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Prepare to Cry: Detroit Mom Says The City Rebuffed Her As She Tried to Shield Her Children From Freezing Weather
A Detroit mother of two is distraught after having to make arrangements to bury her children after they died from something that was preventable in America. In fact, the mother claims she sought city ...
The Great Marcus Garvey and His Scandalous Tale of Two Wives
We know Marcus Garvey as a powerful figure in Black history who dedicated much of his life to promoting self-love among Black people and encouraging an eventual return to their ancestral homeland of A...
How Aaliyah Factored in R. Kelly Losing His Appeal
R. Kelly’s latest appeal to overturn his New York sex trafficking and racketeering conviction has been denied. According to recent reports, the disgraced musician’s convictions and 30-year prison sent...
Here’s How Wendy Williams Just Got One Step Closer to Ending Her Guardianship
Though Wendy Williams may have been fighting to get out from under her court-appointed guardianship, it looks like she just got one step closer thanks to this major move. And if it works, she could go...
Welp! Thanks to Cincinnati’s Black Community, Neo-Nazis Storming the Streets Messed Around and Found Out
Over the last several months, there has been an uptick in white supremacists spreading hate in Ohio. In November, a Nazi march took place in Columbus. Just one month later, disturbing racist signs wer...
Will Smith’s ‘Hitch’ Almost Didn’t Get Made Because of On-Set Drama. Here’s the Tea
Though “Hitch” may be one of Will Smith’s best-performing films at the box office, the hilarious rom-com almost didn’t see the light of day without the help of a very surprising person. Or at least, t...
Diddy Claps Back at NBC With $100 Million Lawsuit…But Does He Have a Point?
Sean “Diddy” Combs is clapping back once again from behind bars. The rapper filed a lawsuit against NBCUniversal for their addition to the pile of Diddy documentaries. However, the egregious accusatio...
What Terry Crews Did Once He Realized His Marriage Was Done
Although they’ve been married for more than three decades, Terry Crews and Rebecca King-Crews can admit that things haven’t always been so peachy between them. Despite that, they’ve found a way to wor...
Say, Drake! All the Celebrity ‘Friends’ Drake Lost Through His Beef With Kendrick Lamar
Drake has lost a lot of things in the last year: He lost the battle with Kendrick Lamar, which basically ended once the Compton rapper dropped “Not Like Us”. He lost the internet, which had a blast ma...