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YG’s legal issues in the May Las Vegas incident just got a little worse. A Los Angeles judge has ordered the civil lawsuit brought by a man named Benjamin Naderi against YG to move forward. The “Big Bank” rapper attempted to have the entire case put on hold until the …

You won’t look at a nun the same way again. The Principal At Saint James Catholic School, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper, and an 8th-grade teacher, Sister Lana Chang, both admitted to embezzling a “substantial” amount of money from tuition and other funds from the school and using it to pay …

An unarmed black man, Lowell Poitier Jr. was knocked unconscious in front of a crowd of people in Miami. According to the Miami Herald, officer Adriel Dominguez has been “relieved of patrol duties” while an internal investigation decides if he was acting lawfully when he knocked out the 35-year-old.  In …

Texas “mother,” Tammi Bleimeyer, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for causing serious bodily injury to her stepson, whom she kept inside a crawlspace the family called the “Harry Potter Room”. In 2014, police discovered the child in terrible condition, malnourished and only weighing 29 lbs. Assistant District …

The popular fashion brand #Prada is facing a lot of heat after its New York store was seen selling monkey-like figurines with large red lips that appear to be mirroring blackface. On Thursday (Dec. 13) images taken of a Prada store in Soho, Manhattan showed the blackface-like monkey charms. The …

Kareem Hunt has reportedly entered anger management and alcohol counseling after a video of him kicking and shoving a woman surfaced on TMZ.  According NFL.com, the former Chiefs running back entered anger management earlier this week. However, it’s unclear of how long Hunt will be in attendance.  Hunt is moving …

Idioms like “Bring home the bacon,” “Taking the bull by the horns,” and “flogging a dead horse” are just as harmful as homophobic and racist language, according to animal rights organization PETA.  “Just as it became unacceptable to use racist, homophobic, or ableist language, phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals …

A prominent drummer, composer and music teacher in North Carolina is accused of forcing an adult student into sexual servitude and was arrested at his Clayton home this week. Ivan Hampden Jr. has been charged with five counts of sexual servitude and seven counts of disseminating obscene images. According to Winston-Salem …

Cyntoia Brown will have to spend 51 years in prison before she is eligible for release following a murder conviction.  At the age of 16, Brown was sentenced to life in prison after killing Johnny Mitchell Allen, 43, who at the time was soliciting her for sex. Brown fatally shot …

LGBTQ activists have spoken out against Kevin Hart’s decision to walk away from hosting the 2019 Oscars after backlash over past homophobic tweets. President of advocacy organization #GLAAD, Sarah Kate Ellis, tweeted that Hart should have “stepped up” after his tweets resurfaced from nearly a decade ago. Ellis tweeted, “Kevin …

After one too many errors on Twitter, a proofreading company has reached out to Trump to assist him before he hits the send button.  According to The Blast, Edubirdie is not blaming Trump for the grammatical errors he makes on a day-to-day basis. Instead, they say he’s “not at fault …

An Arizona state representative who claims only white immigrants can successfully assimilate into American society has been banned from the largest school district in the community that he represents. State Rep. David Stringer (R) was called to resign Friday after the Phoenix New Times published an audio recording of him …

A preschool in Hawaii “accidentally” serves Pine-Sol instead of apple juice during snack time.  According to a report released by the state Department of Health, a classroom assistant of Kilohana United Methodist Church Preschool distributed snacks that morning, which consisted of dry crackers and juice. The director states that while …

An Indiana man has been accused of holding a toddler under hot water as a punishment for a soiled diaper.  Dennis Tannen, 29, was watching his girlfriend’s son while she was at work. Tannen told police that he had put the 2-year-old in the bathtub and left him for “10 …

On Thursday, CNN announced in an email that the network had parted ways with its contributor, #MarcLamontHill. Although the network did not give a reason or explanation, the firing came after Hill called for countries to boycott Israel in solidarity with Palestinians.  “We have an opportunity to not just offer …

Fresh off the first look feature production deal with Amazon Studios, “How To Get Away With Murder” star Viola Davis is bringing the story of the first black congresswoman to the digital screen.  According to Deadline, the actress will work behind the scenes, as a producer alongside Julius Tennon and …

William Hannah, 68, of England was taken to Salford Royal Hospital in September 2017 after being hit by a car.  While Hannah was being treated for a head injury and multiple fractures, he developed a lung infection. The doctor decided to do a saline flush, which is used to clear …

San Francisco 49ers head coach, Kyle Shanahan, issued a statement earlier this year that said the 49ers have a zero-tolerance domestic-violence policy…and he meant it. Since then, the team’s running back, Reuben Foster, has been cut from the team after being arrested in Tampa, Florida for domestic violence. Foster was …

Another young black man killed by police “by mistake.” The Black Friday shooting at Riverchase Galleria in Alabama claimed the life of the alleged gunman, Emantic Bradford Jr. But after new evidence, police discovered they made a mistake in identifying who they shot and killed. Bradford was not who fired …

Our condolences go out to the family of Sandra Parks, 13, who was killed Monday by a stray bullet that entered her home.  Two years ago, Parks wrote an award-winning essay about the constant shootings plaguing her hometown of Milwaukee, and the emotional toll they have on young people like …