Category : Culture

Rhode Island Cop Charged With Assault After Punching Female Senate Rival During Abortion Rally

An off-duty Providence police offer and GOP Senate candidate has been charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly punching his opponent, a Black woman, during an abortion rights rally outside the Rhode Island State House Friday...

‘I’m Not Going Anywhere Now’: Minneapolis Residents Band Together to Help Elderly Woman Facing Eviction After 18 Years

Linda Taylor purchased a two-bedroom house a few blocks away from the George Floyd Square in Minneapolis in 2004, but she had to sell it back to the previous owner after falling behind on payments. Taylor believed she was tricked into purchasing the...

Eric Monte Says Norman Lear Is A Racist Who Stole His Idea For ‘The Jeffersons’

Creator of Cooley High Eric Monte says television producer Norman Lear is a racist who stole his idea for the 1970s hit television show, The Jeffersons. Monte worked as a writer on Good Times, which he co-created with Mike Evans. During an interview...

Georgia Woman Charged After Prank Gone Wrong Results in 2 Drownings

On Tuesday, an Augusta, Georgia, woman pleaded guilty to two accidental drowning deaths during a 2021 birthday outing on a boat. She was charged with reckless conduct and two counts of involuntary manslaughter and has been sentenced to one year in ja...

‘A Place for “Divaz” and “Playaz”‘: Tupac’s Handwritten Notes Inspired His Family to Create a Pop-Up Restaurant In His Memory

Tupac Shakur‘s family opened up their own pop-up restaurant in memory of the late rapper. His family used handwritten notes that were drafted by Tupac himself as a way to help guide them as they created the concepts for the restaurant. The...

Black Clergy Decry Abortion Decision, Demand Expanded Maternal Care Access

The Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action: “This is a huge blow to women in this season of despair. As people of faith, we are called on to join with women who are afraid today. We must speak out against dangerous policies that ch...

Lakers Sign NBA Royalty Offspring: Shareef O’Neal, Scotty Pippen Jr. Locked In With Two-Way Contracts

In this year’s NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers have signed Scottie Pippen and Shaquille O’Neal‘s sons to two-way contracts. Shareef O’Neal, 22, is set to play next month during the Summer League, reports the Athletic. The 6-foot-10 powe...

‘Taking Pieces of People’: Belgium Returns Gold Tooth of Congolese Hero Patrice Lumumba That They Stole After Exhuming His Body and Dissolving It In Acid

Belgium has returned the remains of an African leader more than 60 years after it reportedly conspired with the U.S. to kill the key figure in anti-colonialism. The French European country returned all that is left of Patrice Lumumba — a gold too...

Dave Chappelle Buys Property To Block Land Developers In Hometown

Comedian Dave Chappelle has bought several acres of land in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio in an attempt to stop a land developer from building houses adjacent to his home, according to WHIO. Chappelle reportedly bought at least 19 acres of lan...

Roe’s Overturning Made Possible By Conservative Catholics On SCOTUS

(Photo/Twitter) Do you want women telling you what you must eat, drink, smoke, or what sorts of healthcare procedures you can and cannot have?Yeah, didn't think so.It is women and women only who bear the burden, the pain, and sometimes the existenti...

Bill Bellamy ‘Heartbroken’ He Could Not Attend Father’s Funeral Over Family Squabble

Actor and comedian Bill Bellamy says he is “devastated” he was not able to attend his own father’s memorial service, who passed away June 7. Because an “unauthorized” ceremony was planned by his sister Karen Bellamy, Bill was not aware she planned t...

David Spade Donates To Burger King Employee Kevin Ford Supporting His Years Of Service: ‘Keep Up The Good Work’

As previously reported by BLACK ENTERPRISE, a viral video of a Burger King worker showing off the lackluster goodie bag he received from his employer for his 27 years of loyal service drew ire from the community. Kevin Ford has served as cook and cas...

Dallas County Clerk uncovers slave record from the 1800s

By Shaun Rabb Dallas County probate records that are more than 160 years old have been found, and they contain inventory lists detailing the property of people who died. The records shed light on how people thought about slaves during that time. DALL...

“PAUL’S SERMON AT ANTIOCH” Acts 13:14-52

Rev. Johnny C. Smith,Pastor – Mount MoriahMissionary Baptist Church From Acts 13:4 – 14:28, Dr. Luke is tracing the first Missionary Journey of Paul and Barnabas. In this marvelous section of Acts chapter 13, we find Paul and Barnabas going first to...

Fred Goldman Slaps $100 Million Lawsuit Against O.J. Simpson

Fred Goldman is resuming his previous judgment against O.J. Simpson over the 1995 deaths of his son Ronald Goldman and Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, according to TMZ. Goldman is seeking $96 million from Simpson. In 1997, a judge ruled...