy weights, run laps or bend and stretch into an impossible yoga pose can be a source of inspiration to stop scrolling, get off the couch, and get into the gym.

Rihanna just gave fans the next best thing to new music - a revealing magazine interview and photoshoot. RiRi is the cover girl for the Spring 2024 issue of Interview magazine where she talks about everything from how she met her partner A$AP Rocky to what she keeps in her diaper bag. And while fans usually love to...Read more...

The University of Utah's women's basketball team is in the spotlight this March Madness - but it's not for anything that happened on the court.Read more...

The last few months have been a trying one for rapper Meek Mill. He was seemingly named in Rodney Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit against Sean Diddy" Combs in February as someone who allegedly had sexual relations with the Bad Boy mogul (the description in the document reads: He is a Philadelphia Rapper who dated Nicki...Read more...

Conservatives on social media have been dunking on The View' co-host Sunny Hostin for her recent comments about the solar eclipse, earthquakes in NYC, climate change, and the rapture-and how she believes it's all connected.

The grisly discovering of multiple dismembered body parts led the family of Sade Carleena Robinson, a missing 19-year-old, to believe it is a development toward finding what happened to their loved one.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael's new HBO show may be lauded for making folks necessarily uncomfortable, but there was nothing necessary about his latest quip about allegedly engaging in slave play" with his white boyfriend.Read more...

If there is one thing men will always have, it's the audacity. In an interview with VladTV, rapper/influencer DDG-Halle Bailey's romantic partner-recounted the time he infamously DM'd rapper Rubi Rose last year.Read more...

Yesterday, we told you about the controversy surrounding 21-year-old Aoki Lee Simmons' relationship with 65-year-old restaurateur Vittorio Assaf after Page Six released a series of steamy beach pics of the pair vacationing on St. Barts. But if you know anything about celebrity relationships, you know they're not...Read more...

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Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.Just three months after giving birth, actress and singer Halle Bailey is showing off her post-pregnancy body in a major way. No muumuus or saggy sweats for her. On April 8, The Little Mermaid star posted a series of selfies on Instagram wearing a nude-colored bikini. And the pictures, which have received nearly...Read more...

Billy Dee Williams, 87, has been giving outspoken interviews left and right since the release of his memoir, What Have We Here?: Portraits of A Life," in February. But his latest comments about the use of blackface in acting might get him into a whole lot of trouble with Black Hollywood.Read more...

A Florida shooting suspect has an unusual explanation for her alleged highway shooting spree. On Monday, Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a report of an active shooter who allegedly claimed that God and the solar eclipse made her do it.Read more...

Earlier lastweek, comedian and actress Sherri Shepherd learned she would be getting a third season of her daytime talk show.Read more...

Caitlin Clark. Caitlin Clark. Caitlin Clark. There. Got that out of the way. Can we talk about the champions now? Can we talk about how culture and THE culture combine to win for the South Carolina women's basketball team?Read more...

A proposed Tennessee law would forbid the study of reparations for the descendants of slaves. However, Reverend Earle Fisher is doing everything in power to prevent it from being passed.Read more...

Because of the myriad of issues Diddy and his family are going through currently, one might assume that the hip-hop mogul would be would be a bit down in the dumps and in despair.Read more...

After the Supreme Court decimated affirmative action in higher education last year - legal scholars warned that conservatives would continue to chip away at programs aimed at helping Black and other minority groups. Now, a conservative legal group is coming for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship.Read more...

It's been one weird weekend in hip-hop. First J. Cole responded to Kendrick Lamar with a diss track and then apologized for it days later. Then, GloRilla and JT ignited a beef after the release of the Memphis rapper's song, Aite."Read more...

The University of South Carolina's women's basketball team is celebrating its third NCAA Championship after defeating Iowa 87-75 in the title game. The win is a perfect end to an undefeated season under the leadership of head coach Dawn Staley, who coached an entirely new starting five to a perfect season.Read more...

Thirty years ago the Rwandan genocide ripped through the African nation, killing hundreds of thousands of people. On Sunday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame commemorated the horrific tragedy, while also sharing a message pointed at the rest of the world.

Basketball fans shouldn't be surprised that South Carolina won the Women's basketball national championship against Iowa on Sunday. They were the best team in the country all season, often beating their opponents in dominating fashion.Read more...

Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons' daughter Aoki Lee Simmons has a new boo thing, and their seemingly steamy relationship has the internet split. The 21-year-old model has been stepping out with 65-year-old restaurateur Vittorio Assaf. And while some are wishing the couple well, their 44-year age gap is not sitting well...Read more...

On Monday, Jonathan Majors learned his legal fate with regard to the domestic dispute trial in which he was convicted of third degree reckless assault and harassment back in Dec. 2023.Read more...

Former President Donald Trump has never been shy about making grandiose comparisons. For reference, Trump previously compared the potential loss of some of his real estate assets to Jesus being betrayed at the Last Supper and nailed to the cross. But his decision to compare himself to late South African leader Nelson...Read more...

So, what's really going on Monday, April 8th? I'm sure by now you've seen every report possible detailing the science-y details of the total solar eclipse, the first we'll see since August 2017, according to NASA.Read more...

On Friday, The Duke of York Theatre in London shared a statement attributed to the Jamie Lloyd Company on X regarding their latest production, Romeo & Juliet."

We have to be honest: we've never seen anything like this short-lived Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole beef in the history of hip-hop. But should we be shocked?

The yeehaw agenda was in full effect at last night's 2024 Country Music Television Awards. The event, which took place at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, was hosted by Kelsea Ballerini for a fourth time and featured several country music stars belting out some fan-favorite tunes.Read more...

Nothing prepares you for an earthquake. One moment, things are fine. Then, the next moment, your walls are shaking, your things are toppling and your balance is thrown.Read more...

Wedding bells rang on Saturday (April 6) for Don Lemon and his beau.Read more...

It seemed like things couldn't get any more shocking after Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennessee's only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state.

As enduring as the Star Trek" franchise is, there are still countless timelines and ships left to explore. The universe was reinvigorated and rebooted a little in 2017 with the debut of its seventh series, Star Trek: Discovery." As the series enters its fifth and final season on Paramount+, we're showing it some...Read more...