“I don’t want to be here no more,” the girl told a police dispatcher, adding that she’d been in the home more than a year T he younger sister of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant called 911 a few weeks before Bryant’s fatal shooting by a Columbus police officer, saying the girls had been in a fight with…
While the overall number of lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. has eclipsed 575,000, deaths have plummeted to an average of about 670 per day from a peak of around 3,400 Disneyland reopened on Friday and cruise lines welcomed the news that they could be sailing again in the U.S. by midsummer, as the…
DJ Khaled’s new album “Khaled Khaled” dropped Thursday night at midnight, and fans are already having their opinions about it. Out of the countless amount of hot features Khaled had on the project, the person that’s getting the most backlash is Cardi B. Hours before the album dropped, Khaled shared an update with his fans…
DJ Envy, a co-host on 105.9’s “The Breakfast Club,” is addressing his critics after facing backlash for seemingly defending the police officer who shot and killed Columbus, Ohio, teen Ma’Khia Bryant earlier this month. During a discussion with news outlet Page Six, the morning show host addressed the scandal while sharing his views on “cancel…
According to official records, the rapper was involved in two incidents months before his passing According to official records, the late rap legend Shock G battled substance abuse months before his death. While the official cause of death has not been announced, The Tampa Bay Times has released some details pertaining to Shock G’s behavior…
“But I think after 400 years African Americans have been left in a position where they’re so far behind…,” Biden remarked. During an interview with NBC’s TODAY, which aired a clip on Thursday night’s NBC Nightly News, and in-full during the Friday morning broadcast, President Joe Biden addressed his belief that the United States is not…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Rapper DMX‘s final interview before he died is set to air on TVOne next month on the network’s popular “Uncensored” series. Cathy Hughes, founder of Urban One, the nation’s largest Black-owned media company, tweeted the announcement Thursday afternoon. ‘In his final interview, hip hop legend #DMX opens up about his…
Opinion: The COVID-15 phenomenon underscores a reality that we’ve known for some time now — obesity is not a silent killer in Black America, it is front and center Many Americans have gained a staggering amount of weight since the coronavirus outbreak and the main culprit is stress. The phenomenon is being called COVID-15, a…
The Biden administration announced on Thursday its plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a product civil rights groups and anti-smoking organizations say disproportionately harms Black people. “Banning menthol — the last allowable flavor — in cigarettes and banning all flavors in cigars will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these deadly products,” said…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty In a service that vows to bestow “the dignity that she deserves,” Ma’Khia Bryant will be laid to rest in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday at 1p.m. at the First Church of God where Bishop Timothy J. Clarke presides. The police-involved shooting death of the 16-year-old teen reverberated across the country…
