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Artists are constantly finding ways to keep their fans entertained while social distancing from the world. Erykah Badu posted on Instagram she’s hosting a live stream concert this weekend where fans can choose the songs. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. Fans will be able to attend…
A Black female passenger onboard an American Airlines flight issued a beatdown on her white seatmate for calling a Black crew member the N-word. According to face2faceafrica.com, the incident was captured on video and shared by Facebook user Dre Justice on Sunday, showing the Black passenger confronting the seemingly drunk white woman for her racist attack….
The energy and excitement of everyone is high as the anticipation builds for the March 19 premiere of “Tyler Perry’s Ruthless,” airing on BET +. EUR visited Viacom in Hollywood to chat with the cast of the upcoming show, including (Yvonne Senat Jones, Blue Kimble, Matt Cedeño, and Melissa L. Williams). There isn’t much that Tyler Perry…
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx emerged victorious in her bid for a second term in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Foxx faced several challengers who had focused on how she handled the controversial Jussie Smollett case. Smollett was recently indicted on new charges related to his “hoax” attack in January 2019, when he claimed to have…
Louisiana Department of Corrections inmates donated more than $11,000 to a museum dedicated to African-American history in Baton Rouge. The Odell S. Williams African-American Museum was founded by beloved activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph in 2001, who was found dead in July in the truck of her car. She was 75. Sadie’s death rocked the…
A family of four from Jamaica living in Wuhan, China, an area that has seen devastating impacts on its residents due to the virus, shared an insightful video on how the experience has drawn them closer spiritually and as a family unit. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE….
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco area judge ruled Monday that a transient who fatally stabbed an 18-year-old woman at a commuter train platform was sane at the time he committed the July 2018 murder. The Alameda County jury that found John Lee Cowell guilty last week in the murder…
Tom Brady is officially an NFL free agent for the first time in his two decade long career. The 42-year-old quarterback with six Super Bowl rings said Tuesday morning via a social media post that he is leaving the New England Patriots. He officially hits the league’s open market Wednesday, but…
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the former “Central Park Five” is teaming with an acclaimed children’s author on a young adult novel with a personal theme — being wrongfully sentenced to prison. Yusef Salaam and author Ibi Zoboi are working together on “Punching the Air,” according to Bray + Bray,…
While the world panics, the coronavirus continues to increase at a rapid rate and many are utilizing their own methods to stay safe and healthy. However, a New Jersey 7-Eleven owner may have taken things too far when she started selling homemade spray sanitizer that left customers with serious injuries. TIME reports, New…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In his campaign against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, Democrat Jaime Harrison is picking up the support of a former 2020 presidential hopeful, one he hopes will ultimately be his colleague in Congress. In a statement to The Associated Press, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday called Harrison…
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don’t get together and a government expert saying a 14-day national shutdown may be needed. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER….
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors hit R. Kelly with more criminal charges Friday, accusing the disgraced R&B singer of having unprotected sex with a girl in 2015 without disclosing he had herpes. The new racketeering charges were included in a revised indictment filed in New York City a week after…
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts: __ CLAIM: If you don’t have health insurance and…
After Christian Hamerter, 11, found out that his 7-year old sister Skylar Hamerter had been stood up for the second time by their dad to take her to the father-daughter dance, he decided to step in. In a February 29th Facebook post, that received 52,000 shares, the siblings’ mother Trelysia Hamerter said that Skylar’s big brother told…