A Memphis, Tennessee dance coach pleaded guilty to sex charges after police say he raped one of his male students and exposed him to HIV. According to Shelby County prosecutors, John Conner III met the then 16-year-old boy on social media in 2015 and met up with the teen …

Colonial Americans disregarded that distinction when establishing the United States’ first postsecondary institutions: They were designated as colleges rather than universities, in part because of limited resources and because they didn’t need the King to authorize them to grant degrees, according to Johann Neem, a professor at Western Washington University …

Ari Lennox says she’s done with the music industry after being snubbed at the Soul Train Awards. The 2019 Soul Train Awards aired live on TV Sunday night (Nov. 17). Though Ari was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Album/Mixtape of the Year, and Best Collaboration Performance, she lost …

Social media has been lit up by users since Rodney Reed’s execution was stayed by the Texas Court of Appeals, many of whom are battling over whether his case deserves a fresh look. Perhaps the best example of the discourse over Reed’s case revealed itself recently via Insecure actress Amanda …

Raz-B of B2K has long claimed that he was sexually abused by the group’s former manager Chris Stokes. While his bandmates had previously denied the allegation, Omarion now believes there may be some truth to matter after witnessing Raz-B’s behavior during their reunion tour earlier this year. Omarion shared …

Legendary hip-hop artist Nasir “Nas” Jones has teamed up with Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to uplift graduate students of color attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Queens-born rapper can be heard narrating a video promoting the Hennessy Fellows Program, a $10 million graduate scholarship …

While 10% of people in the United States report being allergic to penicillin, 9 in 10 are not. However, this can be difficult to scratch from medical records. Share on PinterestNew research suggests that many adults who used to be allergic to penicillin in their childhood may have outgrown the …

Source: Courtesy / Courtesy Lena Waithe Says The Studio Came After “Queen & Slim” Lena Waithe visited “The Breakfast Club” Tuesday to talk about her new film “Queen & Slim” — she reveals a lot of real gems about how the the film was made, including that Universal Pictures pursued …

New research finds that the common fire retardant Firemaster 550 (FM 550) makes both male and female prairie voles less sociable and more anxious. The findings shed new light on how exposure to such chemicals affects the social brain. Share on PinterestVoles are usually very sociable, but new research shows …

The most splashy thing in Swift’s recent note, however, was her plea to “several artists” Braun manages “who I believe really care about other artists and their work.” In this, she’s implying that Bieber, Grande, and other huge names should turn on their handler. Thus far, they’ve been silent or, …