(Photo by Julian Hamilton/Getty Images) In March 2026, a woman reportedly fired gunshots outside of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home while their three children were home. Fans are used to seeing Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s names in headlines. However, in March 2026, social media users were baffled to see reports of shots being fired outside…
Source: South Carolina State Rep. Todd Rutherford / South Carolina State Rep. Todd Rutherford The Asian convenience store owner who shot and killed 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in Columbia, South Carolina, in 2023, has been acquitted of murder. Cyrus was accused of shoplifting, while having a pistol in his possession that authorities said he never threatened…
Getty Images The “Paper Planes” rapper alleges that Cudi silenced her artistic freedom by removing her from his “Rebel Ragers Tour” last month. M.I.A. is taking Kid Cudi to court. The British rapper, best known in the United States for her 2007 single “Paper Planes” and 2012’s “Bad Girls,” is suing the rapper/actor for $2.8…
A Dallas school district has appointed a former principal after she was removed from her last school. She is accused of calling a meeting of only Black students to discuss disapproval of their academic performance. Chandra Hooper-Barnett was named principal of Lincoln High School Friday. KERA News reported the student population is over 70 percent…
President Donald Trump has announced his pick to replace National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month, effective June 30, with what critics call one of the most “jaw-droppingly unqualified” sycophants among Trump’s MAGA base. Opponents warn that the choice of federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Director Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence…
Source: HBO Max / Euphoria Editor’s Note: This column contains spoilers about the series finale of Euphoria. There is a reason Elvis Presley is remembered as an icon who struggled with addiction, while Whitney Houston is still casually reduced to a punchline. There is a reason generations can celebrate the genius of men who battled…
Source: KENT NISHIMURA / Getty The free speech crowd really doesn’t like it when anyone who doesn’t agree with them exercises their right to free speech. Racial slurs are A-OK, but you better shut your damn mouth if you’re going to criticize President Donald Trump and weirdos who support him. The National Park Service (NPS)…
It’s been a running joke for years that actress Lynn Whitfield only plays characters who are well off financially. Whether portraying powerful executives, wealthy socialites, influential matriarchs, or women accustomed to getting exactly what they want, Whitfield has built a reputation for bringing elegance, status, and authority to nearly every role she takes on. She stuns as…
Lucien Laviscount, Chloe Bailey, Malcom D. Lee, Lynn Whitfield, Coco Jones, Nicole Friday and Jeff Friday attend the 2026 American Black Film Festival – “Strung” Opening Night Screening at New World Center on May 27, 2026 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alekandra London/Getty Images) With star-studded screenings, panels, and rooftop celebrations, ABFF continues its…
A row of graves in a quiet farming community in northern Vietnam sits in the shadow of redevelopment. White Xs painted on some headstones tell the story of an upheaval already in progress, marking tombs that have been removed before bulldozers roll in to make way for a sprawling luxury golf resort. President Donald Trump…
