EXCLUSIVE: Activist Tamika Mallory called Thursday’s arrest “a true act of solidarity” as Black women convened on Capitol Hill to press U.S. senators to pass voting rights legislation Activist Tamika Mallory is calling Thursday’s arrest of Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty and others “a true act of solidarity” as Black women convened on Capitol…
BLM is calling on political leaders to respond to the protests by lifting the economic embargo. Black Lives Matter has called the U.S. government’s decades-long embargo on Cuba “cruel and inhumane.” The organization has addressed the growing anti-government protests in the island nation, sparked by shortages of food, electricity, medicine, and other vital resources. “Since…
Lamar Odom responded on Wednesday, July 14, to Tristan Thompson‘s drug reference — to the former Lakers player’s nearly-fatal 2015 overdose — left under Khloe Kardashian’s comments section five days earlier. Odom talked about the post during an interview with “The Megan Pormer Show.” Odom’s response comes days after both men reacted to Kardashian’s steamy bikini photo. Thompson said…
A Virginia jury has awarded a Black woman $300,000 after she was forced face-down on the pavement and injured by an officer. Monica Cromartie sued Petersburg Police Officer Brian Lee Billings for excessive force and false arrest stemming from a February 2015 traffic stop. A Petersburg Circuit Court awarded Cromartie $300,000 in punitive and compensatory damages…
EXCLUSIVE: As tax relief from the American Rescue Plan hits the pockets of American families, there is an acknowledgment that more needs to be done to support Black Americans in need Money from Washington will flow into Black households thanks to these items that are moving on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue. Through a White…
The ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star is the first Black housewife in the show’s 13-year history Eboni K. Williams is not your scapegoat. In recent comments to TMZ, she defended herself against complaints that conversations surrounding race on The Real Housewives of New York are to blame for this season’s low ratings. As Williams…
Rapper 50 Cent is not pleased with Culper Precision, a Utah-based gun company whose Glock 19 named “Block19” comes with a case that could be built out of Lego blocks. “This looks like they are trying to market guns to the kids,” the “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” rapper wrote in the caption of a…
Gina Chiles admitted to using her commercial properties management business to steal from clients As gymnast Jordan Chiles prepares to represent Team U.S.A. at the Tokyo Olympics, her mother is preparing to report to prison for allegedly stealing more than $1 million dollars. Gina Chiles was set to check in to prison on July 27, the…
Guest-host Phoebe Robinson presented the game ‘Bee Ball’ to the speller, in which she had to dribble multiple basketballs and spell at the same time Zaila Avant-garde continues to impress the world. On a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Scripps National Spelling Bee champ combined her impressive basketball and spelling skills in a…
Markle, the American Duchess of Sussex, is set to partner with a team of award-winning producers and filmmakers for “Pearl.” Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is executive producing an animated series for Netflix as part of a multi-year deal between the streaming service and Archewell Productions, the company she founded with Prince Harry. Pearl will…
