On Jan. 2, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a voting registration drive to oppose discriminatory voting restrictions designed to block Blacks in Selma, Alabama, from voting. King was joined by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the campaign would be the impetus for …
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Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir have welcomed their new baby to the world. According to a tweet from the Atlanta rapper featuring a beautiful picture of his pregnant wife, Keyshia delivered a baby boy they named Ice Davis. “My wife just gave me a 7 lb, 1 oz baby boy …
Read More »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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