Gucci Mane‘s 1017 artists are showing solidarity with Howard University students who have been protesting inhumane living conditions, among other concerns, at the university over the past few days. Big Scarr, HotBoyWes, and Bic Fizzle were scheduled to perform for students during the HBCU’s homecoming week celebration but ended up joining them in protest instead…

Source: NBC / Getty Focusing on the greater work ahead, the ‘me too.’ Movement’s fourth anniversary is being celebrated with a week of action. While Friday, Oct. 15 marked the anniversary of the hashtag #metoo going viral, the organization founded by activist Tarana Burke is recentering the focus beyond the viral nature of the moment. …

  Source: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Black History Month is widely celebrated and honored in the United States, but you might be surprised to find that the UK celebrates the annual holiday too. October marks the start of the country’s month-long Black History celebration that commemorates the achievements of Black Britsh and Afro-Caribbean people…

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin was among those hit by debris thrown by fans angry at a controversial referee call during Saturday’s game against Tennessee Lane Kiffin, head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels football team, was hit with a projectile thrown by one of the many angry Tennessee Volunteers fans who pelted the…

The comedienne says that she will keep her famous exes last name until she decides she does not want to be a Hart anymore Torrei Hart, the ex-wife of comedian Kevin Hart, will keep her famous ex’s last name because she says “it’s mine, first of all.” In an interview last week as she was…

The Black-led study from the University of Virginia found that confederate memorials are a “positive and significant” predictor of lynching rates A recent study from the University of Virginia (UVA) found that among states that formerly belonged to the Confederacy, a higher number of lynchings occurred in counties with a higher number of Confederate memorials….

Mai says that the sexual abuse she endured as a child stopped her from thinking about ever having child of her own Jeannie Mai Jenkins has opened up about why she decided to have a child after being vocal about not wanting them for years. Mai, who recently announced her pregnancy with her rapper husband…

Brandy‘s daughter Sy’Rai Smith is continuing to come into her own! The singer stunned followers with an updated video of her weight loss transformation. The “Put It Down” singer’s daughter, 19, shared her glow-up in a TikTok post of images and videos showing her progress over time set to the tune of “WFM” by Realestk…

Rapper Common has tapped into the power of music to capture his perspectives on life and now he’s empowering those who are incarcerated to do the same. According to CBS Chicago, the music artist—whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn—helped create a recording studio for inmates at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois. ‘Our Life’s Work’:…

Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Recently, Black high school students in Rome, Ga., protested displays of the Confederate flag at their school and were subsequently suspended.  The flag remains a controversial symbol at times used to directly challenge and intimidate Black people demanding equality and justice. Over the summer, PBS released a documentary exploring the history of…