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Should We Be Afraid? Nazis Storm Ohio Streets With Red Swastika Flags While Chanting The N-Word— And There’s More

President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office, but are we seeing the effects of the racist rhetoric that dominated the election? Last week, a white supremacist felt bold enough to say the N-wo...

Yes, a Secret Service Agent Tried to Get Me to Have Sex in the Obama House, But the Story Goes Much Deeper…

A story about a woman who goes on a girl’s trip to Martha’s Vineyard and becomes romantically involved with a Secret Service agent assigned to protect former President Barack Obama may sound like the ...

Maryland School Says ‘Horseplaying’ Led To A Black Boy Being Hanged Inside School Bathroom, But His Family Isn’t Having It…

An investigation is underway after a horrifying incident left a 7-year-old boy hospitalized with serious injuries. The family of the boy believes the injuries are far more ominous than the school is l...

WATCH: Katt Williams Dishes More Humorous Bombshells About Diddy, ‘Club Shay Shay’ and Steph Curry

Katt Williams loves to tell it like he sees it, even if how sees it includes crazy, off the wall claims. As we look back on the buzziest moments of 2024, his “Club Shay Shay” interview certainly lands...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Is Being A Boss in Jail, Using Inmates and His Children to Do his Dirty Work, According to Prosecutors

Sean “Diddy” Combs has always been a boss, but now authorities are saying that he has decided to bring that some energy in jail. This could result in even more trouble for the mogul. Here’s all the de...

WATCH: Las Vegas Police Shoot and Kill Black Father After He Called 911 When Someone Invaded His Home

While at home with his 15-year-old daughter, a Las Vegas man called 911 to report two people attempting to break into his home in the early morning hours of Nov. 12. But when authorities arrived, the ...

Who is Muhammad Ali’s Boxing Grandson, Who Called Out Jake Paul After the Tyson Fight?!

The internet had a lot to say about the interesting matchup between boxing legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul, but there was one voice in particular that stood out among the masses. Read more...

Black Twitter Responds to Buffalo Bills Fans ‘Lynching’ a Puppet Dressed Like Patrick Mahomes

Buffalo Bills fans may have taken things a step too far with their latest anti-Patrick Mahomes stunt ahead of their team’s Sunday (Nov. 17) game against the Kansas City Chiefs. And social media is hol...

How This Black 80-something Granny Made the Cover of a High-Fashion Magazine and Has Become an Instagram Fashion Queen

When most people think of their grandmothers, they think about a strong, nurturing woman who bakes delicious cakes and keeps a permanent supply of peppermints in her pocketbook. Read more…