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In the three years that passed after the shocking assassination of Malcolm X, the Last Poets formed on May 19, the slain leader’s birthday, in 1968. The Original Last Poets consisted of Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain and David Nelson, and gathered at the former Mount Morris Park, now known as Marcus Garvey Park in […]
It wasn’t until my flight from Los Angeles touched down at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International, just after noon, that I let myself get excited. I was allowed: I’m certain I was the only person onboard who’d come to meet with Prince. October 1991. After more than a decade of hit singles, multi-platinum albums, sell-out concert tours, […]
If you’re trying to lose weight and get in shape the first thing you will want to get in the habit of doing is…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFiYGWHJqOM/?taken-by=iamlaurenlondon Rumors of Lauren London‘s second pregnancy have been floating around since yesterday thanks to T.I. But now, the ATL actress—who had denied she was having a baby—has confirmed her bundle of joy…sort of. Lauren hit Instagram with a playful photo of actress Eva Mendes, who just so happens to have welcomed her second child with Ryan Gosling less […]
On May 10, Symone Marshall died in police custody. Her family is demanding answers about what happened in the spaces in between.
An offensive cartoon titled #MakeTheFirstLadyGreatAgain exhibits a photo comparison of Michelle Obama and Melania Trump, giving the First Lady an unflattering masculine appearance “while Melania appears feminine and pageant-ready, sporting heavy makeup and white gloves,” according to Mic. The underlying message is to make America White again, clearly a rejection of Michelle Obama’s beauty, intelligence, and confidence. […]
Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, has been hospitalized. The 87-year-old was undergoing a routine checkup with his Los Angeles-based doctor last Friday when he fell ill. TMZ reports that during his physical, Jackson became weak and suddenly struck a high fever; he has been in the hospital ever since. Jackson will remain under doctors’ […]
John Legend and Chrissy Teigan are quickly becoming our favorite celebrity parents because of the intimate and real-life photos they share on social media. Most recently the r&b crooner shared a photo of Luna being held in her mom’s arms post burp – and we think this doll is going to be following in her mama’s […]
Chris Brown says sorry but the rumors about him being kicked off a private jet are not true! Earlier this week, TMZ reported Chris and his entourage were kicked off a private jet because the pilot smelled a “strong odor” of marijuana coming from the cabin. However, the R&B superstar denies the report, saying on […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson‘s former attorney Robert Shapiro says there’s a “strong possibility” that the person who killed Simpson’s ex-wife and her friend has never faced trial. In an interview with Megyn Kelly broadcast Tuesday night on Fox, Shapiro says he thinks evidence shows it’s possible that more than one person was involved […]
Keyshia Cole recently located her biological father after a 34 year a search, and he appears to be a black man. Which is curious because wasn’t it a few years ago that she denied being black because it was assumed that her father was white? Mom Frankie was on hand for the long overdue dad-daughter […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the trial for Officer Edward Nero, who is facing charges stemming from the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray: 12:15 p.m. The defense has rested its case after calling eight witnesses in a trial for a Baltimore police officer charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray. Closing arguments […]
