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Marvin Sapp Claims He’s Had These Very Scary Threats Following Backlash After Trapping His Congregation to Give $40K
The viral video of Marvin Sapp infamously telling the church ushers to “close the doors” until $40,000 was raised is still being shared across the internet. However, not everyone is joking about the c...
How a Smart Soul Food Restaurant Owner in Chi-Town Tracked Down 3 Dine and Dash Sistahs
Not so fast! When a trio of dine-and-dashers thought they’d simply pull a fast one on this Chicago soul food restaurant, they were met with the slick and savvy owner who tracked down the three suspect...
Sherri Shepherd Goes Head to Head With Her Famous Doppelgänger, But Do You See the Resemblance??
They say everyone has a doppelganger, a person they’re not related to but who looks like they could have been separated at birth. (Think: GloRilla and Lil Mama, Thandiwe Newton and Zoe Saldaña, or Ant...
Kiyan Anthony’s Parents Are Carmelo and La La, But Here’s Why the Hoop Star is Different From Other ‘NBA Nepo Babies’
Kiyan Anthony is making a name for himself with flashes of greatness in his high school basketball career. And he apparently doesn’t even need the help of his famous parents, Carmelo and La La Anthony...
Folks May Be Tired of Mo’Nique Calling Out Tyler Perry, But Here’s Why She Shouldn’t Stop
Mo’Nique is taking the time once again to air out her longstanding grievances with Tyler Perry leaving many to wonder if and when she’ll give up on her quest for justice from the Hollywood mogul. But ...
How NBA Star AIlen Iverson Blew His Riches, But This One Hidden Miracle Kept His Bag Flowing
During his peak in the early 2000s, Allen Iverson was one of the most popular and influential athletes in American sports. Almost singlehandedly, he brought hip-hop culture to the NBA and made every s...
The Irony! You Won’t Believe What Happened to Jim Jones Right In the Middle of His Livestream
This is why you can’t take just anyone to the hood! Rapper Jim Jones might be far removed from the hardships of growing up in New York City, but recently, the Harlem rapper returned back to his stoppi...
This 5-Year-Old Nonverbal Georgia Boy Hopped Over His Home Balcony and Disappeared, With Heartbreaking Results
You may have seen flyers of this boy, 5-year-old Indi Bullock, on your social media pages last week. Local Georgia police posted his picture, desperately asking for the public’s help in locating him a...
Cryptic Facebook Post Ahead of Wife’s Alleged Slaying of Husband Leaves Questions of Potential Motive
Whether there were issues between Philadelphia couple Jordan and Danielle Baxter was unclear a few weeks ago. However, it was clear something went awfully wrong after Mr. Baxter was found dead outside...