A Florida nonprofit law group has announced it is helping an 80-year-old civil rights activist who is at risk of losing his longtime home. Arthur Johnson, 80, owns an aluminum-sided, two-bedroom home in Riverside, a neighborhood in Jacksonville. His ties to the area stem from his childhood, when his father would take him and his…
A Chicago activist has revived a reparations campaign that calls for an annual exemption from property taxes after Mayor Brandon Johnson approved $9,000 housing payouts to migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border. The mayor’s action led to outrage in the Black community due to concerns the incoming wave would eventually price them out of their own neighborhoods….
Source: @fatjoe / Instagram “I never had dinner with the president!” – Ice Cube (“No Vaseline”) O’Shea Jackson’s jab at Eric Wright on the scathing diss track aimed at his former N.W.A family carried significant weight in 1991. At the time, the president represented the power that was oppressive to the Hip-Hop community. A group…
“Bob Marley: One Love” emerged as the highest-grossing movie domestically for its initial two weeks, amassing an astounding $196.5M solely in the United States following its release on Feb. 14. This achievement has sparked widespread curiosity about Bob Marley’s background and his family influences that contributed to his enduring legacy, particularly his brothers and sister….
A Texas senior citizen says she was booted from her Houston residence that she has occupied since 1977, although she doesn’t recall putting the property up for sale. Wanda Jackson was unexpectedly kicked out of her Houston residence in September 2023. During an in-depth interview with KTRK, Jackson said she had no leaving her home, which notably…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama to honor the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. During her speech in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Harris demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, calling the conflict a “humanitarian catastrophe.” MORE: Latest Trump Speeches Highlight Same Cognitive Fears That Republicans…
Friends and loved ones of Hollywood socialite Nicole Murphy are reportedly mourning the loss of her boyfriend, Warren Braithwaite, who died from cancer. The news began circulating March 2, after two of Braithwaite’s friends shared a post about him online. Nicole Murphy and her boyfriend, Warren Braithwaite, at an event. (Photo: @nikimuprhy/Instagram) Despite not addressing…
BMW has some explaining to do after seemingly piggybacking on the virality of content creator Reesa Teesa’s 50-part “Who TF Did I Marry?” series as part of their marketing scheme that left her just as empty-handed as her ex-husband did. In the unbelievable account of a fairy tale love connection turned nightmare, the metro Atlanta…
Actor and comedian Drew Desbordes, better known as Druski, sat down for an interview recently, where he shared a story about meeting “Titanic” actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Druski was surprised to learn that DiCaprio knew who he was after they met at a party, and fans weighed in claiming that the 49-year-old actor’s penchant for younger…
Lakeeta B., a mother of two kids living in Washington, D.C., said she began noticing a change in her outgoing daughter’s interests and demeanor when she was around 14 years old. Her daughter was a cheerleader, a gymnast and “a really, really good kid,” she told Atlanta Black Star. But Lakeeta’s daughter soon became someone…
