Eric Brown, the Michigan realtor handcuffed by police while showing a house, has hired Benjamin Crump. The Black realtor who was handcuffed by police in Michigan earlier this month has retained the legal services of civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. On Sunday, Aug. 1, Eric Brown was showing a home in Wyoming, Michigan to Roy…
Gov. DeSantis of Florida has issued an executive order threatening to cut funding from school districts that defy a statewide ban on classroom mask mandates Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school —…
The 35-year-old two-time NBA champ intends to join the men’s golf team if the NCAA clears his eligibility. Former pro basketball star J.R. Smith has enrolled in North Carolina A&T State University, and the 35-year-old two-time NBA champion intends to join the men’s golf team at the HBCU if his eligibility is cleared by the…
Halle Berry is starring in an upcoming Netflix drama and also stepping behind the camera to direct for the first time, however, the movie that fans will watch had to be completely reworked because it was originally created with a younger white actress in mind. Berry’s upcoming Netflix film “Bruised” marks her directorial debut, but…
Dasha Kelly was profiled on CNN under the pretense that she and her three girls were facing imminent eviction. A woman who sat for a revealing recent interview in which she claimed she and her children were facing imminent eviction if the national eviction moratorium was not extended has confessed that she is not actually…
An Atlanta-area grand jury has indicted two high school coaches in the death of a student after she collapsed at basketball practice two years ago. Elite Scholars Academy head basketball coach Larosa Walker-Asekere and assistant basketball coach Dwight Palmer were charged with second-degree murder, second-degree child cruelty, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless conduct on July 1,…
Former Gap CEO Mickey Drexler doesn’t see a match made in heaven for his former employer and Grammy award-winning rapper and successful fashion designer Kanye West‘s new partnership. During a recent interview with Yahoo Finance Live, the businessman shared some details about his conversations with the “Jesus Walks” rapper just before he signed his 10-year…
Monica recently revealed during an interview with Billboard that she will be releasing a country album, which supposedly is set to come out this year. This announcement follows the 40-year-old’s country music debut on Jimmie Allen’s single “Pray,” featuring the singer and Little Big Town. “Pray” was released in June. Monica announced during an interview with…
Over the years, members of the Black community have been described by varying racial terms, including negro, colored, and African American. However, a recent Gallup poll showed that Black people are now more inclined to be labeled as simply “Black.” According to the Moxie Exchange, a training and mentoring group aimed at helping businesses develop…
Sometimes playing a character in a film or show takes a lot out of a person. This Friday, viewers will get to see Marlon Wayans play Aretha Franklin’s first husband, Ted White, and Jennifer Hudson play the Queen of Soul Herself in the star-studded film “Respect.” White was not only Franklin’s husband and manager, but…
