Source: YouTube screenshot Sekou Odinga, a leading member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA) who managed to free political prisoner Assata Shakur before becoming one himself and spending decades behind bars, died Friday. He was 79. The cause of Odinga’s death was not immediately reported. We send revolutionary salutations to…
World-renowned sprinter Usain Bolt reflected on losing millions in a fraud scandal in a newly released video. In early 2023, Bolt discovered that nearly $13 million was wiped from his account at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), the Jamaica-Gleaner reported. After being notified by a former employee with ties to the scheme, the eight-time Olympic…
A woman who went viral for explaining how her boyfriend financially supported her while she worked to jumpstart her career as a content creator is generating a lot of hope online for singles, but some people commented that they weren’t on board with her lifestyle. Erica M. (@officialericaam) stitched a video on TikTok from another…
Source: David Ryder / Getty The three former Washington state police officers who were cleared in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis will receive payments to leave the Tacoma Police Department, according to AP. On Tuesday, the city released copies of the “voluntary separation” which revealed ex-Tacoma Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine…
Renewed interest in ’90s and early 2000s Black sitcoms has led some fans to realize that “Moesha,” “The Parkers,” “Girlfriends,” and “The Game” have more in common than Mara Brock Akil and Ralph Farquhar being behind their storylines. In fact, fans of each of the series have concluded that easily overlooked crossover episodes prove that…
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson compared Donald Trump to King David of Israel during a Jan. 15 interview with Fox News. Dr. Carson also called the twice-impeached, four-time indicted ex-POTUS “a very good president.” Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15 and is the current leader of the Republican 2024 presidential…
Source: Brandon Sloter / Getty The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has been fulfilling the terms of its federal consent decree stemming from the in-custody death of Freddie Gray that sparked riots and Black Lives Matter protests in the Maryland city nearly a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday. The DOJ’s…
Rapper Benny The Butcher shared a message to Taylor Swift ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo, New York, on Jan. 21. Benny is a hometown native of the western New York city and a huge Bills fan, and Swift is of course dating Kansas…
After the Federal Bureau of Investigation made a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, the agency immediately received backlash online. In a post on X, also known as Twitter, the FBI acknowledged King’s achievements on his annual federal holiday. Close-up of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shown in this photo,…
Actor T.K. Kirkland has called out Cedric The Entertainer for stealing jokes from another comedian. Cedric made headlines earlier this month after Katt Williams claimed that “The Neighborhood” star stole one of his jokes for “The Kings of Comedy” special, and now he’s accused of stealing a joke from late actor and comedian Meshach Taylor….
