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Lena Waithe is set to executive produce an upcoming dramedy series for BET Plus. Waithe, 36, is booked and busy. “The Chi” creator has just signed on as EP of “Birth of Cool,” an original BET Plus series. “Birth of Cool” is a collaborative effort between BET Plus, Macro Television …

Former Chicago Bears football player and champion Michael Richardson has been arrested on a murder charge in Phoenix.  Fifty-nine-year-old Richardson used to be an All-Pro cornerback for the Chicago Bears, but now, he may be looking at time in prison. On Wednesday, police arrested Richardson on a second-degree murder charged …

According to Census.gov, About 1 in 5 Compton residents live below the poverty line. In response to these statistics, the mayor of the city has vowed to assist those struggling residents through an initiative that will provide guaranteed income to 800 of them through the Compton Pledge program. Even better, …

Nearly three weeks after the ambush shooting of two Compton police officers, a suspect has officially been charged in connection to the attempted murder. According to Daily Mail, Deonte Lee Murray was charged with two counts of willful, deliberate, and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and two counts …

A Compton man was accused of ambushing two officers in Los Angeles in a fake social media alert last week, forcing him to speak out publicly to clear his name. 33-year-old youth football coach Darnell Hicks was identified via Twitter as the gunman who opened fire on two L.A. sheriff’s …

A video has surfaced, showing three Los Angeles Sheriffs beating on a Compton man before being checked by an onlooker. The video, which went viral on Twitter, was shot earlier this week and shows the officers wrestle an unnamed man to the ground. The whole incident is partially obscured by …

An undefeated youth football team is heading to the Sunshine State to play in the Youth National Championship, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign that caught the attention of NFL superstar, Richard Sherman. The football team, which is run out of Compton and hosts children ages six and younger, went undefeated …

When it comes to politics, it’s not often that we get to see black women in the forefront. But in today’s world, black women are showing out more than ever in the fight for equality. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ From speaking out on racial injustices, police brutality, workplace discrimination, and more, black …

⠀ 13 years ago today, The Game released his debut album ‘The Documentary’ on Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, and Interscope Records. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Featuring production from some of hip-hop’s biggest names such as Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Scott Storch and Timbaland, ‘The Documentary’ was a major success that catapulted The …