Written by Alexis McCombs Sure, a fourth-quarter rally earned the Kansas City Chiefs their first Super Bowl title in 50 years, but behind the scenes, these sistas are the ones bringing their A-game to the world’s biggest show: Kimberley A. Martin Senior NFL Writer- Yahoo Sports Job Description of a …
Read More »Jay-Z Might Be Past Kneeling, But He’s Not Past Explaining Why He and Beyoncé Sat During the Super Bowl National Anthem
Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (AFP via Getty Images) Over the weekend, multi-hyphenate Jay-Z drew the ire of Wendy Williams, exiled quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and pretty much the rest of the free world when he and Beyoncé decided to remain seated during the Super Bowl’s national anthem. While MAGA Twitter roasted the …
Read More »Future’s 17-Year-Old Son Reportedly Arrested for Gang Activity, Could Face Up to 20 Years in Prison
Future is often in the blogs due to the constant legal battles with his alleged baby mamas. Unfortunately, this time it’s one of his children that’s gotten the attention of law enforcement. The rapper’s oldest child, Jakobi Wilburn, 17, was arrested on several charges last month due to gang …
Read More »This Is No Way to Beat Trump
Iowa’s Democrats seem to think that the best candidate to go up against Trump—that is, to flip votes in five or six states—is either Sanders or Pete Buttigieg. Those names make me feel the chill wind of a coming second Trump term, not just individually, but together. Step back, say, …
Read More »Boxer Gervonta Davis Arrested For Domestic Violence
Gervonta Davis has reportedly been arrested for domestic violence after he allegedly choked his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child during a celebrity basketball game in Florida. According to TMZ, the current WBA lightweight boxing champion surrendered to Coral Gables police on Tuesday (February 4) for the incident that …
Read More »Erica Mena And Safaree Samuels Welcome A Baby Girl A
Congrats are in order for Love & Hip Hop stars Safaree Samuels And Eric Mena. They are parents to a baby girl. Safaree, 38, posted on Instagram, “These past 24 hrs have been an adventure to say the least!! I’m a part of the #girldad club now.” See the photo …
Read More »Louisiana Governor Appoints First Black Female Police Captain In State History
image: BlackNews.com Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that Treone Larvadain has been promoted to lead the Protective Services for the Louisiana State Police. This promotion makes Captain Larvadain the first African-American female captain in Louisiana State Police history. The role of the Protective Services Unit is to ensure …
Read More »BET Networks And Tyler Perry Studios Announce Seventh
BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios are announcing the return of the hit series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which is currently in its seventh season of production. The comedy about retired fire chief Curtis Payne (played by LaVan Davis) and his wife Ella (Cassi Davis Patton) will pick up …
Read More »Deborah Batts, The Nation First Openly LGBTQ Federal Judge, Has Died at 72
Photo: Spencer Weiner-Poole (Getty Images) It’s always sad news when we lose one of our pioneers. Especially in a month dedicated towards celebrating them. CNN reports that Deborah Batts has passed away at the age of 72. Batts was the first ever openly LGBTQ federal judge in the nation’s history. …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: There’s an App for That
As news about the tallying problems unfolded, a procession of conspiracy theories took hold online, amplified by everyone from the president’s campaign manager to at least one Democratic member of Congress to an opinion writer at The New York Times. My colleague David A. Graham has this to say about …
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