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Photo: Shutterstock A 30-year-old Black U.S. Army drill sergeant was fatally shot on New Years Day in San Antonio, Texas, in an unsolved incident that has cut short a promising career in the military and the soldier’s life with her young son. Sergeant Jessica Mitchell died from multiple gunshot wounds …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Celebrates Christmas Memories Of Kobe, Gianna
Vanessa Bryant is reflecting on the fond memories of late-husband Kobe and daughter Gianna, who passed away in a helicopter crash nearly a year ago. On Christmas Day, Vanessa, 38, shared an Instagram post of herself sitting with their three surviving daughters, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 4, and Capri, 1, all …
Read More »Rihanna Shares Cryptic Update About Next Album
It’s hard to imagine a more anticipated forthcoming LP than Rihanna’s Resolution. But the Barbadian singer has largely been hush, hush about its release. That said, RiRi may be giving fans their first hint that 2021 could be a big year for her. While ringing in the new year, she …
Read More »Meghan And Harry Want To Continue Their ‘Megxit’ Move
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are seeking to continue to distance themselves from the British Royal Family. U.K. tabloid The Sun reports that Harry and Meghan want to create a more permanent agreement with the Queen of England so that the duo can continue to live as non-working royals in Montecito, …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell's Homes Vandalized By People Who Appear to Be Peeved At Tiny Stimulus Checks
Graffiti reading, “Where’s my money” is seen on a door of the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.Photo: Timothy D. Easley (AP) The new year started for many of us with the long-debated $600 in stimulus money from the federal …
Read More »Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell Celebrate Birth Of Daughter
Nick Cannon and partner Brittany Bell announced the birth of their baby girl over the holidays. Bell posted the news Saturday (Dec. 26) in an Instagram post, sharing an image of their daughter and her royal one-of-a-kind name: Powerful Queen. RELATED: BET BUZZ: BET Awards ‘20: 6 Grand Entrances That …
Read More »Crump: Ohio Cops Handcuffed Andre Hill Instead Of Helping
Police body camera footage released on December 31 shows Columbus, Ohio police handcuffing a lifeless Andre Hill after shooting him multiple times and then standing around for five minutes and 11 seconds without rendering first aid treatment. Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, reportedly had his cell phone in his left …
Read More »‘Peace Of Mind With Taraji': Asian Doll On Death Of King Von
At only 26-years old, rapper King Von was on top of the world. He had just released his debut album, “Welcome To O’Block,” and was tasting the sweetness of success when an argument between two men escalated into violence. King Von was shot and killed during the confrontation, which occurred outside of a downtown …
Read More »'That's Not Who I Am': Soho Karen Has Been Identified and is *Yawn* Speaking Out About the Incident
Screenshot: @keyonharrold/ Instagram If “Karens never learn” was a person, she would have to be the white woman who accosted Jazz musician Keyon Harrold and his 14-year-old son at the Arlo Hotel in Soho, New York, over a cell phone she loudly and wrongly accused the teen of stealing. I …
Read More »Louis Gossett, Jr. Was Hospitalized With COVID-19
Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was hospitalized with COVID-19 but left after seeing the conditions at his facility. TMZ reports that the 84-year-old actor tested positive for the virus and was reportedly so sick that he couldn’t’ stand. After being taken to a Georgia-area hospital, where he stayed a couple of …
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