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For many residents of Peekskill, New York, the video was not just disturbing; it felt familiar. Footage showing a Black man, 42-year-old Damar Fields, being tased, kicked, and struck by police during a Dec. 3 arrest at Riverfront Green Park has sparked widespread outrage, community protests, and an official investigation
The fallout from an explosive pre-Thanksgiving Day arrest continues for Ray J. A California judge placed the singer and reality television personality on a no-contact restraining order after his arrest last month for allegedly pointing a gun at his estranged wife, Princess Love, during a livestream. He was later released
After suffering a scary fall that went viral, Miss Jamaica Dr. Gabrielle Henry is giving well-wishers a brief update on her health following a fall during the preliminary evening gown portion of the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand on November 19. On Instagram, Henry shared a photo of herself wearing
When Kendrick Lamar casually told rising Compton rapper Chef Boy, “We got one coming, it’s nothing. Say less,” fans immediately went into overdrive. The exchange, caught on Twitter by Kurrco during Top Dawg Entertainment’s 12th annual Christmas event, has ignited a frenzy of theories about what Lamar might have in
Three months after the bodies of 32-year-old Shardee McGill and her three-year-old daughter Janae were discovered in Alabama’s Tombigbee River, a cause of death has been revealed. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, the mother and daughter died in a murder-suicide. Multiple outlets, including AL.com and WJTV, confirmed
Bobby Wagner is no stranger to milestones, but this one doesn’t appear on a stat sheet. While closing in on 2,000 career tackles — a mark only two NFL linebackers have ever reached — Wagner has also been earning an MBA from Howard University, the historically Black institution he’ll officially
Dave Chappelle gave fans a surprise on Friday night: a new Netflix special. After the conclusion of Anthony Joshua’s fight vs. Jake Paul, Chappelle’s latest stand-up titled “The Unstoppable…” appeared. Shot in October in his hometown of Washington D.C., the 75-minute special is Chappelle’s eighth for the streaming platform, and
A young man who was a “radiant” child according to family and friends, has died. Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, 26, died on Dec. 15 by suicide. Metayer, who survived the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, suffered from mental health episodes following the tragic
When the nearly 20-acre cultural and civic campus opens on Chicago’s South Side this spring, art will do much of the talking. Among the newly announced commissions for the Obama Presidential Center is a monumental, two-part frieze by Theaster Gates, transforming historic images of Black women into a sweeping meditation
Jake Paul finally faced a boxer many deem to still be in his physical prime. And Anthony Joshua soon made him realize that there are indeed levels in the boxing ring. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion stalked the social media influencer turned boxer for six rounds before delivering a
For many residents of Peekskill, New York, the video was not just disturbing; it felt familiar. Footage showing a Black man, 42-year-old Damar Fields, being tased, kicked, and struck by police during a Dec. 3 arrest at Riverfront Green Park has sparked widespread outrage, community protests, and an official investigation
The fallout from an explosive pre-Thanksgiving Day arrest continues for Ray J. A California judge placed the singer and reality television personality on a no-contact restraining order after his arrest last month for allegedly pointing a gun at his estranged wife, Princess Love, during a livestream. He was later released
After suffering a scary fall that went viral, Miss Jamaica Dr. Gabrielle Henry is giving well-wishers a brief update on her health following a fall during the preliminary evening gown portion of the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand on November 19. On Instagram, Henry shared a photo of herself wearing
When Kendrick Lamar casually told rising Compton rapper Chef Boy, “We got one coming, it’s nothing. Say less,” fans immediately went into overdrive. The exchange, caught on Twitter by Kurrco during Top Dawg Entertainment’s 12th annual Christmas event, has ignited a frenzy of theories about what Lamar might have in
Three months after the bodies of 32-year-old Shardee McGill and her three-year-old daughter Janae were discovered in Alabama’s Tombigbee River, a cause of death has been revealed. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, the mother and daughter died in a murder-suicide. Multiple outlets, including AL.com and WJTV, confirmed
Bobby Wagner is no stranger to milestones, but this one doesn’t appear on a stat sheet. While closing in on 2,000 career tackles — a mark only two NFL linebackers have ever reached — Wagner has also been earning an MBA from Howard University, the historically Black institution he’ll officially
Dave Chappelle gave fans a surprise on Friday night: a new Netflix special. After the conclusion of Anthony Joshua’s fight vs. Jake Paul, Chappelle’s latest stand-up titled “The Unstoppable…” appeared. Shot in October in his hometown of Washington D.C., the 75-minute special is Chappelle’s eighth for the streaming platform, and
A young man who was a “radiant” child according to family and friends, has died. Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, 26, died on Dec. 15 by suicide. Metayer, who survived the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, suffered from mental health episodes following the tragic
When the nearly 20-acre cultural and civic campus opens on Chicago’s South Side this spring, art will do much of the talking. Among the newly announced commissions for the Obama Presidential Center is a monumental, two-part frieze by Theaster Gates, transforming historic images of Black women into a sweeping meditation
Jake Paul finally faced a boxer many deem to still be in his physical prime. And Anthony Joshua soon made him realize that there are indeed levels in the boxing ring. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion stalked the social media influencer turned boxer for six rounds before delivering a