Hertz Global Holdings LLC, the rental company, accused of falsely reporting vehicles stolen, resulting in the wrongful arrests of hundreds of mostly Black customers, will pay $168 million to settle 364 outstanding claims. Some of the customers were arrested at gunpoint. Many were accused of failing to return rentals, and in some instances, the vehicles…
Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs just announced the birth of his fourth daughter, Love Sean Combs, to the surprise of many familiar with his love life. The new baby shocker comes as the child was not with his current and very public love interest, Caresha “Yung Miami” Brownlee of the hit female rap duo The…
Source: Justin Engelhardt for Urban One Earlier this month marked the 34th anniversary of World AIDS Day. But conversations about HIV and AIDS and its ongoing impact on Black communities and families aren’t relegated to specially designated days. In honor of World AIDS Day, Urban One and Gilead partnered on an engaging dialogue, “CREATING EQUITY,…
R. Kelly is not letting his reputation as a convicted sexual predator stand between him and music. Or at least that is what people believed when a new album, “I Admit It,” was released on his behalf on Dec. 9. Prior to being incarcerated, Kelly’s last album was 2016’s “12 Nights Of Christmas.” The scandal-ridden…
Source: ARNAL / Getty Actor Jackie Chan told fans that he is currently in talks to make a fourth “Rush Hour” movie. He took the stage at the Red Sea Film Festival last week, revealing that there’s hopes for another film in the popular franchise starring him and Chris Tucker. Read more details inside. Chan…
Nick Cannon had a lot to be grateful for in 2022. Not only has the actor successfully entered season 18 of his hit comedic show, “Wild ‘N Out,” but he’s also maintained a steady gig as host for the competitive singing guessing game, “The Masked Singer,” all while being a full-time actor, singer, record producer…
Source: Michael Buckner / Getty The Golden Globes are headed back to NBC. Gracing the stage as host of the 80th edition of the award show, will be the one and only Jerrod Carmichael. Carmichael is the first host of the award show after it was pulled from airwaves for diversity issues in 2022. Carmichael…
A popular self-proclaimed relationship guru announced he and his wife are filing for divorce, after years of media scrutiny. The love coach took to social media to share the news with his followers, asking for those who will to “pray” for them as they embrace their new normal. On Saturday, Dec. 10, social media influencer…
Black and Latino survivors and descendants of California residents burned out of their homes in the 1960s are demanding up to billions of dollars in direct payments from the city that displaced them. Pearl Devers said the parcel of land her father built their home on in downtown Palm Springs in the 1950s when she…
Source: Bill Clark / Getty In the wake of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, a general sense of the political landscape in the upcoming 118th Congress has taken shape. With Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she is leaving the Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in Georgia’s runoff, Democrats will maintain control in the…
