Source: Drew Angerer / Getty The pending review of proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes means it’s likely just a matter of time before the federal government codifies them to outlaw a product that statistics show is disproportionately favored by Black smokers. Proponents and opponents of the proposed rule agree that tobacco is a “killer…
Trae tha Truth started the holiday season off right as he continued his philanthropic ways by helping a single mother in need. Trae, real name Frazier Othel Thompson III, is considered a rap legend in Houston’s music scene, but his activism, humanitarianism, and selflessness have rivaled his music career. The rapper has earned the moniker…
A 43-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city. Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin filed a $10 million tort claim in March, but it escalated to a lawsuit after the city failed to respond. Known as “Detective Cookie” in the community, Bouldin says she faced years of gender and…
Terrence Howard revealed in a recent interview that he only made $12,000 for the 2005 blockbuster hit “Hustle & Flow” despite the film making $22 million at the box office. Howard was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Djay, a pimp and aspiring rapper living in Memphis, Tennessee. The well-known actor opened…
President Joe Biden mistakenly called Vice President Kamala Harris by the wrong title on Monday, Nov. 13. The incident happened at the White House during a ceremony honoring the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights for winning the Stanley Cup earlier this year. “Please have a seat and welcome to the White House. The 2023…
US Representative Gabe Amo (D-RI) (C), the first Black representative from Rhode Island, is sworn in as the 60th member of the Congressional Black Caucus in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2023. | Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty The first-ever Black person elected to Congress from the state…
Back in his days as an NFL wide receiver, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson reportedly had a very unorthodox way of enhancing his performance before games. In June 2020, the player-turned-podcaster tweeted out, “I took Viagra before every game & people thought they’d stop me, if my stat line was bad I wasn’t covered, the pass was…
O.J. Simpson thought it was the end for him after a recent health scare after the music his doctors were playing during a hospital visit. Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson had an excellent career in the NFL, but the former running back is known far more for the double murder case he was involved in during…
Russell Wilson put on a show during the Nov. 13 Monday Night Football showdown between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. Ever since signing a five-year contract with the Broncos in the 2022 off-season for $245 million, Denver fans have called out Wilson for his poor on-the-field playing skills. After signing that contract, the…
Tensions flared on Capitol Hill when a sitting U.S. senator engaged in a heated exchange with a union advocate during a committee hearing on labor issues. The confrontation escalated to the point where Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had to step in as a referee, defusing the situation and preventing the confrontation from becoming physical. Republican…
