An Atlanta woman says that she is currently homeless after her bank snatched her U.S. government-issued student loan check, claiming it was fraudulent. The woman is now in debt because the over $5,000 that she planned to pay bills with has been frozen, and the bank is refusing to give her back the money until…
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is making it known that any narratives about him withholding residuals from ’90s R&B sensation Jon B are false. A clip of the “They Don’t Know” crooner is experiencing a viral moment as a snippet of his interview on “The Joe Budden Podcast” in November 2023 has stirred a response from Edmonds….
The op-ed of a Black mayoral candidate’s father in Springfield, Massachusetts, is under fire by several of the city’s Black leaders after they were called “Uncle Toms” and “Black Judases” in the article and portrayed as yes-men to the city’s white leadership. In “The Worst Article I Ever Wrote” by Frederick Hurst, published in the…
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty Craig Watkins, the pioneering district attorney in Dallas County who was also the first Black person to be a top prosecutor in the state of Texas and had a reputation for freeing innocent people wrongly convicted, died on Tuesday. He was 56. Watkins’ death was confirmed…
LeBron James continues to have his superstar cemented, as his critics continue to scrutinize every detail of his being. The Los Angeles Laker had a great pair of back-to-back days on Dec 9 and 10, as he became the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Champion and MVP, while also getting to watch his oldest son Lebron…
A 63-year-old Pennsylvania man passed away months after he was attacked by multiple dogs and had to undergo surgeries. In October, Antonio Shaw accidentally went to the wrong home in Philadelphia when two “vicious and hungry” pit bulls pounced on him, his sister told WPVI. “These dogs were eating him like a piece of steak,” Sharese…
Tracy Morgan had a shocking reaction after learning he and “Distant Relatives” rapper Nas are related. A clip from the comedian’s appearance on “Connect The Dots Podcast” on Dec. 6 surfaced online, which shows Morgan revealing that he and the fellow New York native are third cousins on his mother’s side. The “Last O.G.” star…
Rodericka Applewhaite, the new White House director of Black media, is working to connect Black Americans with the decisions and agendas coming down straight from the Oval Office that directly impacts their communities. Applewhaite was hired as the director in November after spending years running communications and conducting research for several gubernatorial and senate campaigns….
Actor Andre Braugher backstage at the Emmy Awards Show, August 27, 2006, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Bob Riha Jr / Getty Many of the millions of viewers who helped keep Brooklyn Nine-Nine on the air for eight great seasons will easily attest to their favorite character being Captain Raymond Holt — known to…
A federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, Dec. 11, on behalf of the family of Jawan Dallas, a Black man allegedly killed by officers in Mobile, Alabama. Prominent civil rights lawyers Ben Crump, Lee Merritt, Harry Daniels, Roderick Van Daniel, and John Burris are representing the family in their effort to sue the city for…
