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The trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continued with a police expert testifying that excessive force was used when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck last May. A use-of-force expert at the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Jody Stiger, testified Tuesday on behalf of the prosecution that officers could have taken other action, …

White House Officials revealed Wednesday that the UK‘s “Super Covid” variant is now said to be the dominant form of the coronavirus in the United States. According to The Daily Mail, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced that the UK variant is now the most prevalent form of the virus …

Bryon Allen is teaming up with Verizon to present a Black-owned media summit. The summit will increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest advertisers in the world, coming to the table to make sure we have real …

Ferrari, Su and Octavia are back at it again with another episode of the Baller Alert Show! This time, they chop it up with Archie Clay III and Tajh Crutch, founders of WEAR BRIMS, a luxury fedora hat company. Plus, they discuss DMX, Paul Pierce and more. Episode 136 opens up …

A ketchup shortage crisis in the United States has restaurants and fast-food chains struggling to keep up with the demand. According to The Wall Street Journal, the price of ketchup packets increased 13% in 2020. Kraft Heinz makes up 70% of ketchup sales in the United States. The Wall Street …

While there’s Hennessy, Patron, Bacardi and others, wouldn’t you love to be sipping on some Black-owned liquor instead? Here are some bomb-ass Black-owned spirits that you should think about adding to your liquor bar.    Uncle Nearest 1856 – Owned by Fawn Weaver View this post on Instagram A post …

A husband teamed up with his wife to fake her death so they both could run away and escape her fraud sentence. To avoid getting thrown in the slammer, 44-year-old Julie Wheeler faked her own death, which led to a massive search that ended up revealing that she never died …

One in three people who survive COVID-19 has been diagnosed with “brain disease.” According to scientists’ findings on Tuesday, a third of people who overcome the Coronavirus see the long-term brain and psychiatric disorders afterward. CBS News reports researchers studied more than 236,000 patients, most of whom are in the …

A Florida hotel abruptly kicked out all of its guests and fired its staff hours after the business was sold.  Imagine chilling in your hotel, and then all of a sudden BOOM, you and your bags are on the street with no other hotel reservation. That’s what apparently happened to …

Steve Harvey says his 2015 Miss Universe mistake was “the worst week” of his career.  Harvey, 64, is a comedy legend known for always making us laugh and entertaining as a host on shows like Family Feud, The Steve Harvey Show, and more. But, in 2015, Harvey felt many were …

A Brooklyn, New York district attorney is trying to get 90 convictions dismissed from a former New York City Police Department detective’s record. On Wednesday, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said he plans on asking the court to remove 27 felonies and 63 convictions misdemeanor convictions from the record of former …

Cannes Lions will be completely virtual this year. The event is usually hosted in Cannes, France but is canceled because of the ongoing pandemic. “Over the last year, we’ve been consulting with our customers and working on our plans, including the development of Cannes Lions Live as part of the …

Season three of Tyler Perry’s hit television series, “Sistas,” will premiere on June 9 on BET. The second season, which ended on March 31, brought in 1.4 million viewers weekly. According to Variety, the scripted series is the first TV series to be completely produced during the pandemic.     …

Nominees for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards have been revealed and The Weeknd, Roddy Rich and Megan Thee Stallion are leading the pack with the most nominations. From now until May 19, fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists via Twitter by using the appropriate category and …

Melissa Surgecoff got the surprise of her life when she gave birth to her son Liam while sitting on the toilet, especially considering she didn’t even know she was pregnant! Surgecoff laughed about her childbirth experience on the Today show, remembering how she had missed some obvious pregnancy signs. The …