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‘If We Get Married, They Don’t Come First’: After Two Divorces, LeToya Luckett Says Her Next Husband Should Come Before the Kids

Former Destiny’s Child singer Letoya Luckett has been single for just over two years after announcing her split from Tommicus Walker. Their contentious marriage ended in divorce in 2021 after three-and-a-half years of marriage. They share...

‘I’m Gonna Hunt You Down Like a Dog!’: Enraged White Motorist Ram’s Truck Into Black Man’s Car In Alleged Racist Attack

A white Australian man verbally attacked a Black man last month, threatening to find out where he lives and to “hunt” him like a dog before allegedly ramming his vehicle into the Black man’s BMW. Local authorities have charged the white man with sev...

‘Makes Me Wonder If You’re a NWA?’: Ice Cube Aggressively Tells Fans to Stop Calling Him the ‘GOAT’

To some, Ice Cube is on the Mount Rushmore of the rap game, but calling him a GOAT is off limits. As many people on X recently learned, the greatest of all time acronym is not a title that he chooses to embrace. “For those who thinks it flatters...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Critical Shortage Of Black Physicians At The NMA’s Professional Development Series

During the National Medical Association’s (NMA) 8th Annual Professional Development Series at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 2023 Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), physicians, elected officials, and healthcare exper...

GOAT Simone Biles Adds Historic Gymnastics Achievements During World Championship Qualifier

Simone Biles made history again during the qualifiers for the World Championships on Sunday. The professional gymnast was honored with naming her fifth element after becoming the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault during the meet. Ac...

Bay Area Clerk Burned In Convenience Store Attack Is Slowly Recovering

A convenience store cashier was hospitalized after receiving severe burns after a man he was trying to stop from shoplifting set him on fire. Suraj, who did not provide CBS Bay Area with his last name out of fear for his safety, has been hospitalized...

Delivery Driver Who Shot YouTube Prankster Found Not Guilty After Jury Sees Video

A bad prank gone wrong led to a man who posts his shenanigans to his YouTube channel being shot amid a failed prank. The incident occurred in Virginia at a food court at Dulles Town Center on April 2, 2023. On Sept. 28, a jury found the person target...

Michigan Man Known for Exposing Suspected Child Predators Online and Touted as ‘Defender of the Innocent’ Fatally Shot During Confrontation

A Michigan man known on social media for exposing sexual predators — which even led to some arrests — was killed on Friday night, officials said.& Robert Wayne Lee, 40,& approached& two teens seated inside a restaurant in Pontiac, ab...

In the Market: US bond Market Signals The End Of An Era

*Originally Reported By Reuters.com Oct 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. bond market is calling a moment: the age of low interest rates and inflation that began with the 2008 financial crisis has ended. What follows is unclear. The market’s view h...

‘Please Cancel Her Already’: Critics Drag Bobbi Althoff for Looking ‘Down’ on Black Culture Amid Outrage Over Her Unbothered Demeanor Around Black Celebrities

Podcaster Bobbi Althoff has proved to be a polarizing figure in social media. Her deadpan demeanor and perceived uninterested approach to interviews with some of the biggest names in entertainment have spawned ongoing discourse about how she has man...

How Africa’s First Black Billionaire Lost $900M In 2023

Patrice Motsepe became Africa’s first Black billionaire in 2008 and has maintained his status as the richest man in the southern part of the continent in years since. However, in 2023 alone Motsepe has reportedly lost a staggering $900 million...

15-Year-Old Flint Student Faces Felony Assault Charges After Throwing Chair At Teacher

A 15-year-old junior at Flint, Michigan’s Southwestern Classical Academy faces two counts of felony assault after throwing a chair at a teacher following a disagreement with another student. According to ABC 12, after the chair struck the teac...

Two Black Professors Create Curriculum Guide For The Montgomery Riverboat Brawl

*Originally Published By Blacknews.com Nationwide — Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway, along with her colleague Dr. April T. Berry, wanted to be creative in allowing students and others to have a meaningful conversation around the incident that took place on t...

Atlanta Venture Capital Grant For Black Women Founders Blocked By Appeals Court

An Atlanta-based venture capital grant spearheaded by the Fearless Fund firm has had all efforts toward championing Black women founders shut down by Georgia’s Appeals Court. A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by the firm was filed by a c...

Philly Suburb Negotiates $11 Million Settlement with Family of Fanta Bility, 8-year-old Killed by Police After High School Football Game

Just over two years after Fanta Bility was killed by police officers in a suburb of Philadelphia, the Borough of Sharon Hill has agreed to pay her family and other victims of the incident $11 million as a settlement. The 8-year-old girl was fatal...