The frontman of The Roots gives insight into his life, career, and hip-hop history in a new audio memoir dropping on July 8. What do author Richard Wright and rapper Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter have in common? They are both peerless wordsmiths, with uncanny ability to harness their humble and volatile upbringings as Black men…
Bryan Anthony Rhoden, a rapper who rhymes as B. Rod, was charged for the murders of three men A 23-year-old aspiring rapper has been charged for the murders of three men, who were killed earlier this week at a Georgia golf course. The shooting deaths of Gene Siller, 46, the director of golf at Pinetree…
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Less than a year after Stacey Abrams helped flip the state of Georgia blue for the first time in decades, that state’s Republican governor apparently thinks attacking her will somehow translate to his re-election. At least, that was the indication based on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp‘s first ad for his…
“Smart Guy” star Mowry, who dated Rivera for four years, shared a photo of the former couple on his Instagram page. Celebrities paid tribute on Thursday to late actress Naya Rivera, who tragically drowned in Lake Piru, just north of Los Angeles, one year ago. The Glee actress, 33, had gone out on an afternoon…
Jonathan Toney asked off-duty Knoxville Police officer Tanner Holt to stop talking about race multiple times. He allegedly didn’t. An off-duty police officer in Tennessee was recently knocked unconscious after reportedly making one too many racist remarks at a wedding reception. Knoxville Police Officer Tanner Holt was found unconscious by a colleague just after 9…
A 101-year-old veteran was awarded a Purple Heart medal last late month, decades after he was injured on D-Day while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Johnnie Jones was not only the first Black officer to receive the designation of warrant officer in Army history, but after leaving the military and returning to…
Maximum sustained winds from the storm peaked near 50 mph as it moved through New York City and Long Island, the National Hurricane Center said Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with torrential rains and high winds as it churned up the East Coast on Friday. Maximum sustained winds from the…
Keith Gibson, released from prison in December 2020 after serving 13 years, allegedly killed his own mother in Philly. A man believed to have murdered his own mother has also been charged with 41 other felonies after a nearly month-long crime spree. Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said in a news release that 39-year-old Keith…
Hip-hop star Lil Baby has been traveling with NBA player James Harden, who was also frisked by Paris police, but not arrested. While in Paris for Fashion Week, rapper Lil Baby was detained by police after being stopped and frisked late Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors in the city’s 8th precinct have opened an investigation. He was…
