Source: screenshot / Twitter HBCU alum Judge Tarik Sugarmon defeated incumbent Dan Michael becoming the first Black person to lead Shelby County Juvenile Court in Memphis. Sugarmon, who lost to Micheal in 2014 by less than 10,000 votes, will now take his seat on the bench for an eight-year term with hopes of rehabilitating a…
The city of Detroit has authorized a six-figure settlement for protesters who allege they were abused by police during 2020’s summer of civil unrest sparked by the police-involved killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The lion’s share of the award will be given to Black Lives Matter advocates who claim they were victims of…
Maino recently disclosed during an interview with Math Hoffa how lying on a record could have physical consequences. This admission was in reference to a line the rapper made about Keyshia Cole in an unidentified song. In the track, Maino lied about having a sexual encounter with the singer. During the Aug. 1 discussion, the…
John Legend is getting candid about his friendship with Kanye West. During a recent interview, the EGOT star revealed that things between him and the GOOD Music founder aren’t how they used to be, citing the rapper’s political campaign and support for former President Donald Trump as the culprit. While appearing on CNN’s “The Axe…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty It’s been exactly six years since three Clayton County, Georgia, police officers fired nearly 60 shots into 26-year-old Jamarion Robinson’s body. Since then, one of the officers has died and the other two were indicted and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, burglary, making false statements, and violation of oath…
Halle Berry recently took to Instagram to showcase her curls and the activities she participates in during her vacation. In a post shared on Aug. 3, Berry, who wore an oversized gray shirt with olive sunglasses and earrings, was seen holding and sipping from a coconut as she enjoyed her downtime on what appears to…
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich lost re-election after serving in the role since 2011. Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty The Tennessee prosecutor who went after Pamela Moses for alleged voter fraud lost her race Thursday night. Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich was unseated by a progressive challenger Steve Mulroy. Mulroy had 56.13 percent…
An federal judge has denied a request from the white men who chased an unarmed Black man with guns in a Georgia neighborhood, a slaying that amplified the existence of modern-day racial violence in America, to overturn their federal heat crime convictions. Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael followed Ahmaud Arbery in their pickup…
Tamar Braxton‘s newly found glow and figure became a topic of conversation after the singer expressed in a recent Instagram post how Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album has transformed her life. In the clip shared on Aug. 3, Braxton, who wore a short black dress with black heels, was seen jamming along to “Virgo’s Groove,” a track…
In a bizarre twist of musical events, former Bad Boy Records rapper Mase is reportedly signing with Death Row Records, making him the first artist to be signed under both of the former revival musical labels. In a recent TikTok video, the Harlem World rapper claimed that he’s in the process of signing a deal…
