A sign reads “Black Lives Matter” at the 16th Street Baptist Church, a Civil Rights historical site where four young girls were killed in a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1953, on March 27, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. | Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty UPDATED: 9:30 a.m. ET, Sept. 15, 2022 Originally published Sept….
An Iowa teenager ordered to pay restitution to the family of a man who sexually abused her has received aid from thousands of supporters. Pieper Lewis was 15 years old when she ran away from home. After bouncing around, she eventually started living with Christopher Brown, 28, who she said forced her to have sex…
Source: Jason Miller / Getty A chorus of disapproval is rippling across Black communities and NBA players after the professional basketball league’s commissioner appeared to defend what he called “indefensible” racist and sexist offenses by Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, who critics have said received a lenient punishment for his documented offenses. Among those condemning…
Jesse Williams Accuses Wife of Blocking Time With His Kids While Working On Broadway Play, Calls For Emergency Hearing Jesse Williams Calls Second Emergency Hearing, Accuses Ex-Wife of Blocking Access to The Children https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/03/02/jesse-williams-and-ex-wife-aryn-drake-lee-settle-child-custody-agreement/ https://radaronline.com/p/jesse-williams-custody-battle-ex-wife-divorce-broadway-play-greys-anatomy-court/ Jessie Williams and his ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, have gone back and forth to court regarding custody of their daughter, Sadie,…
Raymond Santana Jr., one of the wrongfully convicted Central Park Five, filed for divorce from his wife, Chandra “Deelishis” Davis back in March. The pair has been married since June 2020, after getting engaged six months earlier. And with court proceedings finally underway, things seem to be getting a bit tense. As a business owner and…
Source: Alicia Vera / HBO Max If you’re a fan of HBO Max‘s newest hit show ‘Rap Sh!t,’ GOOD NEWS! HBO Max announced Monday that the half-hour comedy series from Issa Rae has been renewed for a second season. The first season of the show debuted in July and included eight episodes. ‘Rap Sh!t’ brought…
When Kim Kardashian revealed her aspirations to become an attorney in 2019, many critics on social media scoffed at the idea. Criticisms increased after Kim failed to pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination three times before succeeding last December. However, the 41-year-old continued her journey and is now revealing how her children played a critical…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Sorority and fraternity members of the Divine 9, an international coalition of Black Greek organizations, are coming together to protect the rights of Black women following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade. On Wednesday, the influential organization launched the “Tell Somebody” campaign, a public service initiative that’s pushing for…
Super producer Teddy Riley joined Jada Pinkett Smith‘s “Red Table Talk” to open up about his struggle to see his son, Prince Mykal Theo Riley. The 54-year-old has nine kids, but reportedly has not been able to see his youngest, who is 9 years old. On Mykal‘s birthday, July 17, Riley expressed on Instagram that…
Philadelphia police are investigating the circumstances around a local emergency medical technician’s death. Nisha Jaia Renee Dash, 32, was crushed between two ambulances during her shift on Saturday, Sept. 10. Officials said two private ambulances were coordinating a patient pick-up. One ambulance had the patient, and the second planned to assist. The assisting ambulance that…
