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0 (Instagram @chrisbrownofficial) A former housekeeper of Chris Brown is suing the rapper for a reported $50 million in damages for injuries she claims she suffered when Brown’s dog attacked her at his house. Radar Online reports that the former housekeeper, who is using the pseudonym Jane Doe in court …

Photo: Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times (AP) The fact that Chicago Public Schools announced masks will now be optional for staff and students at schools and on buses starting March 14, you can bet there will be another face-off with the schools and the Chicago Teachers Union over Covid-safety protocols. Remember …

Comedian Mo’Nique has had an up and down career while battling some powerful Hollywood heavyweights (Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels and Netflix). Now, she may be back on the upswing after one social media post by a popular Hollywood executive. Over the weekend, 50 Cent posted on his Instagram …

Samuel L. Jackson, The Flash, & An Unconventional Comedy Are On TV This Week The Root’s Stephanie Holland takes a quick trip through What’s Black on TV this week. Latest on The Root Samuel L. Jackson, The Flash, & An Unconventional Comedy Are On TV This Week What’s Black on …

From the court to the kitchen—that’s where LeBron James is headed with his latest investment. The Lakers forward is reportedly putting his money on the new livestreaming culinary platform Kittch, “a place for foodies to interact and learn from some of the most famous chefs in the world,” reports Page Six. …

By the time David Neal Cox’s life was put to an end last fall by the state of Mississippi, the man had become a rarity among death-row prisoners—a jailhouse advocate for his own execution. Some in that unusual tradition have had an agenda, such as Timothy McVeigh, who expected his …

Gap wants you to be you. That’s the message behind the legacy brand’s spring campaign, which features a diverse cast of individualists “radiating the profound joy that comes with the freedom of being your true self,” according to a release from the company. Screengrab: Gap/YouTube The campaign is headlined by …

“Karma’s World” Entertainment, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges’, and 9 Story Media Group announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Design and Technology Lab (FIT DTech). Inspired by the hit animated Netflix series “Karma’s World” — for which fashion is central to the brand DNA —FIT students designed a 50-piece fashion-forward …

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Photo: Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star (AP) A former Kansas City police officer was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for the 2019 killing of a Black man while he was on his property, according to CNN. Eric DeValkenaere was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter back in November …