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The Phoenix mayor and police chief were so repulsed and “sickened” by the video showing the police pointing a gun at the parents of a 4-year-old child that they apologized to the family and demanded an immediate town meeting to address this issue. Recorded cellphone video shows the officers pointing their guns because the child…

A video has emerged of a frightening encounter between a Black couple with children and officers with the Phoenix, Arizona, police department. It all started after Dravon Ames, 22, his pregnant fiancée Iesha Harper, and their two small children left a Family Dollar. Unbeknownst to the couple, their four-year-old child had taken a doll, valued…

A Phoenix, Arizona couple is in jail after confessing to a bizarre crime that included the sexual assault of a day laborer. Brenda Acuna-Aguero, 39, and her husband, Jorge Murrieta-Valenzuela, 45, were arrested after a man came to police claiming that the couple forced him to have sex, after luring him with the promise of…

An evening ride turned tragic for an Arizona family on their way home after an alleged road rage incident left a 10-year-old girl shot to death and her father injured in the driveway of their home. The road rage incident occurred on the night of Wednesday, April 3, 2019, as Dharquintium Brown, 30, and his…

Michelle Obama’s own mother told her she’s not a “real celebrity” and asks if she met any “real stars” at the Grammy Awards. Those statements could deflate a large ego like a flat tire. But this clues Obama fans into how the former first lady has remained grounded, despite being an internationally-beloved lawyer with two…

There are continuing developments in the story of 29-year-old comatose woman who gave birth recently to a baby boy. Providers at Hacienda Healthcare in Phoenix were shocked when the woman, who had been a vegetative state for several years, went into labor on Dec. 29, 2018. According to the facility, they had no idea the…

Mel B’s daughter Phoenix claimed she saw Stephen Belafonte “push” her mother “over the couch” during an argument. Singer Mel B, 43, accused her ex-husband of being abusive during their marriage, which he has denied, but now her 19-year-old daughter Phoenix, whom she has with Jimmy Gulzar, has claimed she saw one of the alleged incidents…

Rita Ora has been feeling “really low” over the past few years. The 27-year-old singer has admitted she didn’t know if she would ever be able to release her second album, Phoenix, which she dropped this week, after suffering a “long moment” in her life when she felt as though “everything was over.” Speaking to the crowd…

Parents are constantly on guard when they have to let their children use a public restroom. For the brief moment that a child is alone, an incident can occur that will change a life forever. That is what happened to Melvin Harris on the night of Aug. 2, 2018, when a man tried to enter…

A Phoenix man is being held on a $1M bond after he committed the inhumane atrocity of beating his ex-girlfriend, setting her on fire and watching her body burn. Then he left her infant child — who may belong to him — on the side of a road for someone else to find. Why did…

Finally, a car that can handle the everyday lifestyle of a millennial that is sleek, stylish, and most important, affordable. Buick‘s latest addition to their line up, The Regal TourX, is the active millennial’s dream car. With its stylish look on the outside and inside, standard intelligent AWD with active twin-clutch, and tons of rear-end…

The shero is alive and well. We congratulate Caroline V. Clarke, editorial director of the Women of Power Summit, who leads the Black Enterprise team in showcasing examples of greatness. We also congratulate other women who are leading corporations and creating a unified voice. The 12th annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit was held Thursday, March…

A horrific triple murder and attempted suicide by Octavia Rogers, 29, a mother of three in Phoenix has shocked the city. Police say the woman’s brother came home to find her talking about God and finding the key to life. He then stated she locked herself in a room and when he broke through the…

Since August, the highways around Phoenix, AZ have been the target of an unknown sniper or perhaps even snipers. So far, there have been 11 shootings with no suspect or description identified. Although there have been on fatalities or serious injuries, residents are terrified as bullets rip through car windows or hit their vehicles. So…

Check out Kevin Hart and fiancé, Eniko Harris and friends partying at The Cultured Pearl in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the pre-Super Bowl party. Reciting words to the tracks that DJ Don Cannon played, you can tell that everyone in the club was having a great time; check it out.

Lil Wayne hosted and performed at The Cultured Pearl in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the pre-Super Bowl kick off. In the DJ booth alongside DJ Don Cannon, Wayne rapped a few songs; check out the video for more.

Drake threw the party of parties at the W Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, during Super Bowl weekend. Arizona. Rockin a gray T-shirt and jeans, he let the crowd know early on that he was going to perform more than two songs. “I’ma tell you something,” the rapper said after bounding onstage and performing most of…

The senseless killings of unarmed Black men at the hands of White police officers isn’t isolated; we’re dealing with a national epidemic. According to the Arizona Republic, on Dec. 2, Rumain Brisbon was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a police officer in Phoenix. The incident occurred after police were told that a…

Kanye West is not happy with this year’s Grammy nominations. He exploded in another rant and blasted the Grammys

In a news flash that will catch absolutely no one by surprise, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is confirming that Chicago is now the murder capital of the nation. Tragically, this has been a long time coming for the nation’s third-largest city. Chicago’s violence and homicide rate has skyrocketed the last several summers, but with…