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The arrests of Jeffrey “Young Thug” Williams, Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens, and 26 others affiliated with the Young Stoner Life imprint (YSL) imprint have drawn some concerns from rap fans and first amendment advocates. The YSL collective was charged with a 56-count indictment which included conspiring together to obtain…Read more...

Three Maryland towns have agreed to pay $5 million to the family of 19-year-old Anton Black, who was died after being handled by police in 2018. According to The Associated Press, an addition to the settlement requires improvements to police training and policies. It seems police reform only comes after it’s too late…Read more...

As hard as it may be to imagine, the role of Rue on HBO’s popular drama Euphoria almost went to another actress and not Zendaya—or at least that’s the word on the street, according to the casting director in charge of the show.Read more...

On Monday, a Houston nurse was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for the fiery Los Angeles crash that killed six people, which included a pregnant woman along with her infant. The disturbing surveillance video of the crash has been widely circulated online.Read more...

On today’s episode of “The Slap,” Willow Smith has commented on her father’s Oscar-night actions and how it affects her and the family. Look, I know what you’re thinking, but this is our lives now. We will never be done talking about this.

While some in Hollywood may still be in shock, appalled and dismayed at the now infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars slap that took place earlier this year, that doesn’t mean everyone feels the same way. Chief among them, are folks like Dave Chappelle, who recently joked about the incident during a stop in Ohio for…Read more...

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Updated August 8, 2022 at 10:02 a.m.

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Updated as of 8/8/2022 at 4:00 p.m. ET

Remember when Kevin Durant turned the NBA off-season upside down and requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets? More than a month later, he still hasn’t been traded and Kyrie Irving is still on the team. Either teams don’t want Durant, or they don’t want to offer what it’ll cost to get him.Read more...

OWN’s critically acclaimed drama, Queen Sugar, is set to wrap up its seven season run when the final episodes premiere on Sept. 6 at 8/7c on OWN.

Prison, generally speaking, ain’t a place you want to be. Two of my uncles have done decades behind the wall in our home state of Pennsylvania; another retired a few years back from a career as a correctional officer in multiple penitentiaries here. I’ve written about my friend and high school classmate who did two…Read more...

After the mass shooting Uvalde, Texas, we all have been debating the best ways to keep children safe from gun violence. Common sense would think to pass more gun safety legislation to cut down the number of school shootings. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that all six Madison County schools in North Carolina will…Read more...

Roger E. Mosley, who starred as Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the classic CBS television series Magnum P.I., died early Sunday morning. Mosley was a Los Angeles native who lived in the Watts neighborhood. He also went to Jordan High School.Read more...

A video has circulated on the internet showing Nigerian immigrant Alika Ogorchukwu being attacked and strangled to death by an Italian man. On July 29, Ogorchukwu (who worked as a street vendor) allegedly asked the suspect Filippo Claudio Giuseppe Ferlazzo and the woman accompanying him for pocket change.Read more...

Abbott Elementary continues to pick up momentum as it heads toward a big Emmy night.Read more...

Would it really be a proper NBA off-season if two players weren’t beefing? But in this case, I can’t quite put my finger on what got both of these players so heated.

Another day, another Karen. A video has been circulating social media of a white woman calling the police to report a Black man for standing outside his house, according to The Seattle Times. Yes, just standing. The woman accused the man of being a burglar but insisted race had “nothing to do” with her choice to…Read more...

Multi-Grammy-nominated rapper Nicki Minaj is set to be honored at the 2022 MTV Video Music Award as it’s been announced she’ll be the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.Read more...

Is there a serial killer targeting Muslims in Albuquerque?

Tulsi Gabbard, who once served as a Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris’ history regarding marijuana prosecution after Harris denounced Russia’s sentencing of WNBA star Brittney Griner on a cannabis infraction.

The 2022 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival kicked off in a big way on Friday, as Barack and Michelle Obama made an appearance to introduce the new Netflix documentary, Descendant.Read more...

Thought it’s only been a little over a week since Beyoncé dropped her seventh studio album Renaissance, the long-awaited project has already further cemented Queen Bey’s status in history as it’s landed at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.Read more...

Alicia White, one of the six officers charged in the fatal arrest of Freddie Gray, will be promoted from lieutenant to captain, according to The Baltimore Sun. After escaping charges from the Justice Department while three of her colleagues were acquitted, she continued to work, business as usual.

If you haven’t heard of Brian “B. Dot” Miller and Elliott Wilson, are you really a fan of hip-hop? The two are the creators of one of the most successful and popular hip-hop podcasts out, Rap Radar.

Over the weekend, celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson broke up—some unfortunate news for lovers of reality television. But all of Black Twitter couldn’t help but think about Kanye West living his best life.

As Marvel made its big announcement about what fans can expect from the next two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, noticeably absent from the list was news concerning the X-Men. Of course, that never stops fans from offering their opinions, which led an actor many have theorized could join the franchise to…Read more...

43 Republicans voted to block Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) proposal for a $35-per-month limit on insulin costs under private insurance plans in the Inflation Reduction Act, as reported by The Hill.Read more...

Sports journalist Jemele Hill recently opened up about leaving the “conservative culture” at ESPN that prompted her departure from the network following an infamous tweet concerning Donald Trump.Read more...

Hulu’s upcoming series about the life of Mike Tyson has pissed off perhaps the one person it should have aimed to please, Tyson himself. The boxing legend has recently spoken out against the making of “Mike,” the limited series set to debut on the network on August 25th starring Trevante Rhodes. Tyson claims that Hulu…Read more...

A small town in Alabama is making national headlines this weekend for dissolving their police department over a racist text sent between an officer and an unidentified party. According to The New York Times, the three member force is under investigation after a screenshot of the text was posted to social media. The…Read more...

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Just weeks after a Black family was ignored by costumed characters during a Sesame Place parade, the same seems to have taken place at a New Jersey Chuck E. Cheese location. Last weekend, Natyana Muhammad, a 29 year old mother from Wayne, posted a video of her two year old daughter Safa attempting to get the attention…Read more...

Beyoncé has been breaking the internet and streaming sites ever since she dropped her “Break My Soul” single in June. The end of July, (and the beginning of BDE Leo season) also brought us the full RENAISSANCE project keeping summer blocks and rooftop drag parties hotter than fish grease. But while the gworlz thought…Read more...

If you’ve been anywhere in and around Black Beauty influencer spaces over the last decade, you’re probably familiar with the name Jackie Aina. Aina, 35, who got her start as a YouTube guru for Black makeup enthusiasts and has since designed a line of home products, has recently come under fire for adopting a Nigerian…Read more...

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Black farmers in this country have decreased over the past 100 years. Stats from McKinsey & Company show that just over one percent of farmers identify as Black today, compared with 14 percent a century ago. And the impact of that loss is affecting the pockets of the Black farming community, which now only represents…Read more...

It’s one thing to get Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to agree to a comprehensive deal benefiting Democrats and people of color. Having Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-AR) sign on to it, given her history of keeping the filibuster intact under the fake guise of bipartisanship, is another. CNN reports that Sinema decided to be the…Read more...

If you’re looking for a more honest, genuine, and vulnerable portrayal of Black men on the small screen, then look no further than Bounce TV’s Johnson.Read more...

August is here. And while most of your favorite television shows are still on vacation, digging into a good book is a great way to enjoy some of the last few moments of summer. Fortunately, there are some gripping memoirs, fabulous fiction and futuristic dystopian tales hitting bookstore and library shelves this…Read more...

A Texas couple is suing Rosenberg police because they falsely arrested them instead of the group of teenagers they were after, according to records obtained by VICE News. Though they let them go, they held them at gunpoint, handcuffed them and destroyed some of their belongings in the process.

HBO Max is under fire for some questionable decision making, but I need to applaud it for one very important project. The streaming service recently debuted the documentary Milestone Generations. The film explores the original creation of Milestone Media and its relaunch in 2021.

Although R. Kelly is sitting in a Chicago jail cell, he still seems to have a lot of money in his account.Read more...

Fresh off the news that Netflix is investing in Africa, Prime Video is announcing its own expansion into Nigeria.

Amy Weirich had hopes of being re-elected as district attorney general. Though, after attempting to put away activist Pamela Moses for trying to restore her voter registration, Weirich lost her popularity, per The Guardian. That was only one situation that led to her being unseated.

Just one week after the release of Beyoncé’s latest album, Renaissance, Queen Bey is poised to become the first female artist to have a number one album on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 2022. And while Bey should definitely be patting herself on the back, the folks at Telfar have a good reason to celebrate her…Read more...

The fallout from Brittney Griner’s guilty verdict on Thursday was felt throughout the WNBA and NBA. Players from across both leagues posted their support on social media. The Phoenix Mercury center’s detainment has been particularly tough on her teammates, who’ve had to continue playing through their emotions. Things…Read more...