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NYPD Officer Involved In Eric Garner’s Death Fesses Up, Admits He Filed a False Report
By: Tai Saint-Louis
One of the NYPD Officers involved in Eric Garner‘s arrest and subsequent death says that he included false information on the police report filed following the incident. Officer Justin D’Amico made the revelation while being questioned as part of a judiciary inquiry into the way the Garner’s case was handled....
Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand Being Sued by California for ‘Repeatedly’ Violating Business Code
By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
The State of California has gone to court to sue Hip-Hop eccentric businessman Kanye West‘s Yeezy brand. The state is accusing the fashion designer’s company of “repeatedly” violating California’s business code due to not informing customers or providing an offer of a refund when items that consumers purchased weren’t delivered...
Lion Forge Animation Creates Collaborative Deal With Alumni Pros Global Sports
By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
Alumni Pros Global Sports (APGS) announced a partnership with David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio (The company responsible for the Oscar-winning short, Hair Love). The collaborative effort makes Lion Forge Animation the official partner and producer of all animated content that will come from the minds of the hundreds...
Hip-Hop Legend Lil’ Kim Announces She’ll Be Rolling Out Her Cannabis Brand In 2022
By: Alexa Imani Spencer
Lil’ Kim is lighting up the cannabis industry with the upcoming launch of her brand, “Aphrodisiac.” The legendary hip-hop artist will be debuting the brand at the beginning of 2022. According to Forbes, Lil’ Kim’s brand will begin its launch in California, with plans to expand to several other states,...
Biden Administration Is Building Bridges With The Divine Nine
By: Derek Major
In a bid to enact voting rights legislation and police reform, President Joe Biden has tapped the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities and their alumni. The Divine Nine is largely considered the most powerful organization in the Black community, sporting 2.5 million members. The organization also including some...
3 Florida Teenagers Arrested and Charged With Killing Missing High School Classmate
By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
According to authorities, two teenage girls and a teen boy in Florida have been arrested and charged for plotting and then killing a high school classmate after luring him from his home. According to NBC News, the victim was Dwight “DJ” Grant, and he went missing on Oct. 17. His...
He Put an $80K Ring On It!: Wendy Williams’ Ex Kevin Hunter Is Engaged to His Longtime Mistress
By: Tai Saint-Louis
According to several reports, Kevin Hunter has reportedly gotten engaged to Sharina Hudson, the woman he had a baby with while still married Wendy Williams. Page Six confirms that Hudson has been sporting the $80,000 ring in social media posts going as far back as April. She and Hunter are...
Trans Activist Who Staged Netflix Walkout Against Dave Chapelle Special Called Out For Old Anti-Asian Tweets
By: Jeroslyn Johnson
In a case of instant karma, the trans activist who has made media headlines for staging a walkout at Netflix against Dave Chappelle’s comedy special has been called out for old racist tweets. Ashlee Marie Preston came under fire while planning a walkout with Netflix employees over Chappelle’s jokes about...
Stacey Abrams’ Group Donates More Than $1 Million To Erase Medical Debts Of Residents In Five States
By: Derek Major
Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization had donated more than $1 million to help residents in five states pay off their medical debts. Fair Fight Action has donated $1.34 million from its political action committee to RIP Medical Debt to wipe out $212 million in medical debt by 108,000 people in...
Black Panther Party Unveils Huey P. Newton Tribute To Commemorate Its 55th Anniversary
By: Tai Saint-Louis
Over the weekend, the Black Panther Party unveiled a bronze bust of Huey P. Newton in celebration of both his life and the Party’s 55th anniversary. The bust was crafted at the Artworks Foundry in Berkley over the summer, under the guidance and supervision of Newton’s widow Fredrika. It will...
Charlamagne Tha God Reveals How Tyler Perry Helped Him Realize He Was Abused As A Child
By: Jeroslyn Johnson
Charlamagne Tha God is all about spreading that “healing energy.” So the radio personality and talk show host didn’t shy away from crediting Tyler Perry with being the one who helped him identify aspects of his childhood trauma. During an appearance on The Daily Beast Live on Monday, Charlamagne (born...
‘Groveland Four’ Black Men May Get Rape Convictions Dismissed 70 Years After Incident
By: Derek Major
More than seven decades after four Black men were convicted of raping a white woman, Florida State Attorney Bill Gladson filed a motion to clear the Groveland Four of their records. Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd, and Walter Irvin were accused of raping a white woman in Groveland, Florida,...
L.A. County Sheriff And Fire Chief Ordered to Give Depositions for Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit
By: Jeroslyn Johnson
On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered Los Angeles County’s sheriff and fire chief to give depositions for Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over the alleged sharing of photos from Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter crash. Bryant is suing Los Angeles County and other agencies alleging invasion of privacy by the first responders, who she accuses...
Billionaire Robert F. Smith Gifts Thousands of Shares of Stock to Help Black and Latinx Kids Become Shareholders
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
Today, Robert F. Smith and Goalsetter announced “One Stock. One Future.” – a call to action for organizations and corporations to create the next generation of financially free Black and Latinx Americans. The initiative will be powered through Goalsetter’s family investment platform designed to get every kid in America investing and on the...
Zimbabwean Author Tsitsi Dangarembga Makes History As First Black Woman to Win German Peace Prize
By: Jeroslyn Johnson
Writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga made history on Sunday after receiving the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The Zimbabwean author became the first Black woman to receive the prestigious prize since its 1950 inception, Washington Post reports. Dangarembga called for a “new enlightenment,” while accepting her 25,000 euros...
UK Woman Invents Detangling Comb For Afro Hair, Hopes To Inspire Young Women To Become Engineers
By: Alexa Imani Spencer
A Black woman in the United Kingdom who invented a new comb for Afro hair is using her success to educate and empower young Black women. Youmna Mouhamad’s new comb, the Nyfasi Deluxe Detangler, provides an easier, gentler way of combing Afro hair. The BBC reported that she first got...
Judge Stops Sale Of Apartment Complex Where Black Cemetery Of Freed Slaves Sits Underneath
By: Derek Major
A Maryland judge ruled a community group provided “overwhelming evidence” that a portion of a Maryland apartment complex served as a cemetery for freed Black slaves. The Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission’s (MCHOC) $50 million sale of Westwood Towers in Bethesda to Charger Ventures drew intense opposition from the public,...
Two BLM Protesters Killed By Kyle Rittenhouse Can’t Be Called Victims In Court, Judge Says
By: Tai Saint-Louis
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the word “victim” cannot be used to describe the two Black Lives Matter protesters killed by Kyle Rittenhouse when his trial starts next week. According to ABC 7 in Chicago, Judge Bruce Schroeder announced his decision during a last minute pre-trial hearing on Monday...
