Not many hip-hop artists were prepared for the formidable force that would be Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson following his mainstream breakthrough in the early 2000s. However, according to Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s longtime engineer, Young Guru, the then-Roc-a-Fella boss was well aware of the talented kid from Southside Jamaica Queens and even reportedly tried to warn…
Source: Renata Angerami / Getty A viral thread about an Alabama teen jailed for sexting illustrates everything wrong with the so-called criminal “justice” system. An attorney who identified himself as working with the Southern Poverty Law Center shared that a 16-year-old was recently in solitary confinement in an Alabama jail. The specifics of the girl’s…
Social media users are going wild after Ray J Norwood’s estranged wife, Princess Love, was spotted with her alleged new boo. After nearly six years of marriage and two kids, Ray has filed for divorce three separate times and Love twice. The couple attempted to reconcile in between and even hit the red carpet together…
Actress and activist Yara Shahidi is using her production imprint, 7th Sun Productions, to develop content that amplifies diverse experiences and perspectives. One of the latest projects on the slate is a show that will be hosted by the Black-ish star on Facebook Watch, Variety reported. ‘Black-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi Gets Her Own Show on…
It’s not uncommon for NFL quarterback Russell Wilson to make headlines for a range of reasons. One of them included the Denver Broncos quarterback extending his contract with the NFL team earlier this month. News outlets reported that in the five-year contract, Wilson, who joined the Denver Broncos in March after being traded by the…
The Virginia Parole Board has ruled that Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the “D.C. Snipers,” is still a danger to society 20 years later. The board denied Malvo’s request for parole late last month. He was 17 when he and his accomplice John Allen Muhammad traveled across the country, killing and wounding people in multiple…
Misty Copeland attends the 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in Nov. 2021. Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Barrier-breaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland is on a mission to diversify the dance world. She has launched a program aimed at cultivating pathways for Black and Latinx youth in…
John Boyega gave Black women another reason to fall in love with him after his recent “The Breakfast Club” interview confirmed his everlasting love for African-American women. During the 30-year-old’s “The Breakfast Club” interview about his new film, “Breaking” which also stars actress Nicole Beharie, the conversation shifted to a more personal topic: dating. @JohnBoyega/Instagram…
As racial and gender inequities in the realm of entrepreneurship persist, initiatives have been cultivated to ensure underrepresented founders have a seat at the venture capital table. Among them is an accelerator program being led by the capital market firm Techstars, which recently unveiled the collective of DMV-based startups that it will support through the…
Acting legend James Earl Jones made his mark in the theater world over six decades ago. Source: Jeremy Daniel / Jeremy Daniel The Shubert Organization, Inc. officially dedicated and revealed the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street), formerly the Cort Theatre, in honor of the iconic multi-award-winning American actor. The dedication…
