An Oklahoma man who accused county jail guards of “behavior tantamount to torture” was found dead three days after being booked in the same jail, according to court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star. Reports show John Basco, 48, was found unconscious in his cell at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on Sept. 10. Jail…
Since the season 13 premiere of CBS’ “The Talk” earlier this week, fans have noticed a physical difference with its star Sheryl Underwood. On Sept. 12, during an interview with People magazine, the 58-year-old provided insight into her massive change: a 90-pound weight loss. Before and after photos of Sheryl Underwood. Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic, Amy…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty I‘m honestly surprised that Republican U.S. House candidate Lavern Spicer lost her primary last month because she seems to have everything modern conservatives want in an elected official. She’s a Black cheerleader for white nationalism. She parrots right-wing talking points with no original thoughts of her own. And she’s demonstrably unintelligent…
After winning her first Emmy Award, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph addressed Jimmy Kimmel‘s onstage stunt at the 49th-annual Emmy Awards. Ralph’s “Abbott Elementary” co-star and creator Quinta Brunson walked on stage to accept the award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series while standing over the late-talk show host. Brunson had to walk around Kimmel,…
A Cleveland man apprehended while allegedly trying to protect his neighborhood has filed a lawsuit against the city and the officers involved in what he claims is a wrongful arrest. Antoine Tolbert alleges that Cleveland Police officers violated his rights when they arrested him in May for walking on the street with a shotgun and…
Black democracy advocates in Detroit protest efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Source: NurPhoto / Getty In 1852, Frederick Douglas questioned the meaning of Independence Day to enslaved Black people. Douglass challenged the hypocrisy of a nation founded partly on principles of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Now, 170 years later, the broader ideals…
Nick Cannon welcomed his ninth child, Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, with former “The Price Is Right” model turned professional photographer LaNisha Cole on Sept. 14, 2022. The “Masked Singer” host uploaded a black-and-white photo of him holding his newborn daughter beside Cole as the song “I Do” featuring Chris Brown played in the background. Attached…
Legendary West Coast emcee Ice-T is fed up following hip-hop’s latest tragedy. As previously reported, earlier this week, Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed during a robbery attempt while dining at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles in South Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Steph Sibounheuang. The two reportedly shared their location on…
Source: Dan Kitwood / Getty One thing to know about Carnegie Mellon University professor Uju Anya—she doesn’t GAF about what you think about what she thinks. After sparking white outrage with her tweet wishing Queen Elizabeth II an “excruciating” death, Anya made an appearance on the This Week In White Supremacy podcast to generally say: “I said…
An Alabama doctor accused of negligence in the death of a young patient secretly called and visited the medical examiner’s office before the autopsy report was issued, according to an amended lawsuit. Court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star show that Kamiya “Cookie” Dufermeau was diagnosed with appendicitis on April 18, 2021. She was treated…
