The “Martinsville Seven” were all convicted of raping Ruby Stroud Floyd, a white woman who had gone to a black neighborhood in Virginia to collect money Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons Tuesday to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman, in a case that attracted…
“I can’t tell you when the power is going to be restored. I can’t tell you when all the debris is going to be cleaned up and repairs made,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting…
Business partner Michael Rubin called Jay-Z, the visionary rapper-entrepreneur, the “most normal, greatest guy on the planet.” Rap mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, his wife, the incomparable Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and dozens of other celebrities turned up in New York City to commemorate the 18th anniversary and the reopening of the iconic 40/40 Club. The venue opened…
Source: Jason Davis / Getty Candace Owens‘ reported absence at an event in Texas because of a “sudden illness” has sparked rumors that the conservative anti-vaccine champion may have come down with COVID-19 after spending more than a year dismissing it as nothing more than a hoax designed to infringe on freedoms enjoyed by Americans….
ESPN aired a commercial for the pending Drake LP made to look like a glitch in and out of a “SportsCenter” broadcast. Rap superstar Drake has confirmed that his long-awaited album, Certified Lover Boy, will be released at the end of this week. On Friday, ESPN aired a commercial that was made to look like…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Hurricane Ida ripped through the Gulf Of Mexico Sunday, leaving New Orleans beaten, battered, and without power. Police have deployed “anti-looting” around the city as a way to deter the looting it saw when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. 16 years after Katrina, another record-breaking Ida’s devastation looks…
Lizzo took to Twitter with her own pop music royal family, citing artists like Janet Jackson, Beyoncé and more as some of the most influential and impactful Lizzo has some explaining to do. The music star sparked some backlash after calling Justin Bieber the “prince of pop” over the weekend. As music is constantly changing…
“I got tired of seeing it [Black bodies brutalized],” the actor explained. Oscar winner Jordan Peele is giving audiences a fresh new take on a cult classic urban legend: Candyman. Critically acclaimed filmmaker Nia DaCosta directs this contemporary reimagining of Candyman, which returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began, and the original…
Osaka says she’s working on maintaining a positive outlook ahead of the start of the 2021 U.S. Open. In a lengthy social media post written in Apple’s notes feature, tennis star Naomi Osaka says she is working on maintaining a positive outlook ahead of today’s start of the 2021 U.S. Open. The note is titled…
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday proposed a $5.1 million fine against two right-wing operatives who made robocalls discouraging people from voting in the 2020 presidential election, including some calls that targeted the Black community in an attempt to suppress the Black vote. In the months leading up to the general election last year, Jack…
