Source: Hero Images Inc / Getty Black women may be at a higher risk of developing uterine cancer from certain hair straightening products and chemical relaxers, a new study has found. Researchers from the Journal of the National Institutes of Health found that women who frequently used hair straightening products were four times more likely to…
Yung Joc has turned to Instagram to ask his 1.3 million followers to help him get $1,800 back from an accidental Zelle transfer he made. Joc, whose real name is Jasiel Amon Robinson, uploaded a photo that showed a series of text messages he sent to a random number asking them to return his large…
The 911 call regarding the fatal stabbing of a Nigerian American by his girlfriend has been released to the public. In the audio, the young man can be heard saying he can’t feel his arm as the frantic girlfriend cries for help and apologizes to him for whatever she did. Courtney Clenney speaking with officers…
Marlon Wayans recalled why he took a 20-year break from stand-up comedy following an incident with Chris Rock. Rock reportedly heckled Wayans as a teenager while performing his set onstage. The event involved Rock laughing and making rude comments about Wayans’ act and his lack of jokes. Wayans, who has been a part of the…
Source: Kansas City Star / Getty Last Sunday—nine days after a Black woman reportedly escaped the home of her white male kidnapper and torturer—”a group of about two dozen people gathered in prayer at a gas station parking lot roughly 40 miles to the southwest in Kansas City’s Marlborough Heights neighborhood,” according to the Kansas…
Tyler Perry might’ve received the “best boss ever” title after gifting his former stylist-turned-actress nearly a dozen designer bags for her birthday. (L) Tyler Perry @tylerperry/Instagram (R) Crystal Renee Hayslett @luvcrystalrenee/Instagram “Sistas” star Crystal Renee Hayslett uploaded an Insta story showing off her name-brand purses and cited Perry as the reason for them. “It was…
The president of the oldest HBCU in North Carolina is speaking out against a recent incident where law enforcement stopped a busload of students from the school and instructed dogs to sniff the young people’s personal belongings. The school official said the act was “reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s.” Dr. Paulette Dillard, the President…
Source: Terence Rushin / Getty Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are increasing their enrollments at a time when many other institutions of higher learning are seeing a decline in their number of students. According to a news report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, college and university enrollment has declined for the third…
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict may have a future tennis star on their hands. The estranged couple shares two children together: an 11-year-old son Cree Hardrict and a 4-year-old daughter Cairo Hardrict. Mowry took to her Instagram page on Oct. 13 to showcase the tennis skills of her daughter Cairo Hardrict during a playdate with…
The Georgia district attorney whose job it was to determine if deputies were criminally liable for the death of a handcuffed woman who fell out of their moving car after they left the door open before taking off has admitted to knowing one of the men at the center of the case. District Attorney T….
