UVA Player D’Sean Perry Shot Minutes After Speaking with His Mother | VIDEO
*NBC News reports that UVA linebacker D’Sean Perry spoke to his mother minutes before being shot on a bus returning to the campus. Around 10:06pm ET on Nov. 13 Perry talked with his mother, and when he hung up the call, social media posted alerts of an active shooter at the university, according to his […]
Rick Ross Gifts Baby Mama Briana Camille, Pres. Biden Ignores Black Community & More | VIDEO
*Social Heat got that beat on repeat that is a treat for ya’! Hip Hop mogul Rick Ross gifted Briana Camille, the mother of his three youngest children, with some holiday bling to kick off a new leaf of co-parenting their babies. Must be nice, trying to be like my girl! Scroll down to see […]
Gotcha! House Lawmakers Vote to Release Trump’s Tax Returns | Video
*(CNN) — The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make public former President Donald Trump‘s tax returns once they are redacted for personal information. The panel approved a motion on a party-line vote to release the materials to the House, clearing the way for Trump’s tax returns to be released publicly. It […]
Naomi Osaka and NFL QB Patrick Mahomes to Invest in Major League Pickleball
*Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and Superbowl winner quarterback Patrick Mahomes are allegedly investing in Major League Pickleball, according to Front Office Sports. Pickleball is a sport that can be played indoors or outdoors and is a combination of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. Neither Osaka nor Mahomes have made a formal statement, but according […]
‘Freak’ Wave Kills 3 Beachgoers and Injures 17 in South Africa | VIDEO
*(CNN) — Three beachgoers were killed by a “freak” wave in South Africa‘s coastal city of Durban on Saturday, according to local emergency medical services (EMS). “EMS responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the pier causing multiple injuries,” spokesman Njabulo Dlungele said in a statement published on […]
Moolah Wireless Giving Away $1M Worth of Tablets (Under New Federal Program) by End of Year
*Moolah Wireless is giving away $1 million worth of computer tablets and services to eligible customers in underserved communities across the country in partnership with a new federal program, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This year, the internet service provider is giving away thousands of free Moolah Mobile branded Android Tablets which include free wireless […]
Ex-Texas Cop Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Prison for Killing Atatiana Jefferson | WATCH
*(CNN) — A former Texas police officer was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison Tuesday following his manslaughter conviction for shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her own home in 2019. Aaron Dean, the 38-year-old White former Fort Worth police officer, had faced up to 20 years in prison for killing Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman. […]
The Day Paula Abdul was Actually ‘Caught in a Hit & Run’: EUR VIDEO THROWBACK | WATCH
*Life imitated art on this day in 2004, when Paula Abdul was driving her Mercedes-Benz on the 101 Freeway in California’s San Fernando Valley, clipped another vehicle, and kept going, according to police. It was 16 years after asking herself in her breakout hit, “Straight Up,” if she was “caught in a hit and run.” […]
Summer Walker Ready to Give Life, Tracee Ellis Ross Blasts Hollywood & More | WATCH
*Tap into today’s Social Heat. Summer Walker is allegedly pregnant with twins and is ready to pop. Lucky for her, Erykah Badu is her doula, and we do not doubt she will have a blessed delivery. Maybe Erykah will croon “Ye-Yo” when Summer gives birth, outfit the birthing area with incense, and high vibrations. Check […]
VYRE: The Art of Streaming While Black & the Men Who Founded it | VIDEO
*In the incredibly huge world of online streaming platforms, there’s absolutely no shortage of consumers finding, accessing, and enjoying on-demand services. Yet, in the midst of the enormous number of streaming platforms and services available, two business partners are on a mission to make their company, VYRE Network, the No. 1 “free” streaming platform on […]
Disney, Paramount+, and Netflix in Bidding War for Idris Elba’s New Cooking Show | VIDEO
*In his acting career, Idris Elba has played tough characters such as Stringer Bell, a drug kingpin in “The Wire” and a no-nonsense DCI in “Luther.” But he is now turning to something quite soft: he wants to start a cooking show with him as the chef! Disney Paramount+ and Netflix are already falling over […]
A Central Park Entrance Named for the EXONERATED ‘Central Park Five’ is Unveiled | WATCH
*I(CNN) — New York City unveiled the “Gate of the Exonerated” in Central Park Monday to honor the group of Black and Hispanic teens known as the “Central Park Five” who were wrongfully convicted of beating and raping a White female jogger in the park more than 30 years ago. Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond […]
Yaya Mayweather Sentenced to Six Years Probation in Stabbing Case
*Yaya Mayweather has been sentenced to six years probation in the stabbing case involving the baby mama of her baby daddy, hip-hop star NBA YoungBoy. In April, Mayweather pleaded guilty to stabbing Lapattra Lashai Jacobs at the rapper’s Houston home in 2020. As reported by Complex, Yaya pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. […]
Racism Activists Host Dinners for White Women to ‘Acknowledge Their Privilege’ | Video
*Dr. Phil recently welcomed two race activists onto his show whose mission is to host dinners for white women to get them to “acknowledge their privilege”. Saira Rao, who is Indian American, and Regina Jackson, who is Black, founded an organization called “Race 2 Dinner,” and authored the book “White Women: Everything You Already Know […]
Robert De Niro’s NYC Home Burglarized by Career Thief | Video
*Hollywood icon Robert De Niro was burglarized on Monday when a woman broke into his Upper East Side townhouse and began stealing presents from under his Christmas tree. Shanice Aviles, 30, was spotted entering the actor’s home in the early morning hours on Dec. 19 and was arrested on burglary charges, ABC News reports. According […]
