Former NFL player and sports analyst Shannon Sharpe found himself in some hot water this week after he chimed in on the discussion surrounding Dr. Dre’s daughter, LaTanya Young. Earlier this month, the 38-year-old daughter of the Grammy Award winner told Daily Mail in an interview that despite her father’s $800 million net worth, she…
The rapper held another listening party in Atlanta, which was attended by his estranged wife Kim Kardashian West Another day, another Donda listening party. At his latest event in Atlanta on Thursday, Kanye West levitated, broke down over “losing” family, and more while giving fans a sneak peek of his highly-anticipated album, Donda. West is…
Source: Andrew Burton / Getty The jobs report for July is being hailed as “strong” after seeing the unemployment rate drop nationally as well as for most of the major groups, including Black workers, compared to data from the previous month. But economists cautioned that any celebration should be tempered in what they described as…
A jury found after a coroner’s inquest on Friday, July 31, that a 19-year-old Black man who died at a house party in rural Missouri died of foul play and not suicide. Derontae Martin suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was found on April 25 in the attic of a home near Fredericktown…
The complaint is the first known instance where a woman has made an official report with a law enforcement agency over alleged misconduct by Cuomo. A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor’s state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff’s office said Friday. The…
President Lyndon B. Johnson hands a pen to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the signing of the voting rights act as officials look on behind them in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 1965. | Source: Washington Bureau / Getty UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. Aug. 6, 2021 — On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin…
LeVar Burton is being a good sport after learning he was not chosen as the permanent new host for the game show “Jeopardy.” Variety announced that the show is strongly considering its executive producer Mike Richards as Alex Trebek’s successor. Trebek was the previously beloved and long-time host of “Jeopardy” up until he passed away…
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke, joined by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, speaks on a federal investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department during a news conference at the Department of Justice on August 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty…
An Atlanta police sergeant who kicked a woman in the head as she was being detained on July 26 was fired on Monday, Aug. 2, following an investigation into the incident, officials announced Wednesday. Sgt. Marc Theodule was terminated after the Atlanta Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards launched an investigation after footage of the incident…
British-born actress Cynthia Erivo is living her wildest dreams. In less than a decade, she has won a Tony, Grammy and Emmy, become a published author, and portrayed “The Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin. But while her mounting accomplishments may seem like somewhat a figment of her own imagination, there is no denying she is…
