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“None of this is possible without the fans, so thank you to all the fans,” Blige said during Friday’s induction ceremony. The Apollo Theater, an iconic venue in New York City, has been a place for talented Black artists and performers to express themselves since the 1930s. In 2010, the …

Nicole Poole FranklinPhoto: Polk County Jail Nicole Poole Franklin, the white supremacist from Des Moines, Iowa, who on Dec. 9, 2019, hit a Black 12-year-old boy with her SUV and, on the same day, ran over a 14-year-old girl and admitted she did it because she thought the girl “was …

In Detroit, a woman received a fine – all for speaking too loudly outdoors on her cellphone. Diamond Robinson says she was approached by one of her neighbors while walking up and down a road she lives near in Eastpointe, Michigan, and asked if she could “talk lower” or get …

Children pose for a photo in front of a mural marking Black Wall Street, also called the Greenwood Distric, June 18, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Black Wall Street Massacre happened in 1921 and was one of the worst race riots in the history of the United States where more …

Remember & Rise, a centennial memorial event remembering the 1921 Tulsa Black Wall Street massacre, has been cancelled, reports say. According to Deadline, the commission behind the star-studded occasion cited “unexpected circumstances with entertainers and speakers” as the reason for the cancellation. John Legend was scheduled to headline the event, …

Entrepreneur Johnathan Lacy may have set a new record with his recent 7-Eleven franchise. According to a trade organization, Lacy may be the first Black person to own a 7-Eleven in Las Vegas.  The store is located at 3421 East Tropicana Ave and is open 24 hours. “I sacrificed it …

A sidewalk is shown with “Vote” written in tape outside a polling location on election day in Austin, Texas on November 3, 2020Photo: Sergio Flores (Getty Images) Republicans really are the worst. GOP lawmakers get to be delusional and proceed with legislation that assumes their delusions are real. For example, …

LaLa Anthony knows first-hand the value of attending an HBCU, so it’s no surprise she wants her son to experience something similar. On Thursday (May 27), the 39-year-old actress and Howard alum spoke with the PEOPLE Every Day podcast about her partnership with McDonald’s and the company’s Black & Positively …

Two suspects are being accused of gunning down a military family in front of their yard on Thursday afternoon, in Springfield, Va. Nineteen-year-old D’Angelo Strand and Ronnie Marshall, 20, were charged for the murder of Col. Edward McDaniel Jr., 55, and Brenda McDaniel, 63, Fox News reported. There was a …

Image: Atlus Happy Friday, folks! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready to spend the holiday weekend laying on the couch, watching All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view, and of course, playing some good-ass games. As always, it’s time to talk about some certified bangers that won’t …