Black Teen Screaming at Her Mother in Cell Phone Goes Viral, See Keke Palmer’s Brooklyn Apartment, Inside Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Lavish Atlanta and More Culture News

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November 30, 2024

Check Out Keke Palmer’s Fabulous Brooklyn Apartment

Keke Palmer has a lot going on these days. The new mom, who just released a new book, “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative,” on November 19 just put her Brooklyn apartment up for sale. - Angela Johnson Read More

Spades? What Diddy Will Be Doing In Prison This Fourth Of July

A White Male TikToker Decided To Use Black Hair Relaxer… The Results Will Surprise You

The True and Tragic Story of TLC’s Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes

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Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

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Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

WATCH: Viral Video of Black Teen Screaming at Her Mother in Cell Phone Store Has Social Media Wondering How She Made it Out Alive

We’ve all seen kids throwing tantrums in public. Usually, it’s something like a three-year-old who didn’t get the scoop of ice cream they asked for or who is being forced to leave friends at the playground to take a nap. - Angela Johnson Read More

A Peek Inside Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade’s New Beach House

Photo: Getty Images Alexander Tamargo; New York Post

Retired NBA player Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union have just added to their real estate catalog, and this time, it’s in the from of a beach house in New York. - Phenix S Halley Read More

ICYMI: Inside Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Lavish Atlanta Wedding

Jamal Harrison Bryant and Karri Turner attend the premiere of “Unstoppable” during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 06, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario Photo: Getty Images Monica Schipper

On November 15, 2024 friends and family gathered at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta to celebrate the wedding between Pastor Jamal Bryant and Dr. Karri Turner. The pastor of Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist and his new bride exchanged vows in front of their friends and family in a pretty pink wedding ceremony that was full of dazzling jewels. - Angela Johnson Read More

This Viral Image Shows How Tired Black Women Are Following the Election...But There’s Still a Divide

Art has historically served as a salve for Black folks in times of despair. And for many of us, despair entered the building and removed its shoes following the Nov. 5 election of President-elect Donald Trump. - Aaron Foley Read More

15 Traditional Thanksgiving Foods Inspired By Black People

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For centuries now, Black families have grown accustomed to the same, traditional Thanksgiving menu featuring our favorites of mac n’ cheese, collard greens and candied yams. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Hot Sauce and Chitlins: 5 Things You’ll Find At A Blackity Black Thanksgiving

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Black Teen Screaming at Her Mother in Cell Phone Goes Viral, See Keke Palmer’s Brooklyn Apartment, Inside Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Lavish Atlanta and More Culture News

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