More Black Americans are ditching the United States for a better quality of life abroad. Black people are not a monolith, so the reasons vary. One overarching theme for many Black Americans choosing to build a life overseas, however, is that they’re tired of racism and discrimination in their home country. While Black folks have…
To let his fans tell it, Richard Lawson has all of the ingredients to whip up something divine without stepping foot into the kitchen. The 77-year-old is currently raking in the compliments on one of his more recent Instagram posts. Four years after shedding 50 pounds in a drastic physical transformation, the “Poltergeist” actor is…
A deadbeat dad determined to dodge $100,000 in outstanding payments he owed to his ex-wife thought he was clever enough to disappear, but it turns out that vanishing without a trace takes a lot of work — not to mention espionage-level hacking skills. He soon could face up to seven years behind bars and a…
A former Michigan cop who punched a Black man in the face during booking pleaded guilty on Monday to a federal civil rights violation. According to the AP, Matthew Rodriguez admitted to using “unreasonable force” when he was processing 19-year-old Jaquwan Smith in the fingerprint room at the Warren jail last June. He also admitted…
During his successful run on the popular Fox drama “Empire” (2015-2020), Terrence Howard was at the height of his career, but he claims he was paid a fraction of what his “white counterparts” from the network were paid. The Oscar nominee revealed more details about his lawsuit against CAA, his agency at the time, in…
A Michigan couple could face 15 years in prison in connection to the suffocation of their infant daughter. Jose Antonio Roldan Jr., 40, and Ladesha Ann Powe, 29, were charged with involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse in what Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting told WOOD-TV is a “heartbreaking” incident that “should have never happened.” According to court documents…
Shocking video shows the moment a customer shot a Michigan Chipotle employee over guacamole. The 40-second clip shows the heated argument at the fast-food restaurant in Southfield, about 15 miles from Detroit. It happened on Friday evening, just before 7 p.m. In the video, the man appears behind the counter and puts his food inside a paper…
Nick Cannon wants his five daughters to date guys who are the complete opposite of him — or become lesbians. In March 2024, the Hollywood A-lister and polyamorist sat with world-renowned sex, relationship, and family therapist Dr. Laura Berman to talk about relationships on “The Matter of Monogamy” episode of his “Counsel Culture Show.” During…
A federal judge attributed the conduct of the firefighters who booed New York Attorney General Letitia James at a promotion ceremony to “race,” not politics. James was at that ceremony on March 7 to honor the Fire Department of New York’s first Black female chaplain, Rev. Pamela Holmes. As soon as she took the podium,…
Not everyone was laughing at Katt Williams’ recent “The Dark Matter Tour” stop. As the comic neared the end of his set at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on April 7, a brawl broke out, leaving fans scurrying about the place. The chaotic scene was captured by social media users. In the footage, CSC…
