Escobar Inc., the family holding company for the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, is suing 2 Chainz over his Atlanta restaurant’s name. According to TMZ, Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is being sued for “at least $10 million” for using the name “Escobar” on social media, websites, and as the …

Donald Trump says he should get credit for making #Juneteenth “very famous.” Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day and the Black Fourth of July, is a day that Americans, specifically Black Americans, celebrate the  Union army general Gordon Granger’s reading of federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on …

A teacher’s email to the CEO of one of the nation’s most prominent charter schools has opened up an entire hidden history of racist and discriminatory behavior the school has shown towards Black and Brown faculty, students, and their families over the years. Success Academy teacher Fabiola St. Hilaire sent …

Citizens of Mississippi are calling for a state elected official to resign as supervisor board president or be fired completely after he made racist remarks about Black people while discussing his vote for the relocation of confederate statues to a local newspaper. On Monday, state officials failed to win a …

Lil Nas X says he didn’t claim to be a Barb because he “didn’t want people to know he was gay.” Before “Old Town Road” Lil Nas X, there was Nicki Minaj stan Lil Nas Maraj, who ran one of the biggest fan pages for the Queen back in the …

The legal team for Breonna Taylor is accusing Louisville officials of covering up her killing. On March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, a medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers who were serving a no-knock warrant in connection to a narcotics investigation, according to The Courier-Journal. The …

Bodycam footage of San Mateo police officers fatally shooting a white woman in Half Moon Bay last month has been released. The woman spoke of a “race war.” The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office released footage of a fatal shooting on Monday. The officers involved in the incident were identified …

Police have arrested a Las Vegas Hispanic woman for allegedly stabbing Michael Jackson’s niece in the neck seven times and yelling racial slurs at her. Page Six reports that 22-year-old Angela Bonell allegedly cut Yasmine Jackson on May 30 near her home. The woman says she acted out the hate …

The 911 dispatcher was skeptical of the officers’ apprehension of George Floyd. The dispatcher who witnessed the arrest and murder of George Floyd in real-time said she felt that she needed to contact the officers’ supervisor. The woman says she wasn’t worried about seeming like a “snitch.” The entire conversation …

Instagram announced it will be looking into the effects its policies have on Black users. On Monday, the CEO of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the company would be moving forward to “better support the black community” by reviewing the policies it currently has in place, as well as how it …

Nicki Minaj says her marriage with Kenneth Petty is “refreshing and calming.” The Barb and her Ken have been in heaven since the two came together in holy matrimony last October, according to Minaj, who opened up about her life during an appearance on Young Money Radio with Lil Wayne. …

A man was found dead in what police are saying is the result of suicide. On Monday at 9:05 a.m., a man’s body was discovered outside a store in the Shady Acres community, in the 2500 block of Ella Boulevard, south of Interstate 610 North, according to Houston police. A video …

The donations that are made to the #BlackLivesMatter movement do, in fact, go to the #BLM organization, not the Democratic Party. There has been a slew of online rumors going around that donations to the Black Lives Matter movement get sent to the Democratic Party because the group uses ActBlue …

It looks like Kanye West will be taking his talents to the beauty industry as he’s reportedly filed a trademark for Yeezy Beauty, Skincare, and Fragrance. Fake eyelashes, bath gels, perfumes, and…scented pine cones are just some of the items you will be able to purchase from Ye’s new business …

Spike Lee is clearing up his comments defending Woody Allen and criticizing Cancel Culture: “My words were wrong.” During a Friday interview with New York City radio station WOR’s In the Morning, Lee opened up about his thoughts on “cancel culture” as it pertains to Woody Allen, the film director who infamously married …

Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of transgender woman #RiahMilton of Cincinnati, Ohio. Three people, including a 14-year-old girl, are facing charges for the killing of 25-year-old Riah Milton, who was fatally shot early Tuesday on the  6600 blocks of Spruce Creek Drive in Liberty Township. …

Police are investigating the murder of transgender woman Dominque ‘Rem’mie’ Fells. On Monday night, police officers pulled the dismembered body of Rem’mie Fells out from the Schuylkill River after it was discovered floating in water near Bartram’s Garden Dock & Community Boathouse a little before 7 p.m. “The pain of …

Roc Nation is calling for justice after the Charleston Police Department arrested a protestor for allegedly refusing to follow police orders. Givionne Jordan, known as Gee, was the only one to be arrested out of 38 people during a peaceful protest on May 31. Now #JayZ and his social justice …

A Republican Ohio state legislator was fired from his position as an ER doctor after asking if “the colored population” would be impacted more by the #coronavirus because they possibly “don’t wash their hands as well as other groups.” At this week’s state Senate Health committee hearing in Columbia, republican …

Footage from a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer’s dashcam shows officers beating up and arresting Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam. CBC News has obtained a 12-minute video that shows an altercation between two officers of RCMP and Adam. The video starts with a cop talking to the driver …