Bill K. Kapri, better known by his stage name Kodak Black, is taking to Instagram to reveal the alleged mistreatment he is receiving behind bars. The 22-year-old Florida rapper, who was sentenced in November to nearly four years in prison on federal weapons charges, shared troubling details about his experience …
Read More »Christmas Chronic: Dr. Dre Was Ahead Of His Time With This Holiday Commercial
Source: Ron Galella / Getty Today marks 27 years since Dr. Dre dropped one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time with The Chronic. 1992 seems like so long ago, but The Chronic has managed to stand the test of time and set the tone for West Coast …
Read More »One Way the New <em>L Word</em> Is Deeply Modern
Read: Jennifer Beals discusses the ‘The L Word’ and why the show’s reboot is necessary A lot has changed since 2004, when The L Word first premiered on Showtime. Generation Q enters a television landscape that has already been altered by series with varying depictions of queer people, from scripted …
Read More »Kenya Moore Posts Throwback Photos From Pageant Days
Kenya Moore is relishing in the reality that for the first time in history, Black women have won all major crowns in the pageant world! RELATED | Brown Skin Girl!: The World Rejoices As Zozibini Tunzi From South Africa Is Crowned Miss Universe 2019 “History was made last night. For …
Read More »Score A Refurbished iMac For Less Than $300 With This Special Deal
It’s not hard to understand why the Apple iMac sits atop of a lot of people’s wishlists. The company’s prized computer had long been revered as one of the best performing machines on the market for decades now. In addition to its sleek aesthetic, it also packs impressive computing power. …
Read More »How 3 Black Dads Killed By Cops Deserve To Be Remembered
Three Black family men, who were killed by police in separate incidences all during the first week of Dec. — Michael Dean, Cameron Lamb, and Demetrius Williams — collectively had 11 children, “who are now all left fatherless,” Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt told BET. Merritt is representing all three …
Read More »Senate Bill Funding Historically Black Colleges and Universities Cements Trump’s Support of HBCUs
The Congressional budgeting process is often like a low-scoring football game comprised of fumbles, interceptions, and dropped passes—especially when it comes to funding historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Practically every year, HBCU funding is punted by each chamber of Congress until a deal is reached on whether to increase …
Read More »Merry Lit-Mas! 13 Hip Hop Holiday Songs That’ll Have Your Yuletide Jumping
Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Houston It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and regardless of the holiday, no one wants a boring, lifeless party. Sure, classic holiday hits like “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” and “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” gets the nostalgic spirit going, …
Read More »Trump Has Successfully Gamed the Courts
To see how this works out in practice, consider one ongoing case that predates the impeachment inquiry. In August, House Democrats went to court seeking to compel former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify about potential obstruction of justice related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. In late November, …
Read More »Lamar Jackson Breaks Mike Vick’s Single Season Rush Record
Lamar Jackson threw for 200 yards, 5 touchdowns, and rushed for 86 yards in the Ravens 42-21 win over the Jets on Thursday (December 12) night. In the process, he broke Michael Vick’s single season record for rushing yards by a quarterback. The MVP frontrunner started the game needing only …
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