DMX reportedly left no will when he died on April 9. At the time of rapper DMX’s death in April, his estate was left in a state of uncertainty. Further complicating things is the fact that he allegedly fathered so many children. A Georgia woman named Raven Barmer-Simmons has come forward alleging that she is…
Bow Wow’s actions he’s shown to the public eye regarding his son have not been sitting right with the fans lately. Over the weekend, it was declared by a Georgia court that 1-year-old Stone Moss, the son Bow Wow claimed last year but disowned last month, is biologically his son. Now, after gossip blog “The…
A study of elementary schoolchildren found the Pfizer shots are nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infection — even though the youngsters received just a third of the dose given to teens and adults Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may be getting closer as government advisers on Tuesday began deliberating whether there’s enough evidence…
A bust of the Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Newton was unveiled on Oct. 24 in commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the organization’s founding. The bronze figure of Newton was erected in the Oakland, California, neighborhood where the Black Power movement pioneer was killed in 1989. Fredrika Newton (3rd L), the widow of Black…
According to local media, Reed is in a statistical tie with City Council President Felicia Moore in next month’s race for mayor. The national leadership of the NAACP issued a rare admonition to the organization’s Atlanta chapter concerning its repudiation of former Atlanta mayor and current mayoral candidate Kasim Reed. NAACP President and CEO Derrick…
OPINION: TheGrio’s Gerren Keith Gaynor says there’s something to be said about Boosie Badazz and Black men like him who take pleasure in dehumanizing queer men The first time I was called a f**got was during the summer of 2013. I was around Lil Nas X’s age, and nowhere near as free and liberated in…
Marjorie Harvey and her daughter Lori Harvey may be a little late in joining the “Walk” challenge on TikTok. But as the saying goes, better late than never. Celebrity hairstylist Ray Christopher posted a quick TikTok on his page on Sunday of him walking behind the Harvey women in their stylish outfits. It’s not clear…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty A group of Howard University Students have been protesting the living conditions in their dorms for over a week. Using the Twitter hashtag #BlackburnTakeover, students organized a sit-in at the Blackburn Center, to bring attention to the horrid and unlivable conditions they have been forced into. Students have used social…
Amanda Seales and Issa Rae went on the defensive after the internet didn’t respond well to Seales’ “Insecure” character wearing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority paraphernalia during the show’s fifth season premiere because the former “The Real” co-host is not a real-life member of the organization. The show’s final season kicked off to a heated start…
The president of the NAACP’s Atlanta chapter has formally apologized for denouncing a leading candidate in the city’s mayor race one day after the national group publicly admonished what it said amounted to an unsanctioned endorsement. Meanwhile, other prominent NAACP members affiliated with local chapters have publicly shared their grievances about the national organization offering…
