A New York state man who pleaded guilty to raping a several teen girls when he was also a teenager won’t spend any time in prison following a judge’s decision to hand down a sentence of eight years of probation. Niagara County Court Judge Matthew Murphy said it wouldn’t have been “appropriate” to sentence Christopher…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty UPDATED: 4:05 p.m. ET, Nov. 24 Originally published: Sept. 3 After a jury returned guilty murder verdicts for the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, attention turned to who else could be held accountable for the modern-day lynching of the 25-year-old Black man who was racially profiled by vigilantes last…
Almost anytime Tracee Ellis Ross posts a photo on Instagram she gets comments about her resemblance to her famed mother Diana Ross. But looks isn’t the only thing that Tracee is getting from her mama. Tracee was recently a part of former first lady Michelle Obama’s television series for children called “Waffles + Mochi.” The…
OPINION: Touré writes that the verdict in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, while just, does not bring joy as life in prison will not bring him back. It sure felt like a lynching. There was no noose but those three White men chased Ahmaud Arbery, a jogger who had done nothing, and they cornered…
Everyone pretty much knows that Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas and as that time of year nears, Carey is gearing up for the festivities. Carey has two twin children, Monroe and Moroccan, with whom she brings in the holidays. But this year, seeing as though her ex-husband and father of her children, Nick…
Ratings for “The Wendy Williams Show” reportedly hit a season high with Shepherd guest-hosting for the ailing star earlier this month. It’ll be at least a few more weeks before Wendy Williams is healthy enough to resume her talk show hosting duties, but The Wendy Williams Show producers seem fine with guest host Sherri Shepherd…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Images UPDATED: 2:40 p.m. ET, Nov. 24 Originally published: Sept. 8 Wednesday’s long-awaited guilty verdict for the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery drew attention to what would come next in the still-unfinished saga stemming from the modern-day lynching of a Black man who was out jogging on that…
The rapper/producer/designer/mogul nabbed five more Grammy nominations for 2022, bringing his career total to 75 Kanye West just reached another milestone. The rapper/producer has garnered a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for his album Donda. This marks the fourth of West’s solo albums to be nominated in this prestigious category. Should Donda win,…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty UPDATED: 2:25 p.m. ET, Nov. 24, 2021 Originally published: May 26, 2020 Nearly two years after Ahmaud Arbery‘s shocking killing in Brunswick, Georgia, a jury on Wednesday has found the three men responsible for his death guilty of felony murder. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and their friend…
A bill introduced on Veteran’s Day by House Democrats would provide benefits to descendants of Black World War II veterans who were unable to take advantage of the original GI Bill as a result of racist policies and practices. Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina and Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts introduced the GI…
