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Angela Stanton-King is the executive director of the American King Foundation, which is the continuation of the King legacy. Although not a King family member by blood, Stanton-King was adopted by Alveda King and promoted for her hard work and dedication to criminal justice reform. Stanton-King has had success at the White House with the…

Travis Scott is donating the profits from merchandise sold in Alabama to Planned Parenthood. The 28-year-old rapper took the stage at the 2019 Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, over the weekend, where he announced that he would be donating all the profits from the sales of his merchandise for that day to the…

You knew “Saturday Night Live” was going to get ahold of the controversial Alabama abortion law and rip it to shreds. Last night, comedian Leslie Jones ripped into the country’s most restrictive abortion legislation twice on Saturday night, and also touched upon other states that have passed similar measures, including Ohio, Georgia and Missouri. In…

The reality of what can occur due to strict abortion laws has been made evident in Ohio, as an 11-year-old girl was raped multiple times by a 26-year-old man, according to CBS News. Months after the sexual assaults occurred, the child discovered that she was pregnant. Under Ohio’s Human Rights Protection Act, signed April 11…

Actress and activist Alyssa Milano is beside herself. Singer Rihanna denounced Alabamas’ legislature as “idiots.” Lady Gaga calls the decision to outlaw almost all forms of abortion “heinous.” These are just some of the superstar entertainers who have cried out vociferously against the all-male Alabama Senate voting block that has now criminalized abortions on any…

Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp recently passed a controversial bill that will virtually outlaw all abortions. The new law bans all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks before many women know they are pregnant. The bill, which is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, could…

The recent passage of the state of Georgia’s “Heartbeat Abortion Bill,” known as HB 481, is sending shock waves across the United States and is regarded as one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country. While some are heralding the law as a protection for the unborn, it is also being widely reviled…

An illicit affair with a wealthy and connected physician has resulted in the alleged kidnapping, torture and forced abortion of his Black mistress. Dr. Vignendra Ariyarajah, a Harvard-trained cardiologist from Malaysia, faces charges in Brooklyn, New York, that he masterminded the brutal torture of his mistress Paul Marie Raymond. Ariyarajah was allegedly angered that Raymond had…

While feminism and the grassroots #MeToo organization have experienced surges in participation and awareness, the Trump administration could potentially deliver a swift blow to women’s rights with a potential rule to be voted on regarding abortion. The rule could potentially restrict where federal monies are allocated with respect to abortion. The aim is to separate…

A senseless crime has rocked the community of Asheville, North Carolina. A woman was killed and her 3-year-old son was critically injured by an abusive boyfriend. Candace Pickens, 23, was found dead with a gunshot wound to head and police have arrested Nathaniel Elijah Dixon, 24, for the heinous crime. According to her family Pickens was pregnant with her…

The South Carolina legislature on Tuesday passed a bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother’s life was at risk, making it the 17th U.S. state to approve such a ban. The act passed after being stripped of exceptions for pregnancies that result from rape or incest. “I believe that life…

André 3000 and Erykah Badu are undoubtedly among the most famous celebrity exes in show business and the pair have always done what seems to be the impossible these days — properly co-parent their son, Seven Sirius Benjamin, without any tabloid or legal drama. Although Seven is clearly their pride and joy, André recently revealed their life as…

The trial of Torey Branch on charges of burglary, abortion, and criminal trespass has started in New York this week. Branch is accused in a fiendish plot using Google and a beating to cause his pregnant girlfriend to miscarry. Prosecutors maintain that Branch was upset because Mia Jones, 34, was pregnant and would not have…

On Monday night’s new episode of “Love & Hip Hop,” Tara Wallace revealed to the resident therapist that she is pregnant with longtime boyfriend Peter Gunz’s baby.

To describe their marriage as “rocky” would be an understatement. Since the time they exchanged vows, Peter Gunz and Amina Buddafly’s union has been doomed. After all, he was living with another woman, Tara Wallace, and their children when he and Anima ran to city hall to become man and wife. Fast-forward just a few…

A shocking side to abortion has been exposed by a group calling itself The Center for Medical Progress. The organization used undercover actors posing as customers for aborted fetus body tissue and met with Dr. Deborah Nucatola, senior director of medical services for Planned Parenthood. Dr. Nucatola supervises the abortion practice of all Planned Parenthood affiliates.…

Authorities in Dallas have announced the arrest of four people in the forced miscarriage of a 14-year-old victim. Authorities stated that Sharon Jones, 45, Lonnell McDonald, 27, Cedric Jones, 27, and Cecila McDonald, 25, discovered that the girl was pregnant by a family member. The victim stated that the unidentified relative raped her in August…

It really boggles the mind the level of violence and depravity that occurs when a thug has a badge. This is proven by the story of Officer Sierra Shivers, 38, of the North Charleston Police Department in South Carolina. Shivers got his girlfriend pregnant, and he was not happy about the situation. He demanded the…

Nicki Minaj has been in rare form with the release of her new album, The Pinkprint. The once cagey and kooky MC has begun letting down her guard and has been opening up about some of the most personal and troubling periods of her life, including a shocking lyrical revelation that she once got pregnant…

The very public legal spat between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his ex-fiancé, Shantel Jackson, just took another turn. Mayweather has countered Jackson’s claim of violating her privacy rights by openly discussing her abortion of their child on social media with the claim that because he essentially made her famous, their relationship was very much…