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Lizzo Claps Back Against Her Accusers In Court
The sexual harassment lawsuit against Lizzo has put a black mark on the singer's career and credibility. Her message of female empowerment and body positivity has been called into question. Now the Juice" artist is reportedly planning to attack the allegations with a countersuit.
Say What?! GOP Debate Advertisements Reportedly Ran on Pro-Hitler Videos
Hitler and advertisements run by a major political party in the United States are two things that should never go together. But apparently, the Republican party's chosen streaming partner didn't get that memo.Read more...
Racist Road Rager Caught On Camera Near ATL
Another day, another ignant white person. On this episode, a man hopped out of his work van to cuss out a Black man who was armed with his iPhone and ready to record the chaos. The viral video of the rampage ended up circling back to the man's alleged place of employment.
The Evolution of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is one of the most fascinating figures in the history of music. She is supremely talented as a singer and MC. Few artists from her generation have had as big an influence on music as her. She's considered by many to be one of the greatest female rappers of all time (if not the greatest) and partly...Read more...
Cause of Death of Obamas' Former Personal Chef Revealed
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Halle Berry Hit With Huge Financial Obligation In Divorce
Halle Berry's eight-year battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez in divorce court is finally over. But her financial obligation to the man she once took vows with are just beginning.
Did Atlanta Cops Just Kill A Church Deacon?
On August 10, Johnny Hollman, a deacon at an Atlanta area church, called 911 after he was involved in a car crash in the city. Police officers eventually came to the scene to investigate the crash and see who was involved. Sounds normal right?
Cops In Infamous FedEx Driver Case Get Dragged by a Grand Jury
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The Evolution of Kobe Bryant -- On His 45th Birthday
It's hard to believe it's been more than three years since one of the most talented athletes every to grace the hardwood died in a tragic helicopter accident. Only a few years post-retirement, Bryant was only beginning a new chapter in life as a coach for his daughters, a mentor to younger players and as an...Read more...
Are Elite High School Admissions The Next Affirmative Action Fight?
Two months after the Supreme Court gutted affirmative action, conservatives are launching an attack on high school admissions policies. On Monday, a conservative legal group petitioned the Supreme Court to look into whether a Virginia high school's admissions policy is racially discriminatory.Read more...
My Hip-Hop Story: Jeezy Recalls Pioneering Southern Rap, 2Pac, & His Favorite Music Videos
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FedEx Just Canned A Black Employee Who Claims He Was Attacked On The Job
The Black delivery driver who was shot at by two white men while he was just doing his job is having a tough go of it.Read more...
Family Wants Answers And Accountability In Tragic Death of 1-Year-Old
The weather was reaching 100 degrees on Monday in Omaha, Neb. In that scorching heat, a 1-year-old baby girl died after being left behind in a daycare van. It's unclear how long she was trapped inside but by the time she was rescued, her body was even hotter than the temperature outside.
People Are Really Out Here Buying Tickets To Fyre Festival 2
The constantly-changing news cycle has a way of making us forget people and events when the next headline drops. If you've banished the name Billy McFarland from memory, we can't blame you.Read more...
Nia Long Wants One Last Thing From Ex Ime Udoka
The very public split between actress Nia Long and NBA head coach Ime Udoka is entering a new, and possibly bitter stage. According to Entertainment Tonight, court documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Aug. 14 show that The Best Man star wants legal and physical custody" of the couple's 11-year-old...Read more...
Serena Williams Welcomes Baby No. 2!
The summer baby boom continues, as Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian have welcomed their second daughter. The couple made the announcement on social media on Tuesday, with Ohanian celebrating their new little girl with a series of adorable family photos on Instagram.
Even The Prosecutor Wants These Charges Dropped, So Why Hasn't A Judge Acted Yet?
An Ohio prosecutor has petitioned a judge to dismiss charges against 22-year-old Jadarrius Rose, the Black truck driver who was brutally attacked by a Circleville, Ohio police K-9. Despite having surrendered to the cops and leaving the scene with bloodied dog bites, Rose is still the only one facing...Read more...
Man Who Wielded a Wolverine Claw at BLM Protesters Is Going To Jail Now
Justice was served to yet another person who decided to harass Black Lives Matter protesters unprovoked. This time, it was a man from Queens, N.Y., who crafted a claw-like weapon reminiscent of Wolverine, the ferocious antihero from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The problem here is Wolverine's a figment of his...Read more...
Lauryn Hill Hits The Road, Proving Classic Hip-Hop Is Still Thriving
Despite what some young music lovers may say, hip-hop's Golden Era is still in full effect.Read more...
30 Years of Laughs: Living Single’s Most Memorable Guest Stars
Living Single is one of the most influential shows in all of TV history. It's the launched the friends hanging out" boom of 90s and 2000s sitcoms-with emphasis there on Friends. It made hip-hop pioneer Queen Latifah a household name in white America while showcasing the beauty of Black culture, friendships and love....Read more...
Charity Lawson Picks a Black Man and Makes Bachelorette History
Charity Lawson,27, is the fourth Black Bachelorette in the show's history and last night she made history yet again! After a dramatic three-hour finale on August 21, she got engaged to Nigerian-American Dotun Olubeko, being the first monoracially Black couple in Bachelor Nation!
Chick-fil-A: What Do You Mean Blonde Braids Are “Unnatural?"
I thought we were over the whole work hair discrimination thing... or at least getting there. However, a Chick-fil-A in North Cackalacky enforced their shady dress code standards on an employee with blonde boxed braids. Apparently, the color blonde was considered unnatural" for a Black girl.
Donald Trump is Ditching The Republican Debate To Hang With Tucker Carlson
The Republican primary election is in full swing. On Wednesday, the candidates will gather for the first Republican primary debate, which, if previous election cycles have taught us anything, will likely be unhinged. But this year, the debate will be missing something or, rather, someone.Read more...
The Bachelorette's Charity Lawson Is Engaged, She Spills The Tea On Dating & Loving Kisses
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Lawsuit: Colorado Police Tased A Black Man For Doing What?
Despite their pledge to rebuild trust after the unfortunate death of Elijah McClain three years ago, the Aurora Police Department is still being accused of participating in violent and dangerous behavior.Read more...
Chloe Bailey Takes On the World While Defending Her Sister Halle From Pregnancy Rumors
The internet loves sibling rivalries and drama, but you will find none of that between Chloe and Halle Bailey. When rumors that Halle was pregnant started circulating around social media, her sister quickly shut that nonsense down. In a now expired Instagram Live, she made it clear that Halle slander will not be...Read more...
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky Welcome Their Second Child
A superstar family may have just gotten bigger.
Lisa Price Is Still the Heartbeat of Carol's Daughter
When Lisa Price sold her Carol's Daughter line of hair products to L'Oreal in 2014, it was met with mixed reactions. While some thought it was a boss move that gave her a powerful ally in the crowded beauty space, others criticized the deal as selling out and giving up yet another thing that was supposed to belong to...Read more...
A Chef Kiss to The Beyhive's Outfits at The Renaissance World Tour
If you're looking for a fanbase more dedicated to their leader than Swifties, then look no further than the BeyHive! Beyonce's fans never received visuals and concepts for the Renaissance album, so they took it upon themselves to determine that futuristic cowboy with a ton of metallics" is the theme for the ...Read more...
Sha'Carri Richardson Proves That She Is That Girl With World Championships Win
On Monday, Sha'Carri Richardson proved that she is that girl after winning the 100m at the world track and field championships in 10.65 seconds-a championship record time. Richardson outran Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in her global championship debut in Budapest, Hungary.Read more...
Where’s Yohanes? Cornell Graduate Mysteriously Vanishes in San Jose
The family of Yohanes Kidane is asking for help in locating him after he disappeared in San Jose last week. According to KTVU, he was last seen getting into an Uber but it's unclear if he ever made it to his destination.Read more...
Judge Debunks Anti-Trans Rhetoric, Delivering a Win for Georgia Transgender Youth
In a year marked by unrelenting attacks on transgender Americans, there's finally some good news. On Sunday night, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Geraghty blocked a new Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender youth, debunking anti-trans rhetoric in the process.Read more...
Michael Oher's Latest Book Sets the Record Straight About His Own Silence and Strength
Most people know Michael Oher as the former NFL player who was the subject of the 2009 movie The Blind Side. The movie, which earned over $300 million at the box office and a Best Actress Oscar for Sandra Bullock, depicts Oher as a poor Black kid rescued from poverty and despair by the white Tuohy family. But while...Read more...
Sandra Bullock Reportedly Feels The Blind Side Is ‘Tainted,’ But Here's Why She Is Not
The scandal surrounding former NFL player Michael Oher and his adoptive" parents Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy has led to a closer examination of The Blind Side, the movie based on their story. In the film, Michael is presented as a foster child with no family and a dangerous, uncertain future until the Tuohys take him...Read more...
The Shade Room Has Been Accused of Misleading the Public About Biden’s Maui Wildfire Relief
For years, The Shade Room has been repeatedly called out for spreading misinformation in the Black community. They are at the center of yet another controversy and this time it's about Biden's relief efforts for Maui wildfire victims.Read more...
Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Is the Hero Black Star Wars Have Been Waiting for
For Black Star Wars fans, the live-action Disney+ series have opened doors to new characters and more diverse worlds. As much as we've loved these fresh additions to the universe, there's one fan favorite we couldn't wait to see make their live-action debut: Ahsoka Tano. Shortly after Rosario Dawson made her first...Read more...
What Really Went Wrong With Paramount’s BET Sale?
After a star-studded bidding process led to the most interest BET has seen in years, Paramount Global abruptly pulled the plug on the sale of its majority stake in the BET Media Group. Notable names interested in acquiring BET, its streaming service BET+, BET Studios and VH1 included Tyler Perry, Sean Diddy" Combs,...Read more...
WTF: Rapper Gunplay Allegedly Pointed Gun at Wife After She Told Him To Be Quiet While Playing Xbox
In another episode of What the Hell Is Wrong With People," this might be the craziest one yet.Read more...
Starbucks to Cough Up More Millions After Viral Arrest of 2 Black Men, But Not to Who You Think...
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This Is Us, Luke Cage Stars Remember Late Actor Ron Cephas Jones
This Is Us fans were dealt a tragic blow on Saturday when Ron Cephas Jones died at the age of 66 from a long-standing pulmonary issue. The two-time Emmy-winning actor played WIlliam Hill, the biological father of Sterling K. Brown's Randall Pearson. Jones had a long and distinguished career with memorable roles in ...Read more...
Say What? Sage Steele Says Barbara Walters Tried To Square Up During Her ‘View’ Visit
Well, no one saw this one coming. During a recent interview with Megyn Kelly, Sage Steele told a story about an alleged exchange that happened with her and the late Barbara Walters back in 2014 in the greenroom of The View. During an episode of The Megyn Kelly Show podcast, the former SportsCenter claimed that Walters...Read more...
Even More Racist Sh*t Ron DeSantis Has Done
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set his sights on the White House, but so far his campaign isn't going so well. And that sucks not only for him, but all Floridians given the crux of his strategy seems to be trying to put forward the most obnoxious, fear-mongering policies and talking points possible. From his...Read more...
Why Blind Side Author Should Mind His Own Damn Business
This is getting messy and some people need to mind their own damn business. It feels like everyone is getting involved in The Blind Side" drama and got something to say.Read more...
Was This HBCU T-shirt Owner The Best Shark Tank Contestant—Ever?
As a student at Norfolk State University in the early 2010s, Ashley Jones set out to create apparel and accessories that reflected her style and showed her school pride. But what started as a side hustle has turned into a lucrative business. And now, Jones is teaming up with one of the most recognizable investors in...Read more...
Wait! Did A Kansas City Man Get Off Easy For Fatally Stabbing a Black Man?
A white man accused of killing a Black man in Kansas City has been charged with a slap on the wrist, charged with disturbing the peace and nothing else in connection with a deadly stabbing, according to the Kansas City Star.
Can The Survivors Of The Buffalo Shooting Find Justice By Suing Social Media And Gun Companies?
The nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety is suing several companies in connection to the racist Buffalo shooting that happened at a Tops supermarket last year. According to the lawsuit, several defendants are named and include Reddit and YouTube-online spaces where the shooter was allegedly radicalized.Read more...
Ron DeSantis and Other 2024 Presidential Candidates Who's Using Hate To Try to Win The White House
Ever since Ron DeSantis announced his bid for the White House in the upcoming election, a slew of Republicans crawled out of the woodwork to also share their presidential ambitions. DeSantis has built his platform using hate through legislation like his infamous Don't Say Gay" bill and his recent decision to have...Read more...
Turn Your Own Home Into A Barbie Dream House With These Pretty Pink Accessories
Even if you didn't grow up playing with Barbie dolls, you have to admit her dream house is something special. It may not have walls, but everything from the pool slide to the working elevator gave glam. All of the hype around her feature film got us thinking about creating a dream house of our own.Read more...
Movies That Couldn’t Be Made Today
Of course we should have added Blind Side, but we did include it in another gallery of movies with the hated white trope. Ok let's get started.Read more...
Ghetto Gastro Launching A Black Power Breakfast Line at Target
For Bronx-born culinary collective Ghetto Gastro, food is a movement. It's a way to share personal stories and culture with as many people as possible. No matter how it's consumed, our shit has to hit. Non-negotiable," they proudly proclaim on their website.
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