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Alex Trebek was the iconic host of the decades-long-running “Jeopardy!” TV game show. But even as fans continue to mourn Trebek’s recent passing at 80 from pancreatic cancer and celebrate his indelible contribution to American pop culture, some have started a petition lobbying for their choice of the trivia show’s next host. Some want legendary actor…

Chadwick Boseman‘s life and legacy were celebrated in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Locals gathered on the grass at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center to remember the actor, who died last week aged 43, after secretly battling colon cancer for four years. According to The Greenville Post and…

Boosie has been restless during his quarantine time, especially since his Instagram account has been shut down due to his proclivity to post porn-like material on his page. Therefore, the controversial and relentlessly rambunctious rapper has taken to Twitter to unload his thoughts on the public. The rapper, who was born Torrence Hatch Jr. in…

Chadwick Boseman‘s life will be remembered with a memorial in his hometown. The Black Panther star tragically died at 43 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer, and now Terence Roberts, the mayor of Anderson, South Carolina, has revealed the plans to honor the late actor. A remembrance service will be held on Thursday,…

A petition has been started for a statue of Chadwick Boseman to be erected in his hometown. The Black Panther star tragically passed away last week at the age of 43 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer and now thousands are calling for the actor to be honored with a statue in Anderson,…

The late literary lioness Maya Angelou once famously quipped, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Many music fans believe Trina showed them who she really was the first time around when she angrily and loudly denounced people protesting the tragic death of George Floyd as “animals” last week. Now…

Big-name celebrities have joined forces with millions of sports fans to urge the NBA to change its 60-year-old logo to honor Kobe Bryant. In the wake of Bryant’s tragic death on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, fans have signed a petition to give the NBA’s logo a facelift from…

The Black religious community is in an uproar after the White owner of a Black Christian TV station allegedly passed around a racist depiction of himself pimping out major African American clergy. According to NewsOne and Christian Post, the owner of The Word Network, Kevin Adell, allegedly portrayed himself as a “pimp” and called the…

A$AP Rocky”s manager has launched an online petition to free the rapper from the “inhumane” prison he’s confined to in Sweden. The “F—in’ Problem” 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…

Last week, Soulquarius released its festival lineup. The show will take place on Feb. 18, 2017 at the Observatory Grounds in Orange County and is slated as an ” r&b jam” for music lovers. The list of performers had thousands of social media users posting about their excitement to see both new and old school acts…

Bill Cosby was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002. Since then, more than 40 women have accused Cosby of rape, and there is an official petition demanding that President Obama revoke Cosby’s medal. “There’s no precedent for revoking a medal. … We don’t have that mechanism,” Obama stated.

It is estimated that 1 in 81 Black children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Boys are diagnosed at a rate five times higher than girls. Unfortunately, this also means that many Black boys are often disciplined more harshly than others with the disorder. Such is the case for Kayleb Moon-Robinson of Virginia who is…

Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand is an organization that rescues dogs from the meat trade industry. These animals are enduring the worst torture imaginable.These poor creatures are skinned alive and beaten until their bones break. Not to mention being kept in the most horrific conditions with no water or food in unbearable heat while crammed on…

Change has come to America in various forms but is most reflected in movies. The latest rebranding of a popular film character was seen in an ad campaign from Target. In Annie, actress Quvenzhane Wallis stars in the title role along with Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx. However, the department store giant in an ad campaign for…

George Zimmerman is not a celebrity; he is the killer of Trayvon Martin, who would have been 19 yesterday. But now this killer is getting media attention because of his planned celebrity fight with DMX. Why is America even entertaining this idea? Has the hatred of black people gotten so bad that blood sport is…

After unsuccessfully attempting to get a Brooklyn intersection named after late hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G., BK resident LeRoy McCarthy has launched a new petition to rename the intersection of Rivington and Ludlow Streets in Manhattan after legendary trio The Beastie Boys.

Rick Ross’s controversial lyric on Rocko’s song “U.O.E.N.O.” could cost the rapper big

The people have spoken. And they want R. Kelly’s 2003 hit to become the nation’s new anthem.

Shawty Lo’s rep, Kali Bowyer, is defending the rapper’s reality show. But her argument borders on lunacy.