Drake poses in the press room during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo: Amy Sussman for DCP (Getty Images) Cue the “Toosie Slide!” On Tuesday it was announced that Drake will be receiving the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Variety reports …

The family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was fatally shot in his car by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina won’t see all of the footage of the killing.  The family will only be shown a portion of body camera footage recorded at the scene and could wait days …

As children, we grow up thinking that our heroes must be able to fly higher than the clouds, have superhuman strength, or even transform into something beyond our wildest imagination. That’s what we’re taught, from fairy tales to movies and everything in between. Even the dictionary defines a hero as …

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill into law that bans the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) Friday, now residents and activists want him removed from the Tulsa Race Massacre Commission. Stitt signed the bill Friday and released a video on Twitter explaining why he signed the bill …

Photo: Patrick Smith (Getty Images) After bullying boxscores for the past 13 seasons, Russell Westbrook has accomplished a feat that was once thought humanly impossible. On Monday night, the nine-time NBA All-Star etched his name in the record books when, after snatching his 10th rebound off of the rim with …

A Father Takes Justice the Only Way He Can in American Skin When his son is killed by police, a father refuses to submit to injustice in American Skin, a BET+ original film presented by Spike Lee and directed by Nate Parker, now streaming on BET+. Source link

According to a press release, a $5,000 pitch competition to connect and support Black women business owners, entrepreneurs, and “side hustlers,” after a four-week virtual program that will include panel discussions lead by entrepreneurs Beatrice Dixon, Angela Simmons, and Tai Beauchamp. From May 1- 22, two-hour virtual workshops will be …

Photo: Eugenio Marongiu (Shutterstock) It’s incredibly frustrating seeing white people spin a statement as innocuous as “Black Lives Matter” as politics. It’s not political; it’s literally just a more concise way of saying “the color of our skin shouldn’t dictate the way we’re treated.” Of course, facts have never gotten …

Rapper J.Cole is back like he never left with a new single from his upcoming album, The Off-Season.  At midnight on Friday (May 7), the Dreamville artist released “Interlude.” Earlier this week, Cole announced the release of The Off-Season on the 14th anniversary of his popular debut mixtape, The Come …

A Twitter user ignited uproar with a post on Mother’s Day (May 9) that reportedly accused Phylicia Rashad of enabling Bill Cosby to drug and rape women. According to TMZ, the commotion stems from a friendly social media debate about the best TV moms. Scores of people praised Rashad’s character, …