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A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a Black New York Police officer $15 million after he was beaten and had his hand fractured by fellow officers at his Queens home in 2010, reports the New York Daily News.

The music world is reeling with the news that Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White has died at the age of 74. White, who served as both a singer and songwriter for the legendary band, leaves behind one of the richest musical legacies of all time. White, a native of Memphis, Tenn., got his […]

Will Packer and Tika Sumpter recount a hilarious story from the filming of “Ride Along 2,” of an awkward encounter Tika had with Kevin Hart‘s wife just as…

When Mike Epps stopped by “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, he had everybody in stitches! He reveals his super bowl predictions, and how he set his kids straight…

Solange is no stranger to voicing her opinions especially on the open forum that is Twitter. Last night, the fashion icon unleashed a rapid fire of tweets that touched on everything from the music industry to race. The songstress also didn’t hesitate to clapback at New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica, schooling the writer on […]

Atrocious school conditions prompted the union to seek outside help to show the DPS just how harmful the lack of resources are for children.

Judge Vonda Evans of Detroit made a compassionate speech about racism and police brutality before sentencing former Michigan police officer William Melendez to prison Tuesday for the beating of an unarmed Black man last year.

The alleged sexual assault case against entertainer Bill Cosby will move forward after a judge on Wednesday rejected his defense's pleas to drop the case and allowed previous comments made about the attack usable by the prosecution in court.

Maria Borges and her afro are bringing the fashion game back to it's origins.

Kim Kardashian West is changing it up...you won't believe what she's wearing.

Just minutes before the deadline to enter Baltimore's mayoral race approached, prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson on Wednesday jumped into the contest in hopes of becoming the city's 50th mayor.