The city of Long Beach, California, settled a lawsuit and is reportedly set to pay a prostate cancer patient hundreds of thousands after he alleged police officers struck him in the groin a day after he had surgery. As a lawsuit filed last year explained, resident Johnny Jackson was returning home from a run to…
Soul music legends Sam Cooke and Bobby Womack have a complex past that many are unfamiliar with. Like many men before them, the source of their drama involved a woman. As a pre-teen touring with The Womack Brothers, Bobby Womack met Sam Cooke, becoming the mentee of the seasoned soul singer and entrepreneur. Cooke, impressed…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King passed away on Jan. 22 after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer,” according to representatives from the King Center. The civil rights activist and attorney was 62 years old. Dexter was the chairman of…
A judge ordered the unsealing of court records in the ongoing divorce proceedings of the attorney who was hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to prosecute former President Donald Trump on state RICO charges before allegations of a secret romance emerged earlier this month. Monday’s ruling by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry…
Tina Knowles’ social media activity has turned her into a hot topic among two fan bases after she liked a cutting post suggesting that Janet Jackson is peddling overpriced concert tickets for the second leg of her “Together Again” tour. The icon announced that she would be hitting the road for a 35-date run this…
Wendy Williams is back in the spotlight without anyone ever batting an eye at her. For months, the Daytime Emmy Award-nominated television host has evaded paparazzi, hoping to score an exclusive update about her health and possible return to on-air work. She was last seen around New York in February 2023. Her appearance was described…
Dexter King, attorney and the youngest son of civil rights icons Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King has passed away at the age of 62. The King Center released the news of King’s death and announced that he died on Monday after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer” at his home…
Source: Moses Robinson / Getty A week to the day since our nationwide annual celebration of MLK Day (January 15), we must now sadly report that the King Family is experiencing yet another loss with the passing of Dexter Scott King. Youngest son of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and equally…
Public health officials in Jackson, Mississippi, have lifted a boil-water advisory since tests came back positive for E. coli a week ago, marking the latest setback in a continuing saga of water mismanagement in the majority-Black capital. The water authority issued the alert on Jan. 11, warning that water should be “boiled vigorously for 1 minute before it…
Dave Chappelle attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Allen Berezovsky / Getty Dave Chappelle has responded to Katt Williams for exposing their fellow Black comedians during an interview with Shannon Sharpe earlier this month….
