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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...

Former Minneapolis police chief Tim Gannon has filed a lawsuit over being forced to resign for refusing to fire former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, the Associated Press reports. Potter was later convicted of shooting and killing Daunte Wright during an April 2021 traffic stop. Gannon is suing Brooklyn Center…Read more...

It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do, or where you’re from, the Karens will find you. In this case, it’s NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.Read more...

Killings of unarmed Black people at the hands of police are all too common in our country; the growing list of names makes it increasingly clear that the problem is serious and far-reaching. Now, an all-new one-hour Dateline special entitled, What Happened to Anton Black? investigates the circumstances surrounding a…Read more...

Angelica Ross is a star. If that wasn’t clearly portrayed through her fierce performance as Candy in FX’s popular series Pose, then it’s undoubtably about to be shown again once she makes her Broadway debut starring as the famous Roxie Hart in Chicago this fall.Read more...

A new ad targeting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp alleges that the incumbent Republican received nearly $1 million in campaign contributions from supporters of “segregation academies” and that if re-elected the incumbent Republican would cut public school funding and give tax credits to donors of elite private schools with a…Read more...

Two Black Muslim men are suing Alaska Airlines for being kicked off their flight in 2020. The incident came about after a passenger complained about them speaking and texting in Arabic, per NBC News. In reality, the passenger was probably projecting their racial bias onto them and assumed the two were dangerous.

Wendy Williams’ brother Tommy is speaking out following the recent news that his sister had randomly gotten married to an NYPD officer named Henry.Read more...

Drake, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are back to their regularly scheduled programming!Read more...

Tyler Perry receives a lot of criticism about his TV series and movies. And honestly, most of it is deserved. However, one thing he always gets right is respect for his elders. Over the years, he’s featured our best acting legends in many of his projects and consistently treats them with the dignity they weren’t…Read more...

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for what he labeled a “neglect of duty” and “incompetence.” Specifically, Desantis pointed to Warren’s reluctance to go after people who seek and provide abortions or on doctors that provide gender-affirming care to transgender people, CNN…Read more...

Social networking app Triller wanted to knock TikTok off its throne as the place to be for content creators. And the video-sharing service went hard to recruit some of the biggest influencers, making them offers they couldn’t refuse, including money, cars and lavish dinners. But Triller also devoted some of its…Read more...

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After spending a decade using his platform to lie on the memories of dead children, conservative talk show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones got hit with an expensive truth this afternoon: he owes parents of kids killed in the Sandy Hook school massacre at least $4.1 million.Read more...

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Ryan Outlaw, 39, was denied first aid by Salt Lake City police officers after a suffering a stab wound from a fight. According to an investigation by Fox 13 Now, the officers were well trained to provide care to Outlaw but instead waited until the paramedics arrived. At that point, it was too late.

Contrary to popular belief, Wendy Williams is not a married woman. Or at least, that’s the case according to her rep William Selby.Read more...

With fans still in shock over Warner Bros. Discovery’s cancellation of the HBO Max original film Batgirl, it seems like there’s a lot more change coming to the streaming network.

Kendrick Lamar is notorious for not posting on his social media unless he’s announcing new music or other creative projects he’s working on. But in a myriad of Instagram posts on Wednesday evening, he reflects on his “Big Steppers” tour, the making of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and the power of rap music.Read more...

Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on Saturday after marijuana was found in his backpack, according to TMZ.

For any hip-hop fans that grew up in the mid-90s, did you ever think there would be a time when an artist from Bad Boy would sign with Death Row or vice versa?Read more...

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As abortion access crumbles in the south, Georgia Gubnetrorial Candidate Stacey Abrams isn’t pulling any punches online.Read more...

Days after Harvard submitted its brief to the Supreme Court defending its Affirmative Action admission policies, some of the biggest companies in the United States also voiced their support for the standard. ABC News reports that more than 80 companies, including Apple, Bayer, Verizon, General Electric, and Microsoft,…Read more...

When the Senate’s most watched Democrat, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), agreed to sign onto Democrat’s new tax, energy and health care spending bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, last week, many people saw it as a reason to celebrate.Read more...

As the bodegahive still reels from the Desus & Mero split, more details are surfacing about the end of the comedy duo’s partnership.

When you buy a luxury car, you put the highest grade of gas in the tank because premium car engines are only as good as the fuel they burn. Burning 87 octane in a supercar that you just paid a lot of money for is a colossal waste of cash and fuel.Read more...

Natyana Muhammad posted a video to Twitter of her two-year-old daughter at a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party. She claims the mascot gave attention to the white kids there but ignored her daughter. According to NBC News, Muhammad is considering a lawsuit.

The Kettle Moraine School District of Wisconsin decided to bar their employees from displaying pride flags in classrooms or displaying their preferred pronouns in email signatures, according to The Associated Press. Superintendent Stephen Plum claims the new decision is simply a reinforcement of established policies.

The Russian case against WNBA star Brittney Griner has come to an expected, yet sad, verdict, as she was found guilty on drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison.