On Saturday, a North Carolina man was arrested after attempting to kidnap a 4-year-old boy from a Tampa, Florida hotel room, according to the Tampa Police Department. While it is not clear why 31-year-old Desmond Johnson was in Florida or why he targeted the family, the brazen abduction attempt took …
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Family Holding Company For Pablo Escobar Is Suing 2 Chainz For $10 Million For Using Escobar’s Likeness For Atlanta Restaurant
Escobar Inc., the family holding company for the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, is suing 2 Chainz over his Atlanta restaurant’s name. According to TMZ, Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is being sued for “at least $10 million” for using the name “Escobar” on social media, websites, and as the …
Read More »Kim Kardashian West Developing Criminal Justice Podcast With Spotify
Spotify is reportedly developing a podcast with Kim Kardashian West that is based on criminal justice reform, according to Deadline. The podcast will be based around the investigative work of co-producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi, and will reportedly be available on Spotify’s Podcast network. A spokesperson from Spotify reportedly confirmed that …
Read More »Four TV and Documentary Projects On The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Are In The Works
Back in April, Ashleigh Di Tonto, who is the VP development for Trailblazer Studios, pitched a documentary miniseries on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. She was turned down multiple times. “No one knew the story other than through Watchmen,” Di Tonto recalls, saying that Damon Lindelof’s HBO series featured a …
Read More »Donald Trump Says He Should Get Credit For Making Juneteenth “Very Famous”
Donald Trump says he should get credit for making #Juneteenth “very famous.” Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day and the Black Fourth of July, is a day that Americans, specifically Black Americans, celebrate the Union army general Gordon Granger’s reading of federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on …
Read More »Black Women Don’t Hate Black Men, We Want Them To Do Better
We get it, everyone’s mad about something. Kobe died, the “Rona” made everyone sit in the house, sports are cancelled, jobs were lost, and cops are still killing black people for sport. To top it off, in the middle of what’s soon to become a race war, the “Karen’s” won’t …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Pushes Helicopter Safety Bill Named After GiGi and Kobe Bryant
Vanessa Bryant is asking Congress to pass a bill named after her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant that would strengthen helicopter safety. “I strongly urge that the United States Congress pass a federal law that would improve the safety of helicopters operating in this country,” she …
Read More »FBI Arrest Texas Man who Threatened to Kill ”At Least 200” BLM Protesters on YouTube
Stay vigilant people. We are living in crazy times. By now, everyone has seen the violence against activists and heard about the multiple “mysterious” people found hanged. Everyone should be aware that there are people out there that want to harm us. According to USA Today, on Monday, the FBI …
Read More »’Twilight’ Star Kristen Stewart Set To Play Princess Diana In New Film
According to Mirror, Twilight Star Kristen Stewart is reportedly playing Princess Diana in a new film about the Royal British Family. The actress who played Bella Swan in the highly successful film series will portray Princess Diana in the early 1990s when she made the decision to end her marriage …
Read More »”Power” Creator Courtney Kemp Speaks On The Cancelation Of ‘Cops;’ ”The Problem is Not the Existence of the Shows. It’s The People Writing Them”
Due to the recent national protests as a response to police brutality, the reality show Cops was cancelled after over three decades on air. Now, in a recent guest column on The Hollywood Reporter, Power creator Courtney Kemp addresses the cancelation of the series, stating that the problem wasn’t the …
Read More »Teacher Calls Out Success Academy CEO For Not Acknowledging George Floyd’s Murder, Parents And Staff Come Forward About School’s Racist Culture
A teacher’s email to the CEO of one of the nation’s most prominent charter schools has opened up an entire hidden history of racist and discriminatory behavior the school has shown towards Black and Brown faculty, students, and their families over the years. Success Academy teacher Fabiola St. Hilaire sent …
Read More »Former ABC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo Was Allegedly Fired For Leading Diversity Efforts At The Network
Journalist Mara Schiavocampo was fired as a correspondent at ABC News by senior executive Barbara Fedida for leading diversity efforts at the network, the Huffington Post reports. Sources claim that ABC executive Fedida oversaw the network’s diversity and inclusion efforts, but apparently, she wasn’t about it and would “often develop …
Read More »Residents Call For Resignation Of Mississippi State Official After Racist Comments Amid Confederate Statue Vote, Says Black People Were “Taken Care” Of During Slavery
Citizens of Mississippi are calling for a state elected official to resign as supervisor board president or be fired completely after he made racist remarks about Black people while discussing his vote for the relocation of confederate statues to a local newspaper. On Monday, state officials failed to win a …
Read More »Lil Nas X Explains Why He Kept His Love For Nicki Minaj a Secret: “I Didn’t Want People To Know I Was Gay”
Lil Nas X says he didn’t claim to be a Barb because he “didn’t want people to know he was gay.” Before “Old Town Road” Lil Nas X, there was Nicki Minaj stan Lil Nas Maraj, who ran one of the biggest fan pages for the Queen back in the …
Read More »Jay-Z & Beyoncé Sued By Well-Known Jamaican Artist Over Their Song “Black Effect”
L’Antoinette Stines is suing Beyoncé and Jay-Z for copyright infringement, damages, and violation of her right to publicity, according to TMZ. This all comes after Dr.Stines claimed that she was never given compensation nor the appropriate credit on The Carters’ song, “Black Effect,” which relied heavily on Stines’ voice. According …
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Regina King Shares How Producing ‘Shirley’ Empowered Her Resilience
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Unveiling the Groove: What to Expect From Je’Caryous Johnson’s “Super Freak: The Rick James Story” Starring Mint Condition’s Stokely
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Exclusive: Antonio Brown Discusses Recent Return to College and Finishing His Degree, Blocking Out Social Media Noise, and the Inaugural ‘AB Festival’
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Exclusive: Oprah, Taraji P. Henson and More Grace The Color Purple Premiere Carpet In LA [Videos]
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Dashing Through The Snow: Ludacris and Lil Rel Howery Talk Significance of Crafting the Perfect Feel-Good Holiday Film [Video]
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EXCLUSIVE: Singer Durand Bernarr Talks Growing Up With Supportive Parents, Working With Erykah Badu, His Musical Inspirations and More [Video]
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Exclusive: Issa Rae Admits She Initially Felt “a Bit Intimidated” When Learning She’d Be Portraying a Pregnant Spider-Woman in New Spider-Man Film [Video]
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EXCLUSIVE: Belly Talks New Album, His Respect for Hip Hop Culture, and How Beyoncé is the “Last of a Dying Breed”
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Starring Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey, Fantasia and More, ‘The Color Purple’ Trailer Unveils Fresh Interpretation of Alice Walker’s Classic Novel [Video]
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Exclusive: Mary J. Blige’s Second Annual Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit Brought Out All The Stars
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Dreka Gates: Charting Her Own Path from Aspiring Doctor to Wellness Entrepreneur on The Baller Alert Show
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Hurricane Chris Opens Up About Overcoming Legal Battles and Eyes Future in Music and Acting – The Baller Alert Show
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Big Boogie Opens Up on Baller Alert Show: From Humble Beginnings to CMG Stardom, a Tale of Resilience and Loyalty
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Kaliii Opens Up About Personal Life and Career Aspirations on The Baller Alert Show
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The Baller Alert Show: PSC Hits the Studio Once More with T.I., Young Dro, Mac Boney, Kuntry King, and Killer Mike