A family is seeking justice for their loved one featured in a newly released police body camera video that showed Norfolk, Virginia, police tackling a Black bicyclist, Derrick Rountree, for riding around without a headlight nearly three years ago on Christmas Eve.  The Virginian-Pilot newspaper obtained the nearly 30-minute police body camera video, which they…

Judge J. Michelle Childs and Nancy Gbana Abudu have been nominated to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for D.C. and 11th circuits. President Joe Biden on Thursday made two final nominations to the federal bench this year as he caps his first year in office with 40 judges confirmed, the most since Ronald Reagan was…

It doesn’t appear to be a good month for rapper Future when it pertains to rap mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. Earlier this month, the Atlanta-based superstar found himself at the end of a social media roast session when he claimed “in the streets, im bigger” than the 23-time Grammy-winning rapper. Now critics are coming after…

Tank revealed during a recent interview with the “People Every Day” podcast another health issue he encountered after losing hearing in one ear. This announcement comes seven months after the R&B singer told his followers that he was not only going deaf in his right ear but also “losing sound” in his left in a now-deleted Instagram…

When it comes to the art of regifting, there are some unwritten rules that should be followed. The holiday season officially arrived. Christmas lights, trees and other decorations are on full display as holiday music blares through speakers. Along with all of the holiday decorations and music, the holiday season also brings with it the…

There are more ways to celebrate than just buying things – how about making a difference? The holidays can be a joyous time for you and your loved ones. Many of us enjoy traditional gift-giving and time spent with our families. But Christmas and the holiday season can also be a tough time for the…

OPINION: Touré writes that we have not begun the needed work to change policing in America, but hopes recent convictions will send shockwaves through U.S. police departments. The conviction of Kim Potter, the Minnesota officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, made me want to cheer. I didn’t because no matter how much time…

A Minnesota jury has found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Daunte Wright. She faces a maximum sentence for the first charge of 15 years in prison, and a fine of $30,000. For the second charge, she faces a maximum of 10 years in…

The hit FX series starring Donald Glover and Brian Tyree Henry is back after a nearly four-year hiatus New episodes of Atlanta are returning to FX early next year — nearly four years after the show’s season 2 finale. Season 3 of the critically acclaimed dramedy, starring Brian Tyree Henry as up-and-coming rapper Al “Paper…

Brandy began recording music under her rap alias, “Bran’Nu,” in 2008. Far from the “Vocal Bible” she became known as, Bran’Nu spit bars on tracks like “Gonna Find My Love” from Brandy’s “Human” album. Bran’Nu hopped on the mic again during a female R&B cypher at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. But since playing…