Known as the “Miami Maverick” during her season 8 appearance on the Oxygen reality show Bad Girls Club, Demitra “Mimi” Roche has died at the age of 34.  The reality star’s death was reportedly confirmed on Facebook by record producer Vince Valholla, who took Roche on as VP of A&R …

Share0 (Image via @keedahaynes/Instagram) Find a job with a criminal record can be tough. However, one Black woman in Tennessee managed to beat the odds and reformed her life after serving a four-year prison sentence for a marijuana-felony. Now, she’s running for Congress in her home state. Keeda Haynes announced …

The Wendy Williams Show went on hiatus in May so the talk show host could deal with health issues surrounding Graves’ disease. However, the 56-year-old is ready for a grand return in September.  Yesterday (July 21), she posted on Instagram that The Wendy Williams Show is returning on September 21. …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) In March, the federal government issued a moratorium on evictions due to the closures and job losses that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic. On July 25, the moratorium expires and unless Congress acts fast, thousands of Black people are at risk of losing their housing. Analysis conducted …

Kim Kardashian West has broken her silence and spoken up after her husband,  Kanye West, made a series of alarming tweets this week revealing personal details about their children and family following his controversial campaign rally in South Carolina.  Among those tweets, Kanye claimed that Kim and her mother, Kris Jenner, …

Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade are coming together to support the Black community with their new Social Change Fund.  The NBA stars’ latest philanthropic effort will seek to address issues directly affecting Black people, which include public safety and criminal justice reform. “Our mission is to address social …

Issa Rae is helping to usher in a little relief during the coronavirus pandemic and is featured in the NBA’s new commercial promoting the restart of the league’s season. In the new ad, the Insecure producer and star says she, along with millions of other basketball fans, is ready to …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) As the debate around Confederate iconography intensifies, the House of Representatives has approved a funding bill that includes a measure to remove Confederate names from military bases. CNN reports that the measure is a part of a larger defense authorization bill that includes measures to give soldiers a …

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is used to being called out for her rhetoric and progressive stance by Republicans, especially on social media, but she likely wasn’t expecting the verbal abuse she received from her conservative colleague on the steps of the United States Capitol on Monday (July 20). According to …

Photo: Nam Y. Huh (AP) Throughout his presidency, White House occupant Donald Trump has had an obsession with Chicago. Trump frequently pointed to Chicago’s crime rates throughout his presidency, but declined to make a presidential visit to the Windy City until 2019, when he met with Chicago police and railed …