Earlier this month, Florida rapper Rod Wave, who just scored his first number 1 album on the Billboard 200 a year ago, was arrested and faced charges of battery by strangulation for allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend in front of his children.Read more...

The 18-year-old white male accused of killing ten people at Tops supermarket in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to the shooting after he appeared in court on Thursday, CBS News reports.Read more...

Ava DuVernay never stops. Queen Sugar may be wrapping up its run, but the always busy writer/director has already set up her next TV series at Starz.

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An appeals court reinstated a New York City law prohibiting officers from using excessive restraint during an arrest. It reversed the lower court ruling which labeled the measure as unconstitutionally vague, per The Associated Press.

Multi-hyphenate star and Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx will be starring in an upcoming action film set to begin production this month.Read more...

Coach Prime ain’t having it.Read more...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has expressed interest in a run for Congress. Seats have opened in Brooklyn and Manhattan as a result of a redistricting plan, prompting the politician to possibly seize the opportunity.Read more...

As the country waits for the Supreme Court’s decision on whether or not to overturn Roe V. Wade, the Department of Homeland Security is warning that the decision could lead to widespread violence around the country.

While the Biden administration and Democratic representatives work together to find the proper amount and method to cancel student loan debt for 43 million Americans, Republicans have decided to try to block it. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), along with four other Republican senators, have introduced a bill to stop any…Read more...

Lil Nas X is going to need an extension on his trophy case. In the past year the “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” singer has won Grammys, Billboard awards, iHeart Radio awards and GLAAD Media honors. Now he’s being recognized for his songwriting talent.

Today would have been the 97th birthday of Civil Rights icon Malcolm X. The man was a strong advocate for Black empowerment and people in the Black community protecting themselves.Read more...

Summer days are made for reading. There’s nothing better than spending a sunny afternoon in the park or at the beach with your favorite book. Fortunately, there are lots of great reads coming to a bookstore or library near you. From historical fiction, to rom-com, to gripping memoirs, there is something for everyone.…Read more...

On Thursday, the three leaders of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation addressed the controversy that has surrounded the organization over the last month. When it was revealed in April by New York Magazine that BLM founder Patrisse Cullors secretly purchased a $5.8 million mansion in Southern California,…Read more...

Congratulations are in order to ANTI singer Rihanna and boyfriend and rapper A$AP Rocky who have reportedly welcomed their first child together!Read more...

Once Payton Gendron walked into Tops Supermarket with firearms and military gear, an assistant office manager hid behind the counter and did what any person would do in that instance: call 911. Instead, the dispatcher hung up on her and now they might lose their job for mishandling the call, per The Buffalo News.

Kendrick Lamar has not wasted any time since releasing his fifth studio album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers last week.Read more...

In a case of an actor taking their role way too seriously, BMF star Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr. found himself in legal trouble after failing to make payment on a luxury watch.

Actress/comedian Mo’Nique has had a long and varied career. From stand up to TV to movies, she’s done it all. While there have been some very public bumps along the way, she’s never let that stop her from delivering a great performance. Now that her career is back on the rise, it’s time to take a look at how far she’s…Read more...

Well it’s “about damn time!” A brand new documentary detailing the life and career of Lizzo will be headed to a small screen near us soon.Read more...

New York Attorney General Letitia James will investigate the role of social media companies played in the wake of the Buffalo shooting, Axios reports.Read more...

A war of words happened between Lil Wayne and Mark Cuban on Twitter, leaving folks both shocked as well as highly entertained. It all started on May 8 when NBA teams the Phoenix Suns and Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks faced each other in a seven- game series where Weezy sat courtside.Read more...

It looks like rappers and singers might now have some breathing room when writing lyrics for their music.Read more...

On May 18, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown put a charity fraud case behind her after pleading guilty to one of the charges she faced. The Florida congresswoman was convicted on 18 counts back in 2017 and sentenced to five years in prison. She served two years before being released out of concerns for her health due to…Read more...

Late Wednesday night, the House passed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act after a push from Democrats seeking to curb extreme domestic terrorism after the Buffalo shooting, the Associated Press reports. The bill went through with a 222-203 vote, almost along party lines—the only Republican who voted yes was Rep.…Read more...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she is taking greater measures toward gun control following the racially motivated Buffalo mass shooting, per The Associated Press. Hochul plans to introduce bills that will keep people like Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron, from being able to access guns.

From now on, it’s Dr. Kaepernick to you.Read more...

Warning! If you haven’t seen the Season 7 finale of The Masked Singer stop reading now!

When it comes to women of color, what we need in the workplace often depends on our age. How we relate to our coworkers, the qualities we need in an effective manager and how we respond to negative situations vary across generations. Google wanted to better understand these differences. So the tech giant sponsored the…Read more...

Loyal fans of 1883—the offshoot of the ever-popular series Yellowstone—will have a new hero to root for in the forthcoming season: the iconic Black marshal from the wild, wild, West, Bass Reeves, played by Selma star David Oyelowo.Read more...

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It’s been nearly a day since polls closed in critical primary elections in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, but at least one race involving a Black woman running for Congress still doesn’t have a winner.

New details about an encounter between Deshaun Watson and one of the women suing him for civil assault came out in leaked testimony from last week’s deposition in the case.

On a sunny day at The Boathouse, a Santa Barbara restaurant, a Karen decided to cause an unnecessary ruckus. In a five-minute video recording of the incident, the woman confronts the person recording, a Black man, and takes things to another level.

After a long and public battle, the U.S. Soccer Federation has finally decided to use some common sense and pay the men’s and women’s soccer teams equally.

This Saturday, May 21st would have been legendary and iconic rapper The Notorious B.I.G’s 50th birthday. Although he’s not here anymore, New York City is going all out to honor and make sure we remember the MC’s contributions to music and the city of New York.Read more...

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) stated that he will meet with President Biden today to advocate for a student loan forgiveness amount “that would make a difference,” The Hill reports. After an April meeting that the President had with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, he said his administration was looking into various…Read more...

Being Black in America after a tragedy in your community feels like what many would clarify as “the strong friend.” On Monday, Black people from all over had to get up, go to work, and pretend like everything was ok, as if the Buffalo shooting on Saturday didn’t happen. There might be a few “checks ins’ if at all,…Read more...

Nearly three weeks after Netflix laid off, and essentially shut down, their branded content arm, Tudum—which was comprised of predominately Black women and women of color staffers—it appears more staffers working under several other divisions dedicated to promoting and highlighting diverse content have also been…Read more...

Five students from Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia are suing the Floyd County School district on claims of racial discrimination and violation of their constitutional rights, according to CNN. The suit claims school administrators failed to address repeated racist incidents including students reenacting George…Read more...

The Amber Heard/Johnny Depp courtroom drama continues. But this time, it has reached a disturbing low: Heard is being accused of stealing Rihanna’s 2009 account of being assaulted by Chris Brown during her infamous ABC News interview.Read more...

Wrestling fans are used to drama happening during their favorite TV shows. Of course, it generally happens in the ring or in connection with a storyline. On Monday, things went extremely off-script in WWE’s women’s division when two of its champions walked out on Monday Night Raw, deciding not to perform in the…Read more...

Thomas Lane, one of the former Minneapolis officers involved in the killing of George Floyd, has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

Four former teachers at Sewickley Academic are suing the school for firing them out of retaliation for acknowledging their racial discrimination, reported the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. They said the school’s termination of Black administrators last summer was racially motivated.

In a letter posted Monday to the Starbucks website from Sara Kelly, the acting Executive Vice President of Partner Resources, the Seattle coffee company said it would cover travel for U.S. employees to abortion and gender-affirming procedures if they aren’t within 100 miles of their home.Read more...

The social media platform TikTok says it’s introducing new features to help creators, especially Black folks and other people of color, be recognized for trendsetting on the viral video platform.

Rapper Travis Scott remains tapped into his philanthropy bag. On Tuesday, it was revealed that his Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million to 100 HBCU students to ensure that they graduate this year.Read more...

Ten people were killed and three were injured by Payton Gendron as a result of his racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York. NBC affiliate WGRZ reported 11 of the victims were Black. The names of the victims have been released and their families are expected to receive funds from both donations and a possible…Read more...

The whirlwind romance between Grammy nominated singer Keyshia Cole and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown is over. I’m not exactly sure what she saw in Brown, but that’s neither here nor there. After just a month of dating, Brown dumped Cole on Instagram Live Tuesday.

It seems that another Black student could not escape discrimination at school and allegedly administrators did nothing to help him.Read more...