Source: Brandon Bell / Getty It should surprise absolutely no one that the state of Texas has basically established itself as the book-banning capital of America. According to the Texas Tribune, a new report shows the Lone Star State banned more books from school libraries this past year than any other state in the nation….
The British officer that killed an unarmed rapper in London has been suspended from his duties. Family and friends say authorities have taken too long to relieve him of his duties. Hip-Hop artist Chris Kaba, a Wembley native, was gunned down in a police-involved shooting on Monday, Sept. 5, around 10 p.m. in Streatham Hill,…
Grammy award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin let fans know distance does not matter when it comes to his children. The “Melodies from Heaven” artist posted two photos to his Instagram account, showing that he traveled to Atlanta in order to see his daughter, Kennedy Franklin, and then traveled to Nashville to visit his son, Caziah…
Andrew Joseph III, 14, life was cut short on Feb. 7, 2014, when he was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross Interstate 4 in Tampa, Florida, but his parents and family supporters have argued for years, had it not been for the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office, he would have never been placed in harm’s…
Aryn Drake-Lee is done allowing others to spread what she calls a false narrative about her amid an ongoing custody battle. For years, she and her ex-husband, actor Jesse Williams, have been going back and forth over the details of financial support, custody and travel arrangements for their two children. The former couple was married…
Demonstrators protest in front of the police station on March 12, 2015, in Ferguson, Missouri. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty Darren Seals was one of several Ferguson, Missouri, activists who died violently and mysteriously in the years after they had been involved in protests over the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. In September…
Tiny Harris and her daughter Heiress made their own fun at home and cleared the room at home for an in-house skate experience. On Monday night, Sept. 12, the Xscape singer shared a video of the mother-daughter duo skating freely through hallways and different rooms. Tiny wore a white top, blue sweats and blue and…
A North Carolina pastor who spent eight years behind bars for a crime he did not commit has been cleared 28 years later. Darron Carmon said he was confident he would be acquitted when he was on trial for the 1993 robbery of a convenience store in a small North Carolina town, Winterville, at 19…
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty As the news recently broke that LeBron James is the highest-paid NBA player of all time, a new study reveals just how much cash he can make from a single Instagram post, and its mega bucks! MORE: These Powerful Black Women Are Dominating The Sports Business World Sports data experts…
Dwyane Wade may be a best-selling author, a three-time NBA champion, and a loving father and husband, but there is one thing the 40-year-old has yet to achieve, at least according to his wife, Gabrielle Union. The task, in particular, included the “stick and move” technique when dropping off the couple’s daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, to…
