A Pennsylvania mother is warning other parents to be vigilant about monitoring their children’s social media use after she says her daughter died attempting the “Blackout Challenge.” Nyla Anderson’s family found her unconscious in her bedroom in Chester, Pennsylvania, earlier this month. Family members rushed the 10-year-old to the hospital but she was pronounced dead…

Oprah Winfrey cleared Gayle King‘s grandson for his first in-person meeting with “Auntie O” after he and his parents stuck to the host’s rigorous COVID-19 protocol. Unfortunately, King had to miss the moment because she wasn’t given the green light until Christmas Day, but she was thrilled to join her loved ones once she was…

Venus Williams and her younger sister Serena Williams stopped fans in their tracks on Dec. 28 by wearing similar white ensembles during an outing in Miami. In the Instagram post shared on Venus’ account, the two are seen wearing white mini dresses with eyelet detailing throughout the entire ensembles. Despite wearing what appeared to be…

“Initially for both counts, we were predominantly ‘guilty,’” said the unidentified juror regarding the Kim Potter verdict. Two days before Christmas, a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Kim Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop, claiming she confused her gun for…

A slave ship discovered near Mobile, Alabama in 2019 is mostly intact and could contain a wealth of historical artifacts, food and human DNA. The 160-year-old wreckage of the Clotilda still contains the pen used to imprison Africans during the journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1860. The wooden schooner, America’s last slave ship, crossed…

Source: Elaine Cromie / Getty Reverse racism has taken another hit in court recently as a judge in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit filed by 3 white police officers claiming the Michigan Police Department discriminated against them based on their race and sex. In the lawsuit, the men claimed MSP Director Col. Joe Gasper told officers…

Faizon Love is setting the record straight about his relationship with Ice Cube after fans tried to criticize him for underpaying Love for his role in the “Friday” film. Last month, Love claimed he only got paid $2,500 for playing Big Worm and that the scant check is what kept him from returning for the…

The deal, pending approval, comes after Richmond’s city and state officials reached an agreement to transfer ownership of the statues. The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia has agreed to house a statue and pedestal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as several memorials that were removed from the city of…

Ciara’s younger son, Win, is growing up fast on her and her fans, but now he’s at the stage that seems to be a favorite for a few of her fans and peers … the “funny stage.” In her most recent Instagram video, the singer is seen cuddling with Win sitting on her lap. In…

Opinion: If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that time is a currency we cannot get back, so we should seize every moment we have.  There are a couple of memes floating around that suggest 2022 will be a repeat of 2020. I’ve seen it noted as “2020 II” and “2020 Too,”…