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Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather has been ordered to pay more than $50 million to Lapattra Jacobs over the 2020 stabbing that followed a confrontation involving rapper NBA YoungBoy. A Harris County, Texas, judge awarded Jacobs a total of $50,105,000 in damages, bringing a years-long legal dispute tied to the incident back
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty We can all breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court has upheld a block against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would’ve significantly restricted mail-in voting. AP reports that the Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Monday night. In a 7-2 decision,
(Photo: FVSU/Flickr) by Sidnee Michelle September 15, 2026 Black male undergraduate enrollment across U.S. colleges and universities declined roughly 22% between 2010 and 2022 Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are expanding mentorship, financial assistance, and campus support programs as Black male enrollment continues to decline, with the drop at
Dave Chappelle will end his tour at the same moment the New York Comedy Festival begins. Variety reported that the comedian has been added as a festival headliner and will open the event with a Nov. 6 performance at Madison Square Garden, the final stop on a newly announced run
Source: Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Too many healthcare settings continue to operate under heteronormative assumptions that fundamentally exclude queer, trans, and gender-expansive Black people from the important conversation around perinatal health. Specifically, Black transgender and nonbinary/gender-expansive people who are pregnant or seeking to become parents run into shock and surprise
Chris Rock is no stranger to high expectations, but the comedian-turned-filmmaker is taking the growing buzz around his latest movie, “Misty Green,” in stride. Rock spoke with eTalk on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film made its world premiere. His daughter, Zahra Rock, appeared
Source: Finn Gomez / Getty Well, y’all, we finally have proof that Sen. Mitch McConnell is still somewhat alive. After months of being kept in the dark about the good senator from Kentucky’s health status — with his office only releasing what I guess it thought were proof-of-life photos and
(Photo: Pixabay/Pexels) by Sidnee Michelle September 15, 2026 Under the alleged payment structure, some dancers could leave a shift without any earnings. A former dancer at Pink Pony alleges the Atlanta-area adult entertainment club violated federal wage law by requiring dancers to surrender hundreds of dollars in tips while paying
Every year for the past 14 years, National Voter Registration Day has served as an opportunity to engage eligible voters about voter registration and education ahead of Election Day. For Black voters, who make up a projected 14% of eligible U.S. voters at 34 million, the nonpartisan civic holiday comes
Fresh off his acquittal in a federal murder-for-hire case, Lil Durk is reflecting on the circumstances that can shape a young person’s life — and reminding Chicago youth that those circumstances don’t have to determine their future. The Grammy-winning Chicago rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was found not
Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather has been ordered to pay more than $50 million to Lapattra Jacobs over the 2020 stabbing that followed a confrontation involving rapper NBA YoungBoy. A Harris County, Texas, judge awarded Jacobs a total of $50,105,000 in damages, bringing a years-long legal dispute tied to the incident back
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty We can all breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court has upheld a block against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would’ve significantly restricted mail-in voting. AP reports that the Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Monday night. In a 7-2 decision,
(Photo: FVSU/Flickr) by Sidnee Michelle September 15, 2026 Black male undergraduate enrollment across U.S. colleges and universities declined roughly 22% between 2010 and 2022 Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are expanding mentorship, financial assistance, and campus support programs as Black male enrollment continues to decline, with the drop at
Dave Chappelle will end his tour at the same moment the New York Comedy Festival begins. Variety reported that the comedian has been added as a festival headliner and will open the event with a Nov. 6 performance at Madison Square Garden, the final stop on a newly announced run
Source: Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Too many healthcare settings continue to operate under heteronormative assumptions that fundamentally exclude queer, trans, and gender-expansive Black people from the important conversation around perinatal health. Specifically, Black transgender and nonbinary/gender-expansive people who are pregnant or seeking to become parents run into shock and surprise
Chris Rock is no stranger to high expectations, but the comedian-turned-filmmaker is taking the growing buzz around his latest movie, “Misty Green,” in stride. Rock spoke with eTalk on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the film made its world premiere. His daughter, Zahra Rock, appeared
Source: Finn Gomez / Getty Well, y’all, we finally have proof that Sen. Mitch McConnell is still somewhat alive. After months of being kept in the dark about the good senator from Kentucky’s health status — with his office only releasing what I guess it thought were proof-of-life photos and
(Photo: Pixabay/Pexels) by Sidnee Michelle September 15, 2026 Under the alleged payment structure, some dancers could leave a shift without any earnings. A former dancer at Pink Pony alleges the Atlanta-area adult entertainment club violated federal wage law by requiring dancers to surrender hundreds of dollars in tips while paying
Every year for the past 14 years, National Voter Registration Day has served as an opportunity to engage eligible voters about voter registration and education ahead of Election Day. For Black voters, who make up a projected 14% of eligible U.S. voters at 34 million, the nonpartisan civic holiday comes
Fresh off his acquittal in a federal murder-for-hire case, Lil Durk is reflecting on the circumstances that can shape a young person’s life — and reminding Chicago youth that those circumstances don’t have to determine their future. The Grammy-winning Chicago rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was found not