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Now you know we never miss a chance to cheer on our internet nieces when they hit the stage for a little performance. But this week in Memphis, four teen dancers not only choreographed the show they put on, they coded the stage lights too, and that is certainly deserving of applause.Read more...

According to recent reporting by The Washington Post, Black women looking to become mothers by artificial insemination have limited options if they want their child to share their skin tone, background and culture. Cryobanks across the country are facing a shortage of Black sperm donors, but this is nothing new.Read more...

If you’re plagued by the thought that we seemingly live in a world where it’s all Kanye West all the time, please pause your despair for this announcement: Yeezy is building his very own universe. Well, a mini city, or “Yecosystem” as West intends to call it. Now if you’re thinking that this will be a place where he…Read more...

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The jury deliberated for less than an hour. King’s muscles tensed as the foreman read the verdict—guilty on both counts—and recommended 30 years in prison for each. King dropped her head and started to cry.Read more...

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Take a walk down any Brooklyn street, and artists, fashion designers and other creatives are everywhere. But many find themselves having to schlep across the river into SoHo, TriBeCa or other trendy Manhattan neighborhoods to showcase their work. No one understands this better than Christophe Roberts. The…Read more...

Marcus T. Coleman, director of the Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, has worked for over 15 years to bridge the gap between disaster preparedness, relief, and underserved communities. As we enter a time when climate change and ecological disasters are upending the…Read more...

While Lante and Nakiba Phillips were taking a walk around a park in a Houston neighborhood, they were stopped in their tracks by a “slaves-for-sale” flyer nailed to a tree, according to Click2Houston. Police are not only trying to find who put the flyer up but they are also investigating to see if this qualifies as a …Read more...

On Friday, the House committee—which is currently examining the January 6 insurrection—subpoenaed Donald Trump for documents as well as testimony. They believe his words and behavior incited what happened at the Capitol and are working to deepen their investigation by going straight to the former president.Read more...

In case you haven’t noticed, some of the best Black representation on television has happened in animation. From adult shows that comment on race and class, to popular children’s shows that teach the importance of imagination and acceptance, we’ve gathered some of the best Black animated series in TV history, and as a…Read more...

Everyone has family issues, even some of the most popular celebrities in the world. But I’m sure most of them would still like to deal with them in private. In the case of 50 Cent and his son, Marquise Jackson, they are both bringing all of their problems to the forefront for everyone to know about.Read more...

You don’t have to be an economist to realize that prices for just about everything have gotten out of hand.Read more...

Social media has exposed a group of white teens who allegedly showed up to Fright Fest at Six Flags wearing Blackface and racially harassing park visitors, per REVOLT TV. The teens were accused of AirDropping racist memes and slurs to troll whoever was in the immediate area.

Fans and loyal patrons of the fictional strip club, The Pynk, were excited to learn on Thursday that their beloved show P-Valley would be returning for a third season on STARZ.

From investing to trading, Africa is the homeland to many of the wealthiest men in the world. Here are some African millionaires and billionaires throughout history!Read more...

Byron Perkins, a Hampton University defensive back, has made history after he publicly came out as gay, the first time a football player at an HBCU has done so.

A candidate running for a chair for the Indiana School board has a concerning outlook on the history of Nazism. Anesthesiologist Dr. Matt Keefer, who has been railing against critical race theory, and “wokeness” in schools, said in a Facebook post that “all nazis weren’t bad,” according to NBC WTHR. This was in…Read more...

After 15 long years in the making, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s DC superhero film Black Adam is finally hitting theaters—and the reactions are unexpected.Read more...

It’s official: Balenciaga has severed ties with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. As WWD reports, the announcement was made Thursday after the brand’s third-quarter results were published.Read more...

A lot of us are working from home these days. And as a result, we may have let our guard down a little bit. But that doesn’t mean your boss isn’t still keeping an eye (and probably an ear) on what you’re doing from 9 to 5. Now, more than ever, companies have lots of ways to track the sites their employees visit and…Read more...

The 2nd Ranger Company, which is the sole all-Black special operations combat unit in the history of the United States, will be celebrated in a limited TV show called “Buffalo Rangers.” Additionally, it will be written and produced by Bruce McKenna (“Band of Brothers”), Nick Jones Jr. (“Yasuke”) and David…Read more...

I’m gonna let y’all in on a little secret: Aside from watching my Denver Broncos embarrass themselves every week on national television, I don’t watch anywhere near as much TV as y’all think I do. In fact, let me get some confessions out the way, since—to quote one Usher Terry Raymond IV—if I’m gonna tell it, then I’m…Read more...

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It’s not every day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sends somebody a check for $9 million, but that day actually became a reality for writer/director/producer Tyler Perry.Read more...

Back in August, Albuquerque police officers fired 16 fatal rounds at Keshawn Thomas, 27, who was drunk, sleeping in his car, reports say. Although, according to The Daily Beast, a policing expert found after reviewing the body camera footage that it was the officers who instigated a heated interaction with Thomas…Read more...

The small town of Greenwood, Miss., will reveal a nine-foot statue of Emmett Till today while also having an extensive confederate monument, the Associated Press reports. This is more than fifty years after two white men kidnapped and lynched the Black teenager for whistling at a white woman.Read more...

Trevor Noah’s decision to leave The Daily Show in December was a shock to everyone, especially his co-workers.

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The Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving began the latest NBA season with a passionate plea to President Biden to bring home Brittney Griner. In August, Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling and possession after customs officials said they found hashish oil cartridges in her luggage. Tuesday…Read more...

After 20 years, Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer Prize-winning work Topdog/Underdog is making its way back to Broadway. With opening night set for Thursday, the long-awaited revival is set to star two powerhouse actors, namely Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins, who are determined to bring the drama, the danger, and most…Read more...

While Travis Scott is back doing live performances and gearing up for another potential album, the families of the victims who were hurt and killed at the 2021 Astroworld festival are still feeling the effects of the tragedy that occurred over a year ago.Read more...

It’s not even January yet, but another Republican representative is trying to co-opt Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. At a campaign rally stop on Wednesday where former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard joined her, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake claimed if the civil rights activist were alive today, he would be an…Read more...

A federal jury in Indiana indicted Sergeant Eric Huxley on Tuesday for violating a Jermaine Vaughn’s civil rights by using excessive force during a 2021 arrest. Disturbing body camera footage showed Huxley stomping on Vaughan’s face while he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back.Read more...

Add a slap-your-forehead emoji for this one. Ever found yourself in a situation where you accidentally sent someone money that you didn’t mean to? I know it’s happened to me plenty of times where I accidentally sent a friend or a family member $20 or $50. It’s a mistake, it happens; but some mistakes can turn out to…Read more...

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Richard “Randy” Cox, a man left paralyzed after being injured in a police vehicle, has had all his charges dropped, according to NBC Connecticut. His attorney, civil rights giant Benjamin Crump, said this was a step in the right direction but there’s more to be done to address the officers’ display of racial bias…Read more...

It’s October, which means HBCU homecoming season is in full swing. And if you’ve ever been to homecoming at an HBCU, you already know that it’s a whole vibe. And because you’re gonna want to leave a lasting impression with your friends (and your haters, and your crush who messed around on you with your roommate), you…Read more...

Blended families are difficult under the best circumstances. I imagine that having the press track your every interaction makes things even harder.

A new report by The Washington Post examines the change in Covid-19 mortality that started in October 2021. From the beginning of the pandemic, the racial disparity between Black and white folks dying from the coronavirus was substantial. Black people were more than three times as likely to die from covid as their…Read more...

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The Arizona governor and Senate races will be crucial in determining which party has control after the 2022 midterm elections. However, in Maricopa County, officials say that election workers are getting harassed three weeks before people hit the polls, CBS 5 reports. At the voting tabulation center in Maricopa, three…Read more...

There’s a good chance R. Kelly spends the rest of his life in prison for his role as a convicted rapist and sex trafficker. But his onetime business manager and co-d says since he was acquitted on charges of helping Kelly orchestrate a conspiracy, he wants his life back and that starts with trying to recoup the…Read more...

A GOP candidate for an Arizona college district’s governing board was allegedly caught with his pants down in the worst place imaginable earlier this month. Police arrested the candidate, Randy Kauffman, on public sexual indecency charges after an officer allegedly caught him masturbating in his car near a preschool.Read more...

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Unless you forgot, Young Thug and Gunna are still sitting in an Atlanta jail awaiting their trial date after they were both arrested and charged five months ago on RICO charges by Atlanta police. Since then, both rappers have been denied bond by a superior court judge on multiple occasions.Read more...

While watching FS1’s coverage of the MLB playoffs in recent days, baseball fans may have noticed a blatantly racist anti-immigration advertisement repeatedly played during commercial breaks. A group that called themselves “Citizens for Sanity” made an ad depicting immigrants of Latino descent as drug dealers and…Read more...