Source: John Lamparski / Getty Voletta Wallace, the mother of late hip-hop star Notorious B.I.G., has passed away. She was 72. TMZ reports Wallace died of natural causes Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. She was reportedly in hospice care at the time of her passing. Voletta spent much of her life carrying on her son’s legacy after his passing in 1997. She often conveyed how important it was to tell […]
Source: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images / Getty We are sad to report that Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, the original lead singer of The Impressions who went on to a successful career as a solo artist and in politics, passed away at age 85. Butler’s assistant and “niece at heart,” Marty, exclusively confirmed the news to TMZ, saying he passed away from natural causes Thursday night at his home in Chicago. Marty […]
Source: Nic Antaya / Getty Women’s boxing champ Claressa Shields may be down for the count for a while after receiving a suspension from the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission. Sky Sports reported that Shields is under investigation after testing positive for marijuana (a banned substance in competition) on February 3. “Ms Shields’ conduct as a licensed professional boxer constitutes an imminent threat to the integrity of professional boxing, the public […]
Source: DOMINIC GWINN / Getty Do you remember how Donald Trump claimed that he’d never even heard of Project 2025? Do you remember how loudly and vehemently he denied the accusations, pretending that they were completely ridiculous and that they were complete fabrications and false attacks? I do. I remember writing how we knew Trump’s commitment to Project 2025 because he’d already carried the right-wing’s water once with Project 2017 and […]
Source: Cindy Ord / Getty A Black TV anchor is suing her network, claiming that she was being overworked and treated like a slave on a “plantation” and that she was reprimanded by her boss for complaining about it in language that made her coworkers “uncomfortable.” Ojinika Obiekwe, an on-air news personality at New York-based network PIX11, claimed in a lawsuit filed last month that she suffered racist and sexist […]
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Department of Education sent a letter threatening to pull funding from any educational institution that uses race in aspects of student life.
The white man who pleaded guilty in the April 2023 shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl died Wednesday while awaiting sentencing for his crime.
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Shannon Sharpe is in the headlines, and this time it’s not because of his booming laugh or sports takes on ‘Club Shay Shay.’ Read More
Twelve US states, led by New York, have filed a lawsuit against President Trump over his imposition of tariffs, claiming he exceeded his powers by not seeking congressional approval. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Read More
Tyre Nichols’ family will get another opportunity at justice, as the ex-officers accused in his death are set to go to state trial. Read More
