Controversy is arising in Louisiana’s Rapides Parish as conflicting stories emerge about what happened when a local deputy shot a Black man to death during a traffic stop this month. Lawyers representing the dead man’s family say they have received cellphone video from an eyewitness that contradicts the sheriff’s department account of the last moments…
Marsai Martin has always praised her parents for standing by her decisions and supporting her acting career. Since the age of nine, the actress has been booked and busy with lead roles in commercials, television series and films. At 14, the “black-ish” star launched the Los Angeles-based company Genius Productions. She became the youngest executive…
Source: Twitter / Twitter When it comes to the tragic and mysterious death of 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson, one thing has been clear: Black people on social media have been crucial in moving this case along by keeping it in the public eye. MORE: What Could Happen Legally In The Case Of Shanquella Robinson? Attorney Discusses…
A Florida entrepreneur is facing murder charges more than a year after killing a woman in front of his downtown Miami condo. Authorities say Haider Rana shot a woman he had a sexual relationship with seconds after she knocked on his door while he was in his home with another woman. Maame Amuah, 25, lived…
Source: State Farm / State Farm Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend in Atlanta will be full of HBCU flavor. Recently, the HBCU Culture Legacy Foundation announced The HBCU Culture Homecoming Fest & Battle of The Bands MLK Weekend Edition, which will feature an exciting showdown between some of the best HBCU bands in the country…
Things got hot and heavy at the most recent Xscape performance in Birmingham, Alabama. Kandi Burruss was accompanied by her husband, Todd Tucker on stage during her show as she serenaded him by means of her girl group’s 1993 hit “Tonight.” A fan recorded Burruss, who was wearing a sheer long-sleeved bodysuit with booty-cut jeans…
A white motorist has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of a racially motivated crime. The aggressor had no idea the African-American man was a mixed martial artist, and subsequently detained him by placing him in a chokehold until authorities came to arrest him for attempting to intimidate and injure his…
Source: Harry Daniels / iOne Digital The officers who brutally attacked a 41-year-old black man in his jail cell were arrested on Tuesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested three officers with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the brutal beating of Jarrett Hobbs. Officers Braxton Massey, Mason Garrick, and Ryan Biegel…
Nia Long seemingly has kept quiet about the cheating scandal involving her fiancé, Ime Udoka. In September, the engaged couple found themselves in the midst of controversy and criticism after the Boston Celtics head coach engaged in a romantic relationship with the team’s service manager, Kathleen Nimmo Lynch. The actress briefly stepped away from social media and…
Joie Chavis, who has children with rappers Bow Wow and Future, was the latest victim of a string of burglaries in Los Angeles. The professional dancer and Instagram model explained exactly what took place weeks ago in a YouTube video titled “Storytime | I Got Robbed.” At the 2:24 mark, Chavis appeared with her daughter,…
