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Former CEO Kimberly Bryant was removed from the organization she founded, Black Girls Code. Bryant alleged board member Heather Hiles (they/them) was trying to steal the website from her, according to NBC News. After lawsuits filed on both sides, Hiles finally responded to share their two cents.

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DJ Khaled’s 13th studio album GOD DID is officially here, but that’s not what has everyone on social media buzzing.Read more...

The always controversial Azealia Banks took to social media earlier this week to announce that she will star in her own reality show. The musician said via Instagram stories that “the Azealia Banks reality TV show is happening. I’m excited.” A network and air date have yet to be revealed but she did remark that:…Read more...

Like many of Black Americans, I had to take out loans to pay for college. More than 57% of Black people have received a pell grant (and more than 75% of students attending HBCUs). It’s America’s catch-22, where you need education to find employment to live comfortably. However, if you don’t have the wealth to pay for…Read more...

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Beginning this school year, some students across the country will have a chance to take a deep dive into Black history that goes well beyond what they could learn during the month of February. The College Board is developing a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in African American Studies. And it comes at a time when…Read more...

With the WNBA Playoffs headed for the semi-finals, the league is announcing its end of season awards.

A Florida man has been convicted of a hate crime for a road rage incident in 2021, according to the Department of Justice. He hopped out his car, thinking he could just run up on the Black driver and assault him. Little did he know, the driver was a mixed martial artist and put him in a chokehold. None of this…Read more...

The dangerous heat and severe storms that have become our new normal are the unequivocal impact of climate change. And as the Biden Administration is working to push through the solutions in its climate agenda, The Movement for Black Lives is taking steps to ensure that communities of color are a part of the…Read more...

It’s one thing to hear that Black people are often subjected to police brutality, but it’s another to see it happening. Video recordings of police conduct have led to a broader movement to hold officers accountable, but places like Arizona predictability want to add restraints. In July, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed…Read more...

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Vanessa Bryant will donate to charity all of the $16 million she was awarded in the lawsuit over the distribution of photos from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter, Gianna, according to the Los Angeles Times.Read more...

Mike, the eight-episode Hulu series based on the life and career of legendary boxer Mike Tyson, premiered yesterday on the streaming giant. It has received mixed reviews, with movie website Rogerebert.com calling it: “fascinating but mostly in an intellectual sense instead of an emotional one and they are often…Read more...

By the time the ink was dry on Biden’s announcement about student loan forgiveness this week, Republicans were already on Twitter and cable news shows complaining about it.Read more...

The US Open is the final major of the year, but more importantly, it’s the final tournament in the legendary career of Serena Williams.

While the world was saddened at the news of beloved TV icon and veteran actress Nichelle Nichols’ passing last month, fans will soon be able to honor her memory in a celestial send off fit for a queen (or should I say, lieutenant?).Read more...

During an interview with the Rory & Mal Podcast, DJ Drama discussed the Outkast Gangsta Grillz project that almost came to be.Read more...

Several former HBO Max execs are speaking out about the nearly 70 recent layoffs caused by the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, explaining that the actions have “amplified the lack of diversity at HBO.”

Although February is known as Black History Month, there is an alternative time where our contributions are recognized: Black August. It was devised in 1979 to celebrate the Black Panther Party. In August 1971, Panther George Jackson was killed in a violent uprising in California’s San Quentin State Prison.Read more...

In less than 24 hours, we’ll all be able to see what was in the affidavit that the FBI used to get its search warrant for ex-president Donald Trump’s retirement home at Mar-a-Lago. The question is exactly how much of it we’ll get to see.

Christopher DeAndre Mitchell, 23, was shot and killed by Torrance police in 2018. The Los Angeles Times obtained messages shared between the officers, making racist comments about Mitchell’s family and mocking his killing. For all these years, they were still employed, working among Black people unaware of their …Read more...

On Wednesday during his child pornography trial in Chicago, R. Kelly’s defense team attempted to paint a crucial government witness as an extortionist and a liar. Lawyers claimed that the man went to the fallen singer in 2001 and asked Kelly pay him $1 million or that he’d go public with video that would send…Read more...

It, unfortunately, seems Jacob Blake’s family has encountered another potential instance of police brutality. Justin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and its employees on Tuesday, as noted by the Associated Press.Read more...

Yesterday, we talked about a Psychology Today article that claimed men are lonelier than ever these days because they don’t have the emotional skills to be in a relationship. But we weren’t the only ones talking about it. And now Cleveland-based therapist Shabree Rawls has found herself out of a job for agreeing with…Read more...

A Carroll school district committee reviewed a seventh grade teacher’s required reading which is a book detailing the life of George Dawson, whom Dawson Middle School is named after. The district came back with a conclusion that parts of the book were “inappropriate” for the students, according to the Forth Worth…Read more...

If you’re not watching The Equalizer, what are you waiting for? CBS’ action-drama stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, a former CIA operative who uses her special skills to help regular people.

Ever since his cringe-worthy yet entertaining appearance on Drink Champs, Irv Gotti cannot keep Ashanti’s name out of his mouth.Read more...

Although Nick Cannon once said he didn’t have the bandwidth for more children, and had even gone in for a vasectomy consult back in May, the lie detector test determined it was ALL LIES because he’s now expecting yet another bundle of joy soon.

As we head into the final stretch before the November midterm elections, one of the most anticipated debates falls on the Georgia Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker. We know both men will be present for the October 14th debate in Savannah. However, did you know…Read more...

If asked to describe a person who does yoga, someone who is thin, flexible and almost always white might come to mind. But Jessamyn Stanley is here to change that image and turn the idea of what a yogi should look like on its head.Read more...

It’s one thing for the drama displayed between the women on any one of the Real Housewives franchises to trickle over into comment section on Instagram and even into divisive discourse on Twitter. But it’s a whole other thing when that drama causes viewers to come after these ladies’ children—and that’s unfortunately…Read more...

On Wednesday, a jury decided that a Wichita police officer was acting in self defense when he shot and killed 26-year-old Icarus Randolph in front of Randolph’s family on July 4, 2014.Read more...

The status of Migos may be up in the air, but one member doesn’t have any doubts about where he stands as a solo artist.

Lil Tjay is finally home; he’s given his fans an update on his condition since he was shot in June.Read more...

If you visit New York, it may be common to see a couple of NYPD officers talking to each other while at a traffic stop or on patrol. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer, is fed up with seeing that. An internal memo is said to have gone around the department saying officers should stop hanging out…Read more...

I know that police arrest Black people for anything these days but this is just outrageous. A Childersburg, Ala. pastor was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, according to WBRC. Per the video footage, several witnesses confirmed he was supposed to be there but the officers refused to remove his handcuffs.

On a day—8/24—when fans across the sports world and social media celebrated his legacy, a Los Angeles jury awarded Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for her family’s suffering over the distribution of pictures from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed him.

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In a recent Psychology Today feature entitled “The Rise of Lonely, Single Men,” Greg Matos PsyD writes about a trend that shows a growing number of men are checking the long-term single box.

On Monday, a lawyer for one of two brothers who have been detained since June for felonies they apparently committed during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol said his client’s actions were comparable to those who participated in Black Lives Matter protests.Read more...

Tennis legend Serena Williams is set to wrap up her history-making career at the US Open. Since announcing she’s “evolving away from tennis” in the September issue of Vogue, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has been relatively quiet about her decision.

It’s no secret that Vivica A. Fox was wholly disappointed and unimpressed with Jada Pinkett Smith’s comments concerning the now infamous Will Smith Oscars slap.Read more...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking her political opponents to task over how they’re portraying her, quite literally.

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Bradford County Deputy Jacob Desue has been called to resign after pulling his gun on a pregnant woman during a traffic stop, according to First Coast News. Her children witnessed the horrifying scene from the backseat. The county sheriff was left shocked by the deputy’s actions after viewing the video footage.

Besides the late Chadwick Boseman, no other actor of this generation brought Black masculinity to life with the range of Michael K. Williams. His most memorable character, The Wire’s Omar, was a homicidal stickup man clinging to a rigid morality in Baltimore’s vicious drug culture, a man who never pondered any…Read more...

As children in some Republican-led states return to school, the curriculum will be vastly different. From the start of 2022, there has been an anti-Critical Race Theory crusade to provide the youth with a white-washed, non-confrontational version of America’s history. If it were left up to Republican lawmakers, they…Read more...

Back in January, I warned you all to fastTEN your sea-belts due to the exciting news of Jason Momoa coming onboard the tenth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. Now, it appears we’ve finally got a good idea of what we can expect from the Aquaman star when he finally makes his appearance in the film next…Read more...

Kanye West won’t be facing any charges for an incident where the Chicago rapper allegedly punched a fan after getting into an argument, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office.Read more...