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A mother of six in South Los Angeles was found inside of her home over the weekend bound, gagged with duct tape, and beaten to death. The family of 53-year-old Fatima Johnson has been left grieving after the mother was discovered rolled up a blanket inside her home, Fox LA …

The photo of a woman and her son indulging in a full deluxe seafood boil spread on a Spirit Airlines flight to Las Vegas has gone viral, earning the family instant fame for their expensive taste.  A photograph, first shared by Twitter user @Notsonewlywedpc and captioned, “Where’s the air marshall?” captured airplane …

Photo: Elsa (Getty Images) The beauty of retirement is that it not only affords you the opportunity to reflect on your accomplishments, but the arduous journey along the way. After 19 years of professional baseball, C.C. Sabathia, one of the most beloved players of this generation, has released a memoir …

Ayesha Faines, an acclaimed journalist, writer, speaker and founder of Women Love Power, has unexpectedly passed away. WJXT 4, where Faines was formerly an anchor, reports she died on Friday (July 2). Her cause of death has not been made public as of Tuesday, nor has her age. Faines worked …

Ciara and Russell Wilson recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy, and beautifully recreated a photo of Princess Diana and Prince Charles that was taken of the royal couple in the Italian city in 1985.  The recreation of the photo shows the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the Grammy …

Michael B. Jordan sparked controversy with the launch of his new rum brand, J’ouvert. Many accused the actor and his business partners of cultural appropriation — the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, cultural practices, and ideas of a group by members of another group. J’ouvert, a West Indian …

Cardi B‘s daughter is excited about the arrival of her sister, as seen on a video shared via Instagram over the holiday weekend. In the black-and-white video shared on Sunday (July 4), Kulture Kiari — who turns 3 on Saturday, July 10— tells her mom that she wants to kiss …

Screenshot: Delaware State University (Other) We takin’ over, y’all. By we, I mean Delaware State University, as they are the first HBCU in history to acquire a predominately white school. According to WHYY, DSU announced last year that it intended to acquire Wesley College and it officially completed its takeover …

Kevin Hart is adding another daddy duty to the list! The 41-year-old actor shared a selfie with his fans on Instagram showing him teaching his 16-year-old daughter, Heaven, how to drive. “My little girl is growing up,” Hart captioned a selfie of him in the passenger seat with Heaven behind …

Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic dreams have officially been dashed. After she was suspended from the 100 meter run over a positive marijuana test, there was a sliver of hope that the American track star could’ve run as part of the 4×100 meter relay team for the United States. Now, the decision …