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Tennessee Woman Experiencing Freak Accident in Jamaica, Forced Ice Baths Lead to Tragic End For 12-Year-Old, Family of Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police Receive Huge Settlement Amount, T.D. Jakes Reveals Shocking Truth About On-Stage Collapse and More From Week in News
A Black Tennessee woman’s trip to Jamaica did not go as planned. Now, she’s wondering how and when she’ll be able to return home. Read more…
White Man Calls Woman ‘Fat Black B—h,’ Black Folks Sitting Down For April 5 Trump Protest, Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Comparing Game to BET Awards, LeBron Beefs With Stephen A. Smith and More From the Week in Culture
Karma was working overtime in the case of two white Alabama men after their racially insensitive interaction with three Black people went viral. Just a clip of the full altercation was caught on video...
The Many Loves Of Barry White and The Fight for His Multi-million Estate
R&B singer Barry White was known for his smooth and sexy voice recording hit songs that made people want to dance and fall in love. But the legendary crooner also had a very complicated love life,...
Marvin Sapp Traps His Flock to Get $40,000, Black Bachelor Grant Ellis Pick, Malik Yoba No Longer Identifies as a Black Man, Nia Long Put Hands on Sherri Shepherd, a Look Inside Stevie Wonder’s Mansion and Other Entertainment Stories
Marvin Sapp’s name is trending all over social media, but it’s not for a new gospel hit. In fact, it’s for a recent fundraising plea that’s got some in the church community and on the internet heated!...
Two Women Died in Conjugal Visits at the Same Prison, What Arizona Elementary Teacher Did in Class to Get Him Arrested, White Penn. Cop Caught on Video Shoving Black Man, Oprah Winfrey Dragged Into Russell Simmons’ Legal Drama and Other Crime Stories
Kei’Mani Latigue was just days away from turning 14 years old when she disappeared from her Toledo, Ohio home. The local community was devastated by her March 18 disappearance, and her father, Darnell...
Fans Up in Arms as Tenoch Huerta Returns to Marvel While Jonathan Majors Remains MIA
Marvel fans all over the world were excited on Wednesday when the cast for their upcoming film, “Avengers: Doomsday” was announced. But conversations about the movie quickly took a turn thanks to the ...
Photo Album of Denzel Washington and His Children Over the Years
Denzel Washington may be the talk of Broadway right now thanks to his moving performance of “Othello,” but he’s been a household name for over 30 years now. And he has five people to thank for that: h...
Stephen A. Smith Uses Kobe Bryant’s Death in ‘Classless’ Move, LeBron James Breaks Silence on Stephen A. Smith Beef, Black Twitter Reacts to LeBron Approaching Stephen A., and More LeBron James News
Stephen A. Smith has reached a new low after his latest rant about LeBron James. To catch you up, their beef was first ignited when James confronted Smith on March 6 after the sports analyst spoke ill...
Wow! You Won’t Believe How Will Smith Addresses Chris Rock and That Infamous Oscars Slap on His New Album
Y’all wanted the Fresh Prince out of retirement, and now he’s back with a vengeance! After 20 years since dropping his last solo project, rapper turned actor, turned rapper again Will Smith just dropp...