Pelé celebrates Brazil beating Italy during the World Cup in Mexico on June 21, 1970. | Source: Alessandro Sabattini / Getty Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. For others it goes further:…
Source: Vicky Kumar / Getty A Black woman who died following cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic is the latest person to lose their life in a troubling trend that is showing no signs of slowing. Sucretta Tolliver, of Chicago, traveled to the Caribbean nation for an unspecified surgical procedure earlier this month and died…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Pelé, whose name remains ringing bells around the world not only for his prowess on the soccer field but also for being a fixture in popular culture around the world, died on Thursday at the age of 82 following a well-publicized bout with colon cancer. But his legend lives on, fueled…
Megan Thee Stallion closes out the year with yet another victory in court. A week after Tory Lanez was found guilty of charges connecting to a 2020 shooting involving the artist, the Houston rapper won an early battle against her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, a Harris County, Texas, judge rejected the…
Social media influencers and criminal justice advocates are pushing for charges against a white Ohio man who allegedly shot a 13-year Black boy multiple times and walked free, even though he was legally prohibited from carrying a gun. Reports show that Krieg Butler, 36, was initially charged with murder for the Oct. 12 killing at…
Through what some consider to be an internet thirst trap, on Wednesday, Dec 28, former “Love and Hip Hop: New York” star Kimbella Vanderhee began trending after announcing via Instagram her split from husband Juelz Santana. The former video vixen uploaded two photos of herself in a bathing suit to Instagram and gave fans a…
Black Lives Matter activist wears a hoodie and holds a sign with hands that reads Dont Shoot during a rally against police brutality in front of the Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ohio, on May 1, 2021. | Source: STEPHEN ZENNER / Getty In the opinions of Black people across America, the reason Trayvon Martin‘s…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty 2022 was a fascinating year for fascinating sports moments. MORE: Brittney Griner And Her Wife Cherelle Griner Are Focused On Living A Normal Life Some of the stories that came from the sports world touched our hearts, while others made us cringe in disgust. From the inspiration of Deion…
The family of the young boy who fatally shot his mother because she did not buy him a video game accessory is torn over the tragic killing. The child’s grandmother is trying to cope with the circumstances around her daughter’s death. And as their attention turns to the young boy’s penalties, the family braces for…
Houston native Trae The Truth took a trip to Alabama to visit Martha Louis Menefield, the 82-year-old grandmother who was handcuffed and arrested for not paying a $77 trash bill. Menefield appeared shocked and embarrassed in a video of Valley Police Department officers arriving at her home on Nov. 27 to arrest her for “Failure to…
