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Charlamagne tha God founded the popular radio show The Breakfast Club, which airs weekday mornings on Power 105.1 in New York, in 2010. However, his contract ends in December and he is reportedly considering moving on. Charlamagne has said on air that he has “mentally quit” the show. Page Six …

Rapper legend Eric B. is mourning today after his 28-year-daughter, Erica Barrier, tragically passed away. Erica sustained serious injuries after being rear-ended by an 18-wheeler truck on a Connecticut highway on Sunday (Mar. 15). Eric’s publicist confirmed his daughter’s death in a statement Tuesday (Mar. 17). “She fought a …

Image: Instagram While many know the rich black legacy that is in Philadelphia, it was never really represented in the beer brewing scene in a city known for it’s drinking culture. Until now. Brothers Rich and Mengistu Koilor founded Two Locals Brewing Company with the goal to change the beer …

Photo: Mike Stobe (Getty Images) If there is one thing that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has proven it’s that no matter who you are or what you do, you can catch it. CBS Sports reports that Kevin Durant is one of four Brooklyn Nets players who have tested positive for …

A brawl breaks out on American Airlines after a passenger calls a Black crew member the N-word (Credit: Dre Justice) Video from a recent American Airlines flight has gone viral due to the aftermath of a female passenger referring to a Black flight crew member as the n-word. The moment …

Yung Berg aka Hitmaka is responding to allegations that he pistol-whipped his “girlfriend,” saying that the woman in question is, in fact, NOT his girlfriend and he actually acted in self-defense after learning that she’d set him up to be robbed. As was previously reported, the rapper/producer, whose real …

During press questioning at the White House today, Donald Trump was asked whether his tone about the coronavirus challenge had suddenly changed. For weeks, he’d been mocking the virus threat—at rallies, in tweets, and in press remarks. But both yesterday and today, he’d suddenly shifted to warning that the public-health …

NeNe Leakes’ marriage to Gregg Leakes has been under a microscope for the past few days, and the reality star did a bad job at trying to shift the focus. Last week, we reported that NeNe caught Gregg having a “inappropriate conversations” with one of her employees and now …

Could the coronavirus be responsible for criminal justice reform? In a strange plot twist, Cuyahoga County Jail in Ohio may release hundreds of inmates over fears that the coronavirus would spread like wildfire behind bars. Courts are assessing all inmates and looking to settle guilty pleas by sending some (presumably …

The Netflix series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker is the up-close-and-personal reintroduction to the woman who set the standard for black female entrepreneurship in the haircare industry in America—Sarah Breedlove— affectionately known as Madam C.J Walker. At a time when most blacks in America were a generation removed …