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I. So I first heard about Shimmel Zohar from Gravity Goldberg—yeah, I know, but she insists it’s her real name (explaining that her father was a physicist)—who is the director of public programs and visitor experience at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, in San Francisco. She was calling to tell me …

Rihanna, 32, is recovering after an electric scooter accident on Friday (Sept. 4), according to a rep for the music and beauty mogul. The Fenty Beauty founder is “completely fine now but flipped over an electric scooter last week and bruised her face and forehead,” her rep said in a …

The former Georgia State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a 60-year-old Black man in the head won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon. On Friday (Sept. 3), Screven County Judge F. Gates Peed denied bond for Jacob Gordon Thompson. On Aug. 7, Thompson said he attempted to pull over …

Kanye West is sparing little expense in his last-minute presidential bid. ‘Ye has loaned his campaign nearly $6.8 million between July 15 and Aug. 31, according to a recent report by the Federal Election Commission. The campaign spent about $5.86 million, distributing payments to consulting and law firms. The FEC …

0 image: BlackBusiness.com Thyk Skynn, a Black-owned line of fashionable bulletproof vests for men, women, and children, has seen a nearly 400 percent increase in sales over the past few weeks as Americans continue to grow concerned about their protection from police shootings and other random acts of violence. Mike …

To celebrate the life and legacy of actor Chadwick Boseman, 43, private arrangements are being made in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where the Black Panther star will be laid to rest after losing a four-year battle to colon cancer on August 28. Marcus D. Brown Funeral Home will …

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) If you’re a Georgia Republican running for re-election, slamming Black Lives Matter is potent political currency. This certainly seems true for U.S. Sen. and co-owner of the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream Kelly Loeffler, who was a political nobody outside the state of Georgia until she …

Wendy Williams might have a new relationship on the horizon.  After splitting up from ex-husband Kevin Hunter, the multi-talented talk show host has been playing the field as far as dating is concerned, teasing a number of suitors to her social media followers. Now, she’s auditioning a brand new beau. …

Social media sounded an alarm bell about the safety of a Georgia teen seen on Instagram Live being abused by her father and stepmother. In the unnerving video, the two attack the girl, identified as Trinity, in a garage. She gets slapped during their questioning. Trinity escapes for a brief …

Family and friends of Chadwick Boseman held a private memorial service for the late Black Panther star to console each other and to say their final goodbyes. The Sun published photos of the gathering in Malibu, California. In addition to Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, several of his co stars, …