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There has been an uptick of young Black athletes being subjected to racist chants during games. About two weeks ago, there was the incident with Black Duke volleyball players being heckled non-stop by BYU spectators.Read more...

Nicole Byer is one of the funniest people on TV. If you’ve ever watched her on the Netflix cooking competition Nailed It!, you know she’s probably the only one who could make those disastrous creations inspiring. Her charm and open comedy style help her stand out from the crowd. She’s not someone who can be put in a…Read more...

Comedian Aries Spears has responded to the recent child sex abuse lawsuit brought against him and fellow comedian and Night School star Tiffany Haddish.Read more...

It’s everybody’s dream to win the lottery or big money while playing a slot machine in a casino. The experience has been a complete nightmare for one Black woman in Michigan. As NBC News reports, Lizzie Pugh, 71, filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was racially discriminated against when she tried to cash her casino…Read more...

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Beating one of the all time greats in your sport would make anyone feel like Superman. Based on the way he played in his quarterfinal match against Andrey Rublev, that’s exactly how Frances Tiafoe was feeling. The No. 22 seed’s confidence was on full display as he defeated the Russian 7-6, 7-6, 6-4.

In a recent discussion with Interview Magazine, Kim Kardashian again set the internet ablaze with controversy. It wasn’t just the September cover image, in which the reality star shows her bare backside in a jockstrap, that caused a stir. It was Kardashian lamenting about how some of her biggest critics have said for…Read more...

As a Black person, I usually try my hardest to mind my Black-owned business at all times. Essentially, I try not to stick my nose in places where it doesn’t belong or start snooping around in white folks’ business—especially when it doesn’t involve me. It keeps me sane, my environment peaceful, and in turn, allows me…Read more...

When the students of Charles Page High School returned for the school year, they were greeted by a number of other students handing out “white privilege cards” in the hallways. According to Fox23 News, the BIPOC students who were fed up with the nonsense hosted a walk out in protest of the racism.

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Our favorite former First Couple, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, were back at the White House today for the unveiling of their official White House portraits. We first reported on this event in July when no one knew the artists’ names, and the finished portraits were still a mystery. Now,…Read more...

The Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm were as evenly matched as two playoff teams could be. While Las Vegas has been the best team all season, Seattle has a habit of picking up their game in the postseason.

Chicago Rapper 600 Breezy is being criticized for posting text messages to his social media accounts from his late girlfriend, Raven Jackson. On Tuesday, the emcee posted several of Instagram posts dedicated to Jackson, who apparently died by suicide. He wrote:Read more...

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About this time of the month is when we reconsider how much we’re paying for TV content. Here’s how to get the best bang for your Black dollar with streaming services that highlight, empower, and amplify Black voices and media.Read more...

The long-term cost of the Baltimore Police Department’s notorious and disgraced Gun Trace Task Force to taxpayers just jumped by more than half a million dollars, the result of a newly-approved settlement with one of the gang’s victims.Read more...

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The Jan. 6th Capitol riot raised a lot of eyebrows when it was seen that law enforcement and ex-military personnel were among the ones in attendance who went to Washington that day. A new report released by the Anti-Defamation League shows the far-reaching aspects of the far-right extremist group, The Oath Keepers.…Read more...

On Tuesday, a South Carolina Judge ruled that the state cannot use firing squads or the electric chair to execute death row inmates because it violates the state constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.Read more...

A Florida nightclub threw out a trans woman for using a women’s bathroom, according to NBC News. Being that this happened in Florida, this incident comes as no surprise. Funny enough, the club has a sign on the front window that reads, “If you are racist, sexist, homophobic or just a jerk…don’t come in.” Oh, the irony.

The life and legacy of the late, great Muhammed Ali will be getting the Broadway treatment in a forthcoming musical, aptly titled ALI.Read more...

Massachusetts could be on its way to having the state’s first Black woman attorney general after voters chose Andrea Campbell to be the Democratic nominee for the position on Tuesday.Read more...

Michael Strahan believes that when you look good, you feel good. And now he’s on a mission to help other men step up their grooming game. The Emmy award-winning television personality and NFL Hall of Famer, whose look is always on point, just announced the launch of Michael Strahan Daily Defense, a new skin and shave…Read more...

Brittany Martin is a pregnant Black woman who is currently serving a four-year prison term for her behavior at a 2020 racial justice protest in South Carolina, in which she essentially talked back to the police. Now, her sentence is being reconsidered because she is struggling to reach her estimated maternal due date…Read more...

Cardinal Ritter College Prep was established in 1979 by leaders in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO to provide Black students with the tools they need to succeed. And since the school opened its doors, it has been able to tell an amazing success story that includes 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rates,…Read more...

I can’t believe this still has to be said in 2022, but when rap music is playing, it doesn’t give white people the green light to say the n-word. You can easily recite the lyrics and omit that part. A group of white teenagers riding the Metro didn’t get that memo last Thursday.

Azealia Banks has not kept quiet when it comes to her opinions on Beyoncé. On Monday, the New York rapper laid into Beyoncé, her husband Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian and many others in the music industry.Read more...

The Say Their Names Memorial is a national, grassroots initiative rooted in paying homage to the scores of Black people who died by acts of racial injustice. On September 17th, it will debut an augmented reality exhibition in the Seneca Village area of Central Park. More specifically, it will happen on West 85th…Read more...

Though there’s been much chatter about who will take up the mantle as the next James Bond now that Daniel Craig has made his final film—and more specifically, whether or not we’ll be getting a Black James Bond next—Breaking and The Woman King star John Boyega has weighed in with his perspective on the matter.Read more...

Tennis player Frances Tiafoe has had an up-and-down career. As a teenager, he was expected to be the next great American star, however, success didn’t come as quickly as everyone thought it would.Read more...

Folks already had their criticisms of Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead before a group of guys robbed him at gunpoint one Sunday. After the Internet got a hold of the incident and made speculations as to whether the robbery was real or not, Pastor Prada decided he’d file a lawsuit against the influencers who dragged him…Read more...

Remember how hype hip hop fans got last year when The Fugees announced a long-awaited reunion tour...but then wound up canceling it? It was postponed to early 2022, but quashed altogether because of COVID-19 concerns, according to a statement from the band. Now the real reason for the decision has come to light.Read more...

Jackson, Mississippi is still dealing with the ramifications of a long-lingering breakdown in water treatment infrastructure. Yesterday, the city restored water pressure to normal levels, but a boil-water advisory is still in effect. Now, Baltimore, Maryland, a city with a 62 percent Black population, is trying to…Read more...

The first week of the US Open was all about Serena Williams and deservedly so. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s exit has put the attention back on several players who delivered spectacular tennis through the early rounds. One of those is American Coco Gauff.

Kanye West is pissed with Adidas brass and he’s making sure everyone in the world knows it.Read more...

If you’re like me, and have been a fan of heartthrob Jason Momoa since he was Ronon on Stargate: Atlantis, you can’t imagine a world where he doesn’t have his long, flowing hair. Well, we’re officially living in that world now.

For seven seasons, Queen Sugar has been one of TV’s most underrated dramas. It’s never swept award shows or been a critics darling, but it has been an essential part of Black culture.

The never-ending aftermath of the Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars saga continues, only this time it’s centered around Rock and Dave Chappelle’s latest comments in regard to Smith’s apology video posted back in July.Read more...

In past interviews and appearances, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish the described the brutal realities of growing up in foster care. Earlier this year for Variety’s Changemakers Summit, she shared a glimpse of her former reality. “When I was in foster care, I mean, I thought I was going to die there,” Haddish…Read more...

A Jan. 6th rioter was just booted out of his low-level public office by a judge in New Mexico and, well...in other news it’s Tuesday and it may or may not be raining wherever you are.Read more...

Just seconds after Los Angeles police officers stated Jermaine Petit, a Black man, was unarmed, officers still shot him three times in the back. Officers claimed that the metal car part he was carrying was a “non-functioning firearm,” according to the Independent.

Abortion is once again on the ballot. This November, voters in Kentucky, Vermont, Montana, and California will vote directly on proposed ballot initiatives aimed at either expanding or limiting access to abortion.Read more...

After a Brigham Young University (BYU) fan allegedly yelled racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player during an August match, the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is backing out of a home-and-home series with BYU scheduled to take place over the ‘22-’23 and ‘23-’24 seasons. The first game was…Read more...

Whenever a Black woman is celebrated, it doesn’t take much time for white women to quickly chime in and somehow make it all about them. This constantly happens to Serena Williams, better known as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport.Read more...

It’s been two years since Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer, but the actor is still being honored for his exceptional artistry.

Fourteen springs, summers and Septembers finally arrived: Real Housewives of Atlanta star Shereé Whitfield finally revealed her overdue clothing line She by Shereé on Sunday’s season finale. Back in 2008 when the show first debuted, she held a fashion show that was somehow void of any fashion—how dreadful.Read more...

These days, conservatives in school districts all across the country are looking to ban books that even come close to telling the story of our country’s complicated history with race. But today, one of history’s most important figures is out with a new children’s book which tells a story of racial reckoning in her own…Read more...