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Bobby Brown and his family are “devastated” following the tragic passing of his son Bobby Brown Jr. The 51-year-old singer’s 28-year-old child — whose half-sister Bobbi Kristina passed away in 2015 at the age of just 22 — was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. And a day…

Lewis Hamilton, a Black British race car driver and six-time Formula One world champion, is under investigation after sporting a Breonna Taylor T-shirt during his latest racing event. Lewis, 35, made a statement to show his support after Taylor was killed even though he is from the United Kingdom and Taylor lived in the United…

The death of Robert Fuller has been officially ruled a suicide. On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department concluded that Fuller hanged himself from a tree, according to CBSLA. During the early morning hours of June 10, someone called authorities after discovering Fuller, 24, hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California.…

Gabrielle Union has insisted NBC needs to do more to address workplace harassment. The 47-year-old actress — who previously filed a complaint about “toxic” behavior on the set of “America’s Got Talent,” which she quit after just one season because of the alleged racial bias and discrimination she faced — praised the network for its…

Gabrielle Union thought she signed up for the “easiest show” when she agreed to be a judge on “America’s Got Talent.” The television star and actress — who has publicly slammed the working environment on the talent series — has spoken out about her experiences, including her criticisms of boss Simon Cowell smoking on set…

Kenyans in rural areas and a port city region who expected to get electricity next year might be disappointed. The African Development Bank Group suspended the China-based Sinotec company for three years for fraud — a move that will likely delay the second phase of a $150 million electricity project, which was targeted for completion…

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Black man in his 20s was found dead while hanging from a tree. During the early morning hours of June 10, someone called authorities after discovering a Black man hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California. The man was eventually identified as Robert Fuller. Following an…

When New York Yankees baseball legend Yogi Berra coined the funny phrase “it’s déjà vu all over again,” he must have seen been looking into the future at the Georgia election process. For the second time in three years, voting precincts in counties that house predominantly Black and minority voters encountered extremely long lines, broken…

As with the tragic case of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia, more and more damning evidence is being uncovered about the Minneapolis police officers’ interactions with George Floyd daily. Surveillance footage from businesses adjacent to the spot where Floyd was apprehended and died, has uncovered evidence that directly contradicts Minneapolis police claims that Floyd resisted arrest.…

Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Florida, is outraged that damning photos of his alleged drug-fueled party in a South Beach hotel have been leaked to media outlets. Gillum, 49, is the former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, who barely lost his bid to become the state’s first-ever African American governor, which makes this…

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the four Mississippi state prisons following a spate of inexplicable deaths and reports of deplorable and dangerous conditions. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ will probe the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution, the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility and the…

R.Kelly’s former girlfriend is cooperating with the authorities investigating his New York sex crimes case. Azriel Clary, 22, had been living with the disgraced singer — who is currently being held without bail on various sex crime charges — since she was 17. Following an alleged physical fight with his other girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage, last…

Rap star DaBaby has been arrested for the second time in two weeks, this time as part of a robbery investigation. The rapper, who was born Jonathan Kirk in North Carolina, and his crew allegedly beat down and took money from a promoter who reportedly shorted DaBaby thousands of dollars, TMZ reports. In a set…

A$AP Rocky has been ordered to remain in a Swedish jail for another week. The”‘F–in’ Problems” hitmaker has been locked up in a cell in Stockholm since July 3, 2019, when he was arrested on suspicion of assault following a street fight between him, his entourage and another man. And a Swedish judge has ruled…

A$AP Rocky’s alleged attackers are under investigation for molestation and assault. The “F—in’ Problems” hitmaker has been locked up in a cell in Stockholm since July 3 when he was arrested on suspicion of assault following a street fight between him, his entourage and two other men, but the Swedish authorities are now looking into…

As A$AP Rocky sits in a jail cell in Sweden, authorities there have now turned their attention to his alleged attackers, who are under investigation for molestation and assault. The “F–kin’ Problems” hitmaker has been locked up in a cell in Stockholm since July 3, 2019, when he was arrested on suspicion of assault following…

The use of force against an unarmed Black man by transit cops in Washington, D.C., has resulted in an internal investigation. A video was posted to Facebook that shows Metro Transit Police Department officers using a Taser on an unarmed Black man who was asking questions. According to the MTPD, officers were responding to a…

The Los Angeles Police Department has officially launched an investigation into an episode involving rapper Lil Xan brandishing his firearm during a confrontation at a gas station near downtown L.A. this past weekend. The LAPD’s Robbery and Homicide Division divulged to TMZ that the probe is underway. it began after a Black man filed a…

Once again law enforcement has been caught on tape allegedly brutalizing Black citizens, this time in Columbus, Ohio. A video was shared on social media that shows a group of Black residents being terrorized, and in at least one instance, assaulted by a well-known Black cop. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers were responding…

The resort company where three Americans died within days of each other in May 2019, and where a Colorado couple claimed they were poisoned, is fighting back after their employees have allegedly received “threats” and “insults.” The Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts said in a statement obtained by ABC News they are “collaborating completely” with…