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Beverly Hills Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Jacqueline Avant, philanthropist, activist and wife of music executive Clarence Avant.Read more...

On Wednesday, we told you about Cardi B.’s increasing accolades and entrepreneurial ventures. Now, according to the latest announcement from Playboy, the “Up” artist will be adding another title to her repertoire: Creative Director-in-Residence for Playboy.

Casey Goodson Jr.’s family got a small step closer to justice for their fallen relative.Read more...

Headline: A former police officer in La Mesa, California lied on his report to get a Black man arrested. Shocker.Read more...

Last month’s not guilty verdict for Kyle Rittenhouse didn’t stop student protesters from gathering on Arizona State University’s campus Wednesday to protest. While on trial, the 18-year-old testified that he was taking online classes from the university. He also said in numerous media interviews that he wanted to be…Read more...

Let’s be honest, Christmas rom-coms haven’t been the most inclusive movies. Mainly that’s because Hallmark had a stranglehold on the genre. However, with Lifetime and Netflix entering the ring, we’ve seen more stories featuring Black families and LGBTQ characters.

“Through nerd shit all connections are possible,” proclaims Omar Holmon in the introduction to Black Nerd Problems, the collection of essays based on the website and podcast he founded in 2014 with fellow writer William Evans. The book, which debuted this September, is an amalgamation of new and archived takes from…Read more...

Former residents and descendants of a Black community that was literally wiped off the map to make way for parking lots at the University of Georgia want their issue to be heard.

It seems the lawsuits keep mounting up for disgraced R&B singer and convicted sex trafficker and racketeerer R. Kelly.

“This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right,” says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after an appeal by the Daily Mail in her years-long privacy suit against the tabloid was denied. On Thursday, London’s Court of Appeal upheld a February ruling by the High Court…Read more...

Senior adviser and chief spokesperson for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Symone Sanders, is leaving the White House according to close sources from the White House.Read more...

A new documentary will show a different side of late singer Whitney Houston. Per Deadline, Whitney Houston in Focus highlights the young Whitney before she became a superstar.

The verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial was frustrating, alarming, and predictable. But it was also revealing.

HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects the Black community in the U.S., with the majority of new HIV diagnoses occurring in our community, and Black LGBTQ+ people being the most affected.Read more...

Once upon a time, this writer was a pageant-obsessed little kid; true story. Despite never desiring to compete in one (frankly, it looks like a tremendous of work—and trust, I can put in work), I never never missed a broadcast event; typically settling in with my grandmother or bonus mom to watch. But these days, I…Read more...

If you had DaBaby not caring about HIV/AIDS organizations and flaking on his “education,” then congrats, like the rest of us, you saw right through his foolishness.

It’s official: Stacey Abrams has her eyes on the Georgia governor’s mansion.

Jacqueline Avant, the prominent longtime philanthropist and wife of iconic music producer Clarence Avant, died on Wednesday, following a home invasion robbery.Read more...

Anthony Broadwater always maintained his innocence. In the 40 years since he was accused and ultimately convicted for the brutal 1981 rape of then-18-year-old Syracuse University freshman Alice Sebold—including 16 years spent in prison and 5 denied appeals for parole—he never wavered in disavowing any involvement in…Read more...

In yet another trial in Minnesota, Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when she “mistakenly” used her gun instead of her taser, is set to testify in her trial.Read more...

A Virginia Beach cop who killed a relative of superproducer Pharrell Williams won’t be charged.Read more...

For weeks, there’ve been whispers that the NBA was about to smack fire out of the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat for tampering allegations with regard to their offseason sign-and-trade deals for Kyle Lowry (not to be confused with Mike) and Lonzo Ball. But because the league is full of shit, and apparently has no desire…Read more...

Award winning actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is ready to start his empire with the launch of his production company House Eleven10, per Deadline. He has already set a partnership with Netflix.

Islamophobia is as pervasive in America today as it was in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Headlines from the past week have pretty much proved that it’s running rampant through the U.S. Capitol too. Now, Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of only three Muslim members of Congress, is calling for accountability as she faces her…Read more...

If you’re a Tupac stan with a few hundred racks to spare, it could be a very merry Christmas.Read more...

There’s no age limit to promoting change and positivity in the Black community. You could be nine or 90. That’s exactly what a young Black boy is doing in Twinsburg, Ohio.Read more...

When Cardi B wrote “Bartier Cardi” for her debut album Invasion of Privacy in 2018, I wonder if she knew that title would act as foreshadowing to not only her drip-laced jewelry collection, but her musical success just three years later.Read more...

Ballet is a notoriously white art form. Black dancers, choreographers and executives are few. That’s why the news of Janet Rollé being appointed CEO and Executive Director at American Ballet Theatre is so monumental.Read more...

Don’t sleep. Experts agree that raising a brilliant person is not something that happens by accident. Masterful parents are intentional, strategic and start early. It’s all based on science... well, neuroscience, according to Haji Shearer, a social worker and parent group facilitator and program director of The…Read more...

“I’ve been on this focus, in terms of my art and creativity, of getting adults to behave like children again,” said Virgil Abloh in a recording played at the opening of his final show for Louis Vuitton. “If they go back into this sense of wonderment, they start to stop using their mind, and they start using their…Read more...

The 64th GRAMMY Awards have gone with a familiar face to host the festivities. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah will return to once again emcee the show. The GRAMMYS air Monday, Jan. 31 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS.

Halle Berrrryyyyyyy, Halle Berry!Read more...

Andre Dickens was declared the newly elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff election late Tuesday night.Read more...

As much as I despise the Lakers and take tremendous joy in watching them struggle out the gate this season (The Kings took y’all to three overtimes?! Really?!), LeBron James contracting COVID-19 is the exact type of news that I hate to report on.Read more...

Marsai Martin is already working on her post-black-ish life. The young actress is executive producing Saturdays at Disney Channel, per Deadline.Read more...

With Devin Booker leaving the game with a hamstring injury in the second quarter, the Phoenix Suns (18-3) had the perfect excuse to come up short against the Golden State Warriors (18-3), who’ve been decapitating any and all who stand in their way all season.Read more...

Insecure may be ending, but the actors and writers from the series are set to break out and take over. Jean Elie, who played Issa’s brother Ahmal, and writer/story editor Mike Gauyo will team up for the new ALLBLK series Send Help.Read more...

As the fashion world continues to process the unexpected death of acclaimed designer Virgil Abloh on Sunday, there might not seem to be much to celebrate. Nevertheless, just as Abloh’s final collection takes the runway tonight in Miami (per his final wishes), on Monday night, many of his colleagues, friends and…Read more...

The family of nine-year-old Ezra Blount, who died of severe injuries sustained at the Astroworld catastrophe earlier this month, has declined rapper Travis Scott’s offer to cover expenses for his funeral.Read more...

Enes Kanter might need a better PR rep. The outspoken Boston Celtics center put a foot in his mouth on Monday when he let Fox News’ T*cker C*arlson gas him into saying Black Americans should pretty much shut up and dribble.

It’s a three-peat; for the third year in a row, a Black woman was crowned Miss USA on Monday night, as Miss Kentucky Elle Smith earned the title during the 70th Miss USA pageant at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Okla. Smith follows in the stilettoed footsteps of Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch and 2019's queen…Read more...

In a past life, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III was a dual-threat quarterback who demonstrated deep ball accuracy, good arm strength, and elite athleticism. But once injuries took their toll on the promising signal-caller, his career was never the same. For years, he bounced around the league as a backup…Read more...

Civil rights leader and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Rev. C.T. Vivian is the subject of new college course offerings this semester. The curriculum, pushed by friends of the activist and educators, is currently offered in at least seven colleges in Georgia and one in Louisiana. The goal: to get these courses…Read more...

Ready to have some Ivy under your tree this Christmas? Beyoncé just teased her fifth Ivy Park collaboration with Adidas, reportedly intended to invite everyone home for the holidays. Titled “Halls of Ivy,” the new collection’s campaign appropriately plays on that collegiate theme, “but was created for adults and…Read more...

Exactly five months after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on a technicality, prosecutors are petitioning the high court to appeal the decision.Read more...

I learned about Virgil Abloh the way I’d wager a significant amount of folks did: Nike. Of course, there are loads of folks who are up on all things fashion and know who designed what and when with whom and why—especially in urban wear—but I don’t know if that’s the majority of us. But back in 2017, Nike kicked in the…Read more...

As if we needed more reasons to distrust America’s carceral system: officials in Florida are accused of allowing violent prison guards to stay on the job even though they’re unapologetic white supremacists, the Associated Press reports.

In an unanimous decision, the five judges in Botswana’s Court of Appeals upheld the 2019 court decision to decriminalize gay sex. On Monday, the ruling struck down two sections of a penal code that made homosexuality punishable by up to seven years in jail.Read more...