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Fyre Festival founder #BillyMcFarland has been arrested, once again, on fraud charges for crimes he committed while awaiting sentencing for another fraud case.  Just three months after McFarland pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and vendors in the “luxury” Fyre Festival scheme, McFarland was rearrested and charged for running a fake …

— blogged by @alyse.mone⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shoe companies may want to think twice when deciding to put the color red at the bottom of their shoes. The “bloody” shoe trademark has become victorious today in their fight to protect what justly belongs to them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ChristianLouboutin is well known for red-soled shoes. It …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney A Democratic source close to Barack Obama informed CNN of the former president’s latest moves. Recently Obama has met with several Democrats considering running for president in 2020, offering them advice on election preparation in the Trump era and discussing how to position the Democratic Party going …

—blogged by @lovelikejhoney Michael Schmitt, 18, is still reaping the consequences from a freestyle rap he posted to SoundCloud a few months ago. On February 24, the high school senior uploaded a “violent track” dissing some of his schoolmates and repeatedly screaming “you can suck my d*ck.” One line of …

– blogged by @alyse.mone ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ These Top Ten Athletes are some of the world’s most paid “Ballers”, living the lavish lifestyle that we all aspire to reach one day. But what you may not know, is that these athletes are nowhere near selfish when it comes to spreading their …

VH1 will be honoring #TrayvonMartin’s parents at the 2018 Trailblazer Honors. Television producer, writer, and director #RyanMurphy will be given the same honor alongside the Martin family. This is the event’s fifth year, and it was created to highlight those who exemplify civil activism and diversity. Trayvon’s parents have been …

Four Arizona police officers have been placed on administrative leave after surveillance video showed them attacking an unarmed man during an arrest.  According to the New York Times, the incident occurred on May 23, but was released earlier this week after a civilian told officials about the video. In the …

As part of Colin Kaepernick’s grievance case against the NFL, the free agent’s legal team will reportedly seek federal subpoenas in an attempt to compel testimony from Donald Trump, Mike Pence and others who have knowledge of Trump’s stance on the National Anthem protests.  Last year, Kaepernick filed a grievance …

New video footage shows police officers stepping on Milwaukee Bucks player #SterlingBrown’s ankles while he’s sitting on the ground.⠀⠀⠀⠀ On January 26 around 2 a.m., police arrested Brown in the parking lot of a Milwaukee Walgreens. The two officers stopped the basketball player as he was walking out the store …

After several incidents that have taken place at Starbucks this year, the company is making several changes within the month. Last month, the company closed their stores for Racial Bias training to teach their employees how to treat people as one. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now the company will be adding Mellody Hobson …

During Variety’s interview show “Actors on Actors” Issa Rae and Michael B. Jordan talked about their careers as actors and how their race influenced the types of roles they were able to get. Jordan shared how he told his agent he no longer wanted to audition for black roles. ⠀⠀ …

Lil Rel is calling Tracy Morgan a “hater” after the actor blasted Tiffany Haddish during an interview. Last week, Morgan appeared on “Vulture Spot” to talk about his hit show #TheLastOG, which stars himself and fellow actor-comedian Haddish. One of the questions Morgan was asked was “has it been cool …

In yet another effort to rescind a White House invitation that was all-but rejected, Donald #Trump has announced that the Philadelphia Eagles’ visit to his humble abode is off.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow. …

Back in April, Kanye West made headlines for his controversial tweets, where he expressed his public love and support for Donald Trump and aligned himself with his supporters under the guise of “free thinking.”  Amid the rant, several fans and celebrities ran to West’s defense while others claimed to see …

FX is looking to bring the life of rapper-comedian #LilDicky to the small screen. According to Deadline, FX Network has handed a pilot order to a half-hour comedy based on the rapper’s life. The story, which was co-written by Dicky, whose real name is David Andrew Burd, and Jeff Schaffer …