Rapper and businessman 50 Cent says New York City Mayor Eric Adams has helped clear up some of his confusion about the city’s plan to launch a $53 million pilot program aimed at assisting its migrant population. On Monday, 50 Cent posted on social media that he had connected with Adams on the topic, saying,…
Macy Gray’s oldest daughter, Aanisah Hinds, is heading to court later this month to hash out a domestic incident involving the singer’s son, Tracy Melvin Hinds, also known as Tahmel, before a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. On Monday, Feb. 5, the 29-year-old was granted a temporary restraining order after alleging that her brother “got…
Source: Dr. Ralph Basui Watkins/Pride in the Pews ATLANTA – Pride in the Pews (PITP), a Chicago-born grassroots nonprofit, hosted the State of the Black Church Symposium last weekend at Spelman College, a historically Black institution of higher learning in Atlanta. The event aimed to address queerphobic theologies, promote healing and foster advocacy in the…
An Arizona vegan food truck owner will fight against Panda Express after the fast food chain challenged her trademark. Chef Krystal Mack is the owner of Trash Panda Vegan, a truck located in South Phoenix that she started during the COVID-19 pandemic. She prides herself on serving plant-based comfort food to her community, like burgers, hot dogs,…
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre faced renewed calls to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in Mississippi welfare funds that were allegedly funneled to various pet projects supported by the athlete years after his Hall of Fame career ended. State auditor Shad White filed court papers on Monday demanding nearly $730,000 from Favre in…
Source: Kansas City Star / Mollie Ponds & Rev. Vernon Howard Jr. A young Black woman from Kansas City claims she was “beaten” and called an “animal” by several off-duty police officers during an arrest at the Power & Light District last week. According to the Kansas City Star, Daysheion Renee Ponds, says she suffered…
Two years following the passing of their sister Traci Braxton, the Braxton sisters will be returning to We TV with their landmark reality TV series “Braxton Family Values.” The network confirmed the revival of the show on Tuesday, Feb. 6, as part of AMC Networks’ segment at the Television Critics Association’s Winter 2024 press tour….
Many people know NBA champion Matt Barnes as a tenacious defensive basketball star who played aggressively on the court and was an all-around bad boy off the court. Those bad boy ways did not disappear after his retirement in 2017. Every now and again, when Barnes’ temper explodes, someone often catches the former All-America player’s…
A Black Colorado mother, her daughter, sister and two nieces who endured a traumatizing ordeal of mistaken identity at the hands of the Aurora Police Department in the parking lot of a nail salon in August 2020, have reached a $1.9 million settlement following a lawsuit against the suburban Denver city and its officers. Brittney…
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is shown at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Jan. 31, 2024. | Source: Kirk McKoy / The Baltimore Banner Baltimore’s former top prosecutor is facing decades in prison after jurors on Tuesday convicted her of mortgage fraud in a split verdict. Marylin Mosby, who served as the…
