One-fourth of the group B2K, Raz B, was arrested earlier this week for domestic assault by strangulation, after allegedly choking his girlfriend outside of a Minneapolis Macy’s store. However, Raz won’t be charged due to lack of evidence to successfully prosecute him. According to TMZ, police spoke to Raz’s girlfriend …
Read More »HBO Is Pushing Back Against $100 Million ‘Leaving Neverland’ Lawsuit
The $100 Million legal battle between Michael Jackson’s estate and HBO has been ongoing since the release of Dan Reed’s ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed in February, takes aim at the network for what the estate believes is a “reprehensible disparagement” of the late singer and …
Read More »Black Women Have Been Crowned Miss USA, Miss Teen USA & Miss America For The First Time Ever
Three Black women are currently wearing beauty pageant crowns in 2019: Cheslie Kryst as Miss USA, Kaliegh Garris as Miss Teen USA and Nia Franklin as Miss America. And for the first time in history, black girls reigned supreme in all three of the top beauty pageants in the country …
Read More »Joyner Lucas Pays Tribute To Nipsey Hussle, XXXTentacion, Lil’ Snupe And More In New Video ‘Devil’s Work’
Joyner Lucas has never been afraid to speak for the masses and use his platform to send a message. This time, the Massachusetts rapper questioned God as to why he’s taken so many good characters and left us with questionable ones. Joyner raps, “Give us Biggie, give us Pun, give …
Read More »Common Has Partnered With Global Citizen To Become An Ambassador For Decriminalizing Poverty And Criminal Justice Reform
Common has joined the likes of Jay-Z, Meek Mill and French Montana in spreading awareness to help reform the criminal justice system. The Hip Hop pioneer has partnered with Global Citizen to become an official ambassador with a specific focus in decriminalizing poverty. Common told Billboard, “I want to bring a practical …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Shares Her Criteria For Choosing Inmates She Wants To Help Grant Clemency
During the latest episode of ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians,’ Kim Kardashian opened up about her interest in criminal justice reform and revealed how she chooses inmates she believes deserve clemency. Kim told her mother, Kris Jenner, “I told my dad years ago that I was really into criminal justice and he was like, ‘This will stress …
Read More »HBO’s Larry Nassar Documentary Focuses On The Survivors, Not The Abuser
Erin Lee Carr’s upcoming HBO documentary, ‘At The Heart Of Gold: Inside The USA Gymnastics Scandal’ premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and told the stories of sex abuse young athletes faced at the hands of gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar. Carr felt it was more important to …
Read More »Halima Aden Becomes First Model To Wear Hijab And Burkini In Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Muslim supermodel Halima Aden has been making history left and right over the past few years, and today she did it again by becoming the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. In a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot photographed by Yu Tsai …
Read More »Queen Latifah Uses Prayer And Instinct To Guide Herself Through Hollywood “I Pray About Things Before I Do Them”
Hip hop legend Queen Latifah participated in a roundtable for The Queen Collective, a program aiming to accelerate gender and racial equality behind the camera, during the Tribeca Film Festival and shared two of her secrets behind her success: prayer and intuition. The Oscar-nominated actress said in order to keep motivated, …
Read More »State Attorney Kim Foxx Subpoenaed Over Handling Of Jussie Smollett Case
State Attorney Kim Foxx and her First Assistant Joseph Magats have been subpoenaed by retired appellate judge Sheila O’Brien to appear in court regarding her handling of the Jussie Smollett case. The retired judge is seeking to appoint a special prosecutor to look into Foxx’s management of the case and …
Read More »Donald Trump Unravels 30 Year Tradition Honoring Women’s Basketball At The White House
32 out of 33 NCAA women’s champion teams have been honored by the President since Ronald Reagan and the Southern California women’s basketball team in 1984, and at least 16 WNBA champion teams have received White House invitations since the league began in 1997. That 30+ year streak has been …
Read More »Attorney Michael Avenatti Will Plead Not Guilty In Arraignment For Fraud Charges In California
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal battle against Donald Trump, will be arraigned on charges of embezzlement and fraud in federal court in Santa Ana, California. Avenatti will be entering a not guilty plea at the arraignment and a trial date will be scheduled. …
Read More »Donald Trump Calls Jussie Smollett A “Third Rate Actor”
Donald Trump is out talking bad about Jussie Smollett…again. This time, while speaking at a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Trump called Smollett’s hate crime case a “disgrace to our nation” and even said “MAGA Country” is the “greatest theme in the history of politics.” “I didn’t hear that term until that …
Read More »Teen Girl Vandalized Nipsey Hussle Mural In Connecticut
A Hartford, Connecticut teen identified as Kaitlyn Renee a.k.a “Kay Kay” not only spray painted graffiti over an elaborate Nipsey Hussle mural with a can of black spray paint, she also took selfies in front of her work. All while a crowd gathers and watches. Twitter already accused the person filming …
Read More »Seven Old Wives Tales You Probably Still Live By
From the time we were young children, we’ve heard our moms, grandmas, aunties, neighbors, all of the “older folk” gave us life lessons on things we should never do and the odd consequences. “Don’t buy a man shoes, he’ll walk out of your life!” Or God-forbid you split the pole …
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