Rickey Smiley, left, and D.L. Hughgley. | Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Urban One is beaming with pride after two of the Black-owned media company’s top talents have received prestigious nominations for awards recognizing their work in radio broadcasting. D.L. Hughley and Rickey Smiley have each been nominated for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year for…
Hannity shocked friends and foes after expressing empathy for the athletes and their mental health struggles. How does the old saying go? That even a broken clock is right two times a day? Fox News fixture Sean Hannity is surprising both friends and foes after he expressed empathy for American Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone…
In June, T-Pain, and subsequently Usher, made headlines following a now-viral clip from Netflix’s “This Is Pop” series, in which the “Buy You A Drink” singer claimed that one of his battles with depression was sparked by a criticism from the R&B crooner. As previously reported, T-Pain recalled being on a plane when the Grammy Award…
While rapper Fetty Wap’s young daughter Lauren Maxwell‘s passing was only recently made public, her death certificate notes she died in June. The cause of death for 4-year-old Lauren Maxwell, the toddler daughter of rapper Fetty Wap, has been revealed as “a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications of congenital cardiac anomalies,” TMZ reports. The…
LaTanya Young is the oldest of three girls Dr. Dre had with Lisa Johnson. The couple split when she was 5. The eldest daughter of hip-hop producer Dr. Dre recently revealed in an interview with Daily Mail that she has been living out of a rented SUV, working as a Door Dash driver, while her children stay…
A South Carolina woman was fired from a local automotive company following a Facebook argument where she allegedly spewed racist remarks at her daughter’s summer instructor. According to FitsNews, Meredith Little was relieved of her duties as an official of the South Carolina Automotive Dealers Association (SCADA) after the owner of TNT Martial Arts and…
Popular game show “Jeopardy” is getting closer to deciding who will become the permanent host of the show, and it looks like LeVar Burton did not make the cut. For months, the show has been hiring guest hosts after the tragic passing of long-time host Alex Trebek. However, it looks like after auditioning a few…
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…
