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A Southern California police department faces criticism after two of its officers shot a Black man in the back as he ran away from them.

Born and raised in the Bronx, the twin DJ duo of Angel + Dren do it all. Not only are they known for their back and forth, high-energy DJ sets, but they are some of the most stylish people working a turntable. Releasing their debut R&B EP Dark Summer last year, the duo is just committed to being creative.Read more...

Comedy legend and actor Eddie Murphy will be back on a small screen near us soon, as it was recently revealed that he’ll be starring in an upcoming holiday film for Prime Video.Read more...

Black folks generally (looking at you Ms. Owens) don’t need to be told we have a rising white supremacy problem in this country.Read more...

Last weekend, rapper Kodak Black was arrested during a traffic stop in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on drug charges. Patrol stopped him because his car tints were darker than the legal limit, but what they found was $75,000 cash and a bag containing 31 tablets of oxycodone.Read more...

With the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game taking place in Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, there was no way the event could happen without a tribute to the most influential Dodger ever: Jackie Robinson. And there’s no one better to deliver that moment than Denzel Washington.Read more...

Throughout the ongoing investigation concerning the Jan. 6th riots, a question remains about former President Trump’s activities and whereabouts as his supporters stormed the Capitol building. CNN reports one single text exchange was provided to DHS inspector general Joseph Cuffari despite requesting a month’s worth…Read more...

Deshaun Watson’s intention to sue the National Football League if hands him a long-term suspension could be irrelevant if one well-regarded football talking head is right.

Will Eric Adams, the New York mayor with a never-ending nostalgia for his glory days in the NYPD, keep the same energy the next time one of his officers beats or hurts someone?

Karena S. McClerkin was 18 years old when she went missing Oct. 11, 2016. A man connected to her disappearance has been arrested and charged with murder. The Kokomo Police Department now believe from a 2021 tip they know what happened leading to her vanishing, according to IndyStar. Even so, it’s been five years and…Read more...

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks obtained the winning bid for the Black News Channel. The station shut down in March just 2 years after its launch. The deadline for the $11 million in assets was set by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida was July 11. The court had no qualifying…Read more...

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The over 75-day detainment of WNBA Star Brittney Griner in Russia has awoken much of the American public to the complex nature of prisoner exchanges with other countries. Griner’s legal team is working on her case until court resumes on July 26. In the meantime, many ask what the Biden administration can do in the…Read more...

The transcript of the 911 call which led to the sniper-shooting of 20-year-old Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg has been released to the public. The call reveals what was going on from the viewpoint of Tekle’s neighbor, Arabella Yarabrough and also offers some insight to why she counter-protested the demonstration led by…Read more...

There’s strength in vulnerability, and part of being strong is exposing your faults and admitting when you need help. That being said, my name is Jay Connor and I’m infatuated with in an entanglement with completely and utterly addicted to Steve Lacy’s latest offering, Gemini Rights.

If Deshaun Watson is hit with a lengthy suspension from the NFL over the allegations of sexual assault and harassment against him, he literally won’t take it sitting down.Read more...

First, you have people acting like Drake, and now you have people claiming to be the 6God’s son.Read more...

A GoFundMe page has gone up to raise money for funeral expenses for Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg, a Black man shot down by two Minneapolis snipers after reportedly shooting inside an apartment building. Within the initial reports of his killing, his fundraiser surpassed its goal of $20,000.

Payton Gendron, the white gunman who is being charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo Tops supermarket in May, pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges on Monday. He may be facing the death penalty. Gendron was indicted last week on hate crimes and weapons counts.Read more...

One would believe that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would go above and beyond in showing up for the grieving families left after the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting. However, as ABC News obtained his schedule, Abbott did not attend a single funeral for the 19 children and two teachers who died in the tragedy.

Though Ne-Yo may have once been onboard to #MuteRKelly following the disgusting revelations presented in the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries and his New York trial last year—which resulted in a prison sentence of 30 years—it now appears as if he’s singing a different tune.Read more...

Kanye West’s decision to pull out of his Rolling Loud Miami headlining set has caused more controversy than anyone expected.

In a move that caused outrage, Twitter didn’t remove transphobic tweets from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in which she makes hateful remarks about Adm. Rachel Levine, a transgender Biden administration official. Instead, the social media platform included disclaimers and turned off comments and retweets for…Read more...

While Primetime’s name may suggest that he’s all about himself, his actions show that he’s all about the team.Read more...

Trigger warning: This article includes mentions of suicide.Read more...

Late nights just got a lot more boring.Read more...

Yesterday, we told you about two young Black girls who got the cold shoulder when they tried to shake hands with a character on a trip to Sesame Place. The video went viral and got lots of viewers angry about what looked like a clear case of racism. Now the girls’ family is lawyering up, saying they are not ruling out…Read more...

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka is ready to return to the tennis court.Read more...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stated in his concurring opinion that the high court should be open to relooking at cases concerning due process precedents such as the right to contraceptives. Republicans like Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Breen (R-Indiana) have openly questioned the legality of marriage rights…Read more...

A Black American opera star is canceling scheduled performances at one of Italy’s most famed venues over its use of blackface in a separate production.

These days store shelves are filled with products made for Black hair. But you can’t have a conversation about Black hair products without mentioning the OG, Madam C.J. Walker. She changed the game in the early 1900s with her homemade line of hair products for Black women, which made her the first African American…Read more...

The University of Florida needs to find a less dangerous name for its starting quarterback after their current signal caller, Anthony Richardson says he’ll no longer use a moniker synonymous with mass shootings across the country.Read more...

A judge dismissed the murder convictions of Vincent Ellerbe, James Irons and Thomas Malik, three men incarcerated for decades for the killing of a subway token clerk in 1995, according to The Associated Press. The three say they were coerced into giving false confessions.

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As smoke-filled scenes of the United States Capitol under attack by a group of avowed white supremacists on January 6th filled our television screens, the consensus for many Black Americans was the same, the backlash is here.Read more...

No one is surprised by Tristan Thompson’s antics at this point.Read more...

Abbott Elementary’s awards rush continues with another organization recognizing the game-changing comedy and its creator/star Quinta Brunson.Read more...

The video of a Rochester, NY investigator aggressively handcuffing a Black EMT went circulated on social media last week. The way he man-handled the woman drew criticism. Following the backlash from the incident, the officer is now going under investigation, according to Democrat & Chronicle.

Sens. Mario Rubio (R-FL) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) have introduced a new piece of legislation requiring fathers to pay child support starting in “the first month in which the child was conceived, as determined by a physician,” The Hill reports.

When Drake penned the lyrics “you know how sticky it gets” for his popular song “Sticky” off his recently-release album Honestly, Nevermind, I doubt he was foreshadowing his run-in with Swedish police. But alas, that’s exactly how things have played out. I’ll explain.Read more...

As he sets out on his “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium tour, The Weeknd is also treating fans to the first footage from his upcoming HBO series The Idol.

WNBA champion Brittney Griner was back in a Russian court Friday, as the basketball star’s legal team began presenting its case. After several character witnesses spoke in favor of the eight-time All-Star, the defense said it needed more time to prepare, so the trial was adjourned until July 26.Read more...

Two Minneapolis police snipers fatally shot 20-year-old Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg after an hours-long standoff, according to CBS News. What prompted the officers to shoot remains unclear but the officers involved were part of the SWAT raid that led to Amir Locke’s killing in February.

Fans of Lil Uzi Vert noticed something different on the Philadelphia rapper’s Instagram account. They updated their profile so they will be referred to by they/them gender pronouns.Read more...

Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who claims she is a leading champion of “education freedom,” said that she believes the Department of Education should be abolished at a conservative activist rally, the Florida Phoenix reports.

The Sesame Place theme park, just outside of Philadelphia, is getting some serious heat after a Black mother shared a video of her daughters’ rejection by a park employee dressed as Rosita, a character from the long-running kids’ show, Sesame Street. The girls’ mother posted the shade on her Instagram account on July…Read more...

Over the weekend, comedian and Killing It star Craig Robinson was forced to cancel a set at The Comedy Zone comedy club in Charlotte, N.C., due to an active shooter incident.Read more...

The combination of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion hints the conservative-slanted court is on track to undo more decisions. One of these pertains to the landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges case, which established same-sex marriage as a constitutional right. …Read more...