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A 13-year-old girl was killed after a stray bullet from outside struck her while she was dancing inside her home in Chicago. Amaria Jones was showing her mom a dance move she learned from the popular social media app TikTok Saturday night (Jun. 20) when a shooting began outside. …

“To try to understand this most incomprehensible state, we need varied and probing narratives, ones that change as Florida changes and are told by people who love the state too deeply to refrain from blistering criticism.” 📚 In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida, …

A Mississippi mother of five has gone viral on social media for all the wrong reasons after she went on Facebook Live and talked about committing suicide with her kids after finding out her boyfriend is married. Late Thursday night (Jun. 25), Itasha Brunson of Holly Springs, MS went …

A Chicago teen was killed over Father’s Day weekend by a stray bullet while teaching her mom a TikTok dance in their home.  Amaria Jones, 13, was fatally shot when a bullet from outside her apartment pierced through her television and hit her in the neck, according to CBS Chicago.  …

Broadway actor Robert Hartwell says he’s “never been prouder to be a black man” after he was able to purchase a historic house built by slaves in 1820. Hartwell, who has appeared in Broadway productions such as Hello, Dolly! and Motown the Musical, took to Instagram Thursday (Jun. 25) …

Share0 (Image: Facebook) LeBron James is known as one of the greatest NBA players of his time but he is also interested in expanding his empire and legacy beyond the world of basketball. His most recent projects center around producing content in television and film. Now, it has been announced …

All About-It, LLC (per Hope Wiseman) In the competitive cannabis industry, Hope Wiseman is a boss amongst bosses.  By the age of 26, she made history as the youngest Black woman dispensary owner in the U.S. Beyond entrepreneurship, she is looking to break down stigmas, raise awareness and educate about …

R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Azriel Clary claims she was the victim of an arson attack that completely destroyed her car and could have burned her house down. The 23-year-old took to Instagram Thursday (Jun. 25) and posted photos of herself posing in front of her charred vehicle in the driveway …

Former Miami Gardens Officer Jordy Yanes Martel, left, shown conducting a violent and unlawful arrest on Safiya Satchell on January 14, 2020. Martel now faces battery charges.Screenshot: Raheam Staats-Fleming (Miami Herald) A former Miami Gardens police officer has been charged with four counts of official misconduct and two counts of …

Gabrielle Union has been outspoken about racism and misogyny in the entertainment industry. She is also supportive of creatives on the rise and showed some support to Insecure actress Sujata Day. Day, who plays Sarah on the HBO series, wrote on Twitter June 24,  “a white producer/showrunner once said she …