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A Tennessee legislator praised the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 agreement that stated slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person. On Tuesday, Republican State Representative Justin Lafferty argued on the state House floor that the Three-Fifths Compromise was used to end racism, which is not true. Lafferty gave his …

A former North Carolina tennis coach will be spending a significant amount of time behind bars for videotaping minors undressing and showering. Benjamin Swain, 47, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Monday in a Charlotte courthouse for sexual exploitation of a minor. Swain pleaded guilty to the …

Trey Songz just had the charges dropped for a dust-up with cops during a Kansas City Chiefs playoff game, only to find himself back in hot water. A bartender has filed a lawsuit against the R&B singer for an alleged altercation in 2019. TMZ reports that Trey Songz is being sued …

“Burger King Karen” has been hit with a felony charge after attacking a BK employee with a Whopper. You would assume that a 77-year-old would know better than to berate fast-food workers with racial slurs and physical attacks. However, Judith Black let her bigotry shine through on April 30th at …

The ban on Donald Trump’s Facebook account has been upheld, but that doesn’t mean it’s permanent. Trump has been declared persona non grata by the Facebook oversight board. However, the board agreed that Facebook, aka “Mark Zuckerberg“— could lift the suspension within six months of it being imposed. The day …

US federal prosecutors have ordered Kim Kardashian West to hand over a classical Roman statue alleged to have been stolen from Italy. According to a civil complaint filed by a Justice Department lawyer on Friday, US Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated a fragment of Myron’s Samian Athena; a statue …

Will Smith announced he is partnering up with YouTube to document his journey back to health after snacking his way through the pandemic.  CNN reports that the six-part unscripted series is tentatively titled Best Shape of My Life. It will show Smith working on his body and “getting his groove back.” Smith’s Westbrook Media …

A 22-year-old Texas man who believed incorrect social media rumors about the identity of his brother’s killer has killed an innocent man. Norman Christopher Collier IV has been charged with capital murder. He is being held on a $1 million bond at the Dallas County Jail, according to KWTX.  The incident occurred …

Adam Sandler responded to the viral TikTok video of him leaving an IHOP in the most fitting and funny way. “For the record, I only left the IHOP because the nice woman told me the all-you-can-eat deal didn’t apply to the milkshakes,” Sandler wrote on Twitter Monday.  For the record, …

On Monday afternoon, a Louisiana murder suspect was killed in a shootout with police after killing two people and kidnapping his female victim’s baby before fleeing to Mississippi. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Eric Derell Smith fatally shot his ex-girlfriend Christin Parker, 32, and her 26-year-old nephew …

Yesterday afternoon, Melinda Gates officially filed for divorce from Bill Gates. According to Melinda’s divorce petition, which was filed in King County, Washington, the couple does not have a prenuptial arrangement and will instead split their assets based on a separation agreement. “Spousal support is not needed,” Melinda wrote in …

50 Cent has many foes, but Fat Joe may have been one of his most adamant. Their feud was so intense that Joe didn’t think it would ever stop. Joe made it clear during a recent interview on Talib Kweli’s People’s Party podcast that he was prepared to take his …

The Biden administration is quietly working to increase long-term food aid for millions of households beyond the temporary expanded benefits set to expire at the end of September. Those expanded benefits went into effect as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.  The administration hopes to achieve this using an obscure …

On Friday, things got heated at a Rockwood School District meeting in Eureka, Missouri.  Parents are upset with the school district for several reasons. Parents protested the new school year starting online in the fall. They were upset by administrators deciding to remove the “thin blue line” American flag image from …

With coronavirus variants and people hesitant about getting vaccinated, scientists and health experts now believe herd immunity may not be reached any time in the near future. Instead, a New York Times report says COVID-19 will most likely become a constant by manageable threat in the United States. Hospitalization and deaths from …

Sean “Diddy” Combs has gone by multiple names over the years, but now he’s making it one official. The Bad Boy exec revealed Monday that he has legally changed his middle name to “Love.” Diddy posted a photo of his Florida driver’s license to Instagram, showing off his new name …

A hearing officer ruled a New Jersey police chief who offered to promote an officer in exchange for sleeping with his wife and daughter should be demoted. Vineland Chief of Police Rudolph Beu, 60, was found guilty of neglect of duty, insubordination, failure to perform duties, and conduct unbecoming a …

As usual, Baller Alert is here to give you the most relatable tweets of the week,  just to set the tone that most of us have a lot more in common than we all think. How many of you go to church and see the pastor sitting in the corner …

Not long ago, Shekinah Jo was on the internet weeping and defending Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris from the slew of sexual harassment charges she and husband T.I. are facing, but their relationship has seemingly come to an end. Shekinah revealed that she and Tiny are no longer friends in a tearful …

ABC News will air a new documentary series on the rise to fame of boxer Mike Tyson, as well as all that has happened since. In the first trailer for Mike Tyson: The Knockout, a voiceover says, “Mike is a complicated individual.” Starting with his upbringing in Brooklyn, New York, …