Source: GoFundMe/Tricia Rojo Bushnell / GoFundMe/Tricia Rojo Bushnell Locked away at the age of 18, Kevin Strickland will finally be free. Joining the ranks of exonerated people, Strickland had spent his entire adult life locked away for a crime he didn’t commit. His release comes over 42 years after he was convicted of a triple…
The City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, will be forking over more than half a million dollars to a Black man brutally assaulted by a police officer in the municipality. The cop used excessive force on the 58-year-old man, stomping him on his head. Clarence Gailyard will receive $650,000, an apology from Orangeburg politicians, and a…
Talk show host and comedian Nick Cannon recently spoke with actor Don Johnson on his talk show, “The Nick Cannon Show,” and ended up trading stories about fatherhood, especially as it relates to being a dad to daughters. Johnson is a father to five children from various relationships. Most noticeable of the bunch is his…
I’m bout to play my, ‘Y’all broke’ card in a second,” the NBA star tweeted Monday night. NBA star Kevin Durant wasn’t feeling all the jokes Black Twitter made at his expense Monday night after a photo of what appeared to be extremely dry skin on Durant’s left ankle went viral on social media. The…
Batiste lead the pack with 11 nominations, while Jay-Z becomes the most nominated artist in Grammy history. Following the announcement Tuesday of nominations for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, Jay-Z is now the most nominated artist in Grammy history with 83 career nods. Pianist/singer/songwriter Jon Batiste leads the pack for the January 2022 ceremony with…
Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb. Prosecutors in Wisconsin on Tuesday charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade that also left 62 people injured, including many children. Prosecutors…
Ever wonder why UK singer Adele has so much soul? Well, it might just have something to do with one of the most impactful teachers in her life being a Black woman named Ms. McDonald at the Chestnut Grove Academy. This Sunday, during the star’s ITV concert special, “An Audience with Adele,” she was asked…
The series is described as a “contemporary reimagining” of the popular ’90s sitcom starring the multi-hyphenate superstar. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fans are finally getting a first glimpse at the upcoming retelling of the sitcom. On Tuesday morning, Peacock dropped a teaser for the upcoming series Bel-Air, a “contemporary reimagining” of original show produced by…
The incentive program is following the model of other popular social media apps that pay their creatives for using their platform. Triller, a video-sharing social networking platform, is launching a funding program for Black creators. Creatives will be given $2,000 in cash and another $2,000 in company equity per month for posting eight monthly videos,…
Seven songs from their debut album are currently on the Billboard Hot 100 chart Congratulations are in order for Silk Sonic, a supergroup created by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. The duo has debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart with their first album, An Evening with Silk Sonic. The album’s first week…
