The hip-hop community is in mourning as fans grapple with the untimely passing of Virginia musician Magoo. The artist, who is best known as one-half of the rap duo Timbaland and Magoo, was 50 years old. The earliest confirmations of his death were shared by the estate of producer Static Major and singer Black, of…
Gabrielle Union’s celebratory post about the recent milestone of her husband, Dwyane Wade, went left after fans zoomed in on their daughter’s “shady” facial expression. On Saturday, Aug. 12, the NBA legend was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Wade officially hung up his basketball jersey in 2019, and finished…
A Georgia police department has been under fire after it posted photos showing officers leading a firearms training session with targets plastered with images of Black men. The picture, posted in June, shows white civilians at a firearms training course in the west Georgia city of Villa Rica aiming weapons at a human-sized image of…
Former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher claims that his life story, which was turned into the feel-good film “The Blind Side,” is based on a lie. More specifically, he alleges that the white couple who claimed to have adopted him instead entered him into a conservatorship for their own financial gain. The ex-NFL player filed…
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Magoo, the rapper who collaborated with Timbaland in the late ‘90s and early ‘2000s, has reportedly passed away at the age of 50. According to PEOPLE, no cause of death has been determined at this time. On Aug. 13, multi-platinum artist Digital Black announced the sad news of Magoo’s passing…
Despite being warned against making comments about his latest federal criminal case, where he has been indicted for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump has taken to his Truth Social profile to blast the judge presiding over his case. On Sunday, Aug. 13, and Monday, Aug. 14, the reality-star-turned-commander-in-chief said not…
Source: Sean Pavone / Getty Every community has them. Every community has Black leaders and Black-led groups that are making an impact and filling critical gaps. But identifying those organizations (especially if you don’t live in the local community) to fund them is not always easy. One Baltimore-based organization, CLLCTIVLY, is making an easier connection…
The career of Broadway star and celebrated songstress Melba Moore will forever be enshrined among Hollywood’s most celebrated acts. At the age of 77, she was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The coveted career milestone was achieved roughly sixty years after she got her start in the business, thanks to…
In an aerial view, cars destroyed by a wildfire sit in a lot on August 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. | Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Amid a growing death toll from massive wildfires in Hawaii, viral video footage shows a white woman traveler expressing frustrations at her Maui vacation being canceled instead of extending…
Marketing executive Tiffany Gomas dubbed the “Crazy Plane Lady,” has released an apology for her behavior on an American Airlines flight on July 2. In a 2:19-minute video, the Dallas native expressed how sorry she was about causing the uproar on the flight and said initially, she was not ready to speak about her “completely…
