It was 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. The South was changing rapidly and the confederate chokehold on the region was coming to an end. Former slaves from Edgecombe County in North Carolina fled slave plantations for Union Army encampments. They were seeking protection from the Confederates and freedom from slavery. Not…
One of Donald Trump’s attorneys for the New York civil fraud trial is leveling new accusations against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Alina Habba has been very vocal in recent weeks about the case, amplifying Trump’s claims that it’s a “political witchhunt” against him while also making digs at James. Three weeks ago, she…
A New Jersey activist claims the alleged illegitimate son of Jay-Z is still the rapper’s child despite his 10-year refusal to take a paternity test. According to BlackNews.com, Essie Berry claims the billionaire, whose real name is Shawn Carter, is the biological father of 31-year-old Rymir Satterthwatie despite his refusal to take a DNA test…
A Republican state senator from Florida introduced a constitutional amendment on Monday, Nov. 27, aimed at prohibiting the state and all local level governments from paying reparations to Black residents for slavery. Sen. Blaise Ingoglia of Spring Hill, who is the former chairman of the state Republican Party, proposed the amendment, which will come up for…
Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Following a string of sexual assault accusations and lawsuits, Sean “Diddy” Combs is temporarily stepping down as chairman of REVOLT TV. In a TMZ exclusive, sources say that the embattled music mogul made this difficult decision last week. Combs’ goal in this decision was to not allow the recent accusations get…
Ari Lennox has been triggered and offended by haters criticizing her nose for years. Scrutiny regarding her facial features, at one point, even led the singer to question if she really loved how she looked in the mirror. During a recent Instagram Live, the D.C. native addressed how the constant comments about her appearance took…
A white woman was caught on camera spitting at a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators in a California mall last week. While leaning over a side rail, she not only showered the group with her saliva but inadvertently sprinkled a little Black girl next to her. Once confronted by the child’s father, she went from bashing…
Despite years of separation, love triangles, and outbursts that have left many asking, “What’s really going on,” Jada Pinkett Smith shared with fans that she and her husband, Will Smith, are “figuring things out,” but she knows that she is in it for the long haul. The New York Times best-selling author, who recently released…
Sean “Diddy” Combs announced on Nov. 28 that he is temporarily stepping down as chairman of Revolt, the music-oriented digital media group he cofounded. The announcement comes as Diddy is facing his third sexual assault allegation this month. A source close to the rap mogul told TMZ that as the company is set to celebrate…
A federal judge in Indiana heard arguments in a class-action suit filed on behalf of five Haitian residents who challenged a new state law that exclusively permits Ukrainian immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The legal claim, filed in August against the Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, argues the law’s provision restricting eligibility…
