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  • Serena Williams Responds to Ilie Nastase’s Racist Remark About Her Unborn Child

    Romanian tennis Hall of Famer Ilie Nastase is feeling the wrath of not only the International Tennis Federation but also Serena Williams after he made comments about her unborn child. On Sunday, Nastase was suspended by the International Tennis Federation for cursing at British player Johanna Konta, Britain captain Anne Keothavong and an umpire during…

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  • Black Women Are Upset Over SheaMoisture’s New Whitewashing Marketing Ploy

    Updated Monday, April 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m. EDT: SheaMoisture has issued an apology stating that it really fucked up. Earlier: For years SheaMoisture has been the go-to hair product line for black women with natural hair. But it seems as though it’s now trying to capture a new base of users with its new marketing;…

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  • Jesse Williams and Wife Divorcing After 5 Years: Report

    Everyone’s favorite #WokeBae, Jesse Williams, is allegedly divorcing his wife, Aryn Drake-Lee. According to TMZ, the divorce was supposedly filed five weeks ago, but the couple has not officially released a statement. It’s not clear who filed for divorce. The two launched their popular Ebroji app last year and have two kids together: son Maceo…

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  • Meshell Ndegeocello’s 72-Year-Old Mother Reported Missing

    Meshell Ndegeocello is reaching out to her fans on social media to help her find her missing mother. According to Prince George’s County, Md., police, 72-year-old Helen Byrd Johnson, who suffers from dementia, went missing in Oxon Hill, Md., on Monday, April 10, and and was driving a gray Ford Taurus with Maryland tag No.…

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  • Serena Williams Pens Instagram Note to Unborn Child

    Serena Williams set social media ablaze when she announced on Snapchat that she was expecting her first baby with her soon-to-be husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Williams isn’t shying away from sharing baby information with her fans, and she posted a sweet message to her baby on Instagram. Williams announced her engagement in a Reddit…

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  • Ron Clark Academy Welcomes Its 5th-Grade Class in the Most Turnt Up Way

    If you don’t know about the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, you should know that not only does the school look like something out of a Harry Potter movie, but its principal and founder, Ron Clark, has some slick dance moves. Last week the academy welcomed its newest fifth-graders in the most lit way. Not…

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  • Detroit 19-Year-Old Arraigned After Accidentally Shooting 2 Police Officers He Thought Were Burglars

    Nineteen-year-old Juwan Alexander Plummer was arrested last week after shooting two Detroit police officers when he thought they were men attempting to burglarize his mother’s house. In his arraignment video, a teary-eyed Plummer entered his not guilty plea before the judge, who in turn seemed sympathetic to Plummer after the prosecutor tried her best to…

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  • Police Video Shows 5 Black Mich. Kids Held at Gunpoint in Case of Mistaken Identity

    Police in Grand Rapids, Mich., said they were just doing their job when they held a group of kids, ranging in age from 12 to 14, at gunpoint after receiving a phone call about a possible teen having a gun during a fight at a basketball court. Video of the March 24 incident was recently…

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  • Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers

    Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…

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  • New Orleans Begins Confederate-Monument Removal

    New Orleans is severing its ties to the racist Confederate history that lingers in the city by removing several Confederate statues. Early Monday morning, city workers were to begin to take down the statues while it was still dark to avoid clashing with those wanting to preserve the history. “There’s a better way to use…

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