The 27-year-old actor from ‘Superfly’ was found guilty of raping six women and sexually assaulting another. Kaalan Walker, a rapper/actor best known for his role in Superfly, was convicted of raping several women. The Wrap reported that the 27-year-old used social media and his celebrity to lure his victims over a five-year period. Walker, who…
When Nigeria-born, Atlanta-based Tope Awotona launched the meeting scheduling service Calendly in 2013 he believed in his idea so much that he used his entire life savings to launch the startup. The idea grew out of Awotona’s own challenges keeping track of his schedule. A lot of other people needed appointment scheduling services — today, the platform has…
“Basketball Wives” is back — in revamped fashion! The show announced on its official Instagram page that it would be returning for a 10th season on April 18; the ahow also released an action-packed trailer that included many familiar faces. The new season of “BBW” will star Jennifer Williams, Jackie Christie, Malaysia Pargo, Angel Brinks, Brandi Maxiell, DJ Duffey, Brooke Bailey and Brittish…
“I definitely wake up in the middle of the night sometimes, worrying about BG,” first-year Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said. PHOENIX (AP) — While the practice facility for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury was filled with laughter and the echoes of bouncing basketballs during the team’s preseason workout, there was no denying the presence and…
Gary Chambers says he supports progressive policies like the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and a minimum federal wage of $15 an hour. Activist Gary Chambers told NBC News that his campaign to become the first Black senator from Louisiana is a “very winnable race.” Chambers, 36, went viral in January with his first ad, in…
A Florida official explained the findings of an engineering firm hired to investigate the teen’s death at an amusement park. The Florida Commission of Agriculture and Consumer Services is continuing its investigation into the death of Tyre Sampson, who was killed after falling from an amusement park ride last month. According to the Orlando Sentinel, an outside…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Monday, a federal judge gave a group of Georgia voters the Greene light to move forward with legal efforts to disqualify congresswoman and sentient (white) trash compactor Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election. Now, there are plenty of reasons why Greene shouldn’t be anybody’s lawmaker. She’s…
Gigi Traore is expected to become the first Black mayor of a small, majority-white Ohio town despite efforts by other officials that could have stopped her from taking on the title. As Newburgh Heights Council president pro tempore, Traore automatically assumes the role of mayor if the seat becomes vacant unexpectedly. Gigi Traore will soon…
Jaden Smith is taking the endless jokes about his mature take on life in stride. Smith, 23, is the latest member of his famous family to find himself as the butt of jokes for things said and done in public. In a resurfaced interview, from 2018, with Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy, Smith breaks…
Two students at the school, which is only 2% Black, referenced “picking cotton” in a sign made to solicit a date to the prom. A promposal at Central High School in Illinois has gone viral because of what many have described as its racist overtones. According to ABC7 Chicago, the video shows two teenagers holding a…
