A video has surfaced of a white DeKalb police officer holding a Black man on the ground, choking him and using a Taser during his arrest for marijuana possession. An investigation has been launched after a video of a Black man; #ElonteMcDowell was seen being brutally handled by Dekalb police …

A Denver woman has filed a lawsuit after she was left alone in a jail cell while giving birth. However, the sheriff’s department claims it followed protocol. Diana Sanchez is suing Denver Health Medical Center, the city and county of Denver and six sheriff’s deputies and nurses after jail guards …

Earlier this week, Paul Mooney canceled his comedy showcase at an Atlanta comedy club. Shortly after, a new report revealed the comedian was taking time off for health-related reasons amid claims that he sexually abused Richard Pryor’s son when he was just a teenager. Last week, Rashan Kahn, Pryor’s former bodyguard, …

Singer-songwriter R-Kelly is begging a federal judge to let him out of solitary confinement and place him in general population, instead. TMZ previously reported that the 52-year-old was happy to be alone in solitary, as he feared for his life at the time. But it looks like Kelly is changing …

Tech giant Apple has issued a formal apology after the company admitted to having human contractors secretly listen to customers’ recordings with the digital assistant Siri, in order to improve the service. “We realize we haven’t been fully living up to our high ideals, and for that, we apologize,” Apple’s …

Jussie Smollett’s PR team says “every iota” of their client’s account of being a victim of a hate crime is proven and supported by police evidence, despite the department claiming it was staged. On Wednesday, a statement was emailed, following documents that were filed on Monday, defending a lawsuit to …

Donald Trump is threatening to sue NBC after an MSNBC reporter made an “error” during a report. On Wednesday, Trump’s legal team sent out a letter to NBC demanding that the news corporation apologize for “false and defamatory, and extremely damaging” comments made by liberal MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, who …

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” has been picked up for a second season! #BlackGirlMagic is in full effect as the HBO comedy sketch series written, directed and starring Black women has been granted a second season. The half-hour program debuted earlier this month, with Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Ashley Nicole …

A white Oklahoma news reporter is apologizing after she said her Black co-anchor looked like a gorilla. KOCO-TV’s morning anchor, Alex Housden, issued a tearful apology for comparing her Black co-anchor, Jason Hackett, to a gorilla during a broadcast on Thursday. KOCO-TV is located in Oklahoma City.  Housden uttered the …

Richard Pryor’s son has seemingly accused comedian Paul Mooney of “violating” him decades ago. TMZ caught up with Richard Pryor Jr. on the streets, following a recently published video of Rashon Kahn, the former bodyguard of Richard Pryor Sr. Khan, who claimed Pryor Sr. and Mooney’s personal and professional relationship …

Social media sensation and makeup artist Chelsie Worthy is calling out other makeup artists for biting her editing style. Worthy became well-known a few years back after her unique editing style for her makeup tutorials went viral.  Her bomb makeup and engaging videos gained more than 330,000 followers on Instagram …

A judge has ruled against the company Johnson & Johnson after it was found to have greatly contributed to the opioid crisis in Oklahoma. On Monday, a judge ordered #JohnsonAndJohnson to pay $572 million in the state’s opioid crisis trial for the first ruling in the U.S. holding a drug …

Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to new sex crimes charges, as alleged victims prepare to testify against him in his now delayed trial. On Monday, the former film executive pleaded not guilty to two new predatory sexual assault charges in a Manhattan criminal court, as well as all other …

Former NFL player Barry Bennett and his wife were found dead in their Minnesota home; authorities are currently searching for the couple’s son, who they say is now a suspect. On Wednesday, a friend found the bodies of NFL lineman Barry Bennett, 63, and Carol, 66, in their Long Prairie. …

Chance The Rapper talks not making Ebro’s top five rappers list: “N***a, I’m top five.” Chance sat down with Hot 97 and while there discussed his debut album ‘The Big Day.’ The 26-year-old opened up about featuring Nicki Minaj on the album, and the significance of the album cover. Later …