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Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of putting his hands where they didn’t belong, report says

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Meek Mill, now a soldier for reform, gets recognition for his stance against injustice in the system

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Is Diddy’s Soul Food Sundays giving Kanye West’s Sunday Service a run for its money?

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Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams not sitting down in abortion rights fight, funds pro-choice orgs

Making good on her promise to "stay and fight" in Georgia as its new abortion laws loom, the former gubernatorial…
/ June 11, 2019

Black transgender woman found dead in NYC lockup, but officials have few answers

The unexplained death of transgender woman Layleen Polanco at New York's city jail is spurring advocacy groups to demand answers
/ June 11, 2019

How racist housing contracts stole $4 billion dollars in wealth from Black families

[griojw id=”5ZsfGLtG” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Black Chicagoans lost between $3 and $4 billion in wealth as a result of predatory housing
/ June 11, 2019

New Report: 23 percent of young Black women now identify as bisexual

Sociologists recently concluded a study that found a fascinating shift in an increasing number of young Black women who identify…
/ June 11, 2019
Indya Moore attends the FX Network's "Pose" Season 2 Premiere on June 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

‘Pose’ star Indya Moore gets in scuffle with Trump supporter over re-election sign

Moore was caught on camera snatching the sign from a Dion Cini, who reportedly holds a weekly demonstration with a…
/ June 11, 2019
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Rihanna opens up about her billionaire boyfriend and longing to be a mom “more than anything in life”

Rihanna’s wild, wild thoughts are becoming pretty tame these days.The 31-year-old singer and beauty and fashion mogul sat down with…
/ June 11, 2019
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Rapper Scarface gearing up to run for Houston City Council

Rapper Scarface, of the legendary rap group the Geto Boys. is rolling up his sleeves and throwing his hat in…
/ June 11, 2019
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Jussie Smollett pops up on social media for first time since hate crime scandal to celebrate Pride Month

Jussie Smollett popped up on social media to celebrate Pride Month after taking a self-imposed hiatus following police claims that…
/ June 11, 2019
Actors Will Smith (L) and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Focus" at the Chinese Theatre on February 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jada Pinkett Smith on infidelity and breaking free from husband Will’s idea of marriage ‘Our whole life looked like his dream’

Jada Pinkett Smith goes deep on another episode of her hit talk show, Red Table Talk.In monday's episode, the actress…
/ June 11, 2019

New York City street named for rapper Notorious B.I.G.

[griojw id=”zl9RifFX” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A New York City street has been named for rapper Notorious B.I.G. Community members and elected
/ June 11, 2019
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HIV-positive man discriminated against by barbershop, but he gets the last cut

A man who frequented a popular Los Angeles barbershop was awarded $80,000 in damages, plus legal costs because of the…
/ June 10, 2019

Julian Castro proposes bold plan to hold police accountable for brutality

2020 presidential hopeful Julian Castro is seeking to remove legal protections for cops who are nearly immune from accountability in…
/ June 10, 2019