A 34-year-old woman pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in Nassau County, New York, after admitting to stealing her cousin’s $1 million jackpot won from a scratch-off ticket. Iris Amador Argueta’s cousin asked her to claim the prize on his behalf because he wanted to remain anonymous; he offered her $50,000 of the winnings. Instead,…

Source: screenshot / Twitter Two Florida white men were sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for hate crime charges after their racially-motivated ax attack against a Black man in Citrus Springs. According to the Justice Department, Roy Lashley, 56, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and his brother, Robert Lashley, 52, was sentenced to…

La La Anthony joined “The Breakfast Club” as a special guest on Jan. 25 with one goal: Understand if marriage is still a desire for people.   La La Anthony. (Photo: @lala/Instagram) The actress posed her question after discussing her own personal beliefs on marriage and where she thinks it stands in this day and age. …

NY Times Best-Selling Author Bakari Sellers attends National Urban League 21 Pillars Tour – Youth Summit on June 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. | Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty With so much going on around the country right now, political commentator Bakari Sellers called into the Rickey Smiley Morning Show to break down everything…

Erykah Badu and Puma Sabti Curry’s assets have been the topic of conversation this week after fans claimed that Badu was sexually exploiting her daughter following their recent photo showing off “TLZ L’FEMME” leggings. Erykah Badu and her daughter, Puma Curry. (Photo: @pumacurry/Instagram.) With opinions flying everywhere, Curry’s father, The D.O.C., decided to step in…

Recent photos of Ashanti in a bathing suit have fans urging the singer to come up with her own swimwear line.  “The Queen of Vacations” is back in the Bahamas, where she flaunted her curves in a blue animal print bikini with a long sheer-like cover-up hanging from her arms. Ashanti’s photos screamed “body-ody” as her…

  Source: Nikole Hannah-Jones / Nikole Hannah-Jones   Nikole Hannah-Jones’s critically-acclaimed piece, The 1619 Project, is coming to Hulu. According to National Geographic, the six-episode limited docuseries will pull back the layers of Jones’ famed literary project, attempting to reframe the history of Black America. By placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans…

Lyrica Anderson and Shekinah Anderson almost came to blows on the latest episode of VH1’s “Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop” edition that aired on Jan. 23. The current season was taped in Spice’s home country of Jamaica, but her friends brought all the heat and more. In line with the show’s weekly theme-focused episodes,…

A New York high school cheer rivalry resulted in a tragic end with one girl losing her life, another girl spending the rest of her teen years institutionalized, and a family unhappy with the “justice” they were served. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, a 15-year-old Mount Vernon student accepted her sentencing of 3 to 9 years…