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As Vice President Kamala Harris continues to campaign as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Trump supporters are hurling a bevy of racist insults her way to deter from winning the election in November. Trump repeated one of them today during his appearance at National Association of Black Journalists in...Read more...

Apparently, Tiffany Haddish is not familiar with the concept of oversharing. The actress/comedian is once again making waves with an extremely personal admission about past shenanigans.

New York City is known for its crazies, but 45-year-old Harry Heymann might not have realized that he was messing with Ella Emhoff the stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris - and a person protected by the United States Secret Service (USSS).

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Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is not even two weeks old, but she has wasted little time reintroducing herself to America. She has traveled the country, along the way drawing massive crowds, but her speech on Tuesday night in my hometown of Atlanta hit different. As one of the Vice President's former...Read more...

Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson dominates women's basketball statistically and has multiple MVP, player of the year and other honors. As the WNBA's No. 1 draft pick in 2018, she is also one of the most decorated women in college basketball.Read more...

If you've ever been to the playground with a toddler, you already know how it goes down. Any time you get a group of two-year-olds together who have no tolerance for the word no," you have to expect that at any moment, a scuffle can break out over the last swing, a turn on the slide or a toy that may or may not be...Read more...

Picture day seems like a lot of fun when you're in school and getting your best outfit ready for the big event. But once you get older and start looking back at those old photos, it all takes on a what was I thinking" vibe. Before we wrap up summer, we thought it was time to take a nostalgic trip back to school....Read more...

50 Cent is keeping it all the way real when it comes to his thoughts on Diddy as he gears up to produce his forthcoming documentary about the disgraced producer and businessman.Read more...

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The city of Nashville, Tenn. is known as the home of country music and BBQ. Its lively nightlife mixed with southern hospitality is why many call it home, but residents are expressing their growing concerns after neo-Nazis and white supremacists have seemingly taken over.Read more...

Four years after a mother of four was found dead in a car that was pulled out of the Sacramento River, a 31-year-old man has been convicted of her murder.Read more...

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A bystander's video of a violent arrest by a Los Angeles Police officer has sparked an investigation following outrage in reaction to the footage. Fortunately, the Black man at the center of the arrest is alive, but what the officer did to him was a disturbing sight.

The United States women's gymnastics team understood the assignment at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games: bring home the gold. They did just that on July 30, delivering the United States its first team gold medal since 2016.

Despite Simone Biles being the most decorated gymnast of all time, some folks online are still finding something negative to say about her.Read more...

With plenty of star power on the Team USA roster, Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas will be tasked with two things coming off the bench - being a physical presence on both sides of the ball and giving 100% on every possession like she does every game. Nicknamed The Engine," Thomas is one of the main reasons the...Read more...

What was scheduled as just another political rally quickly turned into a once in a lifetime experience for Atlanta residents and visitors alike. It wouldn't be an ATL event if the stars didn't show up and out, and musical artists Megan Thee Stallion and Quavo took the stage to show their support for Vice President Kama...Read more...

Despite it being more than a year since R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years for his Chicago sex crimes against minors, his legal team is still fighting for his freedom.Read more...

Imagine being called deranged" and psychotic" because you don't have kids. In a newly resurfaced podcast interview from 2020, former President Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, said just that.Read more...

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After winning the 2024 women's doubles and previously making it to the finals and semi-finals of the singles at the French Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was considered a medal favorite at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, her singles run came to a controversial end in the third round on Tuesday.

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Our Forever First Lady, Michelle Obama, always gives us exactly what we need - even when we don't know we need it. Her bestselling 2022 book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times," was packed with personal stories and reflections about how she's navigated being a wife, mother and the first Black First...Read more...

For nearly as long as Diddy has been in the limelight as the mogul behind Bad Boy Entertainment, Kim Porter was by his side. As one of Black entertainment's It" couples of the 1990s, they appeared to have it all and more in photos and videos together.Read more...

Former President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to make an appearance tomorrow (July 31) at the National Association of Black Journalists' annual conference in Chicago, caused outrage and shock when he gave a speech to a Christian audience Friday.Read more...

There's nothing we love more than checking out the insides of stars' homes. So when they let folks like Architectural Digest inside, we can't resist taking a peek. From cozy living rooms to fabulous walk-in closets, we've rounded up some of the most stylish spaces of our favorite Black celebs with eye-catching art...Read more...

The U.S. women's gymnastics team's motto for the 2024 Paris Olympics is Anything can happen." This means all five athletes need to be prepared to compete if they're suddenly called upon. It's a reference to how Simone Biles' withdrawal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics sent shockwaves through the team.Read more...

While Vice PresidentKamala Harris continues to make great strides with American voters and support for former President Donald Trump has increased since his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden, there's one group of Americans that neither candidate can truly get a hold of: Black men.Read more...

Some of the most talented Black singers and entertainers in American history have performed for both current and potential presidents. They are there to rally support for a particular candidate, or sometimes it's because that politician enjoys the artist's music.Read more...

In case you thought the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar was cooked, think again....because it appears to have grown legs and trotted over into other artist's territories. I'll explain.

Hosting awards shows is not the big time gig it once was. There was a time when emceeing one of the major events, Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, and Tonys, was considered a big career move. However, recent controversies surrounding the performance of comedians Jo Koy and Jerrod Carmichael has led some famous names to shy...Read more...

Kendrick Lamar is a deep and thoughtful MC who ensures no details are missed relating to his music. Oftentimes, his studio albums are conceptual masterpieces that give listeners many themes to break down and analyze.Read more...

Sha'Carri Richardson sees the 2024 Olympic games as her shot at redemption. After an amazing performance at the Olympic Trials in 2021, she tested positive for THC and missed out on her chance to compete for team USA at the Tokyo games. Since then, she's been out to prove that she's up for the challenge this time...Read more...

On Friday (July 26), X owner Elon Musk shared a deepfake video making fun of Vice President Kamala Harris on the popular app. The clip uses AI to imitate Harris' voice to spoof her own campaign. Even though Musk is the owner of the platform, sharing the racist video violates X's policies against synthetic and...Read more...

In an unexpected turn of events, United Airlines responded again to ex-Broncos running back Terrell Davis but not with the apology he was awaiting. They had to undo a decision that would've gotten them even more flack.

Montel Williams hasn't been in the spotlight for a while, but the beloved former television host has been trending lately - and not for reasons that appeal to him.Read more...

A 72-year-old serial killer who terrorized South Africa during the 1980s post- apartheid has died of his medical condition. But families are pushing the police to investigate the 20 alleged murders beyond the few he was convicted of.

Former president Donald Trump will appear at the National Association of Black Journalists' annual conference in Chicago on Wednesday (July 31). The announcement Monday night. He will sit for a panel moderated by three Black women - ABC's Rachel Scott, FOX News' Harris Faulkner and Semafor reporter Kadia Goba.Read more...

Phaedra Parks has come home. The reality TV personality has returned to The Real Housewives of Atlanta" amid a rocky production of the show's 16th season. Parks, who is currently a full-time cast member on Bravo's Married to Medicine," announced her return in a glamorous Instagram post.Read more...

America is less than one hundred days away from choosing the next president. From President Joe Biden dropping out of the race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to former President Donald Trump being shot at his own rally, this election season has been nothing short of a rollercoaster.

Amid the nonstop racist attacks Kamala Harris has received from white conservative supporters, more than 150,000 white men joined the online stream for the White Dudes for Harris" online fundraising event that raised more than $4 million for the presidential hopeful.Read more...

Tiffany Haddish is one of those celebrities who seems to enjoy letting the world in on every aspect of her life. But maybe we don't need to know everything she's thinking all the time. The Girls Trip" star once again found herself in trouble on social media when she posted a TikTok video of her visit to a Zimbabwean...Read more...

Ever get the feeling someone was dodging you? You know, if you catch up with them it's gonna get real so they never return your calls or texts. Your emails go unanswered and when you see them in the street you have to yell: Yo muthaf**** what up, doe!?"Read more...

I'm not sure if an actual basement exists when it comes to the quality of Tyler Perry content, but Divorce in the Black" has to be close.Read more...

Love takes Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall around the track and around the world. Tara is returning to the Olympics for the second time after representing Team USA in the long jump at the Tokyo Games in 2020. Hunter, who medaled in both the 2016 and 2020 Paralympics, will run in his third Paralympics in Paris.Read more...

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is infused with enough #BlackGirlMagic to help her kill it in the Oval Office and be a successful world leader. Here are just seven reasons, based on accomplishments throughout her career and all sorts of research on how Black women excel at...well, almost everything.

The internet is at again, having a ball with comments made by a British sports reporter after seeing tennis legend Serena Williams walk the red carpet ahead of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris on July 26.

After more than 30 years in the entertainment industry, Snoop Dogg has quite literally done it all. Nowadays, he's seen as a hip-hop legend, an entrepreneur, a pitch man, a hilarious media personality and a vocal cannabis advocate. However, he started out as a kid from Long Beach who just wanted to be a rapper. He's...Read more...

On Saturday (July 27), comedian Amanda Seales lit up the internet once again with her commentary. This time, she directed her sights to Vice President Kamala Harris and recounted a meeting that Seales said took place between the two women.