Jeong went further than most in drawing an equivalency between China and Trump’s America. Still, the Chinese regime does tend to garner more respect and deference among a certain kind of American observer than the Trump administration does. China, if one puts human-rights abuses aside, can seem tantalizingly efficient—a technocrat’s …
Read More »Offset Arrested On Instagram Live
According to an Instagram Live video posted by Offset, the Migos rapper was involved in an incident with police on Saturday evening (October 24). In the video, the 28-year-old is pulled over and seated in a vehicle, during which, a male and a female police officer approach him. “I’m not …
Read More »ABC Orders Six More Episodes Of ‘Black-ish’
ABC is giving a six-episode back order to their popular series Black-ish, according to Deadline. The pickup brings the order for the Kenya Barris-created comedy to 21 episodes, making it a full season order with a potential for more in the future. The season premiere of Black-ish’s seventh season came …
Read More »BE Exclusive: NFL Legend Michael Vick on His Time in Prison and Succeeding Through The Fire
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick opened up about his road to redemption following his 21-month prison sentence in 2007 for his involvement in a dogfighting ring during a panel about empowering g the next generation of Black men at BLACK ENTERPRISE’s 4th annual Black Men XCEL summit. “When I came home from prison, …
Read More »ICE Is Reportedly Torturing Detained African Immigrants To Force Deportations Ahead of Election
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) On the heels of the last presidential debate—in which Trump flippantly dismissed his administration’s cruel and inhumane decision to separate immigrant children from their parents for the crime of being non-white and seeking asylum in America—there are now reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Read More »FBI Arrests White Supremacist Who Targeted BLM Founder
Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, revealed on Twitter today (October 23) that she was told by the FBI of a possible white supremacist plot against her. Garza shared that agents from the bureau visited her to inform her that they had arrested a suspected white supremacist …
Read More »California Appeals Court Rules Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees
Less than two weeks before California voters will decide whether to exempt the ride-hailing companies from the state’s gig economy law, a California appeals court ruled Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors. The ruling will not have an immediate impact on the companies …
Read More »Little Fires Everywhere Star Lexi Underwood Cast as Princess of New Disney Hip-Hop Cinderella Film Sneakerella
Underwood (center) will star alongside John Salley (left) and Chosen Jacobs (right) in Sneakerella. Photo: Greg DeGuire (Getty Images), Leon Bennett (Getty Images), Jon Kopaloff (Getty Images) Lexi Underwood, the impressive newcomer who delivered her own acting performance to remember next to Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon’s masterful ones in …
Read More »Officer Killed While Responding To Domestic Violence Call
Sergeant Harold Preston was reportedly killed on Tuesday (October 20) in the line of duty, and now, the city of Houston where he worked is mourning his death. The 65-year-old was responding to a domestic call at a Houston apartment complex Tuesday morning. According to KHOU-TV, the 41-year veteran was …
Read More »Ex-NBA Player Shawn Kemp To Open Seattle’s First Black-Owned Cannabis Dispensary
Legendary Seattle Supersonics power forward and six-time NBA All-Star Shawn “Reign Man” Kemp has announced that he has entered the cannabis business. Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis opens later this month in Seattle. The business is located at 3035 1st Ave. in the heart of the city near the Climate Pledge Arena and famed …
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