Source: Brandon Bell / Getty In the years since the Great Recession, when housing prices dramatically fell, Wall Street investors have been buying large numbers of single-family homes to use as rentals. As of 2022, big investment firms owned nearly 600,000 such properties nationwide. Critics say this practice drives up home prices and worsens the…
A white Georgia man was arrested and indicted for making racially motivated threats and shooting at his Black neighbor. Based on the inflammatory language he used, the Department of Justice alleged that he violated the man’s rights because of his race, which is a violation of the criminal provision of the Fair Housing Act. Authorities…
Florence El Luche, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Kompa Music,” has had a challenging path to stardom. The “Love & Hip Hop” star of Haitian descent arrived in the United States at the tender age of 11, setting in motion a journey that would lead her to discover her true passion — music. Although she entered…
It’s always hilarious when celebrities and wealthy people meet each other and are star-struck. Rapper GloRilla met her idol, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, and she absolutely lost all composure. But, to be fair, who wouldn’t? Rap star GloRilla lost her marbles when she met Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin at a recent…
Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder is the fourth Republican candidate to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. “As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign,” Elder said in a statement announcing the suspension of…
Source: Michael S. Schwartz / Getty Lawyer and people’s advocate Olayemi Olurin discusses the ills of the American prison industrial complex. Olurin sat down with host Amanda Seales for this episode of “Small Doses: Side Effects of the Pipeline to Prison” to break down what the mainstream narrative gets wrong about the criminal system. As…
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then LeBron James should feel especially admired by his family. The Los Angeles Lakers star, his wife Savannah, and their three children, sons Bronny and Bryce and daughter Zhuri, are sharing the spotlight in his latest Beats by Dre campaign. But it is the behind-the-scenes footage of…
A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was captured on video hitting a 17-year-old girl as she lay on the ground during an arrest. The incident occurred on Oct. 22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The video shows Envy Hampton being hit at least three times by an MCSO deputy during an arrest at the Milwaukee County Zoo….
Source: Jackson Police Department/Facebook.com/jacksonmspd Back in March, Jackson, Mississippi resident Bettersten Wade lost contact with her 37-year-old son, Dexter Wade, a father of two who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Bettersten spent 5 months searching frantically for her son while being told by law enforcement that there were no new developments in his case….
Tiffany Haddish was a celebrity guest on the Oct. 26 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and while on the late-night talk show, she addressed rumors that she danced for Michael Jordan at an Usher concert. The actress and “His Airness” were both in attendance at Usher’s Las Vegas residency on Oct. 14. While Usher rolled…
