A 31-year-old woman was picked up by the Chicago Fire Department and taken to Rush Hospital early Thursday morning after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at embattled R&B singer R. Kelly’s former music studio. The woman was reportedly picked up just before 4 a.m. at the intersection of Loomis Street …

Adidas has come under fire for a Twitter promo campaign that inadvertently led to the sportswear company tweeting out racist, anti-Semitic and abusive terms via their Twitter account. The company ran a campaign to promote its new “Arsenal” shirt, which generated personalized images of the new product with the Twitter …

An anonymous caller nearly cost a Pulitzer-prize winning Miami Herald columnist his life, after placing a fake 911 call to report a murder in the writer’s home. Leonard G. Pitts Jr. was awakened at his Maryland home early Sunday by a group of police officers responding to a fake 911 …

Houston-area sculptor Shirley Scarpetta announced last month that she would honor four-year-old Maleah Davis, the young girl who was murdered by her mother’s ex-fiancé in April, with a bronze sculpture. Scarlett’s said, “I couldn’t get her out of my head for a while now. When this happens, I usually have …

Last week, the Chicago Police Department released dozens of text messages between Jussie Smollett and Abel Osundairo, one of the Nigerian brothers he allegedly paid in his attack. Although officials believe the texts were part of the actor’s attempt to stage the crime, Smollett’s team claims the cryptic texts and …

When trying to go viral goes wrong. Blue Bell Creameries has immediately stepped into action after video surfaced of a young woman tampering with their ice cream at a San Antonio grocery store. The company is now coordinating with law enforcement, retail partners, and social media to track down the …

Nike has pulled a new limited edition Independence Day-themed shoe from stores after critics, including former NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, expressed concerns about its “Betsy Ross Flag” design. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Air Max 1 sneaker features an early version of the American flag and …

Billions of dollars have already been agreed upon amid the start of the NBA’s 2019 free agency window, with the final figure topping more than $3 billion within the first eight hours. Amid the news of what is reportedly the most stacked free agency class in recent history, NBA insider …

Last week, Disney announced that Melissa McCarthy was in talks to play the infamous sea witch, Ursula, in the highly anticipated live-action version of ‘The Little Mermaid.’ In response, singer Lizzo let it be known that she needs to be in the running as well, for a number of reasons.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …

Tension continues to brew between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, to the point where family, friends, and fans have officially picked sides. In her husband’s defense, Braun’s wife, Yael Cohen Braun, wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend, “I have never been one for a public airing of laundry, …

#BlackGirlMagic has taken over pageantry this year and now we can add another melanin Queen to the list of historical African American beauty queens. Elementary school teacher and Nashville native, Brianna Mason, has become the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Tennessee. The pageant, held at the University of …

Cardi B has had enough of the misinformed dictating her race and ethnicity because of what languages she speaks and decided to give a mini-history lesson via Instagram Live, explaining the differences between Island cultures and confirming her own identity in an effort to shut down internet trolls. During the …

‘Basketball Wives’ veteran Jackie Christie spoke with Fox News about making her marriage to retired NBA player Doug Christie work. Jackie has been married to Doug for over 20 years and shared that communication is how they have been able to make through. She said, “We are each other’s biggest …

California lawmakers have passed a bill to protect black employees and students by outlawing discrimination against people who wear “ethnic” hairstyles such as braids, dreadlocks, and Afros, NPR reports. The bill states, “The history of our nation is riddled with laws and societal norms that equated ‘blackness,’ and the associated …

DaBaby has been sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation for a fatal shooting at a Huntersville, N.C. Walmart last November. He also was sentenced to 30 days in jail. However, the jail time has been suspended. Mecklenburg District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Meghan McDonald told The Charlotte Observer the rapper was found guilty …

In an interview with People magazine, Willow Smith talked about her history with self-harm and why she believes she had a responsibility to share her story. The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith shared her early struggles with fame after being thrust into the spotlight upon the release of her …

Amanda Miller, the woman who claims she was injured during a shooting involving Chris Brown and Suge Knight, has dismissed her lawsuit against the club, 1 Oak, where the incident took place.  According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Miller filed her suit against 1 Oak in 2015 and is …

Abortion providers and advocacy groups in Atlanta have filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the state’s recently passed anti-abortion laws. According to the AP, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit challenging the new Georgia law that bans …

Embattled R&B superstar R. Kelly and his attorneys are asking a Cook County judge to dismiss a civil sexual abuse case, filed by one of the four alleged victims in Kelly’s criminal case. The lawsuit was filed on February 21, a day before Kelly was charged with 10 counts of …

On the U.S. Supreme Court’s final day before it closes for summer break, justices have forbidden Donald Trump’s administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, citing the Trump administration’s explanation for wanting to add the question was “more of a distraction” than an explanation. The administration was …