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Blac Chyna’s $100 million defamation trial against the Kardashian/Jenner family is putting all their business in the streets.Read more...

As of now, more than 780 people have been charged with riot-related federal crimes based on the Jan. 6th Capitol riots. The Justice Department says over 245 of them have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. More than 250 riot defendants have pleaded guilty, primarily to nonviolent misdemeanors. …Read more...

The first Black Secret Service agent who was assigned to protect a president is among the first three people pardoned by President Joe Biden, the White House announced on Tuesday.

The cop who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during an April 4 traffic stop in Michigan has been identified as Christopher Schurr. After the release of video footage by GRPD, Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said he wouldn’t reveal the officer’s name unless he was charged with a crime. Earlier…Read more...

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It appears that Chris Rock has once again addressed the infamous altercation with Will Smith that occurred last month at the Academy Awards...sort of. The comedian performed to a sold-out audience this past weekend in Baltimore.Read more...

Robin Roberts almost let history pass her by.Read more...

Nearly two weeks after Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pled guilty to charges of forcible touching stemming from several accusations of sexual misconduct, the actor is expected to host an event at a popular New York strip club.Read more...

Air Jordan. His Airness. M.J. The GOAT. Whatever name you know him by, Michael Jordan is one of the best players in the history of basketball and is considered by many (including me) to be the greatest basketball player of all time.Read more...

When will ‘protect Black women’ finally become more than a popular hashtag?

Rapper DaToddler/DaInfant/DaTrash DaBaby has responded on Monday after video footage went viral over the weekend allegedly showing him as the aggressor in a 2018 shooting in Wal-Mart.Read more...

NYC mayor Eric Adams has received a lot of criticism regarding crackdowns in homeless encampments and the subway safety plan, which would hurt Black and Latinx populations the most. Where will all these people go with this much displacement, and where is the plan to make shelters safer and more accessible? Spectrum…Read more...

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Rodney Reed was sentenced to death in Texas more than 20 years ago for the 1996 assault, rape, and strangling of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Reed maintained his innocence and challenged a Texas law that allows a convicted person to obtain post-conviction DNA testing of biological material if the court finds that…Read more...

Black hair has been all over the news lately. From the passage of The Crown Act banning race-based hair discrimination to Jada Pinkett Smith’s struggles with alopecia that sparked a 2022 Oscar moment we will never forget. Now two college friends have created a pop-up art installation designed to celebrate all that is…Read more...

In the never-ending saga of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson vs. Starz, the “In the Club” rapper is reporting that one of his high-profile projects is no longer in production at the cable channel. According to Complex, the Power Universe executive producer announced on Twitter that the anthology series A Moment in Time:…Read more...

Nicki Minaj is living her best life right now. And she’s spreading the message on Twitter that since she’s been sober, she’s never been happier. On April 21, a Twitter user asked the “Anaconda” rapper if she was high. Although the Twitterverse would have been more than understanding if she had lit that person up with…Read more...

Yet another excerpt from a forthcoming book on the 2020 election and the Biden Administration’s first year in power contains an unflattering anecdote about how President Joe Biden arrived at choosing then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate and eventual vice president.

Rosalie Rock, the mother of comedian Chris Rock, has spoken out about the slap heard round the world that happened at the 94th Academy Awards last month. In an interview with NBC affiliate South Carolina television station, WIS of Columbia, she shared her thoughts on one of the most shocking moments in the history of…Read more...

In a civil lawsuit, a Black Kansas City police sergeant is alleging that two officers racially profiled him during a traffic stop in 2021 in which they conspired about what happened and falsely accused him of misconduct, according to The Kansas City Star.Read more...

In the wake of his arrest, superstar singer/fashion mogul Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky are presenting a united front. According to People, the couple was seen having dinner with friends in Santa Monica over the weekend.Read more...

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis officially signed H.B. 7, or the “Stop Woke Act,” a bill aimed at limiting how schools, colleges, and businesses discuss issues of race into law, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

Megan Thee Stallion is finally opening up about the 2020 shooting incident allegedly involving rapper Tory Lanez in her first-ever TV interview.

Over the weekend we got yet another reminder that fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.Read more...

In a world where Black women are constantly perceived to be resilient and strong, is there space for them to be cared for? To care for themselves? One Elon University student is out to prove that there is, indeed. Self care may continue to be a buzz word both on and offline, but Lumen Scholar, Eukela Little is on a…Read more...

Jaquial Durham had what most would consider an unusual entry into the fashion world. After deciding to forgo his high school prom, the soon to be designer took the money his grandmother had given him for his tux to launch his fashion line. “She was upset, but that’s what I wanted to do,” Durham told Greenville News.Read more...

A new documentary is shining a light on a shameful piece of Springfield, Illinois’ public school history. In “No Title for Tracey,” filmmaker Maria Ansley tells the story of Tracey Meares, a graduate of Illinois High School’s senior class of 1984. Over 30 years ago as graduation approached, Meares was set to be the…Read more...

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In August of 2020 as the world cried out for justice for George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police, the quiet town of Tiburon, California was mismanaging its own officer encounters with the public. Married couple Yema Khalif and Hawi Awash were approached by an officer late one night as they restocked their Main…Read more...

A second memorial for Dwayne Haskins Jr., the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who died this month in a tragic accident on a Florida Highway, is being held in New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.

A woman is suing Von Miller, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, for allegedly sharing explicit images of her engaged in consensual sexual acts with two celebrities. The files also allegedly include a sex tape between the woman (who is being referred to only as Jane Doe), and the NFL star. According to documents…Read more...

All criminal charges against Pamela Moses have been dropped after she was originally sentenced to six years in prison for attempting to register to vote in the city of Memphis. Moses was told by her probation officer that she had completed her probation from a 2015 felony conviction, which was confirmed by the officer…Read more...

When Atlanta premiered there was nothing like it on TV. Donald Glover delivered a unique comedy that no one could pin down. It didn’t fit in the “Black TV show” category, so critics weren’t prepared for how amazing it is. With Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry and LaKeith Stanfield, we got introduced to a new group of…Read more...

Earth Day is here, a day for all of us to reflect on the impact of climate change and consider ways we can take better care of our planet. After all, it’s the only one we’ve got…right now. But being kind to the environment doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice looking great. There are lots of Black-owned beauty brands…Read more...

Trey Songz is making headlines yet again for accusations of sexual assault. A young woman claims that the singer—born Tremaine Neverson—groped her in August 2013 during “Foxwoods Liquid Sundays with Trey Songz” at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. In reports obtained by TMZ, the woman claims that the…Read more...

Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress can continue to exclude Puerto Rican residents from a federal program that assists elderly and low-income disabled people. The Social Security Income program, known as SSI, was established in 1972 to provide minimum income for adults in need who are over 65, blind or…Read more...

Emmett Till’s family members are calling for the prosecution of the woman who accused him of whistling at her in 1955, leading to his brutal murder, reported CBS News. Though the Justice Department closed the investigation into his murder, Till’s relatives are seeking another angle to finally bring justice to the case.

Vice President Kamala Harris will give the commencement address at Tennessee State University on May 7, the school announced this morning. Harris will speak along with Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Randall Woodfin as some 900 students receive their degrees.

When it comes to HBCUs, Xavier University is one of the best places to go if you’re going pre-med. But now, the small Louisiana university is planning to open a medical school and graduate school of health sciences of its own.

British racing champion Sir Lewis Hamilton and tennis champion Serena Williams are putting their collective influence and coins together as a part of a bid to potentially buy Chelsea FC, one of the world’s biggest and most premier football clubs.Read more...

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Janelle Monáe continues to be a game-changing inspiration.Read more...

Residents in Lowndes County, and in other rural areas in Alabama, are victims of inhumane living conditions; 40 percent of homes in the county have inadequate or no sewage systems. With a mostly Black population, it has a poverty rate of 22 percent—double the amount of the national average. The Justice Department…Read more...

This Blac Chyna vs. the Kardashians trial will get worse before it gets better, and when all is said and done, no one in the family will actually win.Read more...

At Brigham Young University, Black students represent less than one percent of the 30,000 undergrads on campus, a fact that can leave many of the Black students feeling isolated. But they do have a Black Student Union which has tried (albeit unsuccessfully) to encourage more inclusiveness on the school’s Utah campus.

Girls Trip star Tiffany Haddish has already conquered the acting world and is looking to make the jump to the music industry. The award-winning comedian, whose murder mystery AppleTV+ show The Afterparty was released in January, talked to TMZ in a recording studio and outlined her business plan.Read more...

Though it’s been weeks since the infamous Will Smith slap incident at the 2022 Academy Awards, the Tony Awards are doing what they can to prevent that from ever happening on their stage.Read more...

A committee appointed by Wichita City Manager Robert Layton found the police department did not properly discipline police officers accused of sending racist and homophobic messages, reported The Associated Press. The city report also found the department mishandled its investigation into the officers who exchanged…Read more...

When the next SpaceX Dragon capsule heads to space, one of its crew members will make history. Jessica Watkins, who will be on board, will be the fifth Black woman to go to space and the first Black woman to work on the International Space Station.

Florida’s Legislature approved new congressional boundaries Thursday under the insistence of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The map would lessen Black representation in the U.S. House and ultimately work to the advantage of Republicans by eliminating two districts represented by Black Democrats. In addition, the map…Read more...