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BREAKING: “The Carmichael Show” Cancelled
Why does it seem like we never get to have a long-running black show that’s relevant and intelligent for more than three seasons? News just broke this afternoon that NBC’s hit multi-cam sitcom The Carmichael Show will not be renewed for a fourth season. The news comes...
Jay-Z “4:44” Album Review: Twenty Years Of Consistency
It’s been four years since Jay-Z released a full body of work. He hopped out the Window and released “Magna Carta Holy Grail”, an ok album but mediocre for an artist the likes of Jay-Z. Some of the beats were mediocre, songs were too abstract and you could tell he was...
Charges Dropped Against The Only Officer Facing Criminal Charges In Sandra Bland’s Death
The only officer who was receiving charges in relation to the death of Sandra Bland has had all charges dropped. This now means that all law enforcement is off the hook. Former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia was the officer who arrested Bland after he pulled her...
Cop’s Entire Possessions Seized To Help Pay $22.4m To Unarmed Black Man He Shot And Paralysed After Dashcam Proves He Lied!
In 2013, when he was just 20, Dontrell Stephens was riding his bike and talking on his phone when a Florida sheriff’s deputy shot him and paralyzed him for life. The Deputy's story claimed one thing and he was cleared, however, Dashcam footage has proven that it was...
Black Composer Awarded Prestigious $100,000 Full-Ride Fellowship At UCLA
FIU School of Music graduate Marcus Norris has been awarded the prestigious Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship at UCLA, a full scholarship and a $100,000 fellowship. He will be pursuing his doctorate in music composition. His application was made with a 12-minute thesis...
(WATCH) Dave Chappelle Gives First Radio Interviews In Twelve Years
I was watching Wild N’ Out on yesterday scrolling through my social media and I saw a post from “The Breakfast Club” Facebook account. Being a huge fan of the show I immediately clicked on it. They normally do a drop with the latest artist or actor/entertainer that’s...
(VIDEO) Middle School Teacher Raps Civil War History To Bad and Boujee Beat “My Troops are Mad and Losing,”
Teachers are damn rock stars at times and in the never ending quest to keep kids engaged a Georgia middle school teacher has reworked the lyrics to Bad and Boujee to deliver his lesson "Mad and losing" on the American Civil War. He took the "my bitch is bad and...
Dwyane Wade’s Cousin Is Crowdfunding A 96% Less-Waste Refillable Deodorant
There is so much waste in deodorant packaging, personally I hate throwing it away (even if I do put it in recyling), so this idea coming from Dwayne Wade's cousin, Antoine Wade, is one I think is awesome and I will be watching! I makes so much sense. The Chicago...
NFL Star Logan Ryan Surprises Brother By Paying Off his $82k Student Loan Debt
After four years with the New England Patriots and now a three-year, $30 million contract with the Titans this offseason, Logan Ryan has a bit of cash. He can live lavish, do what he wants when he wants but he has shown what brothers do to each other with a gesture...
Chance the Rapper Donates Grammy Award to DuSable Museum
Chance seems like he can do no wrong. At every turn, he shows us he has his ego in check and his fans in his heart! And now he is giving his Grammy Award to the DuSable Museum! WORD! Just one day before he was to be honored as the Best New Artist and Humanitarian at...
Black Teens Handcuffed for Selling Water Without a Permit Were Offered Summer Jobs
The picture of the three young black handcuffed for selling water went viral and angered a lot of people. These young entrepreneurs were trying to make a few extra dollars on a hot day but instead were humiliated by undercover cops because they didn't have permits to...
Another Emmett Till Memorial has Been Destroyed by Vandals (Video)
A second Emmett Till memorial has been vandalized. The first sign, near the Tallahatchie River were Till's dead body was found, was riddle with gunshot holes. Now a second memorial has been vandalized. This sign is located outside of Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market...
