Jay-Z has filed new paperwork for a venture firm called Marcy Venture Partners, named for his childhood home in Marcey Houses in Brooklyn, New York. Silicon Valley VC Larry Marcus, known for his stakes in SoundHound and Pandora, will partner with Jay and his longtime business partner Jay Brown, president of Jay-Z’s entertainment group Roc Nation, Business […]
Walking through Crown Heights, Brooklyn in New York today, it would be hard to tell that portions of the borough were once home to a thriving Black community. Weeksville is the name of a community established by a free Black man and is today one of New York’s historical landmarks. James Weeks, a longshoreman from […]
Principal Marie DesForges is getting dragged all across the school board.
Three employees at a Stop & Shop store in Brooklyn, NY tackled and sat on top of a shoplifter until he died. According to the NY Post, Ralph Nimmons, 51, was caught shoplifting on April 14. Witnesses say he was stealing items and storing them in a cake box. When employees were notified, shoppers stared in shock as the three […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers responding to reports of a man threatening people with a gun on Wednesday fatally shot a man carrying a metal pipe, mistaking it for a firearm, police said. It happened just before 5 p.m. in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn after three 911 callers said a “man was […]
Shopping while brown can get you killed. Fortunately, Ziggy from Brooklyn narrowly escaped being shot by the police, but his life was at risk all because he was buying hair conditioner. In a thread on Twitter, a man who goes by the name of Ziggy said after the gym he decided to get some hair […]
Today marks the 48th birthday of an indisputable rap legend, Jay Z. While most fans are celebrating by listening to their favorite albums and sending out quotes from their most beloved lyrics, others are completely raining on on the parade. A tweet that was sent out during the last few hours of November is still […]
Chris Brown had no shame in an interview with Power 105.1 in New York as he talked about getting sweaty palms when he saw Jennifer Lopez. The Fine China singer and Lopez are apart of Jay-Z’s Tidal-X concert in Brooklyn that features various artist to perform and raise money for victims of the terrible hurricane season. While at […]
Police in Brooklyn, New York are looking for three suspects accused of robbing subway passengers on Sunday, October 15, 2017. News 12 Brooklyn reports, that the three suspects are two men and woman, are accused of punching a 19-year-old and stealing his phone during a train ride. Police also report that the three are responsible […]
In Brooklyn, NY a pregnant 19-year-old woman was shot in the head outside of her home. On Sunday night, a gunman shot Tytianna Sparks at 12:40 pm and then took off running. Sparks was taken to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition. 59-year-old Ruth Sparks, the victim’s mother was picking up gifts for her daughters […]
https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/854867224779251714 A New York City school principal is is facing assault charges after he allegedly beat a seven-year-old student in what he claimed was a form of corporal punishment. NBC reports that Machael Spencer-Edwards, principal at P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns School in East New York, was arrested Tuesday on charges of assault and acting in a manner […]
The Brooklyn Museum held its seventh annual Brooklyn Artists Ball on Monday, and the seated dinner reception included a special tribute to Alicia Keys and museum trustee (and Keys’ husband) Swizz Beatz. According to Billboard, attendees — including Lenny Kravitz and Fab 5 Freddy – were asked to wear blue as a nod to the […]
