Source: svetikd / Getty Last month while out sick, I got into the holiday spirit by watching a bunch of cheesy Christmas movies. You know, the kind usually found on Hallmark or Lifetime. Usually, these movies are all white casts in rural towns that often have no Black people in sight. But I stumbled…
A California medical school has issued an apology for research conducted in the 1960s and 1970s by faculty members who conducted dozens of medical experiments on thousands of prison inmates, but one of the professors involved still works at the school. The men were “assessed or treated for psychiatric diagnoses” and the school injected their…
Kevin Hart may have found himself in the crosshairs of cancel culture again. The comedy box office star is currently globetrotting on his “Reality Check” comedy tour. On Dec. 9, he announced that he will be bringing the show to Cairo, Egypt. The performance is scheduled to take place at the Cairo Indoor Stadium on…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty You would be forgiven for growing numb to the almost daily assault of headlines proclaiming the latest stunning development involving Elon Musk’s tenure as owner and manager of Twitter. The microblogging platform has seen a rise in hate speech and technical problems, as media reports say up to 75% of the…
Fifteen years after their loved one’s death, the family of a Black teen shot and killed by New York police has reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with the city. Officials called the boy’s death “tragic” and said deciding to settle was “in the best interest of all parties.” His mother says the journey to find some…
As Tory Lanez trial’s on charges of shooting Megan “Thee Stallion” Pete in the foot in 2020 comes to an end, the Houston hottie’s boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine, decided to share a message on his Instagram Story on Thursday, Dec. 22. Megan Thee Stallion and Pardi @pardi/Instagram Showing support to women who’ve fallen victim to injustices,…
A Georgia community is devasted over the tragic loss of a suburban Atlanta man who was fatally shot days before Christmas in front of a popular bar where he worked. The young man’s mother says she is heartbroken by his death as police identify and hold a suspect in custody. Friends and co-workers of 39-year-old…
Source: Daniel Webster / Courtesy TDE / RCA Records Top Dawg Entertainment’s Grammy award-winning recording artist SZA debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the release of her major label sophomore album SOS (TDE/RCA). RIAA-certified Gold upon release, SOS marks SZA’s first-ever No. 1 album debut on the Billboard 200, Top R&B…
LaNisha Cole seemingly shaded her daughter’s father, Nick Cannon, earlier this week in a series of Instagram posts. Days later, it appears Cannon and Cole have kissed nad made up. The former model turned professional photographer gave birth to her first child, Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, on Sept. 14, 2022. Meanwhile, the “Wild N’ Out”…
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day lasted for eight. Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the Hanukkah oil, which kept the…
