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Photo: Joshua Lott (Getty Images) Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel was supposed to find a job in the private sector making a ton of money on some company’s board, thus fading into the oblivion that is the place where shitty mayors go to live out the rest of their lives. …

From my home in Beirut, I think of Hong Kong all the time. Even though I’ve never been and have no real ties to it, I feel as though I have a stake in its future. I stare at news headlines that read, “Hong Kong Families, Fearing a Reign of …

Public Enemy co-founder Flavor Flav was arrested on domestic battery charges earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nev. Now his lawyer is speaking out about the allegations, vowing that the rapper will be heard. According to TMZ, an Oct. 5 criminal complaint states the 62-year-old is accused of poking a …

In her new audio memoir, Bad Republican, Meghan McCain alleges that Whoopi Goldberg and other staffers of The View took out their anger at the Trump administration on her. McCain left the long-running talk show in July, calling her four years as the resident Republican pundit “one of the hands-down greatest, most exhilarating, …

Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks onstage during the 2018 Essence Festival presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) The more than 20 victims were all Black. They were mostly boys, and they all died …

President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Tuesday (Oct. 19)  that seeks to begin the necessary work to address and eliminate the racial disparities in U.S. education and, as a result, provide economic opportunity.  The administration has directed a working group made up of senior officers across government agencies …

A former cop and NASA executive Michael Hetle has been found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his next door neighbor Javon Prather, a Black member of the Maryland National Guard. According to KIRO, Hetle and Javon Prather, a 24-year-old National Guard Infantryman, had years of disputes related to dog …

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Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty attend the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show on February 12, 2020 in New York City.Photo: Jamie McCarthy for Marc Jacobs (Getty Images) It appears Nicki Minaj has scored a minor victory in the ongoing legal battle between her and husband Kenneth Petty and Petty’s …

If you are a superfan for The Weeknd, you will have to wait until next summer before the singer goes on tour.  On Monday (Oct. 18), “The Blinding Lights” singer announced on his Instagram that his “After Hours til Dawn” world tour would be postponed due to the demand for …