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Finally! Look for Kyrie Irving to Return to NBA Action This Weekend | VIDEO

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*Kyrie Irving is near the finish line of completing the process needed to rejoin the Brooklyn Nets. As previously reported, Irving faced backlash for sharing a link to the film “Hebrews To Negros: Wake Up Black America” with his four million Twitter followers. The movie is accused of spewing several “Jewish stereotypes and antisemitic tropes.” Although […]

Elizabeth Holmes, Founder of Theranos, Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

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*Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on Friday for misleading investors about the business operations of her company. In January, Holmes was convicted of four counts of wire fraud for promising investors that her company’s technology would revolutionize health care with rapid blood tests. This turned out not […]

B. Smyth, R&B Singer, Dead At 30 | VIDEOs

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*(CNN) — B. Smyth, an R&B artist who found success with his songs “Win Win” and “Twerkaholic,” has died, his brother announced on the singer’s Instagram page. He was 30. In a post on Thursday, Smyth’s older brother, Denzil, wrote the artist had “passed away this morning from respiratory failure after a long battle with […]

Adrienne Banfield-Norris on the ‘Love Language’ She Uses with Husband

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*Adrienne Banfield-Norris is opening up about the “love language” she uses with her husband of six years. “Mine is touch,” the 69-year-old mother of Jada Pinkett Smith revealed at this weekend’s 5th Annual Black Love Summit in Los Angels, PEOPLE reports.  “I like the physical but I do admit that quality time is starting to […]

Al Roker Recovering After Being Hospitalized for Blood Clots | VIDEO

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*(CNN) — Al Roker has revealed he has been recently hospitalized and receiving treatment for blood clots. The “Today” weatherman has been absent from the show for two weeks and talked about his condition on Instagram, writing, “So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been.” “Last week I was admitted to the […]

Terrence J Teams with AT&T to Support HBCUs

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*Media personality and three-time Emmy nominee Terrence J is on a mission to support Black creatives and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The former co-host of BET’s 106 & Park has teamed with AT&T’s Rising Future Makers Program, to acknowledge and celebrate 25 students from HBCUs who are “making a difference in their community […]

Greece (NY) Police Officer Shoots Two Women in Murder-Suicide | VIDEO

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*An off-duty New York police officer shot two women before taking her own life on Monday, Rochester police said. Tiffani Gatson, 29, with the Greece Police Department, shot two women at a Rochester home before she died by suicide, NBC News reports.  One of the victims, Angely Solis, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene. […]

Why Louisiana Voted Not to Abolish Slavery – It’s Complicated | VIDEO

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*(CNN) — A measure to remove slavery and indentured servitude as punishment for a crime from the constitution of Louisiana failed on Election Day after voters were told to reject it because of confusing and ambiguous language. Louisiana had been one of five states to put the amendment on its ballot. Voters in Alabama, Oregon, […]

OnlyFans Model Courtney Clenney Prepared to Flee Country After Killing Boyfriend

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*Prosecutors in the Courtney Clenney murder case claim the OnlyFans model prepared to flee the country after she stabbed her boyfriend to death in a Miami apartment building back in April. We reported previously that Clenney is currently facing second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Nigerian-American Christian “Toby” Obumseli, aka Tobechukwu Obumseli. Clenney’s […]

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Honors House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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*WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement: “Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi’s unparalleled legacy of excellence, service and dedication will be a model of effective leadership for generations to come. As the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of […]

Ludacris and Google Hook Up for New Single + Interactive Video ‘Buying All Black’ | WATCH

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*Ludacris, multi-platinum three-time Grammy Award®-winning Atlanta superstar, collaborates with Google to empower the third annual Black-owned Friday nationwide campaign with his brand new single + interactive video “Buying All Black” featuring Flo Milli & PJ, available across all platforms today. Black-owned Friday was launched in 2020 to re-imagine the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping event as a […]