Rapper Lil Baby sponsored a birthday party on Dec. 16 for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna, who turned seven. The event was hosted by Ericka and William Platt of Restaurant Ten and their longtime friend Stephen Jackson. Jackson, a former NBA star, was Floyd’s best friend and has become a father figure to Gianna. He created an organization Love…
Just a week after the House of Representatives recognized Urban One Inc. founder Cathy Hughes for 40 years of achievements in media, the United States Senate followed suit thanking Hughes for her leadership across several entities. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland praised Hughes, calling her a “titan of the airwaves,” during a Dec. 15…
Tia Mowry is giving her fans a moment to laugh about on social media. She uploaded a video to Instagram on Dec. 14 of her lip-syncing to “Asking All Them Questions,” a popular 2012 YouTube skit created by “Wild N’ Out” star Emmanuel Hudson. Mowry gets into character for the 57-second video as she lip-syncs…
Council members in a Minnesota town have voted to grant a white supremacist group a permit to gather at an abandoned church building. The Swift County community of Murdock voted anonymously by a 3-1 vote at a virtual meeting on Dec. 9 to grant a conditional use permit to the Asatru Folk Assembly church. The…
ICE is scheduled to deport 26 Black and brown families with young children from two deportation centers located in Pennsylvania and Texas on Dec. 18, according to Amnesty International Earlier this week a federal court in Washington D.C. lifted the stay of removal protecting the groups located at the Berks and Dilley family detention centers from…
Our favorite celebrities were up to a whole lot this week, everything from winning awards and running their businesses to traveling and making appearances. #Twinning Gabrielle Union-Wade and Zaya Wade enjoy the fall weather in a pair of matching sweaters. Gabrielle Union-Wade’s Instagram (@gabunion) Major Views Ayesha Curry isn’t sweating it after hiking almost 50…
Source: JEFF KOWALSKY / Getty This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. Michigan’s former elections director Christopher Thomas isn’t surprised that the integrity of Detroit’s election process has continuously come into question…
Tiffany Haddish is giving back to foster youth in California with a new paid internship program that will begin in the summer of 2021. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, she announced the program in collaboration with her company, She Ready Productions, and Ready to Succeed. Tiffany Haddish Instagram/@tiffanyhaddish The She Ready internship program will place youth…
A Black former police detective filed an excessive force lawsuit in federal court against a rural Kansas sheriff’s department on Thursday, alleging he was intentionally run over by a patrol truck after fleeing a traffic stop in August. The suit comes as dashcam footage capturing the incident was released. Lionel Womack, a 35-year-old former police…
Charmaine Walker’s husband, Neek Bey, appears to be having a hard time understanding that when his wife gets a new hairdo, he must keep his hands to himself — regardless of how tempting it may be. In a playful video posted to the “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” star’s Instagram page on Tuesday, Dec. 15, Charmaine…
