Charlamagne Tha God received praise for the commencement speech he delivered to his mother Julie Ford McKelvey’s alma mater South Carolina State University. McKelvey, who graduated from the HBCU in 1975, was in attendance as she celebrated the radio personality receiving an Honorary Doctorate during Mother’s Day weekend. Charlamagne captioned his May 9 upload of the event:…

From left: Gregory and Travis McMichaels | Source: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office Defense lawyers are fighting to keep certain phone calls made in jail by Ahmaud Arbery‘s accused killer from being used as evidence in the upcoming murder trial in Brunswick, Georgia. Gregory McMichael — who, along with his son, Travis, and friend William “Roddie”…

Authorities in Davenport, Iowa responded to a call Sunday afternoon to find Wilanna Bibbs of North Carolina shot dead. Songwriter J. Wright has been arrested on murder charges by Iowa authorities, who say he killed his girlfriend on Mother’s Day.  According to a local report from Davenport, Iowa, police responded to a home-disturbance call at 1:30 p.m….

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says she won’t “see this kind of intimidation attempts by a person who supports white supremacists.” New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recalled her past life as a bartender when describing a recent conflict with Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Capitol Hill.  “I used to work as a bartender. These are the kinds…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on April 28 that prevents educators in state schools, including colleges, from “indoctrinating” students by introducing teachings on critical race theory. According to Idaho state Rep. Ron Nate, the intellectual movement “demonizes white kids for being born.” Idaho state Rep. Ron Nate believes critical race theory “demonizes white…

“We’ll laugh again. We’ll know joy again,” said President Biden. “We’ll smile again — and now, see one another’s smile.” Hours after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that vaccinated people can gather outdoors and indoors without wearing masks, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their first maskless public appearance….

Comedian Mike Epps has had his sights set on portraying legendary funnyman Richard Pryor for more than a decade. Yet, even with fan support, Epps’ dream has yet to be realized. “I went down a long road with that project man, you know,” Epps said while speaking with rapper Jeezy on “Worth a Conversation.” He added,…

“The Real” fans were elated on May 12 after it appeared the former co-hosts Tamar Braxton and Tamera Mowry made amends as the two women communicated how much they missed each other underneath Adrienne Bailon‘s post. Bailon’s initial upload was an Instagram reel — a 15-second multi-clip video — of her and Mowry reuniting after not seeing her for…

“If I could have done cartwheels across the stage, I would have,” Vivian Cunningham said. A great-grandmother is making headlines for graduating from an Alabama university at the age of 78. Vivian Cunningham received her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies at Samford University’s commencement ceremony over the weekend. She told Today, “If I could have…

The league is giving the basketball legend a much-deserved honor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s social justice activism has not gone unnoticed. On Thursday, the NBA announced new award will be named for the basketball legend. The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award will be given to the NBA player who has contributed the most to achieving equality….