The government said 10,000 soldiers were on the streets patrolling alongside police, and the South African National Defence Force had also called up 12,000 troops In one of the largest deployments of soldiers since the end of white minority rule, 25,000 South African troops began taking up positions Thursday to help quell weeklong riots sparked…

The pop star’s new single samples Aaliyah’s “One in a Million” while also paying homage to her in the video’s choreography and fashion. Normani is back, and she’s breaking the internet! The pop star dropped her new, NSFW music video with Cardi B, and Black Twitter can’t seem to get enough of it. It’s been…

Although Gabby Douglas may not be on the 2021 Olympic roster, that didn’t stop the 25-year-old from proving that she was still the proclaimed “goat” on Tuesday, July 13, by participating in a handstand test challenge on TikTok.  The initial challenge, which became viral on the social media app last year, consists of various guided positions such…

Source: SOPA Images / Getty A Black airplane pilot has filed an intellectual property lawsuit claiming Delta Air Lines stole his idea for a text messaging app that would significantly decrease flight delays.  Craig Alexander’s lawsuit is asking for more than $1 billion for “stolen trade secrets and the unjust enrichment to Delta,” according to the…

Shaquille O’ Neal disclosed the importance of hard work, education, and how he instilled those core values into his six children, whose ages range from 16 to 24, on July 6 during a discussion panel with Earn Your Leisure. O’Neal, a guest, initially opened up about his success in business which played a helping hand in…

Former President Donald Trump allegedly wanted anyone involved in the leaking of his White House bunker retreat in May 2020 “executed” for sharing details of his response with the public. When reports initially spread that the previous first family, including then first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, were taken to shelter for just…

Source: Alex Wong / Getty Talk about a Throwback Thursday. Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty was among multiple people arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for leading a group of protesters demonstrating against the recent wave of Republican-led proposed and enacted election laws that place restrictions on voting rights and disenfranchise Black and brown voters, in…

Despite not being able to run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to failing a drug test, Sha’Carri Richardson will be making her way back to the track in about a month. On Aug. 21, Richardson is attending the Prefontaine Classic track meet in Oregon where she will line up in the starting blocks in…

Dee’ago Alexander Jones, Shane Zachery Flowers’ baby boy, was reportedly found at the Rosa Bell Motel in Los Angeles. A 23-year-old father, Shane Zachery Flowers, was arrested by the Torrance Police Department and booked by the Los Angeles Police Department on suspicion of child abuse which resulted in death, stemming from his infant child dying…