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Photo: Associated Press (AP) The family of Alvin Motley, a Black man who was killed by a security guard reportedly during an argument over loud music at a Kroger gas station in Memphis, Tenn. is demanding justice and accountability for their loved one, who they say was nearly blind, unarmed …

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A popular senior executive with Bank of America was brutally slain at the hands of a former boyfriend, Los Angeles prosecutors say. But many questions still remain to be answered in the case. Anthony Duwayne Turner pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles County Superior Court Monday (August 9) to the …

Earlier this week, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported that Michelle Avan, a noted Bank of America executive, was murdered in her California home on Thursday, August 5. By August 6, authorities had arrested a suspect, Anthony Duwayne Turner, who was a former co-worker of the deceased. According to Los Angeles CBS, Turner, …

Actress Racquel Palmer caught the attention of award-winning media mogul Tyler Perry with a straight-to-the-point billboard, and now she has been cast as the lead role in his upcoming show.  She will now star as Blue, a bodyguard, in Perry’s latest series All The Queen’s Men alongside Eva Marcille, who …

Halle Berry arrives for the Los Angeles special screening of Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” on May 15, 2019.Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images) Halle Berrrrrrehhhh, Halle Berreh…is a badass. Halle Berry is a badass for many reasons—two of which are: She will be presenting her directorial …

A judge has denied Netflix’s request to dismiss Linda Fairstein’s lawsuit against the Ava DuVernay series When They See Us.  Linda Fairstein, the former sex crimes prosecutor who oversaw the team that tried to convict the now-vindicated Exonerated 5, is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in …

My first two children entered the world to the sound of my laughter—peals of uncontrollable laughter. When my third child was born on a cruelly hot night last summer in a sterile delivery room, his experience was no different. My reaction to birthing a child may have seemed bizarre to …

Dave Chappelle is a part of a star-studded group of comedians scheduled to perform at a 9/11 benefit show that will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11.  Performing at Madison Square Garden, Chappelle will take the stage at the NYC Still Rises After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration, which Pete …

Former University of Houston champion sprinter Cameron Burrell died Monday (August 9). He was 26. According to KTRK, the university’s athletic department, where Burrell’s Olympic gold medal-winning father serves as the head track coach, made the announcement but didn’t immediately specify the cause of death. Burrell’s father, Leroy Burrell, released …