Some of the lyrics from rapper Young Thug’s music will be used against him in the YSL RICO trial, and one Atlanta rapper fears for what precedent this will set for all Americans. Thug, real name Jeffrey Lamar Williams, has been behind bars in the Fulton County Jail in Georgia since May 2022. The “Pick…
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty The father of Ahmaud Arbery recently suggested that the prosecution of a former attorney general indicted more than two years ago for allegedly trying to cover up his son’s murder is being deliberately delayed. Marcus Arbery Sr. told Action News Jax in an interview that Jackie Johnson, the former district…
The New York City Fire Department has discovered the cause of a deadly three-alarm blaze that killed three people living in a Crown Heights brownstone in Brooklyn on Sunday, Nov. 12. Authorities linked the fire to the combustion of scooters being powered by cheap, unsafe lithium-ion batteries that don’t meet safety standards. The family members…
Officials in Florida have dropped the charges against Kianna Cooper, a Black woman who a Broward sheriff’s deputy said assaulted him. Cooper was previously arrested and charged with resisting an officer with violence and battery of a law enforcement officer for the May 7, 2022, incident in Pompano Beach, Florida. That day, Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steven Davis…
Two months after undergoing a hair transplant procedure, record producer Timbaland has updated social media users on his hair growth journey. Over the weekend, he decided to show off his revived hairline via his Instagram Story. Timbaland shows off new hairline months after hair transplant surgery. (Photo: @timbaland/Instagram) While giving credit to hair transplant surgeon…
Source: Aaron Davidson / Getty When it comes to legendary hip-hop music video directors, we all know the likes of Hype Williams, Director X and Benny Boom. One of the most underrated yet accomplished directors who doesn’t get enough credit is Eif Rivera. Click inside to check out a gallery of some of his most…
Rapper André 3000 continues to prove he’s innovative after releasing his first solo album, which included none of his famed lyrical prowess. Even though “New Blue Sun” is purely instrumental, it still found its way under the “rap” genre, and fans are upset. André cemented himself as an Atlanta legend and one of the greatest…
A North Carolina police chief broke silence and shed a little more light on a viral video showing a cop in his department repeatedly punching a Black woman under arrest. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief Johnny Jennings told the public at a press conference this week that he understands the “outrage” and “emotions” that the video has…
Source: GIORGIO VIERA / Getty Apparently, Mom’s for Liberty—the conservative Karen coalition of Caucasian women who think their equally Caucasian children have some God-given right to be shielded from Black people teaching their own history or gender studies they feel will “indoctrinate” their kids into coming out as tolerant, non-bigoted people who are accepting and…
At the urging of Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, delegates representing countries across the globe agreed to establish a Global Reparation Fund that would ensure compensation for millions of descendants of enslaved peoples. Akufo-Addo gave remarks at a four-day reparations summit in Ghana’s capital city of Accra, stating it’s long past time for reparations to be…
