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A White House supporter bemoaned the existence of the cruel “cancel culture” in existence in America today, telling a group of students at a June 23 event in Phoenix, Arizona, that it was wrong for Aunt Jemima to be canceled since she is an example of “the American dream.” Reagan Escudé, an ambassador for Turning…

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is being buried beneath a tidal wave of pernicious backlash after the FBI determined that the noose found at his garage stall was a garage closer. The FBI’s investigation concluded that the “noose” in question was not a terrorist attack, nor was it left by a fellow driver, but had been…

The woman whom Atlanta authorities believe deliberately burned down the Wendy’s restaurant during the city’s peaceful protests has been arrested, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department revealed. According to a statement disseminated via Twitter, the Atlanta-based law enforcement agency confirmed media reports that a Caucasian woman, Natalie White, was booked into the Fulton County Jail. White…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted to grant disgraced comedy legend Bill Cosby the right to file an appeal on his conviction of sexual assault. The creator of the monumental “The Cosby Show,” is in the middle of a three-to-10 year sentence after his conviction on sexual assault and drugging a woman in 2004. There are…

Music fans nearly drowned after Rapper Da Brat spilled a torrent of tea about the super-salacious story that Tamar Braxton supposedly got beat down when she allegedly had an affair with Jermaine Dupri’s father, Michael Mauldin. The pettiness began when K. Michelle became irate after Braxton turned down her offer to engage in the renowned…

The heat beneath comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been turned up after he chose to go on vacation instead of apologizing for wearing blackface and saying the N-word in the 1990s. A cacophony of cries calling for ABC to fire the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” began after it was uncovered…

The Atlanta Fire Department has issued a warrant for a White woman suspected of burning down the Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on June 12, 2020. Atlanta Fire Rescue sent out a Twitter post seeking the arrest and prosecution of the woman in question, identified as…

One of the Minneapolis police officers fired for allegedly being involved in the killing of George Floyd probably thought he could do some anonymous shopping after posting his $750,000 bail. He thought wrong. J. Alexander Kueng was recognized while shopping at a Cub Foods store in Plymouth, Minnesota, a 20-minute drive west of Minneapolis. He…

Rap star NBA Youngboy is smoking mad over J Prince’s alleged grandstanding after letting the world know that Prince had retrieved Youngboy’s stolen luxury car keys. This past week, Youngboy’s Houston home was burglarized by a band of thieves, according to HipHopDX.com, who eventually scampered away with loose change, other insignificant items and keys to…

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Fans find it fascinating, if not a touch peculiar, to see the radical reversal of opinion of exiled quarterback Colin Kaepernick from certain pockets of mainstream America. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he would “welcome” Kaepernick back into the league if someone wants to sign him. Not long thereafter, the San Diego Chargers and the…

Chicago-based rapper Tray Savage was killed after being shot while driving on the city’s South Side. He was 26. According to Billboard and the Chicago Tribune, the Chief Keef-affiliated rapper had just dropped off his girlfriend when shots rang out on South Evans Avenue at approximately 11 a.m. on June 19. The publications stated that…

Kings of Comedy alum D.L. Hughley told his fan base that he learned that he had contracted the coronavirus after he fainted at his stand-up show and was rushed to the hospital. Publicist Yvette Shearer for Los Angeles native Darryl Lynn Hughley initially told CNN the 57-year-old comedic actor and former host of BET’s “Comic…

Chuck D and Daddy-O are the equivalents of classic luxury cars that have been kept in immaculate condition under the sheets in the garage of mainstream Black society. They’ve thrived as self-contained units despite the lack of love from popular culture and even Black radio stations. But folks are looking to them now. With the…

Raven-Symoné surprised her fans by getting married without any fanfare. Symoné, 34, who rocketed to fame on “The Cosby Show” in the early 1990s, told her 2.1 million Instagram fans that she wedded her longtime girlfriend Miranda Pearman-Maday. “I got married to a woman who understands me from trigger to joy, from breakfast to midnight…

Well, what took you so long to figure this out, Quaker Oats? This is the question many people are asking as cereal behemoth Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, June 17, that it has retired the famous Aunt Jemima syrup brand due to its racist past. Social media tore into the company as well as the consumers…

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Former star quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been given his first and clearest indication that he may be able to work his way back into the NFL for the first time since 2017. It is perhaps no coincidence that the team to put Kaepernick on its “workout list,” is coached by a Black man, Anthony Lynn,…

Uncovered legal documents reveal that slain Wendy’s customer Rayshard Brooks faced an imminent return to prison if he had been arrested for driving under the influence, the Daily Mail reports. This might explain why Brooks resisted arrest and tried to make a break for it after he failed a field sobriety test and was being…

NBA superstar Kyrie Irving has developed a reputation as an iconoclast, a fierce individualist and a free thinker who has frequently challenged NBA traditions that are considered sacrosanct. Subsequently, it comes as no surprise that the 28-year-old Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter proffered the idea that players seriously consider starting their own pro league, according to the…

The Atlanta police officer who was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks had a dozen previous complaints filed against him. Ex-cop Garrett Rolfe, 27, had multiple citizen complaints lodged against him during his seven-year career in law enforcement, including one for use-of-force in 2016 that resulted in a written reprimand in 2017, according to CNN…

Eva Marcille is “chucking the deuces” to Bravo and the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” franchise. She is out. Marcille told E! News that she has made the decision not to return to RHOA for season 13. “I appreciate the bond of friendship that I have made with several of my castmates, and the strong personal…