Two Gretna, Louisiana police officers have been fired after one made a Facebook post suggesting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot, and the other officer “liked” it. Officer Charles Rispoli wrote in the post last week that the Ocasio-Cortez is a “vile idiot” who “needs a round … and I …

Now, it’s a known fact black women have been wearing hair wraps, scarves, caps, or bonnets to protect our hair for CENTURIES…even forced by law to wear them during slavery times. But leave it to an uninformed white woman to try to take credit for a staple in the black …

Director Jon Favreau’s remake of the Disney animated classic ‘Lion King’ has collected a massive $185 million from 4,756 North American theaters during its first three days of release. The film is doing numbers overseas as well, earning $269 million, according to Variety. The film launched in China last weekend …

You read that right, Atlanta rapper #YoungDro was arrested earlier this month for allegedly throwing a plate of dessert at his girlfriend. According to law enforcement sources, #YoungDro was arrested on July 5 for throwing a plate of banana pudding at his girlfriend during an argument over money. Once things …

A man has been arrested days after 11-year-old Karon Brown was shot inside of a vehicle at an intersection in Southeast D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said 29-year-old Tony Antoine McLam was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed. During a news conference over the weekend, D.C. Mayor …

A Latino music festival in southern Idaho organized by the Colombia Event Center has been canceled out of fear potential raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could take place. Facebook users claimed ICE agents rented several hotel rooms at a Best Western in Jerome and that raids were planned …

37-year-old Joshua Kabatra was arrested for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl in a McDonald’s restroom while on a field trip with her day care, according to Midwest City Police. The child went to the bathroom in the play area, but after a while a day care worker noticed that the …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, won’t face any disciplinary action from the National Football League over allegations of child abuse following a four-month investigation. The NFL found that “based on the evidence presently available,” Hill did not violate the league’s personal conduct policy. The Chiefs issued a statement moments after the announcement, …

Chester Hollman of Philadelphia has spent the last 28 years in prison for a murder he did not commit but is suddenly now a free man. Hollman will be exonerated on his charges thanks to a key trial witness admitting she falsely implicated him in 1993. CBS Philly spoke with …

The Trump-loving Miss Michigan crown holder, Kathy Zhu, was stripped of her title over what Miss World America believed to be insensitive and racist tweets on her account. Zhu posted screenshots of the correspondence on Twitter with the caption, “Miss World America’s State/National/Chief Director accused me of being racist, Islamaphobic, …

R. Kelly’s attorney Nicole Blank Becker says the singer recently admitted that he prefers being in solitary confinement over general population because he believes his life would be in danger otherwise. Becker says Kelly is fearful of retaliation from inmates over the accusations which landed him behind bars. Although Kelly believes …

Albert Flick spent decades in prison for fatally stabbing his wife in 1979, and was released after being deemed too old to pose a threat. Five years later, he’s convicted of killing…again. According to the New York Post, it took jurors in Maine less than an hour to find 77-year-old …

Comedic legend #EddieMurphy opened up about his career in a new clip from Jerry Seinfeld‘s Netflix show ‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.’ “You know that you not doing stand-up drives people crazy… you know that, right?” Seinfeld asked. Murphy said he’s heard that before and mentioned that the late comedian Don …

Black history through the pages of Ebony and JET magazines will be auctioned off today by the now-bankrupt former publisher, Johnson Publishing Company. And furthermore, the identity of the buyer may never be disclosed. The collection of more than 4 million photographs that captures seven decades of black life in America …

Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has been held in custody by law enforcement in Sweden since being arrested on suspicion of assault earlier this month. The rapper was held for two weeks while the investigation continued and was considered a flight risk. But now, those two weeks are up. However, prosecutors …

The Chicago Police Board has fired a sergeant and three officers over the alleged cover-up of the murder of Laquan McDonald in 2014. The board voted unanimously to dismiss Sgt. Stephen Franko and officers Janet Mondragon and Ricardo Viramontes. All but one member voted to fire Daphne Sebastian because of …

Everyone has a guilty pleasure or two, and if you’re into movies…I’m sure you have a few favorites that you don’t ever speak about and usually watch alone. The movies that are soooooo “dumb,” they’re hilarious! Hilariously-dumb movies! Are any of these films on your favs list: Pootie Tang – …

A Georgia woman claims she was fired from her county job without explanation; however, she believes it may have something to do with a lap dance she witnessed and reported at work. According to WSB-TV Atlanta, former Clayton County Jail clerk Sharon Cunningham said she was terminated after she reported her supervisor …

Major kudos to retail giant Target for its new inclusive costumes for children with special needs, which will include wheelchair options! Partnering with “Hyde and Eek! Boutique”, Target is offering four adaptive new Halloween costumes for special needs children and two add-on options for kids who use wheelchairs. One of …

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, suggests that there’s a link between cancer and a condition called “broken heart syndrome.” “Broken heart syndrome,” also called stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a temporary condition that can be brought on by stress. During broken heart syndrome, …