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Just as Claressa Shields stands toe to toe with opponents in the boxing ring, Mo’Nique is going to bat for the women’s boxing champion in the virtual ring of social media. Like many public figures, Shields has been the subject of social media scrutiny, with users criticizing everything from her
Days after Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman was accused of battery following an incident at his son’s high school wrestling match in Indiana, the Mishawaka Police Department is declining to press charges. Freeman, who was joined by his wife, Joanna, was on hand to support his son, Vinny Freeman,
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds was on the receiving end of a racist attack by his opponent in the Florida Republican gubernatorial primary. In a social media post, candidate James Fishback slammed Donalds, a frontrunner in the race for Florida governor, intentionally mispronouncing his name as “By’rone” and claiming that the
The Kid Mero is taking over the airwaves of New York City. On Monday (Jan. 12), Hot 97 announced that Mero will become one of the faces of the station and the host of the station’s morning show starting on Tuesday (Jan. 13) with “Hot 97 Mornings with Mero.” “Hot
Damson Idris is finally addressing all of those rumors around whether he could be next in line to play T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise. Speaking with Variety on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday, the 34-year-old actor responded to rumors that he may be in talks to step into
Minnesota’s youngest state senator, Zaynab Mohamed, is speaking out after a tragedy rocked her city—turning grief into a call for accountability as she heads into her re-election campaign. After Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three, was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis on
Mary J. Blige is getting ready to celebrate her life and story in her upcoming Las Vegas residency. Kicking off May 1, “Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story The Las Vegas Residency” marks the R&B icon’s first residency. “I’ve been so excited to announce this Vegas residency,” Blige said
President Donald Trump decried the impacts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, arguing that it ultimately led to white people being “very badly treated.” “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a university to college,” Trump told
After her young son died following a serious illness in a hospital in Nigeria last week, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s family is accusing the facility of negligence. Nkanu Nnamdi, the 48-year-old author’s 21-month-old son, died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after what the family now claims was a series of
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton January 12, 2026 The wide receiver, accused of assault, has had his arraignment pushed back to Feb. 13. After being accused of assault by his former personal chef, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was slated to have his arraignment Jan. 23. But due
Just as Claressa Shields stands toe to toe with opponents in the boxing ring, Mo’Nique is going to bat for the women’s boxing champion in the virtual ring of social media. Like many public figures, Shields has been the subject of social media scrutiny, with users criticizing everything from her
Days after Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman was accused of battery following an incident at his son’s high school wrestling match in Indiana, the Mishawaka Police Department is declining to press charges. Freeman, who was joined by his wife, Joanna, was on hand to support his son, Vinny Freeman,
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds was on the receiving end of a racist attack by his opponent in the Florida Republican gubernatorial primary. In a social media post, candidate James Fishback slammed Donalds, a frontrunner in the race for Florida governor, intentionally mispronouncing his name as “By’rone” and claiming that the
The Kid Mero is taking over the airwaves of New York City. On Monday (Jan. 12), Hot 97 announced that Mero will become one of the faces of the station and the host of the station’s morning show starting on Tuesday (Jan. 13) with “Hot 97 Mornings with Mero.” “Hot
Damson Idris is finally addressing all of those rumors around whether he could be next in line to play T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise. Speaking with Variety on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday, the 34-year-old actor responded to rumors that he may be in talks to step into
Minnesota’s youngest state senator, Zaynab Mohamed, is speaking out after a tragedy rocked her city—turning grief into a call for accountability as she heads into her re-election campaign. After Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three, was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis on
Mary J. Blige is getting ready to celebrate her life and story in her upcoming Las Vegas residency. Kicking off May 1, “Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story The Las Vegas Residency” marks the R&B icon’s first residency. “I’ve been so excited to announce this Vegas residency,” Blige said
President Donald Trump decried the impacts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, arguing that it ultimately led to white people being “very badly treated.” “White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a university to college,” Trump told
After her young son died following a serious illness in a hospital in Nigeria last week, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s family is accusing the facility of negligence. Nkanu Nnamdi, the 48-year-old author’s 21-month-old son, died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after what the family now claims was a series of
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton January 12, 2026 The wide receiver, accused of assault, has had his arraignment pushed back to Feb. 13. After being accused of assault by his former personal chef, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was slated to have his arraignment Jan. 23. But due