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Fox Soul has teamed with Black Enterprise to bring original programming that highlights black creatives, executives, and cultural movers and shakers as they continue their mission to celebrate black history in the making. The first original series from the new partnership Economic Equity and Racial Justice Town Hall is entitled …

The daughters of Hip Hop icons Notorious B.I.G. and Jam Master Jay are coming together to open a New York-style pizzeria in Los Angeles. Biggie’s daughter T’yanna Wallace and Jay’s daughter Tyra Myrick are opening a New York-style pizza spot named Juicy Pizza. Foodies will be able to enjoy various …

A 50,000-square-foot compound in Brentwood was built to be a haven for marijuana smokers, and it’s now been sold for $44 million. It’s one of L.A.’s five “marijuana mansions” tricked out with a rooftop weed garden and other features that would put a pothead up in smoke happiness. The New …

MBK Entertainment, a management team known for developing and launching the careers from Alicia Keys, H.E.R., and many others, has announced a new reality competition series, MBK The Next Generation. The new series is set to identify, elevate, and break the hottest new superstars of tomorrow and provide a platform …

Lori Harvey rightfully walks to the beat of her own drum, mainly taking a subtle approach to her rising fame. When candidness is at an all-time high, Harvey remains mystique, even when it involves her boyfriend, who happens to be PEOPLE’s reigning “Sexiest Man Alive,” or critics who give her …

A surgeon in the United States says unvaccinated people are more likely to catch the more dangerous COVID-19 variant. As more and more people get vaccinated, another variant for the virus lurks right behind its predecessor – a more, potentially deadlier version. According to CNN Health, a U.S. surgeon says …

A high school in Florida has suspended its annual yearbook distribution due to a dedicated section on Black Lives Matter and its students’ involvement in the controversial movement. David Fleischer, a teacher at West Broward High School in Pembroke Pines, told CNN that his students on the yearbook committee had …

Jacquees is the self-declared King of R&B, and he continues to flex his stature over and over again. Hailing from Decatur, Georgia, the singer-songwriter exploded onto the scene with his 2016 single “B.E.D.,” proving not only his vocal range but his ability to create bangers. Plus, when Birdman is backing …

Fifteen-year-old Philadelphia native Trey Brown is the owner of “Spergo,” a boutique fashion collection for men, women, and children. Earlier this year, Brown inked a deal with The Philadelphia 76ers’ Buy Black Program. The program was specifically designed to help grow some amazing, local, and Black-owned businesses. With the continuous …

Scottie Pippen’s upcoming memoir will apparently tell stories he’s kept to himself “for years.” In the Hall of Famer’s tell-all memoir, “UNGUARDED”—which is set to hit stands November 16—he gives his side of the story on the Chicago Bulls dynasty story, including details on his rings run with the ‘90s …

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexico’s most infamous drug kingpin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty Thursday to helping him run the powerful and violent Sinaloa cartel and aiding her husband in his dramatic escape from a Mexican prison. The former beauty queen was captured and arrested by U.S. …

This week, inmates at an Oklahoma prison began receiving special computer tablets as part of a Department of Corrections initiative to provide secure tablets to everyone incarcerated in state prisons. According to NBC News, the tablets, specially designed by Securus Technologies, a prison communications company, will provide free content such …

During last year’s protests over the murder of George Floyd, a Black security guard working for a TV crew claimed in a complaint filed last week that he was wrongfully jailed while his white coworkers were left alone. The action was filed on Thursday by Michael Cooper, a 64-year-old retired …

In the hip-hop community, fashion is a big deal. However, over the years, fashion has changed dramatically, especially in menswear. Last night, R&B legend Usher was trending on Twitter for wearing extremely short shorts set with a pair of white Prada boots. It all started when a user said that …

It looks like everything’s cool between J. Cole and Diddy after the two were spotted hanging out and playfully re-enacting the “fight” that took place between the pair back in 2013. Cole referenced the rumored fisticuffs that happened at a VMA afterparty on his latest album “The Off Season.” “Kept …

YFN Lucci was denied bond last Tuesday, and he will remain in Fulton County jail. The rapper was indicted on gang-related racketeering counts as well as claims of criminal murder. This morning, Lucci took to Instagram to maintain his innocence against the RICO charges against him. The statement read: “Thank …

On April 22, Digital Underground founder Shock G was discovered unresponsive in a Tampa, Florida hotel room, sending shivers down the Hip Hop community’s spine. After all, DMX and Black Rob had died in the same month, and the triple whammy was a tough pill to swallow. Shock G’s father, …

Authorities say three people, including a small child, are dead after a shooting occurred inside a Palm Beach County, Florida Publix store. The shooting took place on Thursday at the store located at 1180 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. The identities of the two adults and child have not been released. …

An Arkansas woman filed a lawsuit against the State Police after an officer used the Precision Immobilization Technique, or PIT maneuver, during a traffic stop, causing her car to flip. The driver was pregnant at the time of the accident.  FOX 16 reports that in July of 2020, Nicole Harper was on …

Following tips to police, a suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in Queens. Jovan Young, 29, was arrested on Tuesday. He is facing charges of murder and attempted murder for the shooting.  Following the shooting, Young was brought into the 101st precinct for questioning. He …