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Authorities in Capitol Heights, Maryland have concluded the search for a woman who had been missing for the past week. We don't know what's more disturbing: the discovery of her remains, or where they were found.Read more...

It's unfortunately the end of the road for Chad OchoCinco and his ex-fiancee Sharelle Rosado. And now, she's spilling the tea on their highly publicized and messy breakup and the aftermath.Read more...

Things can change extremely quickly in the entertainment industry. One day, you're a beloved hip-hop MC who happens to be in a relationship with one of the most influential and wealthiest pop stars on the planet. The next, you're found guilty of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon that could send you to prison...Read more...

Has Kanye West's music dropped in quality? It's a topic fans have been arguing for years now, and it seems that it may have gotten to the man himself over the years, leading to him losing his love of music.Read more...

Remember that guy who claimed to have seen a few of Sean Diddy" Combs' sex tapes? Well, he's in deep ish now, facing a lawsuit filed by the rapper from behind bars as he faces his pending sex crime case.Read more...

The Detroit-based pastor folks accused of doing a bunch of hootin' and hollerin' during the inaugural prayer this week posted a message following the event to his supporters. He wasn't exactly asking for tithes and offerings but he did ask for support for his surprising new financial venture.Read more...

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky are now looking into disturbing Ku Klux Klan flyers instructing immigrants to leave now" and avoid deportation." They were discovered in Fort Wright, Ludlow and Fort Mitchell, The Hill reported.Read more...

Black folks: Trump has wasted no time going after diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the federal level. According to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, his administration is ordering all federal employees in DEI roles to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night. - Candace McDuffieRead more...

Chris Brown isn't happy about the Investigation Discovery 2024 docuseries about him entitled Chris Brown: A History of Violence." In fact, the artist is so upset that he's suing the company behind it-Warner Bros. Discovery-as well as the documentary's producers and its featured subjects for $500 million.Read more...

It hasn't even been a full week into President Donald Trump's second term and already people are panicking about news that isn't even real. While Trump was preparing his return to the White House, one TikTok creator decided to take the opportunity to spread what the now-president would call fake news."

Michael Strahan is looking back on one of the most challenging times for his family. As we reported last year, his daughter Isabella was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous tumor developed at the base of the skull, in 2023.Read more...

Former President Joe Biden has officially left the White House to make way for President Donald Trump 2.0 and his administration. But before leaving office, Biden made a host of pardons, setting the record for most pardons and sentence commutations by a president in a single term.

If you've been paying any attention the recent news about Wendy Williams and the puzzling intricacies surrounding her longstanding guardianship and financial struggles, then this news will hopefully bring you some levity.Read more...

Black folks: Trump has wasted no time going after diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the federal level. According to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, his administration is ordering all federal employees in DEI roles to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night.Read more...

President Donald J. Trump has been quite busy since his second inauguration on Jan. 20. He wasted absolutely no time in the Oval Office, signing dozens of executive orders on day one which represent the new Trump-era of America.Read more...

Even though Lamar Odom admits that he struggled with an addiction to drugs in the past, he claims he didn't knowingly do any the night he overdosed in 2015. Instead, he thinks someone slipped something into his drink.Read more...

The season finale of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City" ended with everyone seemingly turning their backs on Brynn Whitfield, one of the stars. The drama between Whitfield and co-star Ubah Hassan built up all season until Whitfield found herself caught in a dangerous lie.Read more...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s teachings called for unity among marginalized communities and demanded accountability from those who enabled injustice. Yet, as we examine the current sociopolitical landscape, we must ask: How would Dr. King view the state of Black America today? Would he be heartened by the progress...Read more...

A Maryland woman is picking up the pieces after acarelessmistake led to her legally being declared deceased. According to NBC 4 Washington, it wasn't until Nicole Paulino went to renew her license that she even discovered the error.

While Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be over, online conversations about his legacy and the usage of his image are taking centerstage thanks to his daughter Bernice King and an unlikely person: rapper Sexyy Red. Don't worry, we'll explain.Read more...

The victim of a viral Karen meltdown finally shared his story, and it's even uglier than it seemed. Turns out the whole thing was a simple misunderstanding but you know, Karens absolutely have to take it there.Read more...

Known for being almost completely unfiltered and even a little bit rude, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Mary Cosby didn't make a whole lot of friends on the show in her first few seasons. But in season five, fans got to see saw a softer side of Cosby as she played a lot nicer with her fellow cast members...Read more...

Just when folks thought Rep. Byron Donalds couldn't sink any lower when it comes to his relationship with President Donald Trump, he keeps proving them wrong. In a Sunday interview with Fox News, Donalds referred to Trump as daddy" while expressing his excitement for MAGA to return to the White House.Read more...

In the 1960s and 70s, Eddie Levert Sr. was known as one-third of the popular R&B group The O'Jays. His sons Gerald and Sean grew up watching their father perform the group's hit songs in front of large crowds and decided they wanted to follow in his footsteps. With the help of a family friend, Marc Gordon, they...Read more...

With President Donald J. Trump back in the White House, he got straight to business cranking out 26 executive orders, 12 memoranda, and 4 proclamations on his first day.Read more...

Though Claressa Shields may be a beast inside the ring, it seems she's no chump outside of it either-especially when it comes to her apparently longstanding beef with fellow boxing champion Laila Ali. And things may have just gotten more serious.Read more...

While all eyes were on President Donald Trump during his second inauguration, the country's first Black female Supreme Court Justice caught the eye of Black America with one statement piece that has deeper meaning than you may know.Read more...

Of course Dave Chappelle would manage to get a cackle out of the crowd referencing the seemingly horrifying freak off" sex parties prosecutors claim were held by rap mogul Sean Diddy" Combs. Before you start guessing, no Chappelle wasn't there. However, he had a lot to say upon his absence.Read more...

My how the tables have turned. Snoop Dogg was once one of the men criticizing anyone who would perform for Trump during his first inauguration. Now, he's become the thing he once hated.Read more...

If you didn't know who Pastor Lorenzo Sewell was before, you might definitely know now after his fiery prayer at the presidential inauguration. However, social media users weren't so moved by his words. In fact, some were offended.Read more...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be a national holiday, but it's arguably an even more special day for Meagan Good and her fiance Jonathan Majors given his previous comments about the nature of their relationship. And now Good is backing him up-but don't worry, we'll explain.Read more...

Decades ago, a Black woman with a seemingly perfect life, husband and children had her entire world flipped upside down by one dangerous man. It took years for her to escape his captivity. Now, she's ready to spill the grisly details of what happened to her.Read more...

Fans are not letting the rappers who performed for President Trump at his inauguration hear the end of it. Artists such as Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy have faced a barrage of criticism from the internet, but Stephen A. Smith is here to defend them.Read more...

Like our Forever First Lady Michelle Obama, you may not have wanted to be a guest at now-President Donald Trump's inauguration. But odds are you wouldn't mind being served just a little tea about what former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were talking about while watching Trump take his oath...Read more...

Welp... it's official. President Donald J. Trump celebrated his second term doing exactly what he promised he would do. Among a series of executive orders signed by the president, Trump most notably either pardoned, commuted the prison sentences, or vowed to dismiss the cases of all roughly 1,500 people charged with...Read more...

Plus-sized supermodel Paloma Elsesser is giving her fans and followers an inside look at her eclectic but super stylish New York apartment and what's inside will truly delight you.Read more...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named Martin Luther." His father decided to change their names when he was just a toddler. The reason why may shock you.Read more...

Sharing your hurt feelings on social media can be cathartic for some - a way to release the bad and make room for the good with a few thousand of your closest friends. But what you put on the timeline can sometimes come back in the form of negative comments or even memes that make your pain the butt of other people's...Read more...

It's official: Donald Trump is the new President of the United States and is already busy signing dozens of executive orders that will change the country's fabric. While Trump was suppose to be the main on Monday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stole the show during his speech at the Presidential inauguration. While...Read more...

Everyone is supposed to forget they saw it. Pretend that the Nazi salute wasn't a Nazi salute. That Elon Musk - that little baby-making weirdo no one would think twice about if he wasn't the world's richest man - didn't really mean to offer up a Seig Heil.Read more...

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Since Sesame Street's inception back in 1969, the educational children's puppet show has seen a plethora of famous faces visit its fictional address. Most recently, an announcement was made that One of Them Days" star and singer SZA and Black Panther" star Michael B. Jordan would be stopping by soon and that got our...Read more...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once preached a sermon entitled, Love in Action." The message centered on Jesus's final prayer on the cross: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." In his notes, Dr. King wrote that Jesus was nailed to the cross...not simply by badness but also by blindness." While those...Read more...

Cam Newton was once one of the most popular and exciting players in the NFL. His exploits on the field were so incredible that many called him Superman." But now that he's out of the league, he feels like he can't be called that anymore.Read more...

For many African Americans, the fact that Trump's Jan. 20 presidential inauguration falls on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels like a mean joke. Why? Because for many of us, Trump, for all intents and purposes, will always be the wholly antithesis of King: Whether it was refusing to rent apartments to Black...Read more...

Nelly, the Hot in Herre" rapper, has joined other popular hip-hop and R&B acts performing for President-elect Trump's inauguration, and the internet is not pleased about it. The inauguration is just hours away, and Nelly joins the likes of Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy and more who have are set to perform for the...Read more...

Sheryl Lee Ralph is getting candid about everything from her longstanding marriage to her health journey. But her recent comments are sure to earn a chuckle out of everyone.Read more...