Young Dolph performs during Rolling Loud New York 2021 at Citi Field on October 30, 2021, in New York City. | Source: Jason Mendez / Getty There was a growing number of social media reports linking Wednesday’s shooting death of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis to lingering animosity with a rival local rapper as the city…
Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan are celebrating a year of their love. The two posted Instagram pictures and videos of each other to commemorate their special moment on Nov. 16. Keeping things on the low as usual, they only posted a few things each on their Instagram Stories but nothing on their pages as…
The expression “that comes with the package” is definitely appropriate when discussing pro athletes and their families. Most family members know how to reap the benefits, stay out of the way and temper their social media expression. Those who don’t can cause unnecessary problems for the family member who is caking it up in the league and also…
Jedediah Bila, who was once the conservative voice on the show, sparred with the co-host about vaccination. Jedediah Bila, a former co-host of ABC’s The View, visited the Emmy-winning daytime talk show remotely Tuesday to plug her new book “Dear Heartley.” But she also made time to spar with co-host Sunny Hostin about the COVID-19…
The Murder Inc. founder says the singer’s move is a method of devaluing her original master recordings that he says he owns. Murder Inc. founder Irv Gotti responded to Ashanti’s announcement that she will be re-recording her eponymous debut album. The music mogul said the singer/songwriter is “trying to f— me out of my masters”…
OPINION: Brown Institute’s Stanford Cable TV News Analyzer reveals eye-opening data about how CNN, MSNBC and Fox News are reporting about the two racially-motivated cases. In recent years, many people have learned to dismiss media as fake which means falling into the right-wing imperative to attack and erase attempts to critique and challenge them. Most…
Young Dolph, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr, was killed in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, while making a stop to grab cookies from a local Black-owned business. Law enforcement has confirmed that the 36-year-old “Juicy” rapper was shot and killed while inside Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies shop, a business he frequented whenever he was in…
The popular series that pays tribute to soul, funk, hip-hop and R&B greats is returning to the show this year. DJ Cassidy’s “Pass the Mic” series is coming back for a special Soul Train Awards edition. The DJ’s popular music performance series returns Nov. 28 on BET, directly following the award telecast. “DJ Cassidy’s Pass…
The ‘Friday’ star reportedly owes back taxes from as early as 2002. Actor and comedian Chris Tucker, known for his roles in the Friday and Rush Hour film franchises, is reportedly facing a $9.6 million lawsuit from the IRS. On Nov. 15, the IRS filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against the actor, per…
Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson is set to take over for Ifill this spring. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund announced Wednesday that its president and director-counsel Sherrilyn Ifill will be stepping down from her post next year after serving as head of the prominent civil rights and legal organization for nearly a decade. Ifill recently told the…
