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The Federal Justice Department has reopened the case of #EmmettTill.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Emmett Till was a 14-year-old Black boy who was gruesomely killed after being accused of flirting with or whistling at a white woman in Mississippi in 1955. Offended, the white woman lied to her then-husband claiming Till had forcibly grabbed …

The mother of Nashville, Tennessee Waffle House mass shooting victim, Akilah DaSilva, filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday against the alleged gunman, Travis Reinking, and his father, Jeffrey Reinking. Legal documents filed by Shaundelle Brooks and obtained by HuffPost, state Travis Reinking used an AR-15-style rifle during …

Something must be in the water because these racists are just popping up from the woodworks. The most recent bigot tried to tell a woman she was “un-American” because she was wearing a Puerto Rico shirt. On June 14, Mia Irizarry was setting up a picnic to celebrate her 24th …

Today marks a new beginning for London Breed and the city of San Francisco. On Wednesday, a public inauguration will take place on the steps of City Hall as Breed will be sworn in as the 45th Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco — making her the …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney Only one month after #DesusNice and #TheKidMero earned themselves a new series on Showtime, the popular late-night show hosts spilled some news about their relationship working with their previous network, Viceland.  “Can I just be messy off the rip right now?” Desus blurted out in an interview …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Newport Beach Police Department used their Twitter account last weekend to highlight an unsolved murder case nearly 40 years old.  In a series of narrative posts from the perspective of the slain 11 year-old girl, Linda O’Keefe, Newport Beach police recalled the victim’s life leading up to …

Hip-Hop mogul Russel Simmons has been slapped with, yet, another disturbing allegation of sexual assault. Brought forth by the granddaughter of the founders of the W.W. Norton publishing house, Alexia Norton Jones says she was sexually violated by the mogul in November 1990.  In an exclusive exposé published by Variety …

Ginai Seabron has made history as the first black woman to become a nanoscientist in the state of Virginia. According to NBC12, the 22-year-old Richmond-native was among 20 graduating seniors who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nanoscience from the College of Science at Virginia Tech. Seabron told the …

Don’t call it a comeback — Billy Dee Williams is making his return to the silver screen. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 80s heartthrob will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian in the next installment in the Star Wars film franchise titled, “Star Wars: Episode IX.” Ironically, the legendary …

#JadaPinkettSmith’s Facebook show “Red Table Talk” never fails to enlighten and engage us. This week the panel’s guest was #AugustAlsina who opened up about his liver disease and being addicted to Percoset.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Monday, the 25-year-old R&B singer discussed how he defeated his addiction and how life is now …

Dear White People, stop calling the police on innocent Black people. Thank you, Management.  On Thursday, a property manager lost her job after she phoned officials to report a black man in a Memphis community pool –with socks.  According to USA Today, the incident occurred on the 4th of July, …

Over the weekend, former White House strategist #SteveBannon became the latest of the extended list of Trump associates, or staffers, who’ve been approached in public for their involvement in the controversial Trump Era. On Saturday afternoon, a woman confronted Bannon inside independent bookstore, Black Swan Books, in Virginia to condemn …

Mel B is reportedly struggling financially due to an outstanding tax bill against her and her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte. According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, the Spice Girls singer and “America’s Got Talent” judge claims the outstanding debt — which dates back to 2016 and is reportedly …

There’s a long list of crude and inappropriate comments that have come from the mouth of  Donald Trump; and he just added mocking the #MeToo movement to that list. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Thursday, Trump delivered a speech at a rally in Montana and while doing so took several shots at the …

Philadelphia’s Weccacoe Playground will soon transform into a historic memorial in honor of thousands of freed black slaves. Discovered in 2008 by historian Terry Buckalew and later named as a National Register of Historic Places, the community playground originally served as an African American Burial Ground for members of the …