Barack Obama clarified comments he made that Democratic candidates who use “snappy slogans” like “defund the police” risk having their support drop among key demographics. The 44th president got some flak for the remarks, which he expanded on in an appearance on “The Daily Show” on Tuesday, Dec. 15. He told host Trevor Noah that…
Just five days after rocking her medium length jet black hair for her birthday gathering, City Girls rapper JT is already on to the next hairstyle. In five Dec. 9 Instagram photos, she places a hand atop her long lime-green hair as she stares directly into the camera. The close-ups also reveal JT is wearing…
CupcakKe released a heavy-hitting diss track on Tuesday, Dec. 15, that took aim at over 20 rappers and R&B artists. The song “How to Rob (Remix)” was her take on 50 Cent’s 1999 record of the same name, where he took aim at Will Smith, Jay-Z, DMX, Timbaland, Juvenile, Wu-Tang Clan and more. CupcakKe. (Photo:…
Viola Davis is a force to be reckoned with on stage and screen. She is the youngest person with the coveted Triple Crown — an Oscar, Emmy and Tony — to prove it. In an interview with John Wertheim on “60 Minutes,” Davis opened up about various aspects of her life, including how she knew…
‘That was not something that happened on my watch,’ the mayor said during a press conference. Anjanette Young was the victim of a police raid where officers handcuffed her naked in her Chicago home. Officials attempted to stop the video evidence from becoming public. Read More: Chicago mayor says there’s ‘reluctance’ about vaccine in Black community…
On Dec. 16, Keisha Knight Pulliam announced on Instagram that she is now engaged to her boyfriend, actor Brad James. Pulliam uploaded a beautiful picture from the engagement dinner for her and her soon-to-be husband. They were all smiles as Keisha held her 3-year-old daughter, Ella Hartwell. “I said Yes!! I LOVE YOU @mrbradjames !!!!This…
“Insecure” actor and “Black Lives Matter” activist Kendrick Sampson was recorded in a now-viral video being punched and later detained by authorities while in Cartagena, Colombia, sometime this month. The clip, which was posted to Sampson’s Instagram page on Tuesday, Dec. 15, showed the 32-year-old actor being punched in the face by a police officer in the…
“Insecure” actor and activist Kendrick Sampson was recently the subject of police brutality on Dec. 15 during a trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Sampson shared disturbing footage of police of him being accosted and assaulted by a police officer who eventually brandished his gun. The video was taken by someone who witnessed the event from…
“Red Table Talk” hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris played the “This or That” challenge that has become popular on TikTok. For the challenge, as the tune “Tricky” by Run DMC plays, people put up pairs of opposing choices in any categories they like and walk to the side of the choice…
Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has taken responsibility for last week’s kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys from a school in north-western Nigeria. Gunmen descended upon the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara on Friday, Dec. 11, and carried out a mass kidnapping. About 330 of the school’s 800 students remain missing, although some were able to…
