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Philadelphia-based financial services professional Shaquana Watson-Harkness accumulated over $169,000 of debt. In an Instagram post, she mentions that she racked up over $20,000 of debt while traveling the world. On New Year’s Eve 2018, Watson-Harkness made a resolution to stop using credit cards to fund her lifestyle. Although she admitted …

Photo: Maranie R. Staab (Getty Images) Here’s a question: Why are the Proud Boys still a thing? I’m not asking why the organization still exists—clearly, Black Jesus lost a bet against Hueless Lucifer to make that happen—I’m asking why they still call themselves “Proud Boys.” TF do they have to …

The city of Columbus has reportedly reached a settlement agreement with the family of Andre’ Hill, who was killed in December while visiting the home of a friend. According to Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, the city has agreed to deliver a $10 million settlement to Hill’s family, setting the …

Kelisha Williams was in the foster care system since she was 16 years old but now she’s heading to Harvard University, WCPO reports. “When I applied to Harvard, I applied to Harvard as a joke,” Williams told WCPO. “I didn’t think I was going to get in…To any of the …

Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Last week, The Root reported that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law yet another Republican white fragility bill prohibiting teachings in K-12 schools that include conservative’s favorite new boogie man Critical Race Theory or any other race-based curriculum that causes “discomfort, guilt, anguish or …

Five-time Grammy winner and Queen of Pop, Janet Jackson plans to celebrate her 55th birthday on May 16 in part by auctioning off more than 1,000 items from her personal collection and wardrobe.  Remember the iconic sweater from the “Scream” video, her baseball cap from the “Rhythm Nation” video or …

Get ready for more of The Game.  The popular Girlfriends spin-off is headed to Paramount+ following an announcement from ViacomCBS that a reboot of The Game has been ordered. Several original cast members will make special appearances, and Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez will reprise their hilarious mother and …

Gayle King helped announce ViacomCBS’ new multimillion-dollar scholarship to help HBCU students obtain media careers post-graduation and increase the representation of Black journalists nationwide. On Thursday, the CBS This Morning host sat down with Willow Bay, Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, to unveil the ViacomCBS …

Gary Owen and Kenya Duke split in March after 18 years of marriage. Now, Duke is asking her soon-to-be ex -husband to pay $44,000 in spousal support. According to court docs obtained by TMZ, she is asking for $44,000 a month because “it’s the amount Gary would normally deposit in …