After facing criticisms over plans to host a birthday celebration for hundreds of guests while COVID-19 cases continue to rise, former President Barack Obama is now downsizing significantly. The New York Times reported that the party, honoring the first Black president’s 60th birthday, which was set to take place Saturday, Aug. 7 at Martha’s Vineyard, has…
Cerain Anthony Raekwon Baker, the 21-year-old son of comedian Tony Baker, was killed along with two others in a fiery three-car crash caused by a street race in which he was not a part of in Southern California late Tuesday night. Cerain was in a vehicle along with 20-year-old Jaiden Johnson and 19-year-old Natalee Moghaddam…
All eyes were on Team USA runners Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad during the Tokyo Olympics 400-meter hurdles final, and both women delivered the performances of their lives. The 21-year-old McLaughlin and 31-year-old Muhammad demonstrated the definition of friendly competition during their Olympic race, which was neck-and-neck right until the end and resulted in McLaughlin’s…
Blackground Music owner Barry Hankerson sent a cryptic tweet linking to a site called Aaliyahiscoming.com. The estate of beloved late singer Aaliyah recently released a statement slamming her uncle’s “unauthorized” announcement that her music would be finally coming to streaming platforms. On Wednesday, Barry Hankerson, the brother of Aaliyah’s mother, Diane Haughton, and the owner…
A real estate agent and client who were handcuffed and held at gunpoint during the showing of a Wyoming, Michigan, home on Sunday, Aug. 1, after a neighbor called 911 to report a break-in say they were victims of racial profiling. Realtor Eric Brown and his client Roy Thorne were at a home with Thorne’s 15-year-old…
Jaleel White is preparing to bring your favorite child stars from the ’90s back to your television screen to reminisce about their time growing up in the limelight — in a television adaptation of his “Ever After” podcast. The “Ever After with Jaleel White” podcast, which launched in October 2020 through Audio Up entertainment company, has been greenlit…
Variety says Burton won’t be replacing Alex Trebex as its host. An executive producer on the show will. Fans of the legendary game show Jeopardy and of former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton are crying foul after it was revealed that a new permanent host has been chosen — and it isn’t Burton. “YALL COULD…
Fans may have to wait a little longer for the premiere of the series that will give “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” a darker tone, as the show’s production seems to be getting off to a rocky start. “Bel-Air,” which will reimagine the hit ’90s sitcom as a drama, has moved on to its third…
A screenshot from the viral video right before a suspect was kicked in her face by at Atlanta police sergeant. | Source: Twitter An Atlanta police sergeant has been fired a little more than a week after a viral video showed him kicking a handcuffed woman in the face as she lay on the ground…
Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance | Source: Lee Vance / Facebook.com/leevancehcs2019 A fully vaccinated sheriff in Mississippi was found dead in his home nearly two weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19, underscoring the strength of the coronavirus delta variant for which public health officials have been amplifying concerns. Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance’s death…
