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A viral TikTok is going around Twitter, of a Black woman recording being harassed by white patrons at Hiram Bar and Grill in Georgia, per REVOLT TV. Looking at the video, she seems to be the only person of color there. She also alleged in the recording that a worker threw a box at her.

Abbott Elementary stars Tyler James Williams and William Stanford Davis are giving viewers a sneak peak as to what’s in store for their respective characters in the upcoming season of the Emmy award-winning hit show.Read more...

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Meghan Markle has mastered the phrase “never look like what you’re going through.” At the funeral services for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, she accompanied hubby Prince Harry and royal family members to pay respect at London’s Westminster Abbey.Read more...

Tory Lanez and August Alsina always seem to be involved in something. Lanez has been in and out of court because of his alleged role in the assault case against Megan Thee Stallion. Alsina has been in the news of a certain “Entanglement” with a famous actress. Now, the two artists are involved in a situation together…Read more...

It seems Hollywood’s outrage about blatantly racist behavior only lasts for so long.

Fans of Jordan Peele’s latest thriller, Nope, will be happy to know that you can now experience “the spellbinding spectacle” of his tertiary film from the comfort of your own home over and over again, as the film is now available to own digitally.

The Department of Justice has officially opened up a civil rights investigation checking to see if the Kansas City Police Department in Missouri allegedly has been engaging in racial discrimination practices against Black officers. CNN confirmed the department officially received a letter from the DOJ on Monday. The…Read more...

The former Kansas cop awaiting trial on accusations of sexually abusing and targeting Black women will be released from jail by the judge’s order, according to The Associated Press. Though the allegations were “shocking,” (and that’s quite the understatement) the judge ruled the ex-cop would not pose a risk to the…Read more...

It’s been almost a week since the Mississippi state government officially lifted the boil water advisory in Jackson. But, for residents who’ve faced water contamination and frequent water shutoffs year after year, their fight for clean water is far from over.Read more...

Turks and Caicos inhabitants are the latest victims of Hurricane Fiona’s fury as the islands experienced a Category 3 storm Tuesday. Nearly 3.1 million residents in Puerto Rico were left without power and nearly 1 million people in the Dominican were left without running water.Read more...

Going into the 2022 NFL season, the biggest question surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles was around starting quarterback Jalen Hurts and if he could be the head of the franchise in the future. The voices against that seemed to grow louder after their playoff game against the Tampa Bay Bucs. So, the Eagles got wide…Read more...

It’s a never-ending debate that will always exist in the Black community: Should Black students attend a university that is filled with other Black students and teachers who will foster their growth as students? Or should Black students attend a PWI (predominately white institution) that may have more opportunities…Read more...

I’m sorry. Did you think that just because the WNBA season is over, I was done talking about women’s basketball? I will never be done shouting out these amazing athletes.

A$AP Rocky is speaking out against the charges he faces in connection with the 2021 alleged shooting of former A$AP Mob member Relli.Read more...

This spring, young readers will have the opportunity to learn more about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when the first picture book written about the history-making Supreme Court Justice goes on sale. Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Tami Charles celebrates the life and legacy of the first Black…Read more...

Lil Nas X has always been a provocative artist. Whether it was causing controversy on the country charts, kissing one of his backup dancers during a live performance or calling out BET for excluding him earlier this year from their awards show, the “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” singer knows how to push buttons.Read more...

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William ‘Marc’ Wilson, a biracial Black man, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting at a group of teens racially attacking him and his family on the highway. Wilson argued the shooting was in self-defense but his attorneys say that the “stand your ground” laws in Georgia are racially biased toward…Read more...

Viola Davis and her husband and producing partner Julius Tennon are responding after online criticism about the historical accuracy in The Woman King began creeping up over the weekend.Read more...

Georgia Republican candidate Herschel Walker has said many head-scratching things during his campaign for office (and continues to). However, Walker wants to rid any expectations left of anybody looking for him to be an example of intelligence heading down the final month and a half until the midterm elections. As …Read more...

Season 48 of Saturday Night Live is going to look drastically different to fans of the classic sketch comedy series.

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Adnan Syed is free. The 41-year-old Baltimore man whose story was the subject of “Serial”, one of the first podcasts in the true-crime genre to go viral, was ordered released today by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn, who overturned his guilty conviction in the 1999 murder of his former high school…Read more...

There hasn’t been this much crazy in a New York pulpit since Eddie Murphy dropped A Vampire In Brooklyn, but now all the dramedy is real.Read more...

We all know the gun-wrenching story of the four little Black girls who were killed in a senseless KKK bombing of a church in Birmingham, Al. However, there was a fifth girl. A survivor. Sarah Collins-Rudolph, sister of victim Addie Mae, met with the nurse who stayed by her side after she was found in the rubble, per …Read more...

It may have been a long time coming for Emmy-winning actress and Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph to be officially given the recognition, awards, and flowers she so rightly deserves (and I mean that both figuratively and literally), but it’s a journey she can undoubtedly be grateful for knowing that her time…Read more...

The end of summer is always a little sad, but it also signals the start of the fall TV season. There are new shows to become obsessed with and favorites giving us fresh episodes. Though the changing entertainment landscape has made TV year-round fun, there’s still something extra exciting about the anticipation of…Read more...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is being sued by a former Black graduate student for racial discrimination and retaliation, according to NBC News. Not long ago, the school settled with author and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after being accused of racial discrimination in her hiring process.Read more...

There’s foul, there’s trash and then there’s whatever passes for Cleveland Browns fans who thought a tailgate at yesterday’s home opener was the appropriate place and time to, uh, erect a monument to their favorite quarterback and the heinous accusations against him.Read more...

News that Stephen Curry could be closing in on a $1 billion deal made a lot of Black people around the country smile. Oftentimes when people think about some of the richest Black people in the world though, we only think about people in the United States. But plenty of countries across the world have their own…Read more...

If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you know that conservatives all over the country have been relentless in their quest censor the books we read. A report from PEN America found that more than 1,600 book titles were banned during the 2021-2022 school year. But book banning ain’t nothing new.…Read more...

In addition to Republican-led legislative bodies trying to restrict talk of race and slavery in the classroom, there’s also been an equal push to stifle the lives of the LGBTQ+ community severely. Over 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been filed this year in 40 states, according to the LGBTQ rights group Freedom For All…Read more...

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It looks like the successful 50 Cent/STARZ reign has come to an end, as it was recently revealed that the Power series producer decided not to renew his contract with the popular streamer.Read more...

With every Baltimore Ravens football game, quarterback Lamar Jackson’s price tag keeps rising.Read more...

Brand new Emmy-winner Sheryl Lee Ralph is still receiving well-deserved congratulations on her big win for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary.

The Viola Davis-led film, The Woman King, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, made quite the splash over the weekend, debuting at number one and raking in a whopping $19 million at the box office, according to Variety.Read more...

The city of Las Vegas does not need a reason to party. However, the Las Vegas Aces have given everyone a reason to get extra excited because on Sunday, the team brought Sin City its first-ever major league sports title by winning the 2022 WNBA championship.Read more...

Oftentimes, Kanye West speaks like he knows everything, even if as spectators we know he doesn’t, and then there are times when he just needs to be quiet. Over the weekend, Kanye confirmed many people’s thoughts when he revealed that he’s never “read any book,” comparing it to eating vegetables.Read more...

Makeda’s Homemade Cookies opened its doors for customers Saturday for the first time since rapper Young Dolph, 36, was killed Nov. 17 in a shooting there. It happened at the bakery’s flagship location near Memphis International Airport.Read more...

After seven weeks, a boil notice has been lifted in Jackson, Mississippi, but there are still concerns about copper and lead levels within the water supply. Unfortunately, there are still repairs going on at the city’s main water treatment facility, and it may be only a matter of time before another interruption will…Read more...

Since 2019, the family of 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis have been fighting for justice. Lewis was shot by an Edmond, Okla. officer while having a mental crisis and trying to flee the police, reports say. According to KFOR News, the officer who killed him will escape charges under qualified immunity.

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After a visit to his home of Benin on the coast of West Africa, actor Dijmon Hounsou reflected on the part it played in the transatlantic slave trade. Twenty five years ago, Hounsou starred in Steven Spielberg box office hit, Amistad, the story of the Spanish slave ship of the same name whose captors managed to take…Read more...

While the war around critical race theory rages on in classrooms and boardrooms across the country, award-winning journalist and scholar Allissa V. Richardson has her own choice tools for fighting for truth. At the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the instructor has recently founded the Charlotta…Read more...

It’s the end of the line for one former reality tv star. James “Tim” Norman, known from the hit OWN reality series, Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, was found guilty this week on charges related to the murder of his nephew, Andrew Montgomery, who also once starred on the show.Read more...

John Basco, an Oakland County inmate was found dead in his cell early last week. Although there is seemingly no evidence of foul play, some are calling his death into question. The biggest reason is due to Basco being a plaintiff in a case against the county alleging that in 2019, he and other inmates were forced to…Read more...

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Sabrina Greenlee, mother to NFL star DeAndre Hopkins, recently celebrated 20 years since the acid attack that left her permanently blind. Last week at The Root Institute, she shared the heart-wrenching story. However, after all the pain she endured from the incident, she said she’d do it all again for the sake of…Read more...