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Although pop superstar Rihanna and rap hitmaker A$AP Rocky have never officially confirmed their relationship, the pair are reportedly still going strong after they attended a party hosted by fellow hip hop star Drake, who she has reportedly dated in the past.  According to US Weekly, the couple enjoyed each …

Looks like things are back on solid ground between Benzino and his daughter Coi Leray. The superstar singer recently took to Twitter to share that she loves her father no matter what they go through. The message was received well by her fans as the two had a nasty back-and-forth …

Royal watchers are heavily invested as Meghan Markle gets further along in her pregnancy as the buzz intensifies on what she and Prince Harry will name their baby girl. After announcing in February that she was expecting baby No. 2, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared with Oprah Winfrey …

Fencing, concrete barriers, and 24-hour video surveillance have been installed around the home of Kim Potter, the officer who shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright. The security measures have surprised some of Potter’s neighbors. “I thought, ‘What in the world happened now?’” a woman who lives in the neighborhood told KSTP. “I walked …

After a public falling out, all is apparently well between sister Da Brat and LisaRaye. The two reunited for LisaRaye’s 56th birthday and shared an emotional hug.  Back in September, the actress revealed she was upset that she found out about Da Brat’s relationship with Jesseca Dupart not through her, …

Image: Sirius XM With Major League Baseball back in effect, now is the perfect time to not only enjoy America’s favorite pastime—besides institutional racism—but to brush up on its history. And to aid you in such an endeavor, I present the podcast Black Diamonds. Backed by SiriusXM and the Negro …

Joshua Haileyesus, a 12-year-old boy from Colorado, reportedly passed away on Saturday (April 10) after being on life support following his participation in a dangerous TikTok challenge. On March 22, Haileyesus was found unconscious after choking himself over what’s known as the “Blackout Challenge.” He spent 19 days on life …

Imprisoned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was rushed to the hospital for heart surgery on Thursday following chest pains he was experiencing, Democracy Now reports. Just last month, Abu-Jamal supporters rallied outside the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office demanding Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf release the 66-year-old and all incarcerated people over the age …

Screenshot: @Marshall9News/ Twitter Republicans are so desperate to whitewash America’s racist history that they are willing to reach far and wide for white-splanations that rewrite history to make a nation that sanctioned mass human trafficking, torture and the oppression of an entire race for multiple centuries look like a noble …

The nature you see in documentaries is beautiful and false “By selecting just the most stunning shots and editing people out of the picture, the [BBC Natural History Unit] creates an untouched parallel universe that’s undeniably glamorous—both beautiful and inaccessible.” 🎥 A Perfect Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough 🎥 …