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The world is still in mourning following the deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others in a helicopter crash on Sunday. As more details emerge about the Bryants last day, we’re beginning to learn more and more about how doting a father Kobe was, and how much of a man of faith he […]
An anchor slipped during live-air news coverage of Kobe Bryant’s death and appeared to say the N-word. MSNBC host Alison Morris has apologized for the mistake but insisted she’d “NEVER use a racist term,” the New York Post reports. “Earlier today, while reporting on the tragic news of Kobe Bryant’s passing, I unfortunately stuttered on air, combining the names of […]
Sixers legend, Allen Iverson is not feeling the brotherly love after being the victim of theft. An unidentified man reportedly stole nearly $500,000 worth of jewelry from the ex-NBA player. Related: Allen Iverson Shows Love To Stephen Curry! The man was seen snatching Iverson’s bag containing the jewelry from the lobby of the Sofitel Hotel on […]
A second student at a Texas high school has reportedly been suspended and told that he can’t return to class until he cuts his locs. ABC News reports, Kaden Bradford, 16, is a sophomore at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu and has been on suspension since last week, according to his mother, Cindy Bradford. […]
Music’s Biggest Night wrapped up its 2019-2020 season with a slew of major winners, performances and more. Houston’s own Lizzo captured two Grammys, including Best Pop Solo Performance for “Truth Hurts” and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Cuz I Love You. Billie Eilish was the night’s biggest winner as she took home Album, Song, Record of the Year […]
Kirk Franklin got some new shiny presents for his birthday: Two new Grammy awards. Franklin took home the Grammy awards for Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Love Theory” and Best Gospel Album for “Long Live Love.” Disco legend Gloria Gaynor took home the Best Gospel Album for her album “Testimony” which is her first since her […]
Multiple outlets including the Los Angeles Times and ESPN are confirming that one of the individuals on board a helicopter crash in Los Angeles was NBA legend, Kobe Bryant. Bryant, a 5-time champion and the league’s fourth all-time leading scorer, was on board a helicopter in Calabasas shortly after 9 a.m. Bryant recently gave a […]
Dwight Roberson initially went to Oregon to play football, but he is now being credited by the Salem-Keizer School District, and administrators for the highest graduation rate of Black students in at least a decade. Roberson’s day-to-day influences are to “serve as a role model, cheerleader, coach and all-around helper for black students who might […]
A photo of some of Prince George’s County Maryland’s newest firefighters has gone viral and features eight Black women, who are among those working to save lives. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7mtr__l7Vw/?utm_source=ig_embed The Prince George’s County Fire Department recently made history when Chief Deputy Tiffany Green became the first female African-American Fire Chief to serve the department, WUSA9 reports. According to […]
Janet Jackson is the latest celebrity to hop on the #DollyPartonChallenge and anyone in their right mind would swipe right on her Tinder pic! Miss Jackson shared her four profile pictures as part of the trend and she can definitely do it all. She looks like the star employee in her LinkedIn photo, a down […]
According to officials, “blunt force beating” was the cause of death for two inmates who died in a Mississippi prison on January 20. NBC News reports the recent deaths, which occurred at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, bring the death toll across the state’s prison system to at least seven since the beginning of the year. […]
A former Cleveland police officer was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to urinating on a 12-year-old girl who refused a ride from him as she waited for a school bus. Cleveland.com reports that Solomon Nhiwatiwa showed no emotion when he spoke to Common Pleas Court Judge Wanda C. Jones on Tuesday (Jan. 21) […]
