A California beach-front property has been returned to a Black family almost 100 years after it was seized through eminent domain. Willa and Charles Bruce purchased the land on the sands of Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County in 1912 and built a resort for Black people amid segregation. They endured racial harassment. In one…
It appears that Yung Miami may be second-guessing her relationship with Diddy after the City Girls rapper took to Twitter to rave over her friends settling down with their significant others. The pair first ignited dating rumors last year after being spotted at Pierre “P” Thomas’ birthday party. In June 2022, Diddy ultimately confirmed that he and Yung Miami…
Usher Raymond is another one of the most successful R&B singers to recently admit to not always having had his label’s support. The Grammy-winning vocalist claims they didn’t 100 percent back his “Confessions” album despite his healthy catalog of hit records and Grammy Awards that came before it. In an interview with Vulture, the 43-year-old…
A Baltimore family has filed a $25 million class-action lawsuit against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of Sesame Place Philadephia, alleging racial discrimination by a costume character performer. The lawsuit filed on July 27 was triggered by a video showing a character at the theme park fanning off two Black girls. Family members of the two…
Social media users are understandably calling out rapper Gucci Mane following the release of the Atlanta rapper’s latest single, “Dissin the Dead.” The track finds Gucci addressing his past mistakes of speaking ill of his peers who have passed away as he calls on other artists in the rap industry to do the same. Gucci…
Kelly Rowland took fans’ breath away after she uploaded a series of photos that showed her wearing an all-black dress for the “NOPE” movie premiere. The stunning photos of Kelly rocking her Mugler dress received over 150,000 likes on Instagram. @kellyrowland/Instagram Kelly’s thigh-high slit dress perfectly matched her black strappy heels; her deep, but light…
Terica Ellis and Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, two defendants linked in the murder-for-hire plot that left Andre Montgomery, the nephew of former “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” star James Timothy Norman, dead in 2016, have pleaded guilty. The pair were initially charged in August 2020 with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, with more charges filed…
Source: Keith Lucas/NCAA Photos / Getty The Grambling State University volleyball program captured the interest of the HBCU community this spring and summer for all the wrong reasons. The athletic department has been under fire for the way it has handled the volleyball program in recent months. Following reports of newly hired head volleyball coach…
Hollywood, and social media users, were divided after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock while the comedian was on stage presenting an award at the 94th annual Academy Awards, with many rallying behind the presumed victim, Rock. However, in his most direct response yet to the March 2022 incident, the “In Living Color” star recently reportedly…
A white Mississippi man has been arrested after attempting to run nine African-American children over in his vehicle as they rode their bicycles. The man taped himself “menacing” the teens, calling them derogatory racial slurs and later posting it on social media to share with his followers. The 8-second video, filmed on Sunday, July 24,…
