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A white man who went on a racist rant outside of a Social Security office in Norcross, Georgia, earlier this week, has been arrested. 65-year-old Robert John Blake was booked on misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges after he was caught arguing with a Black security guard and later hurling racial slurs
Arkansas is poised to impose what advocates say is the most extreme restriction in the nation on access to reading material behind bars: a total ban on sending books, magazines or newspapers into state prisons from any outside source. The policy, adopted by the Arkansas Board of Corrections on Dec.
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Kid Rock’s Rock the Country festival will have one less rapper on it. A rep confirmed that Ludacris will not be performing at the festival, which is headlined by Rock, a known MAGA supporter, and features performers like Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Miranda Lambert and more. According to Rolling Stone,
The key to a good biopic is proper reverence for the life being highlighted, and Teyana Taylor is full of it when it comes to Dionne Warwick. So much so that the actress who is expected to portray the “Walk On By” singer wouldn’t dare try to sing like her
The work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on through The King Center, helmed by his youngest daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King. The King Center will conclude its 2026 commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual Beloved Community Commemorative Service on Monday, Jan. 19,
Move over, Iyanla Vanzant, there’s a new life coach in town, and her name is Izzi Fabulous. And she’s here to “a sis” whoever she can. Actress and comedian Kim Wayans just took us back to the early 2010s with a brand-new sketch comedy series on YouTube, “Still Got It,”
Unless you live under a rock, your social media timeline has likely served you something about content creators Kristy Sarah and Desmond Scott’s divorce. Whether it was a TMZ report alleging Desmond was spotted kissing another woman at a bar in Houston, or TikToks dissecting supposed “signs” of infidelity and
Kamala Harris on Thursday paid a visit to the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. The former Vice President, who also toured the National Civil Rights Museum in the Tennessee city, was in town for a stop on her “107 Days”
Iyanla Vanzant, who is returning to our screens soon, is also opening up about the difficult reason behind her decision not to attend the funeral of her youngest daughter, Nisa, who died at age 49 in 2023. During a recent appearance on the hit morning show “The Breakfast Club,” the