Source: Brownie Harris / Getty Last month a Mississippi town made headlines after a leaked recording revealed racist and homophonic language and bragging about committing multiple killings during his tenure. Now the civil rights and legal advocacy organization JULIAN has filed suit on behalf of five plaintiffs claiming numerous incidents of Black residents being falsely arrested,…
Tiffany Haddish is a firm believer in checking but verifying when it comes to what and whom she’ll talk about in her comedic sets. For her cover interview for Cosmopolitan’s 2022 Travel issue, the “Night School” star recalled allegedly getting Usher’s approval before making a joke about him having a rumored sexually transmitted disease. “I…
The NAACP is calling out the Biden administration for its repeated delays in cancelling student loan debt that’s adversely affecting African-American borrowers. The deadline to restart paused student loan repayments since the COVID-19 pandemic began expires on August 31, and the civil rights organization wants the White House to act now. Amber Roberts, 33, and…
Source: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty A former Delta Air Lines flight attendant has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company for terminating her employment after she posted an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Hood on her personal Facebook page. According to the suit, the plaintiff,…
Michael B. Jordan made a brief return to Instagram on Aug. 15, two months following his public split with Lori Harvey. Jordan and Harvey dated for over a year and were viewed as one of Hollywood’s “It” couples until news outlets reported the pair went their separate ways in June. At the time, it was…
Boyz II Men‘s hit single “End of the Road” was the group’s first single to ever hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Song chart. The 1992 track stayed on top of the charts for 13 consecutive weeks, which was a record at the time, and won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a…
Previously unreleased videos of the 2018 killing of a beloved Chicago barber show police discussions right after the fatal shooting that contradict the facts depicted in footage of the incident. Harith Augustus, 37, was shot five times by Chicago Police Officer Dillan Halley on July 14, 2018, after a confrontation with a group of officers….
Source: Gabe Oviawe / Gabe Oviawe/Helio PR Happy Black Business Month! Chicago rapper, actor and activist Vic Mensa has unveiled 93 Boyz, the first Black-owned cannabis company in Illinois. It is an equity-focused cannabis company, which aims to reinvest its resources directly into underserved communities. Vic Mensa announced the launch of 93 Boyz last week….
Actress LisaRaye McCoy is living her best life. The “Single Ladies” star nearly put a hole in the dance floor while putting her best moves to the test with friend Shamea Morton. The two ladies were in the Bahamas, where radio personality Rickey Smiley brought in his 54th birthday. Footage of the ladies shows them…
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with two counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for his alleged role in the shooting of former A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli in central Hollywood last year, multiple sources have reported. Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascón announced the charges in a news release. “Discharging a…
