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Some of the biggest stars in the world watched the BET Awards 2021 right along with us, and just like us, they had thoughts and opinions on what happened during the show. Whether they were participating onstage, in the audience, or watching from home, celebrity minds (and feeds) were buzzing …

Former NYPD police officer Eric Adams has won the New York City Mayoral Primary Tuesday according to the Associated Press Adams held a slim lead of one percentage point over Kathryn Garcia Tuesday afternoon according to new count of votes which included tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Maya Wiley …

Photo: Angelo Merendino (Getty Images) While it’s nothing close to justice, the firing of the violent thug cop who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice will stand after the Ohio Supreme Court denied his appeal. Insider reports that the court declined to hear former Cleveland Police officer Timothy Loehmann’s appeal regarding …

The story of seed-beetle sex has often been told in a very particular way, with the male in the evolutionary driver’s seat, his hapless mate taken along for a grudging ride. A quick glance at the insect’s penis makes it easy to see why: The appendage is tipped with hundreds …

UPDATE: Edward Cagney Mathews, the white man who was recorded on video harassing, yelling racist epithates and spitting on his Black neighbors in New Jersey, has reportedly been arrested. CBS Philadelphia reports that Mathews was led out by police Monday evening (July 5) after hundreds gathered at his residence on …

Love looks good on couples who genuinely seem to embrace the sweetness of life and partnership. Singer Ciara Wilson knows what the princess treatment feels like thanks to her athletic husband, Russell Wilson who whisked her away to Italy for a surprise anniversary celebration. The power couple celebrated their fifth …

Photo: Courtesy Michael Davis Broadway is back—and Blacker than ever, it seems. According to Time Out, the Great White Way will see the production of at least seven plays written by Black playwrights throughout the 2021 season. Broadway shows have opened or have plans on reopening via a staggered schedule …

Naturi Naughton is coming to Phylicia Rashad’s defense over her recent celebration of Bill Cosby’s release from prison. Taking to her Instagram Story on Monday (July 5), the 3LW singer wrote, “Why are Black People so quick to #Cancel each other!” Naughton went on to say that she sides with …

Reuters – Director Spike Lee on Tuesday denounced the state of race relations in the United States three decades after he first shook audiences in Cannes with films on bigotry and violence, drawing parallels with the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Lee, the first Black person to head up the …

Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Well, hello there. When last we left you, the Milwaukee Bucks mauled the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, only to decapitate the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks on their way to the NBA Finals. That’s super cute and all, …