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Thirty-five people have been arrested as a part of #DonaldTrump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation to remove around 2,000 migrant families. Trump made the announcement via Twitter. The raids were launched to remove around 2,000 migrant families who were ordered to be removed by an immigration judge, according to CNN. …

North Charleston Police Department discovered the body of a 29-year-old transgender woman who had been fatally shot, on the side of the road on Saturday. Authorities were responding to reports of someone possibly being hit by a car when they found Denali Berries Stuckey suffering from a gunshot wound, CNN …

Texas rapper #TayK was sentenced to 55 years in prison and fined $21,000 on Tuesday on a murder charge for a 2016 robbery that ended with one man dead, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. Tay-K, whose legal name is Taymor McIntyre, was sentenced to 30 years …

The MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner and stars like #ArianaGrande, #TaylorSwift and #LilNasX are in the lead with nominations. The nominees for the 2019 MTV VMAs have been announced, taking the lead is Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift with ten nominations, and #BillieEilis follows behind with …

About 19 people have died in Costa Rica after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol. Last week, the country’s health ministry announced the news. Methyl alcohol or methanol is often used in antifreeze, solvents and other industrial chemicals, Insider reports. The site explains the chemical is more hazardous than regular adult beverages that …

A Georgia woman has been charged with murder after she dropped her baby during a fight with another woman, which resulted in the child’s death. 26-year-old Karen Lashun Harrison is currently in police custody on murder charges, as well as felony child cruelty and simple battery, according to a statement …

Darrell Johnson, crisis manager for the embattled R&B singer R. Kelly, has stepped down from his position after back-pedaling a potentially damaging comment he made about not leaving his daughter alone with someone accused of pedophilia.  Journalist Gayle King, had the opportunity to speak with Johnson prior to his resignation …

After 11 years off-air, “Zoey 101” could be returning to Nickelodeon with some big changes. The network has been rolling out reboots of other popular Nickelodeon classics like “Blues Clues” and “All That” this year, and now execs are allegedly in talks with the former star of the show, Jamie …

Lil’ Nas X is still breaking records and making news, 16 weeks after his debut single “Old Town Road” hit Billboard charts. The song is now tied for most weeks at No. 1 after topping the Billboard Hot 100 for the 16th week. Lil Nas X now shares the honor …

Two Gretna, Louisiana police officers have been fired after one made a Facebook post suggesting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot, and the other officer “liked” it. Officer Charles Rispoli wrote in the post last week that the Ocasio-Cortez is a “vile idiot” who “needs a round … and I …

Now, it’s a known fact black women have been wearing hair wraps, scarves, caps, or bonnets to protect our hair for CENTURIES…even forced by law to wear them during slavery times. But leave it to an uninformed white woman to try to take credit for a staple in the black …

Oregon students will now be allowed to take “mental health days” the same way they would sick days. Sometimes life can be so overwhelming that you just need to get away, well that’s now an option for students in Oregon, as the state’s governor as just approved “mental health days” …

Thousands of Puerto Rican citizens have blocked a major highway in protest of their governor. It’s been 12 days of protests in Puerto Rico, as the residents are calling for the resignation of their governor #RicardoRosselló. “This has never happened in Puerto Rico before,” said Angel Rosa, a political science …

Rapper Blueface’s jury trial has been set for next month, in correlation with his assault with a deadly weapon charge. Blueface, whose government name is #JohnathanPorter, was arrested on Nov. 16, 2018, after he was allegedly involved in a vehicle to vehicle gunfire incident on State Route Freeway in California. …

When it comes to being nerdy and Black, there are only so many places that cater to such a unique community. Two of those places are the international Comic-Con convention in San Diego and Blerd Con in Arlington Virginia! This past weekend, Black nerds and geeks alike gathered to enjoy …

Georgia state rep, Erica Thomas, claimed a white man told her to “go back where you came from” during a confrontation in a supermarket express lane. The story went viral, accusing the man Eric Sparkes of racism; however, his denial of the statement during a television news interview with 11Alive featuring …

Thousands of bones have been discovered in an underground space near a Vatican cemetery, as part of an investigation into the 1983 disappearance of a teenage girl. Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, was 15-years-old when she went missing after leaving a music lesson in Rome, CNN reports. …

You read that right, Atlanta rapper #YoungDro was arrested earlier this month for allegedly throwing a plate of dessert at his girlfriend. According to law enforcement sources, #YoungDro was arrested on July 5 for throwing a plate of banana pudding at his girlfriend during an argument over money. Once things …

A man has been arrested days after 11-year-old Karon Brown was shot inside of a vehicle at an intersection in Southeast D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said 29-year-old Tony Antoine McLam was arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed. During a news conference over the weekend, D.C. Mayor …

A$AP Rocky has been in jail for almost two and half weeks after getting into an altercation with two men in Sweden. Video of the incident surfaced on social media, showing two men following and harassing A$AP and his team. However, Swedish prosecutors say they believe the two men acted …