Source: Victoria McGraw ( @victoriasaidit ) / Radio One Digital Irv Gotti, co-founder of record label, Murder Inc., and a prominent music producer, faces allegations of sexual assault and abuse, as detailed in a lawsuit filed in Miami on July 11 and reported by People. The lawsuit, brought by an unidentified woman referred to as…
A Black man who was just a teen when a white woman in her 60s spit on him during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 is not happy with the settlement amount in the civil case concerning the matter. Now 22, the victim was formerly known as Eric Lucas III. He legally changed his…
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Years before his embrace of Donald Trump, Vance argued the Republican…
Tyler Perry’s latest film, “Divorce in the Black,” starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict, has premiered on Amazon Prime after a robust promotional campaign. Both actors have lauded their filming experience and noted that Perry paid them more than they had ever earned, a sentiment echoed by fellow actors such as Taraji P. Henson. Per…
Eric Garner’s Daughter, Erica, leading protest in Staten Island after her father’s murder Source: Andrew Burton / Getty Ten years ago today, Eric Garner was detained on a Staten Island street, forced to the ground face down and put into a chokehold by former NYPD officer Daniel Pantelo. While he was still conscious, Mr. Garner…
Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph attend the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Maya Rudolph, Donald Glover, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph also received Emmy nominations this year. The 2024 Emmy Award nominations were announced on Wednesday morning with Black talent picking up…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Looking back on her life as a ballet dancer, Indira Cunningham wishes that she could have gone to a few more birthday parties as a child. Alas, dancing was her first love and to truly excel, especially in a genre like ballet, she knew that she had to sacrifice much….
An up-and-coming female rapper and entrepreneur from Oakland was shot and killed months after she dropped a mixtape and went on a media tour that many fans interpreted as her bragging about the slaying of her ex-boyfriend, whom she claimed was abusive. Tan DaGod, 27, was gunned down on Saturday, July 13, around 5 p.m….
From “Hot Girl Walks” to 10,000 daily steps, social media is infatuated with walking. Here’s the real hype about this not-so-new wellness trend. (Photo: Adobe Stock) From “Hot Girl Walks” to 10,000 daily steps, social media is infatuated with walking. Here’s the real hype about this not-so-new wellness trend. In an era where wellness is…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services / iOne Digital Creative Services The artist Alisha B. Wormsley tells stories of reclamation and rematriation; stories of a resurgent Black matriarchy locked in eternal conflict with capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy; stories that function as both historical and futuristic, parable and fact. The container for these stories – which…
