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Following his disturbing traffic stop with authorities on Sept. 8, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has hired an impressive team of lawyers. One of them includes the attorney for George Floyd's family following his death in 2020, TMZ Sports has reported.Read more...

A Black woman's disturbing interaction with a group of MAGA supporters led her to seek help from the North Carolina sheriff's department. However, according to a viral video, she alleges an officer blew her off with a backhanded racist comment.

Time is running out for Marcellus Williams. Despite arguments from his attorneys that he was wrongfully convicted in the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle in her St. Louis home, he is still slated to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday (Sept. 24) at 6 p.m. CST.Read more...

Before he was walking runways and starring in TV shows and movies, Tyson Beckford was about that life a.k.a. the street life.Read more...

Updated on Sept. 24, 2024 at 9:45a.m. ET (Two murder suspects have now been sentenced to prison)Read more...

After waiting with bated breath for a week, fans of Katt Williams will be delighted to know that the beloved comedian has finally shared his two cents when it comes to Diddy and his recent federal indictment.

From September 17 - 23, fashion-lovers flocked to Milan, Italy for Milan Fashion Week - a chance to check out some of the hottest new looks coming out of the most popular fashion houses. Missoni, Versace and Ferragamo are just a few of the designers that showed off their Spring-Summer 2025 collections, and they did...Read more...

On this episode of numbers and figures confirming everything we already knew about racism: the FBI released new data on how many hate crimes were recorded over the past five years. Guess which group caught the most heat? Go ahead...we'll give you three guesses.Read more...

Megyn Kelly was fired from NBC for defending blackface, but it seems she just can't help but continue to speak on Black people and Black issues any chance she gets. In the latest edition of who even asked you?!, Kelly took to her podcast to give her MAGA-minded viewers an unsolicited opinion on Oprah Winfrey following...Read more...

At some point in our lives, we've all said the wrong thing. In the social media age, we should all give ourselves a one minute warning before we press send on that tweet or Instagram post. This is especially true for celebrities: When they get caught up in the wrong controversy, the internet backlash machine can be...Read more...

Janet Jackson has been dominating the headlines with her head-scratching comments about Vice President Kamala Harris' racial background in a recent interview with The Guardian. But Jackson's home decor has also been on people's minds as interior designers can't stop talking about a TikTok video she posted recently.Read more...

Diddy's legal troubles have become such a huge topic of conversation that every little thing the music mogul has been involved in over the years has become newsworthy, even mansions where he filmed music videos.

How did a 1910 law created for protecting white women from becoming sex slaves wind up being used against Sean Diddy" Combs in his federal sex trafficking case? Trust us, there's a reason...and it's also not the first high-profile case in which we've seen it applied.Read more...

America's favorite fiery Texan is back sticking it to right yet again. At a hearing called to lambast the Biden-Harris campaign, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) flipped the script and silenced several Republicans on the stand.Read more...

From her show-stopping red carpet looks to her captivating on-screen performances, Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is one of the brightest stars in Hollywood. But in the September 19 episode of her new Mind Your Own" podcast, the actress opened up about the complicated relationship she's had with the...Read more...

Even Trump still holds the Biden administration responsible for the apparent second assassination attempt on life earlier this month, there has been a disturbing development to the case that contradicts this sentiment.Read more...

Over the weekend, when the lineup for the upcoming Red White & Rock concert - a Republican LGBT event in Nashville, Tenn. - was announced, people noticed an odd figure included atop the promotional poster.

Beloved R&B singer Usher is one of the latest celebs getting wrapped up in the online discourse following Diddy's demise - but there's more to it than meets the eye. I'll explain.Read more...

Chicago police say a teen boy is facing serious charges in the fatal shooting of his own mother. The most peculiar part of this incident is that authorities claim the shooting was seemingly at random.

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If you thought you'd seen the last of NC Lt Gov. Mark Robinson and all his MAGA foolishness, you'd better think again. This time, Robinson is catching flak for yet another case of his alleged compromised morals, and it's clearly hurting his campaign.Read more...

After departing from The Daily Wire, conservative commentator Candace Owens has been desperate to remain relevant by any means possible. Most recently, she shared her opinion about the origins of Gangsta Rap" for this reason on X.Read more...

I'm tired of Republicans running Black men who make fools of themselves. Right now, we're seeing that happen with Mark Robinson. Before we found out he was a Black Nazi," we knew something was off with him. He became a darling of the MAGA right when he showed up to a town hall meeting back in 2018 and gave a speech...Read more...

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On Wednesday (Sep. 18), text messages were shared in the sex-trafficking case against Sean Diddy" Combs. He was denied bail by Manhattan federal Judge Andrew Carter Jr., as he deemed Combs' suggestion for home and electronic monitoring insufficient." - Candace McDuffie Read MoreRead more...

There was a time when the political movies and series Hollywood cooked up were so out there we couldn't imagine these stories happening in the real world. Of course, now that we live in the darkest timeline, life has gotten much stranger than fiction. With voting in the 2024 Presidential election kicking off soon, we...Read more...

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill went viral with the release of police body cam footage of him being arrested just before the Dolphins' season opener on Sept. 8. The video shows Hill being detained by multiple responding officers, but in a perhaps not-so-surprising turn of events, the one who violently pulled...Read more...

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No one does an all-white brunch better than Black folks! On Friday (Sept. 13) President Joe Biden hosted hundreds of Black leaders at the White House for brunch to celebrate Black excellence. Actress Marsai Martin, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden, and others spoke during the event which was...Read more...

Janet said what? Janet Jackson recently repeated misinformation in regards to the presidential election, saying that she heard that Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black," leaving readers and many of her fans online stunned.

We have VP wannabe JD Vance to thank for the hate being launched on the Haitian community of Springfield, Ohio.

National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry obviously used the N-word to describe Haitian immigrants during a Sunday interview on The Megyn Kelly Show." Of course, Lowry denied saying the slur even though he was literally caught on video and has gone viral for it. - Candace McDuffie Read MoreRead more...

There's nothing worse than not being able to keep up with your keys, cell phone and other important items because you can't remember which pocket you left them in. That's where a great tote bag comes in.Read more...

We're inching closer to the election finish line, and after two high-stakes debates, multiple assassination attempts and controversies surrounding donuts and Doritos, Vice President Kamala Harris recently sat down with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for a long-overdue conversation.Read more...

I grew up with parents who loved R&B and soul music. And as a result, Earth Wind & Fire was always playing in my house. It was the soundtrack to everything from our Saturday chores to our family cookouts. And September" was a song that was guaranteed to get everybody dancing.

It is what we've all been waiting for: Video of Diddy's headline-making arrest from earlier this week has surfaced. TMZ obtained footage of the rapper and producer in a Manhattan hotel lobby, capturing what may be one of Diddy's last free moments for quite some time. - Jared AlexanderRead more...

No one's had a tougher week than Sean Diddy" Combs after he was indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges on Sept. 16. He was denied bail not once but twice, and now people are worried it might take a toll on Combs' mental health.Read more...

Black folks have always understood the power of HBCU marching bands. At some colleges and universities, they're even more important than the institution's athletic programs. A song really hasn't hit its peak until we hear the marching band renditions. Within the bands, drumlines hold their own important significance....Read more...

The lifestyle of Diddy has drastically changed in the last few days. Once a millionaire who was living in luxury, the disgraced music mogul is now sitting behind bars in the city that was once his playground.Read more...

On any normal day that ends in y," a picture of a 23-year-old woman smoking a cigarette isn't something that would normally go viral. But of course, we know there is nothing normal about the 2024 election cycle. That means if the woman in the photo is the daughter of a former President of the United States who also...Read more...

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's ace partner, Donald Trump, is now beginning the process of forgetting whoever in the hell was that Robinson guy from North Carolina.Read more...

If you've ever raised a teenager (or been a teenager yourself), you already know that pulling pranks - like cutting class and joyriding - is nothing new.Read more...

Throughout all of Sean Diddy" Combs' legal troubles, one person has been the most vocal when it comes to expressing their hate and disdain for the controversial hip-hop mogul: 50 Cent.

Queen Latifah is a game-changing artist in every sense of the word. She exploded on the scene with her bold declaration that hip-hop put Ladies First." She followed that up by moving into TV with the classic comedy sitcom Living Single," then transitioned into an extremely successful movie career. With all her...Read more...

A Black woman is now facing prison time after she was seen fighting an entire family at a Miami IHOP.Read more...

Police say what began as a catfight between Florida high school students took a fatal turn once a father tried to de-escalate the brawl.

With a social media footprint that includes 1.9 million Instagram followers, 640,000 followers on TikTok and 78,000 followers on X, University of Colorado-Boulder quarterback Shedeur Sanders has a pretty solid fan base. It also doesn't hurt that his dad and coach is former NFL player Deion Sanders - the only athlete...Read more...

If there's one thing we know about undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., it's that he's going to do it big, no matter what. And in the case of his Beverly Hills house, it's no different. After living here for seven years, Mayweather has decided to put his home up for sale for $48 million.Read more...

It is what we've all been waiting for: Video of Diddy's headline-making arrest from earlier this week has surfaced. TMZ obtained footage of the rapper and producer in a Manhattan hotel lobby, capturing what may be one of Diddy's last free moments for quite some time.