Fans were ready to tussle after Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a very specific question on Twitter on Wednesday, Aug. 17. “Who killed R&B?” asked the music mogul responsible for the introduction of R&B acts such as Jodeci, 112, Faith Evans, Carl Thomas, Cassie, and the Queen of Hip- Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige. As a…
Source: Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Getty A Black mother in Los Angeles is suing the city’s Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Board of Education after she said she discovered that her daughter participated in a controversial history lesson about cotton picking. Rashunda Pitts’ lawsuit is the latest negative attention for a school accused…
In February, hip-hop took center stage at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show for a star-studded performance unlike ever seen before, featuring several iconic artists, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, with a surprise performance by 50 Cent, but it almost didn’t happen. In a new interview, Dre admitted…
An Atlanta police officer has been removed from active duty and is facing charges two years after he tackled a Black man and broke his ankle during a traffic stop. Tyler Griffin swapped away another cop’s hand during questioning triggering Atlanta Police Officer Donald Vickers ran full speed into Griffin, shoving him to the ground…
Nene Leakes has decided to take fans on her plastic surgery journey after revealing she has recently gone under the knife to receive a “professional bbl.” A few weeks ago the reality star announced she had been named an ambassador for Georgia Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery under Dr. Stanley Okoro. In a new video she…
Rapper T.I. is shedding some light on a moment that reportedly involved his getting non-consensually kissed at a party by a fellow music artist. Drew Taggart, half of the popular music band The Chainsmokers band, revealed through a TikTok titled, “When meeting T.I goes wrong,” that the Atlanta rapper allegedly punched him after the singer kissed…
Source: James Leynse / Getty Last week, a Black firefighter in Rochester, New York, revealed plans to sue the city and its fire department for $4 million after accusing his superior of pressuring him to attend a racist party in July. Now, the couple who threw the party is defending what they claim wasn’t a…
Images from body-camera footage show a Utah cop scrolling through social media and playing games on his cellphone moments after he refused to help a Black man bleeding from stab wounds. The still captured by The Independent shows Salt Lake City Police Officer Ian Anderson sitting on the stairwell where Ryan Outlaw was stabbed, watching…
On Aug. 16, Adrienne Bailon made headlines after revealing on her social media platforms that she and her husband, gospel singer Israel Houghton, welcomed their first child together via surrogate. This was a monumental moment for Bailon because she became a first-time mom in addition to being a stepmother to Houghton’s four children. While opening up about…
Source: Lucas Ninno / Getty The face of American extremism is undoubtedly white. But that doesn’t mean only white people can be extremists. An Atlanta-based Black extremist group known as The Black Hammer Party has been under scrutiny recently after two of their members were charged with felonies relating to an alleged kidnapping and sexual…
