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Tracey Chapman can purchase several fast cars with the settlement of a lawsuit she filed against rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty better known as Nicki Minaj. According to Variety, a lawsuit that was filed by Chapman against Minaj, who recently gave birth to her first child, and originally scheduled to go …

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) announced on Monday that she has tested positive for coronavirus following the riot on the Capitol last week. According to Politico, Coleman was among those sent to an undisclosed location last week while insurrectionists stormed the Capitol. She was kept …

NBA Youngboy and Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather announced the good news about the birth of their baby boy Saturday (January 9) on social media, according to an Instagram post shared by The Shade Room.  Yaya, 20, is the daughter of boxing champ Floyd Mayweather. The baby is the 21-year-old rapper’s seventh …

People of color likely will benefit from a pledge by Amazon to commit over $2 billion on affordable housing in three hub communities where the online tech giant has a large workforce. Amazon announced plans to create and preserve over 20,000 affordable homes in Washington State’s Puget Sound region; Arlington, …

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Contrary to popular belief, I’ve never had the privilege of having a racing horse named after me. But if that were to ever occur, I would imagine it’d be something along the lines of “Moody as Fuck” or “Why Are You Like This?” That being said, Ken …

Brough Brothers Distillery in Louisville, Ky. made history in 2020 as the first Black-owned whiskey distillery in the state. On New Year’s Eve, the three brothers, Victor, Christian, and Bryson Yarbrough produced their first 5-gallon barrels, according to Whisky Advocate. “We’re literally distilling right now. These past few weeks we’ve …

The impact of COVID-19, health care costs, and consumer spending are top challenges U.S. business owners—including Black entrepreneurs—face heading into 2021, a new Bank of America survey shows. The Bank of America 2020 Small Business Owner Report included more than 300 interviews of Black business owners. It revealed that as …

Comedian Jay Pharoah is sharing his police brutality experience and the phone call he had with his parents after being wrongfully targeted by police in the summer of 2020 in Los Angeles.  The 33-year-old actor will appear on the Jan. 11 episode of Taraji P. Henson’s new Facebook Watch show …

Photo: Shutterstock The cops who traumatized a group of Black children by handcuffing them and holding them face down on the ground at gunpoint in Aurora, Colorado this summer—based on incompetent police work—will not face any consequences for their actions. Chief Deputy District Attorney Clinton McKinzie in Colorado said on …

Amber Riley, the former Glee actress, is dishing out details about her plans to say “I do” to Desean Black.  The 34-year-old actress tells People that she plans to make it an absolutely unforgettable experience for everyone in attendance. “Weddings have always been absolutely fun,” she says.  RELATED:  ‘Glee’ Star …