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Even though the Arkansas Department of Education discredited AP African American Studies earlier this month, schools in Jonesboro, Little Rock and North Little Rock said that they will still offer the course.Read more...

Angela White, a.k.a. Blac Chyna is opening up about the real reason behind her new physical transformation.Read more...

Snoop Dogg has been called a lot of things in his long career, but he's never been labeled as lazy. Everytime you turn around, the Drop It Like it's Hot" rapper has a new job, business or project brewing. Now, we know what his secret is: LinkedIn. That's right, the Doggfather himself has joined the career and...Read more...

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The allegations Michael Oher has made against the Tuohys have had everyone questioning the validity and the morality of the 2009 movie based on his life, The Blind Side."

I don't think people understand: The forces of Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe have the potential to make sports television history. No matter how annoying or frustrating you may find them, they will put eyes on the TV screen every time they show up in a segment together.Read more...

Throughout the entire legal process, Tory Lanez has not only refused to take responsibility for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, he weaponized his supporters and fans against her. He blamed Meg, her former friend, his alcoholism and PTSD from his mother's death. His friends, family and fans have even tried to claim that...Read more...

If you've been living under a rock, Doja Cat has been making headlines recently for both her dating choices and her alleged mistreatment of her fans-and now she's finally addressing it.Read more...

Keandre Green, the 21-year-old Texas man who said Duncanville police brutally beat him last week during an arrest, has finally been released from Methodist Charlton Medical Center. Green underwent surgery for back injuries sustained during the incident he claims was caused by authorities.Read more...

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy continue to deny Michael Oher's claims that he has not received any royalties from The Blind Side.Read more...

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Nicki Minaj is back outside, and she's wasted no time making waves. As she prepares for the upcoming release of her new album, Pink Friday 2, the Super Freaky Girl" rapper has some words for all the so-called rap experts" who will come out with their opinions of the record. In a since deleted post, on Tuesday, Nicki...Read more...

A Karen in Texas was arrested and charged with threatening to kill U.S District Judge Tanya Chutkan-the Black woman federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump-as well as another Black woman Congress member.Read more...

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In his latest interview with The Breakfast Club, rapper T.I. is being transparent about his thoughts of Ye (a.k.a. the artist formerly known as Kanye West) and his musical abilities now.Read more...

In a new case of white people who do not know how to mind their own business, a racist Karen takes centerstage.Read more...

Ahead of the release of his new film Strays, Jamie Foxx gave fans another update on his health. On Wednesday, the Ray star posted a message on Instagram where he revealed that he's finally startin to feel like myself."Read more...

On Wednesday (August 16), educators, students and labor leaders marched to the School Board of Miami-Dade County to protest Florida's new standards for teaching Black history in public schools. Around 50 protestors started their one-mile journey at Booker T. Washington Senior High School in the city's historically...Read more...

On Wednesday, Usher premiered the music video for his latest single, Boyfriend" featuring none other than our favorite cousin (in our heads) on our Mama's side: Keke Palmer.Read more...

In 2005, the night before Hurricane Katrina pummeled New Orleans, Tiffany Woods and her boyfriend Emmanuel Scott fled the city with their newborn son to outrun the flood. However, their baby died of malnutrition when resources ran dry. Monday, Woods was finally granted mercy from serving a life sentence in prison in...Read more...

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It just keeps getting worse for Deja Taylor.Read more...

As hip-hop celebrates its 50th birthday, one rapper is reflecting on his very important contributions to the genre: Soulja Boy.Read more...

As the drama from the real-life subjects of The Blind Side" continues to get messy, the actors from the movie are now starting to get involved.Read more...

What some people think was a beautiful and inspiring story about triumph has become a drama-ridden back and forth between two sides with opposing accounts of what truly happened in Michael Oher's story.Read more...

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The highly entertaining (and yet somehow highly controversial) friendly love affair between Keke Palmer and Usher has apparently reached new heights.Read more...

On Monday, Donald Trump and several of his allies-including his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and attorney Rudy Giuliani-were indicted on felony charges in relation to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. The 41-count indictment also includes lawyers Sidney...Read more...

I know Juvenile said that Cash Money Records was taking over for the 99 and the 2000, but in Victoria Monet's latest music video for her single On My Mama," it looks like she's giving them all a run for their money.Read more...

R&B star Aaliyah has a long list of unforgettable tracks. Before her tragic death in August 2001, she was headed for superstardom, so it's not surprising that she remains extremely popular. According to Rated R&B, two of her biggest hits-One in a Million" and Are You That Somebody?"-have recently received new gold...Read more...

An aspiring music star is getting mixed feedback after accusing a Target employee of being racist for calling the cops on her flash mob. While dialing 911 on a group of predominantly Black people is a little sus, a lot of online users said she should have packed up her performance and taken it elsewhere.

Kenosha, Wi. already had a crappy reputation for being the place where Jacob Blake was shot and injured and also where Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people at a Black Lives Matter protest. Now, the city's police department is under scrutiny after disturbing a man's endless appetizers to arrest him for a crime he didn't...Read more...

Summer is starting to wind down and kids are getting ready to go back to school! Celebrity kids had all types of experiences during their break from touring with their parents to trying new sports! Here's what some of our favorite Black celebrity kids were doing this summer.

Billy Porter held nothing back when recently discussing Harry Styles becoming the first man to grace the cover of Vogue in 2020. The esteemed Hollywood actor opened up to The Telegraph about Styles' privilege of being a white and straight male in the entertainment industry-and how Vogue had no problem cashing in on...Read more...

Brandon Cole is the latest Black man to die at the hands of a police officer who mistook a random object for a weapon. We've seen police shootings result from police mistaking phones, wallets and even a Subway sandwich for a gun. This time, the weapon" was really a coloring marker.

In June 2022, I May Destroy You stars Michaela Coel and Paapa Essiedu revealed that they experienced blatant racism while attending London's prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. According to Deadline, Essiedu described an experience where a teacher used a racial slur during an improv exercise, yelling,...Read more...

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Just months after Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders decided to follow in Ron DeSantis' footsteps by signing bills that severely limit what educators can teach, the state's Education Department has removed course credit for an AP African American Studies class.

Despite the shocking allegations Lizzo may currently be battling against, it appears she has at least one major supporter in her corner: Beyonce.Read more...

Yesmin Holmes was living in transitional housing when she received a call from the last place a mother wants to hear from. Somebody had called child services," said Holmes, a Black mother who lives in Washington, D.C., with her three children. They said there were marks on my son, that I'm smoking in front of him,...Read more...

The Help is a controversial movie. There's no denying that watching all these truly spectacular Black women constantly be forced to dim their shine around the bland, problematic white women they work for is uncomfortable. The other side of the coin is that the star-studded cast of fantastic actresses give...Read more...

Last night Beyonce's rarely-seen cousins attended the final Atlanta show for the Renaissance World Tour. Since the beginning of the tour this summer, Bey's family has made surprise appearances to cheer on their Bey and Blue. Although we are all excited to see the queen, the BeeHive is equally excited to see which...Read more...

Oh Happy Day! Six ex-cops from Mississippi have entered guilty pleas to several criminal charges in connected to the brutal torture and sexual assault alleged by two Black men. It looks like the Goon Squad" could be locked up for quite some time.

This summer Bethenny Frankel has taken to social media to voice her opinion about the contract agreements, residuals, and lack of respect for reality personalities in the wake of the writer's and actor's strikes. The former Real Housewives of New York star has officially been given support from SAG-AFTRA for her...Read more...

The passing of Clarence Avant, affectionately known as the Black Godfather" of music, has those in Black Hollywood and abroad reminiscing on his life and legacy.Read more...

Kim Jennings, the manager of a Greensboro apartment, was caught on video last week pouring a soda out on a Black boy and hitting him in the head. We know now that she's being held criminally accountable for her actions but her reasoning behind it was just as lame as what she did.