Rap legend and skilled DJ MC Lyte has been accused of “pedophilia” and “grooming” amid the resurfacing of questionable lyrics in one of her songs from 32 years ago. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose real name is Lana Michelle Moorer, caused quite a commotion online this week after social media users called out an inappropriate bar…
A North Carolina-based police officer captured on camera striking a woman more than a dozen times has been given a 40-hour suspension, officials said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings made the announcement on Tuesday regarding the Nov. 13 incident. Bystander video shows multiple officers surrounding the woman, a Bojangles employee later identified as Christina Pierre, who authorities alleged was…
In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Rudy Giuliani, former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, poses for his booking photo on August 23, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Handout / Getty Here’s a simple truth: Rudy Giuliani deserves every last bit of the misfortune he’s been experiencing lately and…
Kirk Franklin was a homeless teenage father before he became a gospel music icon. The “Love Theory” choir director talked about the story during a riveting interview with Shannon Sharpe on the Dec. 13 episode of “Club Shay Shay.” Sharpe asked how Franklin’s life changed after he got his girlfriend Shawn Ewing pregnant at the…
An Ohio mother claims that the majority of her children were taken away from her after a doctor’s visit, citing her holistic lifestyle as a reason for the removal. In late January, Lasha Cauthen, mother of seven, took her 10-day-old twins to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for a check-up and to nail down a primary care…
Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of preschoolers at Parkside Community Academy on the South Side of Chicago on Dec. 12. The former POTUS put on his Santa Claus hat to usher in gifts for the Christmas occasion. Obama joked that he was “Skinny Santa” as he entered the classroom and surprised the kids…
On the corner of Octavia and Bush in San Fransisco sits a small park filled with big lore. Being the city’s smallest park, Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park may seem insignificant to most people unfamiliar with its history. The park was named after one the most powerful Black women to ever live in America. Now,…
A U.S. senator just revealed some unsettling information about how some governments are spying on smartphone users using their apps’ push notifications. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in which he told Garland about a tip his office received that exposed how government agencies in foreign countries demanded those…
The lawyer representing a Black New Yorker who alleges the use of excessive force during her 2020 arrest by police is drawing parallels between her case and the tragic circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s death. The attorney has filed a civil claim pressing the city of New York, the New York Police Department, and nine of…
Cherelle Parker is seen during her first press conference after winning the Democratic nomination for mayor in Philadelphia on May 22, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign. As a candidate, Cherelle Parker suggested she would support using stop-and-frisk…
