First, let’s just say that New Orleans police officers might wanna learn to lighten up. With that in mind, know that NOPD has issued an arrest warrant for Odell Beckham Jr.The New Orleans Police Dept.’s warrant is for a lightweight, misdemeanor simple battery charge. They’re going after the Cleveland Browns wide receiver because he appeared to […]

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Thanksgiving Day was just the opposite for the family of Terry Glenn Jr. That’s because the son of former Pro Bowl and All-American receiver Terry Glenn, died of an accidental drug overdose. Sadly, the tragic news comes approximately two years and a week after the elder Glenn tragically died in a car accident on his […]

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A Black police officer in Bossier City, Louisiana has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he fatally shot a white woman who waved scissors at him while using racial slurs. The officer’s body cam footage captured the October 25 encounter between Officer Patrick Edmonds, Jr. and Shannon Rupert, 45, at the LaQuinta Inn, where the officer responded to a call […]

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Even Meghan McCain wore out Donald Trump Jr.

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Paul Mooney is retreating from public amid the bombshell allegation that the molested Richard Pryor’s son when he was a teenager. According to TMZ, the owner of the Atlanta Comedy Theater has offered full refunds to those who were expecting to attend the show last night. He also gave away free tickets for future shows. RELATED: Richard Pryor […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge rejected Cuba Gooding Jr.’s bid to throw out his New York City groping case so he can continue working, saying Wednesday that she needed time to review written arguments and didn’t want to make a rash decision. Judge Keisha Espinal said she wouldn’t rule on the actor’s request to […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. was arrested Thursday and charged with forcible touching after a woman accused him of groping her at a New York City night spot. Gooding, 51, was charged after turning himself in to investigators in the New York Police Department’s special victims division. He remained in police custody and […]

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Once Odell Beckham Jr. found his way back to Ohio, it didn’t take him long to notice a change. “I feel something in the air,” he said. “Something special that Cleveland hasn’t had for a while.” Beckham has breathed new life into the Browns.   The superstar wide receiver held court […]

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We’ve now got more info on what went down between Wendy Williams‘ estranged husband, Kevin Hunter and their 18-year-old son, Kevin Hunter Jr. Kevin Senior and Jr. got into it early Wednesday morning and Jr. ended up getting arrested for assault. However, Sr. says he’s not interested in filing charges. RELATED: Wendy Williams Blames Husband’s Mistress For Breakup “I […]

A Harvard professor is under fire for being part of Harvey Weinstein’s defense team. Faculty dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. is part of the disgraced movie mogul’s legal defense team on sexual assault charges. Sullivan’s decision has generated protests and calls for his removal as well as a ‘climate’ review at Winthrop House, the residential […]

Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. has amassed a dizzying array of firsts over the course of his long career. On October 17, 1969, Wharton became the first Black president of a predominately white major learning institution when he was elected to lead Michigan State University. Clifton Reginald Wharton was born September 13, 1926 in Boston, Mass. […]

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The late Togo West Jr. was a high-ranking official in the administration of President Bill Clinton. West served as both the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Veteran Affairs in the ’90’s, and today is his birthday. West was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on this day in 1942. After graduating from Atkins […]