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*T.I. may know about the acting history of Tupac Shakur and Will Smith’s days as a rapper, but that doesn’t mean his son, King Harris, is just as knowledgeable. According to Complex, the King of the South could not believe King was unaware that Shakur was an actor. The revelation was made during the latest […]

*Shaun King, the Black Lives Matter activist accused of lying about his race, spent Wednesday repairing damage done by conservative bloggers who claim he lied about his race and being the victim of a racially motivated attack. “Every single person who knows me BEYOND Twitter, beyond trending topics and HIT PIECES, knows I have never […]

*CNN may not be the first thing to come to mind when thinking of Charles Barkley, but the network is putting stock on the NBA legend and Gayle King to shake up things for the better.  Variety reports the pair will co-anchor a new one-hour weekly limited-run series called “King Charles.” According to Amy Entelis, […]

*King Yahweh does it again. The first event of 2021 showcased a fundraiser to aid in relief efforts for the communities abroad. The real-time experience was much like a fantasy fused with luxury and antiquity. At first arrival, guests were dazzled by the attractively poise white horse and carriage perfectly positioned at the entry of […]

[videowaywire video_id=”1VL37D0RBP7GSTDY”] *B.B. King’s Blues Band featuring Tito Jackson a member of the legendary musical family will be headlining the New Year’s Eve Guitar Drop on Beale Street on the east end stage at Fourth and Beale. This performance will be his first as the lead singer of the late B.B. King’s band. The world-famous Beale […]

*Last month, a judge in Las Vegas tossed a claim filed by three of B.B. King’s 11 surviving children to take control over their father’s affairs. They accused the blues legend’s manager of stealing his money and neglecting his medical care while blocking them from seeing him in home hospice care. Two investigations found no […]

*Seoul (CNN) — New details have emerged about a US soldier (Private Travis King) who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday – but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn’t said a word about the incident. Court documents showed that Private King believed to be the first US soldier to cross […]

*The dispute over B.B. King’s health care and finances has been tossed out of court by a judge in Las Vegas who says two investigations found no evidence the blues legend is being abused, reports the AP. Thursday’s ruling keeps King’s longtime business manager, Laverne Toney, in legal control of King’s affairs. Three of King’s […]

*Dr. Christine King Farris, the oldest sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 95.  Farris passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Atlanta on Thursday morning, the King Center announced on Twitter. Farris was the first child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Christine Williams […]

*Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may not have criticized Malcolm X as fiercely as Alex Haley claimed in his infamous Playboy interview with MLK, according to the author of a new biography about the “I Have a Dream” icon. Haley interviewed Dr. King for Playboy magazine in 1965. At the time, it was the longest […]

*Renowned producer and TV personality Carlos King is taking his podcast on the road with special guests joining him for his ongoing “Reality with the King” Live Tour. According to the press release, the “Reality with the King” Live Tour will hit Jersey City, NJ with guest Teresa Giudice; Atlanta with Tamar Braxton; Irvine, CA […]

[…] Angeles – where King lived – exploded with rage. Crowds of angry rioters stormed the city and laid waste to multiple storefronts and public structures.  RELATED: ‘ Kings’ Star Lamar Johnson on How Little Has Changed Since the Rodney King Beating/L.A. Riots The riots, which began on April 29, 1992, lasted five days when […]

Kings of Kush, Amenirdis I Pharaohs Egyptian 25th Dynasty *Once upon a time, in the ancient past, Before the Common Era (BCE), in an time most European scholars refer to as the mythical “dark ages.” In the land of Kush, there lived a great, grand, highly enlighten civilization of sophisticated, charismatic, powerful and […]

Angela Stanton-King has overcome being separated from her newborn daughter after giving birth in prison and re-entering society without a job or income. Now she has a new set of challenges as a black Republican running in an urban Democratic stronghold. The 53-year-old hopes to unseat the popular civil rights icon John Lewis, 80, who […]

*While the media was freaking out over Melania Trump plagiarizing Michelle Obama, black news websites were reporting that Republican Congressman Steve King talked up white supremacy on live television. Soon after, a Trump delegate was removed for using the N-word. It’s been another grim month in urban news, but a major news story from the […]